For some reason one of favorite non-stars in that movie is the idealist liberal girl with the big eyes on top of the building. She is with the other hippie types hoping to ‘bond’ with the aliens and then gets blown away to smithereens.
That scene was priceless.
Yes, that was one highlight in the film. That and the long haired scientist played by the actor who portrayed Data on Star Trek NG. “As you can imagine, they don’t let us out much”.