Independence Day (1996)
Overview
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $75,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $817,400,891.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 51.116 |
Directed By
Roland Emmerich
Crew
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Gino Acevedo
David Brenner
William James Teegarden
Roland Emmerich
David Arnold
Oliver Scholl
Patrick Tatopoulos
Dean Devlin
Jim Erickson
Dean Devlin
Victor Abbene
Roland Emmerich
Dan Bradley
Richard Epcar
Jennifer Lamb
Wendy Kurtzman
Dan Bradley
Mick Cukurs
Gary A. Krakoff
Oana Bogdan Miller
Claudette Barius
Sean Haworth
John P. Fasal
Anthony Jannelli
Anita Dawn Camp
Don Coufal
Susan Bierbaum
Peggy Pridemore
Sandy Gendler
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Hilda Hodges
Terry Clotiaux
Michael J. Delaney
Heidi Shulman
John Roesch
Randy Nolen
Michael Adkins
Christi K. Work
Volker Engel
Joe Davenport
Victor J. Zolfo
Myles Aronowitz
Lauren E. Polizzi
Bruce MacCallum
Bob Beemer
Douglas Smith
Peter Krause
Maxwell R. Johnson II
Jacob F. Conrad
Val Kuklowsky
Skip Wilson
Lauren E. Polizzi
Pamela Klamer
Bill W. Benton
Neil Holcomb
Rick Raphael
Julia K. Levine
Darrin Prescott
Lane Leavitt
Donna Keegan
Chris Howell
Peter Winther
Joseph A. Porro
Mickey Giacomazzi
Patrick Tatopoulos
Dana Hee
Francine Morris
Gene LeBell
Jennifer Caputo
Barbara Anne Klein
Rick Avery
Rick Newsome
Eliza Coleman
Doug Harlocker
Will Cantler
Bernard Telsey
Wally Adee
Robert Renga
Doug Coleman
Andy Gill
Debbie Evans
Keith Woulard
Tom Morga
Gilbert B. Combs
Frank Lloyd
Jimmy N. Roberts
Kelly Van Horn
Jane Nerlinger Evans
Kim H. Winther
Gabreal Franklin
Marvel Wakefield
Shari Nicotero
Bac DeLorme
Roland Emmerich
Kevin LaRosa
Dean Garvin
Ute Emmerich
Glen Trotiner
Dean Devlin
Michael Viglietta
Annie Welles
William Fay
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Mary Peters
Rick Barker
Frank Ferrara
Peter Bucossi
Glenn Kleczkowski
TOP CAST
Will Smith
Capt. Steven Hiller
Bill Pullman
President Thomas J. Whitmore
Jeff Goldblum
David Levinson
Mary McDonnell
Marilyn Whitmore
Judd Hirsch
Julius Levinson
Robert Loggia
General William Grey
Randy Quaid
Russell Casse
Margaret Colin
Constance Spano
James Rebhorn
Albert Nimzicki
Harvey Fierstein
Marty Gilbert
Adam Baldwin
Major Mitchell
Brent Spiner
Dr. Brackish Okun
James Duval
Miguel
Vivica A. Fox
Jasmine Dubrow
Lisa Jakub
Alicia
Ross Bagley
Dylan
Mae Whitman
Patricia Whitmore
Bill Smitrovich
Captain Watson
Kiersten Warren
Tiffany
Harry Connick Jr.
Capt. Jimmy Wilder
Giuseppe Andrews
Troy
John Storey
Dr. Isaacs
Frank Novak
Teddy
Devon Gummersall
Philip
Leland Orser
Techy / Med Asst #1
Mirron E. Willis
Aide
Ross Lacy
Aide
David Pressman
Whitmore's Aide
Vivian Palermo
Tech / Med Asst
Raphael Sbarge
Commander / Tech
Bobby Hosea
Commanding Officer
Dan Lauria
Commanding Officer
Steve Giannelli
Radar Tech
Eric Paskel
Radar Tech
Carlos Lacámara
Radar Operator
John Bennett Perry
Secret Serviceman
Troy Willis
Secret Serviceman
Tim Kelleher
Technician
Wayne Wilderson
Area 51 Technician
Jay Acovone
Area 51 Guard
James Wong
SETI Tech One
Thom Barry
SETI Tech Two
Jana Marie Hupp
SETI Tech Three
Matt Pashkow
Second Officer
Robert Pine
Chief of Staff
Marisa Johnston
Co-Worker #2
Michael Winther
Co-Worker #3
Warren Dexter Beatty
Co-Worker #4
Paul LeClair
Co-Worker #5
Michael Vacca
Lt. Peterson
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