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 Nimzicki
Harvey Fierstein
Marty Gilbert
Adam Baldwin
Major Mitchell
Brent Spiner
Dr. Brackish Okun
James Duval
Miguel
Vivica A. Fox
Jasmine Dubrow
Lisa Jakub
Alicia
Ross Bagley
Dylan
Mae Whitman
Patricia Whitmore
Bill Smitrovich
Captain Watson
Kiersten Warren
Tiffany
Harry Connick Jr.
Capt. Jimmy Wilder
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)
Roland Emmerich
Director / Screenplay / Executive Producer
David Brenner
Editor
Oliver Scholl
Production Design
Gino Acevedo
Special Effects
Dan Bradley
Stunts / Stunt Coordinator
Victor Abbene
Visual Effects
Dean Devlin
Screenplay / Producer / Second Unit Director
David Arnold
Original Music Composer
William James Teegarden
Art Direction
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Director of Photography
Patrick Tatopoulos
Production Design / Creature Design
Jim Erickson
Set Decoration
Wendy Kurtzman
Casting
Oana Bogdan Miller
Art Department Coordinator
Peter Krause
Camera Operator
Christi K. Work
Set Costumer
Val Kuklowsky
Supervising Sound Editor
Peggy Pridemore
Location Manager
Victor J. Zolfo
Leadman
Myles Aronowitz
Still Photographer
Sandy Gendler
Supervising Sound Editor
Joe Davenport
Systems Administrators & Support
Maxwell R. Johnson II
Transportation Coordinator
Skip Wilson
Transportation Coordinator
Julia K. Levine
Set Designer
Heidi Shulman
Costume Supervisor
Anita Dawn Camp
Choreographer
Mick Cukurs
Set Designer
Randy Nolen
Steadicam Operator
John P. Fasal
Sound Designer
John Roesch
Foley
Douglas Smith
Visual Effects Supervisor
Volker Engel
Visual Effects Supervisor
Claudette Barius
Still Photographer
Hilda Hodges
Foley
Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Terry Clotiaux
Visual Effects Producer
Neil Holcomb
Gaffer
Bruce MacCallum
Camera Operator
Jacob F. Conrad
Location Manager
Tony C. Jannelli
Camera Operator
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Costume Supervisor
Sean Haworth
Set Designer
Bill W. Benton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Adkins
Costume Supervisor
Lauren E. Polizzi
Assistant Art Director / Set Designer
Gary A. Krakoff
Construction Coordinator
Pamela Klamer
Set Designer
Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael J. Delaney
Gaffer
Rick Raphael
Steadicam Operator
Susan Bierbaum
Script Supervisor
Rick Newsome
Storyboard Designer
Wally Adee
Property Master
Robert Renga
Sound Recordist
Will Cantler
Local Casting
Bernard Telsey
Local Casting
Doug Harlocker
Property Master
Frank Lloyd
Stunts
Mike Smith
Stunts
Kelly Van Horn
Unit Production Manager
Bac DeLorme
Second Unit Director
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
First Assistant Director
Glen Trotiner
Second Assistant Director
William Fay
Executive Producer
Jane Nerlinger Evans
Production Supervisor
Shari Nicotero
Second Second Assistant Director
Ute Emmerich
Executive Producer
Gabreal Franklin
Documentation & Support
Marvel Wakefield
Script Supervisor
Annie Welles
Script Supervisor
Kevin LaRosa
Second Unit Director
Michael Viglietta
First Assistant Director
Kim H. Winther
Second Assistant Director
Dean Garvin
Second Second Assistant Director
Mary Peters
Stunts
Richard Epcar
ADR Voice Casting
Dana Hee
Stunts
Francine Morris
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Jennifer Caputo
Stunts
Barbara Anne Klein
Stunts
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.