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
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Roland Emmerich would have said in an interview to have made this film to make fun of American patriotism.
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the crash landing of the UFO in the desert refers to Incident of Roswell
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the film with brought back 797,900,000$, performance which registers it in " the largest success of the world boxoffice " .
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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.
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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
- the New Yorkean decoration
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