From Body Snatchers to Independence Day, we celebrate Jeff Goldblum’s unique contribution to sci-fi cinema…
Some actors are chameleons.
Then theres Jeff Goldblum, whose approach to acting is very different but no less valid than those chameleons.
In each of his roles, he brings charisma, intrigue and restless energy.
Geeky and awkward yet also flirtatious and comfortable in his own skin.
Intellectual yet sometimes naive.
Gentle but also commanding and sometimes even scary.
Heres a look at each of them in turn.
He dashes one of these things off every six months, Jack rages.
Takes me six months to write one line sometimes.
The scenes a perfect fusion of great writing and note-perfect performance.
Its an example of the small yet unusual character details that make this incarnation ofBody Snatchersreally sing.
He perfectly conveys the feeling of a man whose body is at war with itself.
There, they turn the life of newly-single manicurist Valerie (Geena Davis) upside-down.
Goldblum also gets some of the films most famous lines.
Oh yeah, Malcolm says, cynically.
Ooh, Aahh, thats how it always starts.
Then later theres running and, uh, screaming.
Even in the midst of a spectacle-led summer blockbuster, Goldblum remains a lynchpin.
Its a wonderful little jewel of a moment.
