"It's not hard to be more scientifically accurate than most sci-fi movies ... Deep Impact,' in my mind, had a bigger canvas at one point," Rubin recalled. "There were images of half of Brooklyn ...

Continue reading to find out. Robert Duvall is Captain Spurgeon Tanner (Image via Getty) Robert Duvall plays the character of Captain Spurgeon Tanner in Deep Impact. He is an astronaut by profession.