Independence Day (1996 film)

Independence Day
Independence Day
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roland Emmerich
Written by	Roland Emmerich; Dean Devlin;
Produced by	Dean Devlin
Starring	Will Smith; Bill Pullman; Jeff Goldblum; Mary McDonnell; Judd Hirsch; Margaret Colin; Randy Quaid; Vivica A. Fox; Robert Loggia; James Rebhorn; Harvey Fierstein;
Cinematography	Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by	David Brenner
Music by	David Arnold
Production; company	Centropolis Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	July 3, 1996;
Running time	145 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$75 million
Box office	$817.4 million

Independence Day (also promoted as ID4) is a 1996 American science fiction action film^[2]^[3] directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin, and stars an ensemble cast that consists of Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Vivica A. Fox, and Harvey Fierstein. The film focuses on 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.

While promoting Stargate in Europe, Emmerich conceived the film while answering a question about his belief in the existence of alien life. Devlin and Emmerich decided to incorporate a large-scale attack having noticed that aliens in most invasion films travel long distances in outer space only to remain hidden when reaching Earth. Shooting began on July 28, 1995, in New York City, and the film was completed on October 8, 1995.

Considered a significant turning point in the history of the Hollywood blockbuster, Independence Day was at the forefront of the large-scale disaster film and sci-fi resurgence of the mid-late 1990s. It was released worldwide on July 3, 1996, but began showing on July 2 (the same day the film's story begins) in original release as a result of a high level of anticipation among moviegoers. The film received mixed reviews, with praise for the performances, musical score and visual effects, but criticism for its characters. It grossed over $817.4 million worldwide,^[2] becoming the highest-grossing film of 1996 and the second-highest-grossing film ever at the time, behind Jurassic Park (1993). The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound.^[4]

The sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, was released 20 years later on June 24, 2016, as part of a planned series of films.

^ "INDEPENDENCE DAY (12)". British Board of Film Classification. July 21, 1996. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Independence Day (1996)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
^ Yarlagadda, Tara (February 18, 2022). "The best sci-fi action movie on HBO Max reveals a real interstellar threat". Inverse. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^ "Oscar night: Fashion world's moment in sun". The Orlando Sentinel. March 25, 1997. p. 4. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "INDEPENDENCE DAY (12)". British Board of Film Classification. July 21, 1996. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.

[BOM-2] "Independence Day (1996)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2009.

[3] Yarlagadda, Tara (February 18, 2022). "The best sci-fi action movie on HBO Max reveals a real interstellar threat". Inverse. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

[OscarNight-4] "Oscar night: Fashion world's moment in sun". The Orlando Sentinel. March 25, 1997. p. 4. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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