Independence Day (1996)

Russell Becomes a Hero

Russell Casse (Randy Quaid) realizes that the only way to deliver his bomb to the alien ship is to sacrifice his own life.

Directed by Roland Emmerich.

Released in 1996 by Fox.

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  • character-type: Pilot
  • character-type: Soldier
  • action: Explode
  • action: Fly
  • editors-choice: Alien Attacks
  • editors-choice: Explosions!
  • editors-choice: Awesome FX
  • editors-choice: Action Sequences
  • primary-genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Alien Sci-Fi
  • secondary-genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • secondary-genre: Action Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • secondary-genre: Blockbusters
  • mood: Exciting
  • prop: Jet
  • setting: Airplane
  • theme: Sacrifice
  • theme: Heroism
  • actor: James Duval
  • actor: Robert Loggia
  • actor: Bill Pullman
  • actor: Adam Baldwin
  • actor: Randy Quaid
  • director: Roland Emmerich
  • producer: Dean Devlin
  • producer: Roland Emmerich
  • producer: Ute Emmerich
  • cinematographer: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
  • costume-designer: Joseph A. Porro
  • production-designer: Oliver Scholl
  • production-designer: Patrick Tatopoulos
  • role-name: Major Mitchell
  • role-name: President Thomas J. Whitmore
  • role-name: Miguel Casse
  • role-name: General William Grey
  • role-name: Russell Casse
  • screenwriter: Dean Devlin
  • screenwriter: Roland Emmerich
  • year: 1996
  • studio: Fox