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 | 43.79 |
Directed By
Roland Emmerich
Crew
Roland Emmerich
Dean Devlin
Roland Emmerich
Dean Devlin
David Arnold
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
David Brenner
Oliver Scholl
Patrick Tatopoulos
William James Teegarden
Jim Erickson
Gino Acevedo
Victor Abbene
Dan Bradley
Richard Epcar
Jennifer Lamb
Wendy Kurtzman
Dan Bradley
Oana Bogdan Miller
Gary A. Krakoff
Mick Cukurs
Sean Haworth
Julia K. Levine
Lauren E. Polizzi
Lauren E. Polizzi
Pamela Klamer
Victor J. Zolfo
John P. Fasal
Sandy Gendler
Val Kuklowsky
John Roesch
Hilda Hodges
Don Coufal
Bob Beemer
Bill W. Benton
Terry Clotiaux
Douglas Smith
Volker Engel
Joe Davenport
Myles Aronowitz
Claudette Barius
Michael J. Delaney
Neil Holcomb
Tony C. Jannelli
Peter Krause
Bruce MacCallum
Rick Raphael
Randy Nolen
Michael Adkins
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Heidi Shulman
Christi K. Work
Maxwell R. Johnson II
Skip Wilson
Susan Bierbaum
Anita Dawn Camp
Jacob F. Conrad
Peggy Pridemore
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
Wally Adee
Doug Harlocker
Robert Renga
Will Cantler
Bernard Telsey
Doug Coleman
Andy Gill
Debbie Evans
Keith Woulard
Tom Morga
Gilbert B. Combs
Frank Lloyd
Jimmy N. Roberts
Roland Emmerich
Ute Emmerich
William Fay
Jane Nerlinger Evans
Kelly Van Horn
Dean Devlin
Gabreal Franklin
Dean Garvin
Kevin LaRosa
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Shari Nicotero
Glen Trotiner
Michael Viglietta
Kim H. Winther
Bac DeLorme
Marvel Wakefield
Annie Welles
Mary Peters
Rick Barker
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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