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Independence Day (1996)
6.7
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 199,783 users
Metascore:
59/100
Reviews: 749 user | 121 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Man's best weapon is the will to survive. Director:Roland Emmerich |
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| Will Smith | ... | ||
| Bill Pullman | ... | ||
| Jeff Goldblum | ... | ||
| Mary McDonnell | ... | ||
| Judd Hirsch | ... | ||
| Robert Loggia | ... | ||
| Randy Quaid | ... | ||
| Margaret Colin | ... | ||
| Vivica A. Fox | ... | ||
| James Rebhorn | ... | ||
| Harvey Fierstein | ... | ||
| Adam Baldwin | ... | ||
| Brent Spiner | ... | ||
| James Duval | ... | ||
| Lisa Jakub | ... | ||
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On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. It is soon learned by the military that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth. At first thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington. The survivors set out in convoys towards Area 51, a strange government testing ground where it is rumored the military has a captured alien spacecraft of their own. The survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom. July 4th is their Independence Day... Written by Gustaf Molin <gumo@hem2.passagen.se>
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WARNING! Your next stop may not be there. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi destruction and violence See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
ID4 See more »Filming Locations:
2nd Street Tunnel between Hill and Figueroa, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$75,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$50,228,264 (USA) (7 July 1996) (2 Screens)Gross:
$817,400,891 (Worldwide) (1997)Company Credits
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| USA: (special edition)Sound Mix:
DTS 70 mm (70 mm print) | DTS (35 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (35 mm prints) | SDDS (35 mm prints)Color:
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2.20 : 1
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SETI Chief: [answering telephone] If this isn't an insanely beautiful woman, I'm hangin' up.
SETI technician: Sir, I - I- I think you should listen to this.
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No animals or aliens were harmed in the making of this film." See more »
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The Macintosh laptop that David uses is shown as a Powerbook XXXX, a prototype model with no designation. Despite this, clips from the film, showing the laptop with its prominent Apple logo, were used a series of Powerbook ads at the time. The ads' slogan was "What kind of laptop would *you* choose to save the world?" See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: Obvious CGI flames when Jasmine is running in the tunnel. See more »Quotes
[first lines]SETI Chief: [answering telephone] If this isn't an insanely beautiful woman, I'm hangin' up.
SETI technician: Sir, I - I- I think you should listen to this.
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"Animal action was monitored by the American Humane Association.No animals or aliens were harmed in the making of this film." See more »
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