Name: Independence Day
Genre: Action-Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 1996
Duration: 2 h 25 min

Independence Day (1996)

Directed by Roland Emmerich

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Independence Day is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich and the film's producer Dean Devlin. The film stars an ensemble cast of Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, and Vivica A. Fox. The film follows disparate groups of people who converge in the Nevada desert in the aftermath of a worldwide attack by a powerful extraterrestrial race. With the other people of the world, they launch a counterattack on July 4—Independence Day in the United States.

Movie Info

Budget

$75,000,000

Box Office

$817,400,891

Themes

Dark | Death/Extinction | Space/Aliens

Attributes

Filming Location: Colorado, Iceland, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, Pittsburgh, Reykjavík, Utah
Narrative Location: California, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C.
Subject: alien invasion, aviation, extraterrestrial life, monster movies