Jurassic Park child star unrecognisable 30 years on as she recreates iconic jelly scene

A former child star has recreated her most iconic scene in Jurassic Park, 30 years on from the film’s release.

Ariana Richards was just 13-years-old when she played Lex Murphy, the granddaughter of the park’s eccentric owner, John Hammond, played by Richard Attenborough.

To mark three decades since the Hollywood blockbuster was released Richards recreated her most famous scene in a TikTok for the official Jurassic World account.

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The post featuring a split screen of Richards recreating the moment then and now was captioned ‘A duet 30 years in the making’.

In the scene, Lex and her younger brother Tim think they’ve escaped a Velociraptor attack and find themselves in the resort’s kitchen where an array of desserts are on display.

As they tuck in, however, it soon becomes apparent that they’re not alone after all.

The camera zooms in on Richards as she is about to bring a spoonful of green jelly to her mouth, which wobbles as the Velociraptor’s footsteps approach.

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The clip, which has been liked nearly 470k times, saw fans full of praise for the actor, but also left feeling very old in the comments section.

“That’s the most iconic scene in the Jurassic Park films,” one person said.

“So cool to see her recreate that scene,” another said.

“So aging is apparently just not a thing anymore,” wrote a third.

While a fourth complained: “You do not know…..how old this made me feel.”

Richards reprised her role briefly in the film’s 1997 sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park.

However, following a series of minor roles in the Nineties, Richards went on to focus on her career as an artist.

Her Instagram bio still alludes to the famous scene: “Artist, actress, mother… and green jello aficionado.”

Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk