Jurassic Park Age Gap: How Old Sam Neill Was Compared To Laura Dern

Following their return in Jurassic World Dominion, Jurassic Park stars Laura Dern and Sam Neill spoke to The Sunday Times about their age gap while shooting the franchise’s first film. Released in 1993, Jurassic Park features Dern and Neill as Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler, two doctors who are in a romantic relationship. This is one of the biggest differences between the Jurassic Park book and movie. In Michael Crichton’s original novel, Ellie is even younger than in the film, and her relationship with Alan is strictly that of a mentor and mentee.