Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day (1996)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Will Smith
Capt. Steven Hiller
Bill Pullman
President Thomas J. Whitmore
Jeff Goldblum
David Levinson
Mary McDonnell
Marilyn Whitmore
Judd Hirsch
Julius Levinson
Robert Loggia
General William Grey
Randy Quaid
Russell Casse
Margaret Colin
Constance Spano
James Rebhorn
Albert Nimziki
Adam Baldwin
Major Mitchell
Harvey Fierstein
Marty Gilbert
Brent Spiner
Dr. Brackish Okun
Roland Emmerich
Director
Dean Devlin
Writer
James Duval
Miguel
Vivica A. Fox
Jasmine Dubrow
Lisa Jakub
Alicia
David Arnold
Composer
Ross Bagley
Dylan
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Cinematographer
Mae Whitman
Patricia Whitmore
Bill Smitrovich
Captain Watson
David Brenner
Editor
Wendy Kurtzman
CastingDirector
Kiersten Warren
Tiffany
Oliver Scholl
ProductionDesigner
Harry Connick Jr.
Capt. Jimmy Wilder
Patrick Tatopoulos
ProductionDesigner
Giuseppe Andrews
Troy
John Storey
Dr. Isaacs
Frank Novak
Teddy
Devon Gummersall
Philip
Leland Orser
Techy / Med Asst #1
Mirron E. Willis
Aide
Ross Lacy
Aide
David Pressman
Whitmore's Aide
Vivian Palermo
Tech / Med Asst
Raphael Sbarge
Commander / Tech
Bobby Hosea
Commanding Officer
Dan Lauria
Commanding Officer
Steve Giannelli
Radar Tech
Eric Paskel
Radar Tech
Carlos Lacámara
Radar Operator
John Bennett Perry
Secret Serviceman
Troy Willis
Secret Serviceman
Tim Kelleher
Technician
Wayne Wilderson
Area 51 Technician
Jay Acovone
Area 51 Guard
James Wong
SETI Tech One
Thom Barry
SETI Tech Two
Jana Marie Hupp
SETI Tech Three
Matt Pashkow
Second Officer
Robert Pine
Chief of Staff
Marisa Johnston
Co-Worker #2
Michael Winther
Co-Worker #3
Warren Dexter Beatty
Co-Worker #4
Paul LeClair
Co-Worker #5
Michael Vacca
Lt. Peterson
David Channell
Secret Service Agent
John Capodice
Mario
Greg Collins
Military Aide
Derek Webster
Sky Crane Pilot
Mark Fite
Pilot
Eric Neal Newman
Pilot
Levan Uchaneishvili
Russian Pilot
Kristof Konrad
Russian Pilot
Kevin Sifuentes
Tank Commander
Elston Ridgle
Soldier
Randy Oglesby
Mechanic
Jack Moore
Mechanic
Barry Del Sherman
Street Preacher
Lyman Ward
Secret Service Guy
Anthony Crivello
Lincoln
Richard Speight Jr.
Ed
Barbara Beck
Monica Soloway
Joe Fowler
Reporter
Andrew Warner
Reporter
Sharon Tay
Reporter
Peter J. Lucas
Russian Reporter
Yelena Danova
Russian Newscaster
Johnny Kim
Korean Newscaster
Vanessa J. Wells
Newscaster
Jessika Cardinahl
German Video Newscaster
Gary W. Cruz
Video Newscaster
Ron Pitts
Video Newscaster
Wendy L. Walsh
Video Newscaster
Christine Devine
Video Newscaster
Mark Thompson
Video Newscaster
Ernie Anastos
Rex Black / NY Newscaster
Kevin Cooney
Atlantic Air CINC
Rance Howard
Chaplain
Nelson Mashita
Japanese Tech
Jeff Phillips
B-2 Pilot
Sayed Badreya
Arab Pilot
Adam Tomei
Sailor
John Bradley
Lucas
Kimberly Beck
Housewife
Thomas F. Duffy
Lieutenant
Andrew Keegan
Older Boy
Jon Matthews
Thomson
Jim Piddock
Reginald
Frederic W. Barnes
Self
Eleanor Clift
Self
Jerry Dunphy
Self
Jack Germond
Self
Morton Kondracke
Self
John McLaughlin
Himself
Barry Nolan
Self
George Putnam
Self
Eric Michael Zee
Northridge Field Reporter
Pat Skipper
Redneck
Carlos Lara
Farmer Kid
Mike Monteleone
Butler
Lee Strauss
Elvis Fanatic
Lisa Star
Woman on Roof
Malcolm Danare
Intellectual on Roof
Arthur Brooks
Trucker on Roof
Michael Moertl
Thief
James J. Joyce
Master C. P. O.
