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Independence Day, 1996

Starring: Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman

Directed by: Roland Emmerich

Written by: Dean Devlin

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 145 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:6.6

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The mood of Independence Day is exciting, stylized, and rough. The plot centers around evil aliens, antiheroes, and saving the world. It is a thriller, action, and sci-fi movie. Stylistically, Independence Day has a Hollywood tone and stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is fantastical. The pacing is fast. Independence Day is set in the USA. It happens in the 1990s. Visually, it involves special effects. Independence Day is known for being a blockbuster and an Oscar winner. It is especially suggested for a family outing, teens, and a boys' night. Note that it includes profanity.

Summary of Independence Day

With a $71 million budget and mind-blowing special effects, INDEPENDENCE DAY is a grand, high-tech throwback to such films of the 1950s as THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and WAR OF THE WORLDS. Here, aliens, in numerous gargantuan spaceships, arrive without warning and hover over the world's most important cities, creating global panic. The nasty visitors use death rays to blow New York, Washington D.C, and Los Angeles to smithereens. A handful of plucky Americans, including the Clinton-esque President (Bill Pullman), a gung-ho fighter pilot (Will Smith) and a computer geek named David (Jeff Goldblum), attempt to devise a strategy against the invaders.

On July 4th, their risky plan is put into effect, as dozens of fighter pilots (including the President) wage an assault on the spaceships. However, their success (and the fate of the world) depends on David, who is attempting to disarm the aliens's mothership.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	25 June 1996
Runtime:	145 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

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Awarded Best Visual Effects at the 1996 Academy Awards

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Will Smith

as Captain Steven Hiller

Jeff Goldblum

as David Levinson

Bill Pullman

as President Thomas J. Whitmore

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Will Smith in Independence Day (1996)

Brent Spiner and James Rebhorn in Independence Day (1996)

Robert Loggia and Bill Pullman in Independence Day (1996)

Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day (1996)

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The aliens, meanwhile, are a fabulously nasty lot of slimy, tentacled, malevolent telepaths, but all their superior technology is no match for our red, white and blue ingenuity. Take that, space bullies! Full Review

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by: Maitland McDonagh

Entertainment Weekly

It's the first futuristic disaster movie that's as cute as a button. Which, when all the special effects blow over, is what we Americans like in a monster hit. Full Review

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by: Lisa Schwarzbaum

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A guilty pleasure. So bad it's good. It's a rare movie where you notice the plot holes while you are watching the movie and like it anyway. Pure fun. Read and rate it

11.June.2009
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by: jostrem
jostrem rated this movie6/10Okay

This movie is a must see. The effects were totally awesome and the story was great. This is an awesome movie for a home theatre. The sound and effects were definitely of great quality. Read and rate it

17.March.2009
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by: Daniel Flores
Daniel Flores rated this movie10/10Must See

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