Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?

Director:

Roland Emmerich

Writers:

Nicolas Wright (screenplay by), James A. Woods (screenplay by)

Stars:

Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman

3 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Liam Hemsworth	...	Jake Morrison
Jeff Goldblum	...	David Levinson
Jessie T. Usher	...	Dylan Hiller
Bill Pullman	...	President Whitmore
Maika Monroe	...	Patricia Whitmore
Sela Ward	...	President Lanford
William Fichtner	...	General Adams
Judd Hirsch	...	Julius Levinson
Brent Spiner	...	Dr. Brakish Okun
Patrick St. Esprit	...	Secretary of Defense Tanner
Vivica A. Fox	...	Jasmine Hiller
Angelababy	...	Rain Lao
Charlotte Gainsbourg	...	Catherine Marceaux
Deobia Oparei	...	Dikembe Umbutu (as DeObia Oparei)
Nicolas Wright	...	Floyd Rosenberg

Storyline

Two decades after the freak alien invasion that nearly destroyed mankind a new threat emerges. This Alien mothership is more than twice the size as the last one and once again, the world's armies must band together to save the world. Do they have enough firepower or will this battle change and will aliens take over?

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Plot Keywords:

chinaman | almond eyes | thin attractive woman | mothership | battle | 

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Taglines:

Their Weapons. Our Fight.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG - 13 for sequences of sci - fi action and destruction, and for some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released in the UK on 23 June 2016. When the UK voted independence from the EU.

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Goofs

It takes such a short time to travel to the moon and back. In reality, it takes a rocket (higher powered than any spacecraft seen in this film) at least three days to do it.

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Quotes

[first lines]
President Whitmore: Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July.

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Crazy Credits

Dedicated to actor Robert Loggia, who died in 2015.

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Alternate Versions

An extended version of the movie exists and will be released later after its initial theatrical release. Director Roland Emmerich has said: "It's only about seven minutes longer. It's interesting for fans to see which scenes we cut, although I like it when movies are short." A longer special edition of the original Independence Day was also released, which ran almost two-and-a-half hours at 145 minutes with the extended cut running for 154 minutes.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Zombies on Broadway (2017)

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Soundtracks

The Queen is Leaving
(uncredited)
Music by Harald Kloser and Thomas Wander, with Thomas Schobel

User Reviews

Not as bad as many say but yea set your sights low!

Not as bad as many say but yea set your sights low! I loved the original. This one was missing some of the great acting but I still liked the action and Sci Fi. Goldblum is hard to dislike in any movie. He helps save this from a total bomb. I bought a cheap copy on Ebay and will keep it avail for a double feature come 4th each year.

Details

Official Sites:

Independence Day 2 Meme Resurgence

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

24 June 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

ID Forever Part 1

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$165,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$41,039,944, 26 June 2016

Gross USA:

$103,144,286

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$389,681,935

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, TSG Entertainment, Centropolis Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos 12-Track Digital Sound (IMAX 12 track) DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1