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Independence Day (1996) -- The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Man's best weapon is the will to survive.
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Independence Day (1996) -- The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Man's best weapon is the will to survive.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   138,085 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Dean Devlin (written by) &
Roland Emmerich (written by)
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Release Date:
3 July 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
We've always believed we weren't alone. Pretty soon, we'll wish we were. more
Plot:
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Man's best weapon is the will to survive. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 26 wins & 21 nominations more
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(649 articles)
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User Comments:
Typical American gung-ho save the world rubbish more (715 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
ID4 (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi destruction and violence.
Runtime:
145 min | USA:153 min (special edition)
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS 70 mm (70 mm prints) (Europe) | DTS (35 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (35 mm prints) | SDDS (35 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The orientation of the bent street lamps and overturned cars as seen through the tank's night vision makes them resemble the Martian spaceships from The War of the Worlds (1953). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the crash of Hillard's F/A-18, notice that the radome, canopy and cockpit are completely intact. Nice effect, but in reality, they would have been disintegrated since these components would have impacted first. Additionally, since he ejected, the canopy would not still be attached. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
SETI Chief: [answering telephone] If this isn't an insanely beautiful woman, I'm hangin' up.
SETI technician: Sir, I - I- I think you should listen to this.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Jersey Girl (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Live It Cool more

FAQ

Who would have become President if Whitmore (Pullman) had been killed in the dogfight?
What was the motivation behind the alien's genocidal nature?
Is Dr. Okun (Brent Spiner) dead?
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6 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Typical American gung-ho save the world rubbish, 3 October 2007
1/10
Author: Ian Jones from United Kingdom

I'm not going to waste my time slating this film as most people will have already seen it by now and this is of course just MY opinion. Over-budgeted, badly cast, badly acted drivel. I don't think i have ever seen a movie with this many mistakes in it. I have just read the "goofs" part of this review and yet no-one...NO ONE has spotted the biggest goof in the film. The scene with Jasmine walking in the aftermath of the initial alien attack shows her surrounded by nothing but rubble where all of the buildings used to be, She and her son of course survived by being in a concrete shelter in a tunnel and yet the little trees that are on the side of the road she is now seen walking on are all intact.... Are these super strength trees or something ????? Trees that can withstand what a million tons of concrete cannot !!!!! Fire and shockproof trees.....Amazing !!!!! Come on Hollywood get with it........Stop sending this rubbish over here....

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