Bill Pullman was the president in Independence Day. Me and the Missus are enjoying seeing him again in a TV series called the Sinner, in which he plays a retired detective visiting a remote American island.
I liked his role in Independence Day. The straight presidential arrow at the heart of the crisis. The film caught a moment at the time. A bit like Deep Impact. Impending doom? I'm unsure now what that moment was. I enjoyed the film and always associate it with Deep Impact, Twister and Dante's Peak.
Armageddon is another disaster flick from that era but I prefer ID4 and Deep Impact for some reason.
Do you like those films readers? Did you get any toys or collectables?
The impending doom zeitgiest was the Millennium (the year 2000) Woodsy.
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It seems to me our fears were 20 years or so too early, but they're being realised now!
Of course; I remember now Mish. Planes falling out of the sky. You're right, if only we knew what was coming. Damn war!
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