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Independence Day

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Plot

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.

Cast

Will Smith as Capt. Steven Hiller
Will Smith

as Capt. Steven Hiller

Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitmore
Bill Pullman

as President Thomas J. Whitmore

Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson
Jeff Goldblum

as David Levinson

Mary McDonnell as Marilyn Whitmore
Mary McDonnell

as Marilyn Whitmore

Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson
Judd Hirsch

as Julius Levinson

Robert Loggia as General William Grey
Robert Loggia

as General William Grey

Randy Quaid as Russell Casse
Randy Quaid

as Russell Casse

Margaret Colin as Constance Spano
Margaret Colin

as Constance Spano

James Rebhorn as Albert Nimzicki
James Rebhorn

as Albert Nimzicki

Harvey Fierstein as Marty Gilbert
Harvey Fierstein

as Marty Gilbert

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • June 25, 1996

Production Companies

  • 20th Century Fox

  • Centropolis Entertainment

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $75,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $817,400,891.00

Runtime

  • 2.42 hrs

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Reviews

forever a classic!

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. It's Will Smith fighting invading aliens, and Jeff Goldblum being almost annoyingly smart. The alien aspect of the movie and the story are all great, but there is also a lot of humanizing scenes to keep the audience reminded of for what the Terrans are fighting. I'm sure there is a supercut version that reduces the movie to 45-60 min…

**Disaster or alien movie (possibly even action movie) - it just doesn't get better than Independence Day! This 1996 sci-fi action blockbuster is one of the greatest of all time!** When you watch the mega-blockbusters of the 1990s and compare them to each other, it is easy to forget how groundbreaking they really were. Films like Jurassic Park and Independence Day were massively ahead of their…

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