Independence Day


2h 25m 1996

Brief Synopsis

It is an ordinary summer day. But then, without warning, something very extraordinary happens. Enormous shadows fall across the land. Strange atmospheric phenomena, ominous and mesmerizing, surface around the globe. All eyes turn upward. The question of whether we're alone in the universe has finally been answered. And, in a matter of minutes, the lives of every person across the globe are forever changed. With the fate of our planet at stake, the Fourth of July is about to take on an entirely new meaning. No longer will it be an American holiday. It will be known as the day the entire world fought back. The day we did not go gentle into the good night... The day all of us on planet Earth celebrated our independence day.

Film Details

Also Known As
Día de la independencia, ID4
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Holiday
Thriller
War
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Utah, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Washington, DC, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 25m

Synopsis

It is an ordinary summer day. But then, without warning, something very extraordinary happens. Enormous shadows fall across the land. Strange atmospheric phenomena, ominous and mesmerizing, surface around the globe. All eyes turn upward. The question of whether we're alone in the universe has finally been answered. And, in a matter of minutes, the lives of every person across the globe are forever changed. With the fate of our planet at stake, the Fourth of July is about to take on an entirely new meaning. No longer will it be an American holiday. It will be known as the day the entire world fought back. The day we did not go gentle into the good night... The day all of us on planet Earth celebrated our independence day.

