1996 Directed by Roland Emmerich
On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.
Will Smith Bill Pullman Jeff Goldblum Mary McDonnell Judd Hirsch Robert Loggia Randy Quaid Margaret Colin James Rebhorn Harvey Fierstein Adam Baldwin Brent Spiner James Duval Vivica A. Fox Lisa Jakub Ross Bagley Mae Whitman Bill Smitrovich Kiersten Warren Harry Connick Jr. Giuseppe Andrews John Storey Frank Novak Devon Gummersall Leland Orser Mirron E. Willis Ross Lacy David Pressman Vivian Palermo Show All…
Dean Devlin Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Kim H. Winther Glen Trotiner Michael Viglietta Kevin LaRosa Bac DeLorme
Tony C. Jannelli Peter Krause Michael J. Delaney Neil Holcomb Bruce MacCallum Rick Raphael Randy Nolen
Dan Bradley Gilbert B. Combs Gene LeBell Jennifer Caputo Keith Woulard Rick Avery Jimmy N. Roberts Dana Hee Doug Coleman Donna Keegan Andy Gill Debbie Evans Darrin Prescott Frank Lloyd Mike Smith Eliza Coleman Lane Leavitt Jennifer Lamb Francine Morris Barbara Anne Klein Mary Peters
John Roesch Val Kuklowsky Hilda Hodges Sandy Gendler John P. Fasal Robert Renga Bob Beemer Bill W. Benton
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Portugal
Romania
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Randy Quaid saying “I’m baaaaack!” made me emotional as a kid and to tell you the truth I felt something stir within me this time, too.
Categorically absurd and wildly amusing, maybe the last completely guileless spectacle. They might as well have used pie-tins on strings instead of these gorgeous miniatures, and Emmerich's straight-up economy makes the talky parts look practically Preminger-like. Weird. Anyway, this surprisingly blows up better than ever.
A lot of hot people, pedal to the metal pacing, explosions galore, and a lot of hot people— I miss the time when Emmerich had the juice.
Absolutely holds up, still slays, especially in contrast to the wretched The Tomorrow War, which had not a single likable character or even an ounce of the humor or charm of this popcorn classic. They don't make em like they used to folks. I'm talking every role STACKED with A+ character actors who each have their little arcs, comedic beats, dramatic moments and payoffs. I'm talking the likes of: James Rebhorn as the CIA asshole, Robert Loggia as the grizzled general, Harvey Fierstein as the gay guy, Judd Hirsch as the Jewish guy, Mary McDonnell as the Republican first lady who loves the ballet and dies of internal bleeding, Brent Spiner as the goofball Area-51 scientist, Adam "Animal Mother" Baldwin…
I used to watch Independence Day all the time as a kid and I'm pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable it still is. It's silly & corny, of course, but the corniness is part of the film's charm and it totally owns it's ridiculousness. Also the plot structure and cast is perfect. Amongst other things, it has a ton of textbook examples of set-up and pay-off. And who doesn't love Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith in the same movie. That Bill Pullman’s Speech still rules!!
“I could have been at a barbecue!”
Boomer absolutely nailing that jump while the world is exploding behind him, that dog is the best action hero of the 90s.
From the director who once stated that he is "a filmmaker, not a scientist" as his defence to the plethora of historical & scientific inaccuracies present in his stories, Independence Day remains Roland Emmerich's most enjoyable & unabashedly entertaining film to date and is the picture that introduced me to him. And while it offers the same level of ridiculousness as his other works, it still succeeds as a solid popcorn extravaganza that once stood at the forefront of large-scale disaster films.
The story concerns an alien invasion against which the entire mankind unite together to fight for its freedom. It begins on July 2 when an alien mothership enters the Earth's orbit and deploys several spaceships which take over the major…
