Captain, My CaptainBefore Will Smith was Serious Will Smith, the guy who makes ugly-cry inducing movies like The Pursuit of Happyness and Winter's Tale, he was Hollywood's go-to guy when you needed...

 David Levinson is Jeff Goldblum. Character analysis: complete.Well, not exactly. But David Goldblum is 100% Jeff Levinson—er, David Levinson is 100% Jeff Goldblum. The adorkable stammering....

If you remember one thing from Independence Day, you'll remember Will Smith punching an alien and saying "Welcome to earth."But if you remember two things from Independence Day, you'll also remembe...

Connie is a woman with a purpose…and she has the massive '90s shoulder pads to prove it. She's the President's communications director, and so she's in a good spot to make a difference in the wor...

Julius is David's father…and an all around quirky dude. He obviously cares a lot about his son, but he shows that love by giving David a really hard time. He meddles, he guilt trips, he badgers,...

Like Connie, Jasmine's all about taking care of herself. As a single mom, so she's got a lot of responsibilities resting on her shoulders—and she's fierce about making sure she's meeting them. Sh...

Russell makes his living as a crop duster, but since his real full-time job is as the town fool. He spends a good portion of every day boozing, and he sometimes does things like dust the wrong fiel...

Nimziki is the Secretary of Defense, and kind of the only non-alien antagonist the movie has. He does not give the President great advice during the alien crisis, recommending measures that are, at...

We don't see too much of the First Lady, but she seems pleasant and loving. She has a sweet rapport with her husband, and she jokingly calls him out as a "liar" when he tells white lies to avoid ma...

Dr. Okun is a weird dude—but he's been studying aliens in secret for several years, so that's probably to be expected. He's so focused on his science that he's actually elated when the aliens com...

Jimmy's a sassy fighter pilot and friend of Steve. He seems like a good guy, but he's definitely cocky, Case in point: while fighting the aliens, he spends a lot of time joking around over the radi...

Marty Gilbert (Harvey Fierstein)Marty's David's friend and colleague. He doesn't get a ton of airtime, but he makes an impression, since he's extremely loud and expressive. He tries to flee town, b...