| “ | HE LEFT US! HE LEFT US! | „ |
| ~ Lex panicking about Donald Gennaro abandoning her and Tim during Rexy's attack. |
Alexis "Lex" Murphy is a supporting character in Universal Pictures' Jurassic Park franchise.
She is played by Ariana Richards.
History
Background
Lex is considered a "hacker", passionate about sports and computers. Her parents separated, and because of this, she and her brother, went to live with their grandfather, John Hammond, in San Diego, California with enthusiasm. It is said that she and Tim often argue.
Novel
In the novel, Lex and Tim are spending time at Jurassic Park with their grandfather.
Jurassic Park
At 12, Lex and Tim are sent to Jurassic Park, because the park was supposed to be a children's attraction, and the tour begins soon after they arrive. Out of everyone in her group, Lex is the most interested in dinosaurs. Tim is then given the opportunity to see a sick Triceratops with Grant and Sattler, Lex then joins them, and they see it from afar.
While they are returning to the park's visitor center, a storm comes, but to make matters worse, Dennis Nedry steals the DNA of every dinosaur in the park, cutting off the electricity to the entire park. So, Grant, Lex, and Tim stop in front of the Tyrannosaurus rex enclosure. While Grant goes out to check, Lex and Tim stay in the car, Tim scares Lex with night vision goggles and she gets angry with him. The storm disrupts the control of the cages and so, the T. rex breaks free. Lex, locked in the car, panics when she accidentally attracts it with a light. The T. rex attacks them from outside the car, but Grant manages to save them, but then Lex saves Tim who was stuck, making everyone go into the T. rex enclosure. The group then realizes that the goat from before is missing and Lex asks what happened to it. Gennaro contacts Grant and informs him that he must serve the goat to escape, but the dinosaur is eating it. The next morning, after spending the night in a tree, Lex is scared by Tim who plays another prank on her with a brachiosaurus. The three manage to escape from the enclosure, but Tim is knocked unconscious when Ellie manages to restore the power, but Grant wakes him up and saves him.
They finally manage to reach the visitor center, after a terrifying day. Lex and Tim stay in the dining room, and reunite with Ellie, Hammond and Ian Malcolm. When they eat something, two Velociraptors attack them and everyone runs away. Lex and Tim take refuge in the control room, and there Lex, with his computer skills, manages to restore power to the entire park. The two brothers then escape through the air ducts, but are then cornered by two Velociraptors, who are however killed by the T. rex, so Lex and Tim take advantage of this to escape.
Lex and Tim, then, return home by helicopter. Lex and Tim fall asleep next to Grant who now appreciates them, because he didn't like children in the beginning.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Ian Malcolm, who has fallen from grace, comes to visit Lex and Tim in New York. They are worried about their grandfather, who has been put in a bad state because of their cousin Peter Ludlow.
Gallery
Trivia
- In the book, Lex is actually the youngest and is, into sports and is a bit of a brat.
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