Independence Day (1996 film) - Wikipedia

Independence Day (also promoted as ID4) is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin. IndependenceDay(1996film) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 1996filmdirectedbyRolandEmmerich IndependenceDayOriginaltheatricalreleaseposterDirectedbyRolandEmmerichWrittenby DeanDevlin RolandEmmerich ProducedbyDeanDevlinStarring WillSmith BillPullman JeffGoldblum MaryMcDonnell JuddHirsch MargaretColin RandyQuaid RobertLoggia JamesRebhorn HarveyFierstein CinematographyKarlWalterLindenlaubEditedbyDavidBrennerMusicbyDavidArnoldProductioncompanyCentropolisEntertainmentDistributedby20thCenturyFoxReleasedate July 3, 1996 (1996-07-03) Runningtime145minutes[1]CountryUnitedStatesLanguageEnglishBudget$75 million[2]Boxoffice$817.4 million[2] IndependenceDay(alsopromotedasID4)isa1996AmericansciencefictionactionfilmdirectedbyRolandEmmerichandwrittenbyEmmerichandDeanDevlin.ItstarsanensemblecastthatincludesWillSmith,BillPullman,JeffGoldblum,MaryMcDonnell,JuddHirsch,MargaretColin,RandyQuaid,RobertLoggia,JamesRebhorn,HarveyFierstein,andHarryConnick.ThefilmfocusesondisparategroupsofpeoplewhoconvergeintheNevadadesertintheaftermathofaworldwideattackbyanextraterrestrialrace.Withtheotherpeopleoftheworld,theylaunchacounterattackonJuly4—IndependenceDayintheUnitedStates. WhilepromotingStargateinEurope,Emmerichconceivedthefilmwhileansweringaquestionabouthisbeliefintheexistenceofalienlife.HeandDevlindecidedtoincorporatealarge-scaleattackhavingnoticedthataliensinmostinvasionfilmstravellongdistancesinouterspaceonlytoremainhiddenwhenreachingEarth.ShootingbeganinJuly1995inNewYorkCity,andthefilmwascompletedonJune20,1996. ConsideredasignificantturningpointinthehistoryoftheHollywoodblockbuster,IndependenceDaywasattheforefrontofthelarge-scaledisasterfilmandsci-firesurgenceofthemid-late1990s.ItwasreleasedworldwideonJuly3,1996,butbeganshowingonJuly2(thesamedaythefilm'sstorybegins)inoriginalreleaseasaresultofahighlevelofanticipationamongmoviegoers.Thefilmreceivedmixedtopositivereviews,withpraisefortheperformances,musicalscoreandvisualeffectsbutcriticismforitscharacters.Itgrossedover$817.4 millionworldwide,[2]becomingthehighest-grossingfilmof1996,surpassingTwisterandMission:Impossible.Italsobecamethesecond-highest-grossingfilmeveratthetime,behindJurassicPark(1993).ThefilmwontheAcademyAwardforBestVisualEffectsandwasnominatedfortheAcademyAwardforBestSound. Asequel,IndependenceDay:Resurgence,wasreleased20yearslateronJune24,2016,partofaplannedseriesoffilms. Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Production 3.1Development 3.2Filming 3.3Music 4Release 4.1Theatrical 4.2Homemedia 4.3Censorship 4.4Twentieth-anniversaryrelease 5Reception 5.1Boxoffice 5.2Criticalresponse 5.3Accolades 5.4Legacy 6Inothermedia 6.1Books 6.2Radio 6.3Multimedia 6.4Videogames 6.5Toys 7Sequels 8Seealso 9References 10Externallinks