Joyce Cohen
Kim Peters (Reporter)
Julie Moran
Entertainment Tonight Reporter
Robin Groth
Flagstaff News Anchor
Richard Pachorek
LAPD Helicopter Pilot
Dakota
Boomer
Gary A. Hecker
Alien Vocal Effects (voice)
Frank Welker
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
Victor J. Zolfo
Leadman
William James Teegarden
Art Direction
Jim Erickson
Set Decoration
Joseph A. Porro
Costume Design
Gino Acevedo
Special Effects
Victor Abbene
Visual Effects
Dan Bradley
Stunts / Stunt Coordinator
Sean Haworth
Set Designer
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
First Assistant Director
Oana Bogdan Miller
Art Department Coordinator
Ute Emmerich
Executive Producer
Kelly Van Horn
Unit Production Manager
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Richard Epcar
ADR Voice Casting
Douglas Smith
Visual Effects Supervisor
Volker Engel
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lauren E. Polizzi
Set Designer / Assistant Art Director
Bernard Telsey
Local Casting
William Fay
Executive Producer
Kim H. Winther
Second Assistant Director
Tony C. Jannelli
Camera Operator
Peter Winther
Associate Producer
Jennifer Caputo
Stunts
Keith Woulard
Stunts
Rick Avery
Stunts
Glen Trotiner
Second Assistant Director
Jimmy N. Roberts
Stunts
Michael Viglietta
First Assistant Director
Wally Adee
Property Master
Jane Nerlinger Evans
Production Supervisor
Kevin LaRosa
Second Unit Director
Dana Hee
Stunts
Doug Coleman
Stunts
Donna Keegan
Stunts
Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Claudette Barius
Still Photographer
Chris Howell
Stunts
Andy Gill
Stunts
John Roesch
Foley
Mickey Giacomazzi
Stunts
Peter Krause
Camera Operator
Will Cantler
Local Casting
Val Kuklowsky
Supervising Sound Editor
Debbie Evans
Stunt Driver
Christi K. Work
Set Costumer
Pamela Klamer
Set Designer
Hilda Hodges
Foley
Susan Bierbaum
Script Supervisor
Sandy Gendler
Supervising Sound Editor
Darrin Prescott
Stunts
Doug Harlocker
Property Master
Frank Lloyd
Stunts
Gary A. Krakoff
Construction Coordinator
Mick Cukurs
Set Designer
Julia K. Levine
Set Designer
John P. Fasal
Sound Designer
Robert Renga
Sound Recordist
Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill W. Benton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Clotiaux
Visual Effects Producer
Joe Davenport
Systems Administrators & Support
Myles Aronowitz
Still Photographer
Michael J. Delaney
Gaffer
Neil Holcomb
Gaffer
Bruce MacCallum
Camera Operator
Rick Raphael
Steadicam Operator
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
Michael Adkins
Costume Supervisor
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Costume Supervisor
Heidi Shulman
Costume Supervisor
Maxwell R. Johnson II
Transportation Coordinator
Skip Wilson
Transportation Coordinator
Anita Dawn Camp
Choreographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 25, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 25m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$75,000,000
Box Office$817,400,891
Filming LocationsNew York City · Los Angeles · Utah · Colorado · Pittsburgh · New Mexico · New Jersey · Colorado Springs · Bonneville Salt Flats · National Radio Astronomy Observatory, United States of America · Reykjavík, Iceland · Wendover Airport, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Independence Day (also promoted as ID4) is a 1996 American science fiction action film co-written, directed and executive produced by Roland Emmerich, co-written and produced by Dean Devlin. It stars an ensemble cast that consists of Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, and Harvey Fierstein. The film focuses on disparate groups of people who converge in the Nevada desert in the aftermath of a worldwide attack by a powerful extraterrestrial race. With the other people of the world, they launch a counterattack on July 4—Independence Day in the United States.
While promoting Stargate in Europe, Emmerich conceived the film while answering a question about his belief in the existence of alien life. Devlin and Emmerich decided to incorporate a large-scale attack having noticed that aliens in most invasion films travel long distances in outer space only to remain hidden when reaching Earth. Shooting began on July 28, 1995, in New York City, and the film was completed on October 8, 1995.
Considered a significant turning point in the history of the Hollywood blockbuster, Independence Day was at the forefront of the large-scale disaster film and sci-fi resurgence of the mid-late 1990s. It was released worldwide on July 3, 1996, but began showing on July 2 (the same day the film's story begins) in original release as a result of a high level of anticipation among moviegoers. The film received mixed reviews, with praise for the performances, musical score and visual effects, but criticism for its characters. It grossed over $817.4 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1996 and the second-highest-grossing film ever at the time, behind Jurassic Park (1993). The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound.The sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, was released 20 years later on June 24, 2016, as part of a planned series of films.