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 | 41.25 |
Directed By
Roland Emmerich
Crew
Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Victor Abbene
Roland Emmerich
David Arnold
Oliver Scholl
Roland Emmerich
David Brenner
Gino Acevedo
Dean Devlin
Jim Erickson
William James Teegarden
Dean Devlin
Patrick Tatopoulos
Dan Bradley
Richard Epcar
Jennifer Lamb
Wendy Kurtzman
Dan Bradley
Mick Cukurs
Gary A. Krakoff
Oana Bogdan Miller
Lauren E. Polizzi
Pamela Klamer
Bob Beemer
Susan Bierbaum
John P. Fasal
Don Coufal
Skip Wilson
Claudette Barius
Bruce MacCallum
Bill W. Benton
Volker Engel
Terry Clotiaux
Randy Nolen
Heidi Shulman
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Peggy Pridemore
Victor J. Zolfo
John Roesch
Anita Dawn Camp
Jacob F. Conrad
Lauren E. Polizzi
Neil Holcomb
Rick Raphael
Julia K. Levine
Val Kuklowsky
Joe Davenport
Maxwell R. Johnson II
Peter Krause
Hilda Hodges
Douglas Smith
Michael Adkins
Christi K. Work
Sandy Gendler
Myles Aronowitz
Michael J. Delaney
Sean Haworth
Anthony Jannelli
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
Bernard Telsey
Robert Renga
Doug Harlocker
Wally Adee
Will Cantler
Doug Coleman
Andy Gill
Debbie Evans
Keith Woulard
Tom Morga
Gilbert B. Combs
Frank Lloyd
Jimmy N. Roberts
Shari Nicotero
Bac DeLorme
Kelly Van Horn
Ute Emmerich
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Gabreal Franklin
Kevin LaRosa
Kim H. Winther
Dean Devlin
Dean Garvin
Roland Emmerich
William Fay
Marvel Wakefield
Annie Welles
Jane Nerlinger Evans
Glen Trotiner
Michael Viglietta
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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