Independence Day
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…
Title: Independence Day
Release Date: 1996
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Directors: Emmerich, Roland
- Actors:
- Pullman, Bill as President Thomas J. Whitmore
- McDonnell, Mary as First Lady Marilyn Whitmore
- Goldblum, Jeff as David Levinson
- Hirsch, Judd as Julius Levinson
- Colin, Margaret as Constance Spano
- Smith, Will as Captain Steven ”Steve” Hiller
- Fox, Vivica A. as Jasmine Dubrow
- Quaid, Randy as Russell Casse
- Loggia, Robert as General William Grey
- Rebhorn, James as Albert Nimzicki
- Fierstein, Harvey as Marty Gilbert
- Baldwin, Adam as Major Mitchell
- Spiner, Brent as Dr. Brackish Okun
- Duval, James as Miguel Casse
- Jakub, Lisa as Alicia Casse