Tim Murphy played by Joseph Mazzello (Simon Birch, Radio Flyer) Grandson to InGen Founder John Hammond and younger brother to Lex Murphy. Very interested in dinosaurs; he not only studied many species but he also had an idolization for Dr. Alan Grant. Tim survived through the T-Rex attack, which left him stranded within the electric Explorer that was entangled in a huge tree. Most memorable would be the 10,000 volt shock that he endured while climbing over the electric perimeter fence, deeming him “the human piece of toast.”
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Lex Murphy
Lex Murphy played by Ariana Richards (Tremors, Prancer) The grand-daughter to InGen Founder John Hammond and sister to Tim Murphy. As a bright-spirited thirteen-year old, she had a love for computers as she once said “I’d rather be called a hacker” when her brother jokingly said she was a nerd. While being hunted down by Velociraptors in the kitchen scene, she eluded one of the Raptors with her reflection which led to both herself and her brother’s safety. Her computer skills later came in effect when she navigated through Jurassic Park’s security system where she managed to restore everything back to working order.
Donald Gennaro
Donald Gennaro played by Martin Ferrero (Oscar, Get Shorty) was the lawyer sent by the investors of John Hammond’s part to show if the park is safe. Upon arriving on Isla Nublar Ferrero’s character is struck with greed, and ponders money making schemes which will lead to the downfall of his character. He faces the female tyrannosaur while on the toilet. What more is there to say? He’s the bloodsucking-lawyer!
Robert Muldoon
Robert Muldoon played by Bob Peck (Hard Times, Deadly Summer) Jurassic Park’s Game Warden. After the power shut-off, Muldoon and company escaped the jaws of the T-Rex while speeding away in the parks jeep. An expert on Velociraptors, he lectured to Dr. Grant and the other guest visitors about the raptors behaviors and performance in the wild. Ironically, while leading Dr. Sattler to the power shed he mentions “We’re being hunted,†not soon later he was killed from a sneak attack from the side due to not knowing the Raptors attack pattern. Sadly, Bob Peck lost his battle with cancer on April 4, 1999 he was 53.
John Hammond
John Hammond played by Richard Attenborough (Miracle on 34th Street, Hamlet) is a wealthy millionaire who purchased an island off of the coast of Costa Rica. Isla Nublar, home of Hammond’s newest biological attraction, Jurassic Park. Housing the worlds first genetically engineered dinosaurs to have walked the world in the last 65 million years! However, this glory is sort-lived. Suddenly a freak accident propels Jurassic Park under investigation by the investors of Hammonds’ creation. To make sure the park is sound, they enlist a lawyer and others to give the Jurassic Park their seal of approval. Needless to say, this is where the journey begins.
Dr. Ian Malcolm
Dr. Ian Malcolm played by Jeff Goldblum (Independence Day, The Fly) A mathematician whose studies revolve around the chaos theory. Invited by John Hammond, Malcolm decided to observe Jurassic Park before the general public was allowed to visit. Dr. Malcolm predicted that “life would find a way” and soon after, his prediction became reality. After the incident at Isla Nublar, the skeptical mathematician returns to the land of the dinosaurs in The Lost World: Jurassic Park in search of his girlfriend, Sarah Harding.
Dr. Ellie Sattler
Dr. Ellie Sattler played by Laura Dern (Mask, October Sky) is a Paleo-botanist (study of fossilized plants) and girlfriend to Dr. Alan Grant. As they both accept the invitation to Hammond’s preserve, she is one of the first to realize that there were dangerous plants around the park itself-“you pick them because they look nice” It was certainly preface to what was ahead. During the park tour, they stumble upon a sick Triceratops. Dr. Sattler decides to split up with the rest of the group in order to stay back with Dr. Harding and care for the Trike. Her separation from the rest was ideal because she became the “go-to” woman and single handedly went to the power shed and turned on the park’s fences manually while escaping from a hungry Velociraptor.Â
Dr. Alan Grant
Dr. Alan Grant played by Sam Neill (The Piano, Dead Calm). A key figure in the Jurassic Franchise and an expert renowned in his field of Paleontology. He along with his girlfriend Dr. Ellie Sattler, is convinced by John Hammond (Founder of InGen) to take a tour of this preserve and later to endorse the park itself. In shock and amazement of discovering that InGen had successfully cloned dinosaurs, he quickly found out the dangers of what man could do. Mayhem struck when the dinosaurs escaped and while Alan, who had disliked children, found himself becoming the father figure and hero for Lex & Tim. He grew a better understanding not just for children but for what the consequences for tampering with nature could behold.