The bravest hero in theJurassic Parkfranchise is a character who was largely forgotten immediately after his death.TheJurassic Parkfranchisehas seen its fair share of heroic characters who have helped others survive encounters with the deadly dinosaurs.
Alan Grant (Sam Neill) made for a grounded hero to the young kids inthe firstJurassic Park,while Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) was a more cliché action hero in theJurassic Worldmovies. Now thecharacters ofJurassic World Rebirthwill add more heroes to the franchise, including Zora Bennett (Scarlet Johansson) and Duncan Kincaid (Mahershala Ali).
However, there is one character who performed the most heroic act in the entireJurassic Parkfranchise, and yet never gets the credit that he deserves. With fans revisiting the franchise in anticipation of the new movie, it is time for Eddie Carr (Richard Schiff) to be celebrated as the franchise’s most selfless hero.
Eddie Carr Died A Hero In The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Eddie Fought Off Two T-Rex While Trying To Save His Friends
Eddie Carr is one of the supporting characters in theunderratedJurassic Parksequel,The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Eddie is a field equipment expert who joins Ian Malcolm’s (Jeff Goldblum) rescue team to travel to the island of Isla Sorna. Of course, this operation is immediately put in danger.
The massive dinosaurs push the RV over the side of a cliff, leaving it to dangle precariously as Ian and the others are trapped inside. Lucky for them, Eddie arrives and leaps into action.
While Eddie is looking after Ian’s daughter, Kelly (Vanessa Lee Chester), the rest of the team in their RV are attacked by two Tyrannosaurus rex. The massive dinosaurs push the RV over the side of a cliff, leaving it to dangle precariously as Ian and the others are trapped inside. Lucky for them, Eddie arrives and leaps into action.
He uses his jeep to attempt to pull the RV to safety, only for the two T-Rex to return. Instead of trying to save himself, Eddie continues trying to pull his friends to safety even as the T-Rex spots him.He desperately fights as the dinosaurs begin attacking his jeep and eventually kill Eddie in gruesome fashion.
Eddie’s heroic efforts are only briefly mentioned as Ian chastizes Roland Tembo (Pete Postlethwaite) for his careless reference to Eddie’s death, saying, “You might show a little more respect, the man saved our lives by giving his.” However, that is the last mention Eddie gets in theJurassic Parkfranchise.
Eddie’s Death Is One Of The Most Gruesome In Any Jurassic Park Movie
Eddie’s Demise Compares To Other Brutal Jurassic Park Deaths
Adding to the unfairness of Eddie Carr’s demise, his heroics only lead to him having one of the most gruesomedeaths in theJurassic Parkfranchise. Despite a valiant effort,one of the T-Rex grabs Eddie’s leg, then tosses him in the air so the other can catch him. They both proceed to rip his body in half, eating what’s left.
It is a graphic end for such a heroic character and one that sticks with audiences. However, while theJurassic Parkmovies are pretty good at thrilling audiences without being too gory, there are some brutal death scenes in these movies that even compete with Eddie’s end.
InThe Lost World,Dieter (Peter Stormare) gets attacked by a pack of the tiny Compsognathus, with the image of one pulling at his lip particularly memorable. While we don’t see his actual death, we get the gruesome description from Roland, reporting they only found “the parts they didn’t like.”
However, the most infamous death in theJurassic Parkfranchise was that ofZara (Katie McGrath) inJurassic World.A fairly innocent assistant, Zara is subjected to a prolonged end. She is first snatched by a Pteranodon, dropped, caught by another one, dropped again in the park pool, grabbed by another Pteranodon, only to be eaten by the Mosasaurus.
