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- Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson, an MIT -educated satellite engineer and technological expert. Mary McDonnell as First Lady Marilyn Whitmore, the wife of Thomas Whitmore, who was severely injured in a helicopter crash. Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson, David Levinson's father. The character was based on one of Dean Devlin's uncles.
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The son of Saylene Okun, Brackish graduated from the California Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in astrophysics. In 1972, following his graduation, Okun was immediately recruited by the military, and due to the top-secret nature of his work, was isolated at Area 51 for his entire life. However, Okun was devoted in learning about the alien technology from the captured spacecraft recovered from the Roswell incident. Okun also strikes up a relationship with his colleague and later life part...
War of 1996
During the War of 1996, Okun was surprised and excited that the spacecraft reactivated due to the arrival of the aliens. He later greeted the arrival of President Thomas Whitmore and his entourage, and became their guide through Area 51, explaining to them what he and his staff knew so far about the aliens. Whitmore then assigned David Levinsonto help Okun and his research team. When an alien was captured and brought to Area 51, Okun volunteered to lead the autopsy on the prisoner. However, t...
War of 2016
On July 1, 2016, Okun suddenly and inexplicably awoke from his coma. He later discovered that, having been telepathically linked to the aliens, he has now become part of the hive mind, and begins having visions of a second strike by the aliens. Much like how the Roswell spacecraft was reactivated upon the aliens' re-approach, the aliens' return has caused him to wake up from his coma with no apparent brain damage. He starts drawing out the visions he sees until his entire hospital room is cov...
Independence Day/novelIndependence Day: Resurgence/novelOkun, portrayed by Brent Spiner, is based on Jeffrey A. Okun, digital effects supervisor on Roland Emmerich's and Dean Devlin's Stargate(1994).In The Art and Making of Independence Day: Resurgence, Brent Spiner described Okun: "I just like the fact that he was kind of completely out there. I mean, I had this sort of concept of him being l...Brent Spiner was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in Independence Day.Despite Okun's apparent death in Independence Day, Dean Devlin and Brent Spiner have since gone on record to say that his character is really in a coma when he appears to be dead after the film cre...- 3 min
Independence Day (also promoted as ID4) is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin, and stars an ensemble cast that consists of Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, and Harvey Fierstein.
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Independence Day: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell. The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
- Roland Emmerich
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On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership ...
Meanwhile, scientist David Levinson, having worked out the aliens' purpose, finds a way to destroy them, giving the human race a chance in the greatest battle for survival they've ever faced.