Cast

Will Smith

Bill Pullman

Jeff Goldblum

Mary Mcdonnell

Vivica A. Fox

Randy Quaid

Judd Hirsch

Robert Loggia

Margaret Colin

Adam Baldwin

David Chanel

Kevin Cooney

Jon Matthews

Steve Giannelli

Anthony Crivello

Andrew Keegan

Lyman Ward

Paul Leclair

Andrew Warne

Mark Thompson

Jay Acovone

Ron Pitts

Lisa Jakub

Frank Novak

James J Joyce

Mae Whitman

Barry Nolan

Himself

Derek Kim

Julie Moran

Dexter Warren

Wayne Wilderson

Jack Germond

Himself

Ross Bagley

Bobby Hosea

Bill Smitrovich

John Laughlin

Himself

Michael Vacca

Levani Uchaineshvili

Vivian Palermo

Giuseppe Andrews

Mark Fite

Sharon Tay

Ernie Anastos

Randy Oglesby

Malcolm Danare

Pat Skipper

Barry Del Sherman

Leland Orser

Morton Kondracke

Himself

Derek Webster

Eric Michael Zee

Jeff Phillips

John Bennett Perry

John Capodice

Joe Fowler

Devon Gummersall

Vanesa J Wells

Troy Willis

John Bradley

Christine Devine

Kiersten Warren

Carlos Lacamara

Nelson Mashita

Kimberley Beck

Kristof Konrad

Dan Lauria

Michael G Moertl

John Christopher Storey

George Putnam

Himself

Thomas F Duffy

Jerry Dunphy

Himself

Eric Neal Newman

Jessika Cardinahl

Thom Barry

James Duval

David Pressman

Lee Strauss

Marisa Morell

Richard Pachorek

Peter J Lucas

Frank Welker

Greg Collins

Raphael Sbarge

Eleanor Clift

Herself

Wendy Walsh

Matt Pashkow

Jana Marie Hupp

Sayed Badreya

Carlos Lara

Robin Groth

Richard Speight

Robert Pine

Eric Paskel

James Rebhorn

Kevin Sifuentes

Lisa Star

Kurt Van Baarschott

Lead Person

Rance Howard

Tim Kelleher

Gary W Cruz

Harvey Fierstein

Michael Winther

Brent Spiner

Jim Piddock

Barbara Beck

Adam Tomei

James Wong

Yelena Danova

Fred Barnes

Himself

Elston Ridgle

Mike Monteleone

Mirron E. Willis

Arthur A. Brooks

Victor Zolfo

Lead Person

Joyce Cohen

Ross Lacy

Robert D Bennett

Lead Person

Harry Connick

Gary Hecker

Jack Moore

Crew

Alesia Abatie

Art Assistant

Victor Abbene

Lighting Technician

Daniel J Accomando

Production Assistant

Gino Acevedo

Puppeteer

Wally Adee

Property Master

Michael Adkins

Costume Supervisor

Bob Ahmanson

Miniatures

Harry J Alpert

Camera Operator

Matthew Altman

On-Set Dresser

Salvador Anaya

Other

Ernest Anderson

Assistant

Niko Anderson

Electrician

Suzanne Angel

Adr

David Arnold

Music

Myles Aronowitz

Photography

Tricia Henry Ashford

Digital Effects Supervisor

David M Atkinson

Assistant Production Accountant

Steve Austin

Video Playback

Paul E Avery

Electrician

Rhonda Baer

Location Assistant

Billy Baker

On-Set Dresser

John S Baker

Other

James Balsam

Camera Operator

Brent Barber

Production Assistant

Claudette Barius

Photography

Rick Barker

Stunts

Fred Barnes

Other

Paul Barnes

Art Assistant

Clay Bartholomew

Transportation Captain

Joe Beam

Electrician

David Beasley

Visual Effects

Bob Beemer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bill W Benton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Philip N Berardi

Other

Bethany Berndt-shackelford

Visual Effects

Jeffrey Berrington

Visual Effects

Bill Besanceney

Other

Susan Bierbaum

Script Supervisor

Gary Bierend

Other

Bruce Bisenz

Sound Mixer

Richard L Blackwell

Stunts

Michael Blake

Makeup Artist

Stephanie Blakemore

Electrician

Tony Blaszczyk

Grip

Noah Blough

Sound Editor

Doug Blush

Consultant

Michele Bock

Set Production Assistant

Jason Bogard

Assistant Production Accountant

Oana Bogdan

Art Department Coordinator

James Bolt

Rerecording

Martin Bosworth

Rigging Gaffer

Todd Boyce

Cgi Artist

Curtiss Bradford

Lighting Technician

Rob Bredow

Technical Supervisor

David Brenner

Editor

Kelli L Bright

Set Production Assistant

Craig A Brink

Electrician

Bonnie Brinkley

Art Director

Dale Brodt

Production Supervisor

Al Broussard

Other

Kevin Brown

Electrician

Mark Brown

Assistant Camera Operator

Branch Marie Brunson

Electrician

Pete Bucossi

Stunts

Bruce Bullock

Production Assistant

Richard Buoen

Visual Effects

Gail Clark Burch

Adr Editor

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutting

Richard M Butkus

Electrician

James Bybee

Production Assistant

Wally Byrnes

Grip

Kirk Cadrette

Animator

Anita Dawn Camp

Choreographer

Gary L Camp

Assistant Camera Operator

Lynn Campbell

Makeup

Marco Campos

Other

Will Cantler

Casting

Carey Capaldi

Production

Frank Capello

Foreman

Roberto Carlos

Other

Chris Carpenter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Casper

Rerecording

Vincent Cassaro

Foley Editor

Leilana Cassidy

Production Assistant

Hazel Catmull

Hair Assistant

Jacob Cerrone

Grip

Adam Chambers

Electrician

Michael Chandler

Sound Editor

Jackie Cheng

Assistant

Melanie Chretin

On-Set Dresser

Michael Christensen

Set Production Assistant

Jeffrey Cilley

Other

Tom Clary

Wrangler

Eleanor Clift

Other

Terry Clotiaux

Visual Effects

Richard Cody

Craft Service

Gerrard Coffey

Assistant Production Accountant

Rob Cohen

Set Costumer

Doug Coleman

Stunts

Eliza Coleman

Stunts

Keith Collea

Video Assist/Playback

Scott Edward Collins

On-Set Dresser

Gil Combs

Stunts

Jacob F Conrad

Location Manager

Richard J Cook

Visual Effects

Linda Cordella

Visual Effects

Loren Corl

Key Grip

Don Coufal

Boom Operator

Stephane Couture

Animator

David M Cowan

Sound Editor

Andy Crawford

Dolly Grip

Mick Cukurs

Set Designer

Rani Cunningham

Costumes

Patrick Cyccone Jr.

