Independence Day
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Roland Emmerich
Will Smith
Bill Pullman
Jeff Goldblum
Mary Mcdonnell
Vivica A. Fox
Film Details
Technical Specs
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
Derek Kim
Julie Moran
Dexter Warren
Wayne Wilderson
Jack Germond
Ross Bagley
Bobby Hosea
Bill Smitrovich
John Laughlin
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
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
Thomas F Duffy
Jerry Dunphy
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
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
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
Elston Ridgle
Mike Monteleone
Mirron E. Willis
Arthur A. Brooks
Victor Zolfo
Joyce Cohen
Ross Lacy
Robert D Bennett
Harry Connick
Gary Hecker
Jack Moore
Crew
Alesia Abatie
Victor Abbene
Daniel J Accomando
Gino Acevedo
Wally Adee
Michael Adkins
Bob Ahmanson
Harry J Alpert
Matthew Altman
Salvador Anaya
Ernest Anderson
Niko Anderson
Suzanne Angel
David Arnold
Myles Aronowitz
Tricia Henry Ashford
David M Atkinson
Steve Austin
Paul E Avery
Rhonda Baer
Billy Baker
John S Baker
James Balsam
Brent Barber
Claudette Barius
Rick Barker
Fred Barnes
Paul Barnes
Clay Bartholomew
Joe Beam
David Beasley
Bob Beemer
Bill W Benton
Philip N Berardi
Bethany Berndt-shackelford
Jeffrey Berrington
Bill Besanceney
Susan Bierbaum
Gary Bierend
Bruce Bisenz
Richard L Blackwell
Michael Blake
Stephanie Blakemore
Tony Blaszczyk
Noah Blough
Doug Blush
Michele Bock
Jason Bogard
Oana Bogdan
James Bolt
Martin Bosworth
Todd Boyce
Curtiss Bradford
Rob Bredow
David Brenner
Kelli L Bright
Craig A Brink
Bonnie Brinkley
Dale Brodt
Al Broussard
Kevin Brown
Mark Brown
Branch Marie Brunson
Pete Bucossi
Bruce Bullock
Richard Buoen
Gail Clark Burch
Gary Burritt
Richard M Butkus
James Bybee
Wally Byrnes
Kirk Cadrette
Anita Dawn Camp
Gary L Camp
Lynn Campbell
Marco Campos
Will Cantler
Carey Capaldi
Frank Capello
Roberto Carlos
Chris Carpenter
Michael Casper
Vincent Cassaro
Leilana Cassidy
Hazel Catmull
Jacob Cerrone
Adam Chambers
Michael Chandler
Jackie Cheng
Melanie Chretin
Michael Christensen
Jeffrey Cilley
Tom Clary
Eleanor Clift
Terry Clotiaux
Richard Cody
Gerrard Coffey
Rob Cohen
Doug Coleman
Eliza Coleman
Keith Collea
Scott Edward Collins
Gil Combs
Jacob F Conrad
Richard J Cook
Linda Cordella
Loren Corl
Don Coufal
Stephane Couture
David M Cowan
Andy Crawford
Mick Cukurs
Rani Cunningham
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Andrea D'amico
James D'amico
Jeff Dash
Debbi Datz-pyle
Joe Davenport
Gary Charles Davis
Jeff De La Rosa
Mike Delaney
Robert E Denne
Larry Deunger
Dean Devlin
Dean Devlin
Dhamarata G. Dhiensuwana
David Diamond
Babette Dickerson
Tony J Dipanni
Nicholas Dodd
Nicholas Dodd
John S Dorsey
Norman Douglass
Genevieve G Doyle
Dean Drabin
Mitchell S Drain
Rickley W Dumm
Robert E Dunne
Jerry Dunphy
Adam Duthie
Roderic Duuf
Ted Eachus
Mark Eggenweiler
R Craig Eggertz
J J Elam
Katalin Elek
Peter S Elliot
David Emery
Roland Emmerich
Roland Emmerich
Ute Emmerich
Andrew M Endsley
Hartmut Engel
Volker Engel
Ronald Eno
Jim Erickson
Greg Evans
Jane Evans
Ruth Fainberg
Steffan Falesitch
John Paul Fasal
Alan Faucher
Conny Fauser
William Fay
William Fay
Sandra Ferguson
Frank Ferrara
Jamie H Fishman
John Fitzpatrick
Kenneth E Fix
Matthew Flesher
Christian Fletcher
Thom Floutz
Thom Floutz
Anna Foerster
Anna Foerster
Fred Folger
Fred Fouquet
Nicholas Franchot
Joe Francis
Mark Franco
Alan Frazier
Steve Frohardt
Jeff Frost
Daniel Gaber
Michael Gabrawy
Dennis Gamiello
Jake Garber
Jake Garber
Ed Garcia
Juan M Garcia
Ron Garlick
Dean Garvin
Kento Gebo
Sandy Gendler
Bryson Gerard
Jennifer German
Jack Germond
Scott Getzinger
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Visual Effects
Award Nominations
Best Sound
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