Plot[edit] OnJuly2,1996,anenormousalienmothershiparrivesintheorbitoftheEarthanddeploysmultiplesaucers,each15miles(24kilometers)widethattakepositionsoverEarth'smajorcities. U.S.MarineCaptainStevenHillerisdeployeddespitebeingonleave;hisgirlfriend,JasmineDubrow,worriedaboutthealiens,decidestofleeLosAngeleswithherson,DylanDubrow.InNewYorkCity,DavidLevinson,anMIT-trainedsatellitetechnician,decodesasignalembeddedwithinglobalsatellitetransmissions,realizingitisthealiens'countdowntimerforacoordinatedattack.Withhelpfromhisex-wife,WhiteHouseCommunicationsDirectorConstanceSpano,DavidandhisfatherJuliusgainaccesstotheOvalOfficeandalertPresidentThomasWhitmoretothethreat. WhitmoreordersevacuationsofNewYork,LosAngelesandWashington,D.C.,butitistoolate.Eachofthesaucersfiresasingledestructivebeam,causingagargantuanexplosionthatincinerateseachsaucer'stargetedcity,killingmillions.Whitmore,theLevinsons,andafewothersescapeaboardAirForceOneasWashington,NewYork,LosAngeles,andothermajorcitiesaroundtheworldaredestroyedinstantly.Jasmine,Dylan,andtheirdogBoomertakeshelterinatunnel'sinspectionalcove,emergingoncethedestructionisover. OnJuly3,counterattacksagainstthealieninvadersbegin,buttheirshipsareshieldedbyforcefields.Eachsaucerlaunchesaswarmoffightervesselswiththeirownshields,whichdecimatethehumanfightersquadronsandmilitarybases.Hiller,oneofthemission'ssquadronleaders,survivesbyluringhisattackertotheenclosedspacesoftheGrandCanyonbeforeejectingfromhisplane,causingtheenemyfightertocrash-land.Hesubduesthedownedalienandflagsdownaconvoyofrefugees,transportingtheunconsciousalientoArea51,whereWhitmore'sgrouphaslanded. DefenseSecretaryAlbertNimzickirevealedthatafactionofthegovernmenthasbeeninvolvedinaUFOconspiracysince1947,whenoneoftheinvaders'attackfighterscrashedinRoswell.Area51housesthenow-refurbishedship,andthreealiencorpsesrecoveredfromthecrash.AschiefscientistDr.BrackishOkunexaminesthealiencapturedbySteven,itawakens,telepathicallyinvadesOkun'smind,killsotherpersonnel,andlaunchesapsychicattackagainstWhitmore.AfterSecretServiceagentsandmilitarypersonnelkillthealien,Whitmorerevealswhathelearnedwhentheywerelinked:theinvadersplantowipeoutcivilizationsandstripEarthofitsnaturalresourcesastheyhavedonetomanyotherplanetsbeforethem. WhitmorereluctantlyauthorizesanuclearattackagainstonewarshipsituatedaboveHouston,asatrial,butthewarshipsurvives.JasminandDylan,havingcommandeeredatruck,rescueothersurvivors,includingthecriticallyinjuredFirstLadyMarilynWhitmore.ThoughtheyarelaterfoundbyHillerandtakentoArea51,Marilyndiesshortlyafterbeingreunitedwithherfamily. OnJuly4,takinginspirationfromhisfather,DavidLevinsonwritesacomputervirusthatwilldisruptthealiens'shields'operatingsystem,anddevisesaplantouploaditintothemothershipfromtherefurbishedalienfighter,whichHillervolunteerstopilot.TheU.S.militarycontactsdifferentnations'survivingairbornesquadronsaroundtheworldthroughMorsecodetoorganizeaunitedcounter-offensiveagainstthealiens.Withthemilitarymanpowershortonpilots,WhitmoreandGeneralWilliamGreyenlistthehelpofvolunteerswithflightexperience,includingretiredVietnamsoldierRussellCasse,toflytheremainingjetsatArea51;WhitmoreleadsanattackonawarshipbearingdownonthebasewhileGreyoverseesit. HillermarriesJasminewithDavidandConstanceinattendancebeforeHillerandLevinsonleaveonthemission.Enteringthemothership,theyuploadthevirusanddeployanuclearmissileonboard,nullifyingthealiens'communicationssystemanditsreinforcementsoncetheshipisdestroyed.Withthealiens'shieldsdeactivated,Whitmore'ssquadroncancombattheenemyfighters,buttheirammunitionisexhaustedbeforetheycandestroythesaucer.Asthesaucerpreparestofireonthebase,Russellhasonelastmissile,butisunabletofireduetoalaunchermalfunction;hesacrificeshimselfbycrashinghisjetwiththemissileintothesaucer'sweaponasitischargingtofire,destroyingthewarship.Humanmilitaryforcesworldwidearenotifiedofthealienships'criticalweaknessanddestroytheothers. Ashumanityrejoicesinvictory,HillerandLevinsonreturntoArea51andreunitewiththeirfamilies. Cast[edit] WillSmithasCaptainStevenHiller,aMarineF/A-18pilotwiththeBlackKnightsquadronatMCASElToroandaspiringastronaut.TherolewasoriginallyofferedtoEthanHawkebutheturneditdownashethoughtthescriptwasterrible.