Smart, sexy, nerdy, funny Jeff Goldblum – archive, 25 July 1996

25 July 1996: The actor talks to Lesley O’Toole before the launch of his newest and most successful blockbuster, Independence DayBy summer’s end, Independence Day will almost certainly have eclipsed Jurassic Park as the most successful film ever.

Though both films are sci-fi-oriented and rely on phenomenal special effects, they emanate from very different stables.

But there is a common link: Jeff Goldblum.Ten years ago, Goldblum was a respected character actor in offbeat movies that reflected his own unconventional sense of humour.

Now he is offbeat in conventional blockbusters – and may be more of a key to Independence Day’s ever-escalating grosses than he would give himself credit for.

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