Rerecording

Andrea D'amico

Visual Effects

James D'amico

Transportation Captain

Jeff Dash

Accounting Assistant

Debbi Datz-pyle

Music Contractor

Joe Davenport

Other

Gary Charles Davis

Stunts

Jeff De La Rosa

Best Boy

Mike Delaney

Gaffer

Robert E Denne

Other

Larry Deunger

Visual Effects

Dean Devlin

Screenplay

Dean Devlin

Producer

Dhamarata G. Dhiensuwana

Key Rigging Grip

David Diamond

Other

Babette Dickerson

Apprentice

Tony J Dipanni

Production

Nicholas Dodd

Music Conductor

Nicholas Dodd

Original Music

John S Dorsey

Production Assistant

Norman Douglass

Stunts

Genevieve G Doyle

Set Production Assistant

Dean Drabin

Adr Mixer

Mitchell S Drain

Visual Effects

Rickley W Dumm

Assistant Sound Editor

Robert E Dunne

Other

Jerry Dunphy

Other

Adam Duthie

Camera Assistant

Roderic Duuf

Miniatures

Ted Eachus

Grip

Mark Eggenweiler

Editor

R Craig Eggertz

Set Production Assistant

J J Elam

Production Assistant

Katalin Elek

Makeup Artist

Peter S Elliot

Editor

David Emery

Visual Effects

Roland Emmerich

Executive Producer

Roland Emmerich

Screenplay

Ute Emmerich

Executive Producer

Andrew M Endsley

Production Assistant

Hartmut Engel

Animation Supervisor

Volker Engel

Visual Effects Supervisor

Ronald Eno

Sound Editor

Jim Erickson

Set Decorator

Greg Evans

On-Set Dresser

Jane Evans

Production Supervisor

Ruth Fainberg

Assistant

Steffan Falesitch

Sound Editor

John Paul Fasal

Sound Designer

Alan Faucher

Visual Effects

Conny Fauser

Visual Effects

William Fay

Executive Producer

William Fay

Unit Production Manager

Sandra Ferguson

Art Assistant

Frank Ferrara

Stunts

Jamie H Fishman

Assistant Production Coordinator

John Fitzpatrick

Transportation Co-Captain

Kenneth E Fix

Location Manager

Matthew Flesher

Art Assistant

Christian Fletcher

Stunts

Thom Floutz

Puppeteer

Thom Floutz

Art Assistant

Anna Foerster

Other

Anna Foerster

Director Of Photography

Fred Folger

Puppeteer

Fred Fouquet

Visual Effects

Nicholas Franchot

Grip

Joe Francis

Cg Supervisor

Mark Franco

Visual Effects

Alan Frazier

Electrician

Steve Frohardt

Dolly Grip

Jeff Frost

Art Department

Daniel Gaber

Music Editor

Michael Gabrawy

Set Production Assistant

Dennis Gamiello

Key Grip

Jake Garber

Art Assistant

Jake Garber

Puppeteer

Ed Garcia

Other

Juan M Garcia

Grip

Ron Garlick

Pilot

Dean Garvin

Assistant Director

Kento Gebo

Visual Effects

Sandy Gendler

Sound Editor

Bryson Gerard

Visual Effects

Jennifer German

Visual Effects

Jack Germond

Other

Scott Getzinger

Props Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
Día de la independencia, ID4
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Holiday
Thriller
War
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
New York City, New York, USA; Utah, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Washington, DC, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 25m

Award Wins

Best Visual Effects

1996

Award Nominations

Best Sound

1996

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Summer July 2, 1996

Wide Release in United States July 3, 1996

Released in United States on Video November 22, 1996

Released in United States 1996

Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Opening Night) September 27 - October 6, 1996 (out-of-competition).

Shown at Venice Film Festival (Venetian Nights) August 29 - September 9, 1996.

Bill Pullman reportedly received $2.5 million for this film.

Bill Pullman reportedly received $2.5 million for this film.

Began shooting July 28, 1995.

Completed shooting November 2, 1995.

Limited Release in United States July 2, 1996

Released in United States Summer July 2, 1996

Wide Release in United States July 3, 1996

Released in United States on Video November 22, 1996

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Opening Night) September 27 - October 6, 1996 (out-of-competition).)

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (Venetian Nights) August 29 - September 9, 1996.)

Limited Release in United States July 2, 1996