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It featured Russell Casse flying a red biplane with a missile strapped to it during the dogfight over Area 51. The ending was scrapped because it was "not believable". Russell Casse was the name of Randy Quaid 's character who sacrificed himself to destroy the ship approaching Area 51 in Independence Day (1996). The movie is dedicated to actor Robert Loggia, who appears in both Independence Day (1996) and Independence Day: Resurgence, and passed away in 2015. Then, the aliens start to draw Russell's plane toward them—you see, they don't seem to know about his little explosive package on board. Despite the fact that he's about to die, Russell manages one last bit of humor as the plane is about to connect with the alien ship: RUSSELL: Hello, boys! I'm baaack! 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. 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. Unfortunately, these extraterrestrials have not come in peace, and they unleash powerful weapons that destroy most of the world's major cities. Thrown into chaos, the survivors struggle to band During the events of Independence Day (1996) played by Lisa Jakub Troy tells Miguel the television signal has gone bad. Lucas drives up to their trailer in his truck and shows Miguel and Alicia a handful of wilted crops and threatens to fire Russell if he doesn't crop dust his field within 20 minutes. Later, the news shows Russell being arrested for placing leaflets everywhere and the Even though Russell Casse (Randy Quaid) had the last nuke, there was a malfunction with his aircraft. Russell had to sacrifice himself, in order to save the whole world. Fighting a horde of aliens is no small task, but then again, neither is operating an F/A-18 jet. So we asked some military pilots: Could Russell Casse have actually saved the world? “Independence Day” (1996) In the sprawling cast of “Independence Day,” Russell Casse doesn’t stand out at first. Sure, he’s a drunk former fighter pilot who claims to have been abducted by aliens, but that’s par for the course in this movie. But in the final battle against the alien invaders, this gag character gets an incredible send-off. With the mothership above the base and Russell Casse is a crop duster in Imperial Valley, California. His daughter is Alicia and his sons are Miguel (Independence Day)|Miguel and Troy. Russell served during the Vietnam War as a pilot and was stationed at Quang Tri Air Base in 1971. He has a brother-in-law named Hector who lives in Tucson, Arizona. Russell was abducted by aliens and 1996 Independence Day 7.0 Russell Casse 1996 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 7.5 Town fool and drunkard dusts the wrong feild then continues to suck back on the syrup. It’s Randy Quaid. His crop-dusting, boozy, Vietnam vet-cum-alien abductee Russell Casse died a hero’s death at the end of the original movie. 10 most heroic movie deaths: 10. Independence Day (Roland Emmerich, 1996) Roland Emmerich is hardly a filmmaker renowned for richly drawn and complex characters, but Independence Day does at least give Russell Casse a hell of a redemption arc. Originally, Russell's sacrificial death was going to happen differently; In the original script for the movie, when Russell attempts to enlist in the aerial battle against the alien ship, he is turned down due to his alcoholism. Independence Day - Miguel Yells At Russell Casse For Crop Dusting The Wrong Field - 7/3/96 TheKamherst 17.3K subscribers 18 On July 2, 1996, an enormous mothership orbits around Earth, deploying assault fortress saucers, each with a fifteen-mile radius, that take positions over Earth's major cities. David Levinson, an The biggest character death in Independence Day is Russell Casse, a former Air Force pilot whose stories of alien abduction are confirmed by the return of the aliens. F-18 Flight Computer: [Russel Casse pushes the wrong button] Missile launch. Russel Casse: Oh crap! What did I hit? which one? [alarm blaring; powering up] Russel Casse: [pushes a button to cancel launch] [alarm stops; powering down] Russel Casse: I picked a hell of a day to quit drinking.
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