# The Making of Jurassic Park says that Lex had a crush on Dr. Grant

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**Created:** [November 13, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540 "2010-11-13T06:05:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/21 "2010-11-13T18:18:45Z")

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> [@Freudian\_Slit](#):
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> But then why is Alan irritated when Ellie flirts with Ian? And why would he tell him to back off if he wasn’t interested in her?

It’s more clear in the book, but Malcolm is a whore and a big fan of the “fuck anything that moves” philosophy. While Grant may not want to date Ellie, he knows she’s better than Malcolm.

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**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/22 "2010-11-13T18:35:50Z")

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> [@Freudian\_Slit](#):
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> But then why is Alan irritated when Ellie flirts with Ian? And why would he tell him to back off if he wasn’t interested in her?

Yeah, I thought that he was irritated about Ellie flirting with Ian because he hates Ian’s guts. He told Ian that he and Ellie were together for the same reason.

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/23 "2010-11-13T18:47:54Z")

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Interesting. I started a thread on the [topic here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13138727#post13138727).

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**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/24 "2010-11-13T20:42:28Z")

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> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
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> It’s more clear in the book, but Malcolm is a whore and a big fan of the “fuck anything that moves” philosophy. While Grant may not want to date Ellie, he knows she’s better than Malcolm.

Does it work like the Tyranosaurus’ vision?

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**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-making-of-jurassic-park-says-that-lex-had-a-crush-on-dr-grant/560540/25 "2010-11-14T00:39:17Z")

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> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#):
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> Does it work like the Tyranosaurus’ vision?

“This stuff will make you a goddamned sexual Tyrannosaurus, just like me.” - Blain, _Predator_

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