In Independence Day, Vietnam vet & redneck crop duster pilot Russell Casse was supposedly abducted by the alien invaders in 1986. He ended up a crazy alien conspiracy nut, shunned by others, which lead to his drinking problem. C Alicia Casse Miguel Casse Russell Casse Troy Casse Catherine Marceaux Charles Miller Reginald Cummins D Daisy Blackwell Category:Deceased Mike Dodge E Hartmut Engel F Fadeela Yamani Felix Blackwell Libby Fields Floyd Rosenberg Lucas Foster G George Ropata Ghalil Faisal Marty Gilbert Ginger William Grey H Jackson Hardy Harvester pilot Randy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. In Independence Day, he portrayed Russell Casse. Other notable films Quaid has appeared in include Midnight Express (1978), A Streetcar Named Desire (1984), the National Lampoon's Independence Day: Resurgence is a 2016 American science fiction action film co-written, directed, and co-produced by Roland Emmerich and co-written and co-produced by Dean Devlin, serving as a sequel to Independence Day (1996). Russell Casse is one of major protagonists in the 20th Century Fox's action 1996 film, Independence Day. He is portrayed by Randy Quaid. Russell served as a F-4 fighter pilot for the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War. Around 1986, he claimed that he was abducted by aliens and attested Independence Day (1996) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When Germany needed a economic resurgence, there was a Hitler who had an easy scapegoat. When America needed direct control, there was a Washington who led the rebels. Independence Day is a 1996 movie by Roland Emmerich, known in its promotional material as ID4. At its core, it is an archetypal Summer Blockbuster, boasting an All-Star Cast of familiar character types, Stuff Blowing Up, fighter jets dogfighting The Boeing-Stearman Model 75 is a biplane produced primarily by Stearman Aircraft and later by Boeing in 1934, mainly as a military trainer aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s. After World War II, many war surplus Boeing-Stearman PT-17s were sold to the civilian market, serving as crop dusters and air show performers. Crop duster pilot Russell Casse owned a Boeing-Stearman PT-17 in Imperial Valley Russell Casse (died July 4, 1996) was a Vietnam War fighter pilot and crop duster from Imperial Valley, California who sacrificed himself to destroy a City Destroyer threatening Area 51 during the War of 1996. Russell served as a F-4 fighter pilot for the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War. Whitmore and his wingmen escorted Casse to the main weapon, shooting down any alien attacker that got in the way. But as Casse locked on to the Destroyer's weapon, his jet's firing mechanism jams. Russell then made the decision to sacrifice himself to save Area 51 by ramming his jet into the cannon. Well, you know I like to make an entrance.Steve to Jasmine. Steven "Steve" Hiller (c. 1965 - April 27, 2007) was a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot and Captain of the Black Knights squadron stationed at El Toro in Irvine, California. He was a war hero of the War of 1996 in which he participated in the destruction of the alien mothership. Following the war, he was promoted to Colonel and enlisted Early in the movie, Russell Casse's name pops up on a memorial tower, along with others who had sacrificed themselves in the previous war. It's kinda easy to miss, but the scale of those memorial towers is absolutely massive, showing how equally massive the loss of like in the War of 1996 was. A page for describing TearJerker: Independence Day: Resurgence. Early in the movie, Russell Casse's name pops up on a memorial tower, along with others who This is revealed through Randy Quaid's Russell Casse, an alcoholic crop-duster who claims to have been abducted by aliens years earlier. During a news broadcast showing Russell being arrested, he gravely intones " I was kidnapped by space aliens 10 years ago! ", following this claim up with " They did all kinds of experiments on me! During the events of Independence Day (1996) played by Randy Quaid Miguel rides his motorcycle and waves at Russell who is flying his plane above a field and then crop dusts it. The original biplane ending to Independence Day.New users only. 4K available for an extra charge after trial. Terms apply. Cancel anytime. Russell Casse (died July 4, 1996) was a Vietnam War fighter pilot and crop duster from Imperial Valley, California who sacrificed himself to destroy a City Destroyer threatening Area 51 during the War of 1996. Russell served as a F-4 fighter pilot for the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War. Around 1986, he claimed that he was abducted by aliens and attested that they experimented on Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Real life conspiracy truther Randy Quaid plays Russell Casse, a man whose life fell apart when he began claiming to have been abducted by aliens and no one believed him.
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