Independence Day
Independence Day (also promoted as ID4) is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich and the film's producer 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, Vivica A. Fox, James Rebhorn, 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, 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. The sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, was released 20 years later on June 24, 2016, as part of a planned series of films.
Line's gone, sir. Two more have been spotted over the Atlantic. One's moving toward New York, the other's headed this direction. How much time do we have? Less than 10 minutes. Alex, organize a military escort. Mr. President, I strongly recommend we move you to a secure location immediately. Connie, can we expect the same kind of panic we saw in Russia? More than likely. We can discuss this on the way. I'm not leaving. We have to maintain a working government... I want you to get the vice president, the whole cabinet, and joint chiefs, and take them to a secured location. I'm staying. I don't want to add to a public hysteria that's gonna cost lives. Connie. Yes, sir? We'll initiate the Emergency Broadcast System. We'll advise people not to panic. The best idea right now is to stay in their homes. Yes, sir. Roy. Dean. And, Alex, you contact the cabinet members. Have them rendezvous here. We'll take them to NORAD. Mr. President, with your permission, I'd like to remain at your side.
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General Grey On TV: Not to react in a manner of cold fear. We have no evidence that these phenomena are endangering anyone. Thus far, reports of aggression... Marty, listen to this. I got a lock on the pattern of that signal, so we can filter it out. But if my calculations are right, it's going to be gone in, like, seven hours anyway. It's reducing itself every time it recycles, so eventually it's gonna disappear... You listening? Can you believe this?
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David, haven't you been watching? David! TV: General. Good afternoon. So far, the phenomenon has not caused any damage. We have to ask you to try to stay calm, and it's important for everyone not to panic. We have a fix on three of the occurrences about to appear over American cities. It's just unreal. Hey, Miguel, come here. TV: One is headed towards Los Angeles. The other two are on our eastern seaboard headed towards New York and Washington, D.C. headed towards New York and Washington, D.C. Marty. Marty.Jamie says this building has an old bomb shelter. We're heading down there now. All right. Um, everybody, head down to the basement. Take it slow. Don't run. Walk down to the basement.
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Hey, Russ, I heard you had a little trouble this morning. Dusted the wrong field. I know you're probably still a little confused from your hostage experience. Hostage experience? Did something happen to you, Russ? Oh, yeah. Seems years back, our boy was kidnapped by aliens. Did all kinds of experiments on him. Tell them about it, Russ. Get a couple beers in him, he'll tell you all about it. Crazy stuff. Won't you, Russ? Russ... when they took you up in their spaceship, did they do any... sexual things, do you recall? Do you recollect? Ha ha ha! - Ha ha ha! - Ha ha ha! Oh, Russ! Ha ha ha ha ha! [Rumbling]
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