Independence Day

Independence Day is an American film of Roland Emmerich left in 1996.

The film is sometimes called ID4 (which appeared in filigree on the French poster at the time of its exit), ID referring to the Independence Day , the national Festival American and the “4” referring to the July 4th, day when this festival is celebrated in the country.

Synopsis

The extraterrestrial ones invade the ground. Their vessels are seen with the top of more the big cities of the whole world. Moreover, these extraterrestrial is endowed and can influence us by telepathy.

The only hope remains in the person of a scientist shining, living a chaotic relation with the secretary of the president of the United States, and a young soldier. A race against the clock begins then to save the Earth. While the military forces weaken, the future of humanity seems dedicated with an unquestionable death.

Data sheet

Title: Independence Day
Realization: Roland Emmerich
Scenario: Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich
Production: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich and William Fay
Music: David Arnold
Photography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Assembly: David Brenner
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Colors - 2,35:1 - SDR - 35 mm
Budget: 75 million dollars
Kind: Action, science fiction
Lasted: 145 minutes/153 minutes (special edition)
Comings out date: July 2nd 1996 (Canada), July 3rd 1996 (the United States), October 2nd 1996 (France), October 3rd 1996 (Belgium)

Distribution

Bill Pullman : President Thomas J. Whitmore
Mary McDonnell: First Lady Marilyn Whitmore
Jeff Goldblum: David Levinson
Judd Hirsch: Julius Levinson
Margaret Hake: Constancy Spano
Will Smith: Captain Steven “Steve” Hiller
Vivica A. Fox: Jasmine Dubrow
Randy Quaid : Russell Breaks
Robert Loggia: General William Mr. Grey
James Rebhorn: Albert Nimziki
Harvey Fierstein: Marty Gilbert
Adam Baldwin: Major Mitchell
Brent Spiner: Dr. Brackish Okun
James Duval: Miguel Breaks
LISA Jakub: Alicia Breaks
Giuseppe Andrews: Troy Breaks
Ross Bagley: Dylan Dubrow
Bill Smitrovich : Lt. Colonel Watson
Mae Whitman: Patricia Whitmore
Harry Connick Jr.: Captain Jimmy Wilder

Around film

Roland Emmerich would have said in an interview to have made this film to make fun of American patriotism.

the crash landing of the UFO in the desert refers to Incident of Roswell

the film with brought back 797,900,000$, performance which registers it in " the largest success of the world boxoffice " .

In this film of 1996, the UFOs destroy the White House, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Freedom (New York), & U.S. Bank Tower with Los Angeles, undoubtedly after 2001 Hollywood would have disapproved.

Inspiration of the War of the worlds (film, 1953)

Independence Day 2

In 2000 was to leave the continuation, Independence Day 2 with for slogan ID2000 , in which the US president (Bill Pullman) was to constitute a threat for humanity since its telepathic exchange with a alien in first film. Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum, they, were once more to save humanity as a combatant of new extraterrestrial. This film was born never.

Rewards

1997

Academy Awards, the USA, Best Effects, Visual Effects, Best Sound
Saturn Award (nominated)
Amanda Awards, Norway
Awards off the Japanese Academy (nominated)
BAFTA Award Film (nominated)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (Will Smith)
Czech Lions, Box Office Award
Grammy Awards, Instrumental Best Composition (David Arnold)
MTV Movie Awards, Best KIS (Will Smith & Vivica A. Fox)
Mainichi Film Contest
People' S Choice Awards, the USA
Razzie Awards (nominated)
Satellite Awards
Sci-Fi Universe Magazine, the USA, Universe Reader' S Choice Award
Young Artist Awards, Ross Bagley

Note: source IMDb

See too

External bonds

Card IMDb
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