[3]DevlinandEmmerichhadalwaysenvisionedanAfrican-Americanfortherole,[4]andspecificallywantedSmithafterseeinghisperformanceinSixDegreesofSeparation.[5] BillPullmanasPresidentThomasJ.Whitmore,aformerfighterpilotandGulfWarveteran.Topreparefortherole,PullmanreadBobWoodward'sTheCommandersandwatchedthedocumentaryfilmTheWarRoom.[6] JeffGoldblumasDavidLevinson,anMIT-educatedsatelliteengineerandtechnologicalexpert. MaryMcDonnellasFirstLadyMarilynWhitmore,thewifeofThomasWhitmore. JuddHirschasJuliusLevinson,DavidLevinson'sfather.ThecharacterwasbasedononeofDeanDevlin'suncles.[7] RobertLoggiaasGeneralWilliamGrey,USMC,theCommandantoftheUnitedStatesMarineCorps.LoggiamodeledthecharacterafterWorldWarIIgenerals,particularlyGeorgeS.Patton.[8] RandyQuaidasRussellCasse,aneccentric,alcoholicformerfighterpilotandVietnamWarveteran.Heinsiststhathewasabductedbythealiensduringworkonaerialapplicationtenyearspriortothefilm'sevents,shortlyaftercompletinghismilitaryservice. MargaretColinasConstanceSpano,Whitmore'sWhiteHouseCommunicationsDirectorandDavidLevinson'sex-wife. VivicaA.FoxasJasmineDubrow,StevenHiller'sgirlfriendandmotherofDylanDubrow. JamesRebhornasAlbertNimzicki,theSecretaryofDefenseand,asformerCIADirector,isamemberofagovernmentalfactionwhoareawareofthealiens'existenceduetotheshiprecoveredatRoswell.Notwell-liked,lying,arrogant,selfish,andcrooked,Nimzickiembodiesthestereotypicalcorruptpolitician,andhisambitionistobeelectedaspresidenthimselfandoftenatoddswithidealistssuchasWhitmoreandGrey.RebhorndescribedthecharacterasbeingmuchlikeOliverNorth.[9]Thecharacter'seventualfiringlampoonsJoeNimziki,[10]MGM'sheadofadvertising,whomadelifeunpleasantforDevlinandEmmerichwhenstudioexecutivesforcedrecutsofStargate.[11] HarveyFiersteinasMartyGilbert,DavidLevinson'scoworkeratCompactCableTelevisionCompany. AdamBaldwinasMajorMitchell,USAF,Area51'scommandingofficerandthusamemberofagovernmentalfactionwhoareawareofthealiens'existence.Duringtheinterstellarwar,hebecomesatrustedallytoThomasWhitmore'sparty. BrentSpinerasDr.BrackishOkun,theunkemptandhighlyexcitablescientistinchargeofresearchatArea51.Thecharacter'sappearanceandverbalstylearebaseduponthoseofvisualeffectssupervisorJeffreyA.Okun,withwhomEmmerichhadworkedonStargate.[12] JamesDuvalasMiguelCasse,theoldestsonofRussellCasse. BillSmitrovichasLt.ColonelWatson,thecommandingofficeroftheBlackKnights. HarryConnickJr.asMarineCaptainJimmyWilder,fellowfighterpilotandfriendofSteven.ConnicktookovertherolefromMatthewPerrywhowasoriginallycastintherole. MaeWhitmanasPatriciaWhitmore,thedaughterofPresidentThomasJ.WhitmoreandFirstLadyMarilynWhitmore.[13] RossBagleyasDylanDubrow,JasmineDubrow'ssonandStevenHiller'sstepson. LisaJakubasAliciaCasse,thedaughterofRussellCasse. GiuseppeAndrewsasTroyCasse,thesonofRussellCasse. Production[edit] Development[edit] Officialfilmlogo TheideaforthefilmcamewhenEmmerichandDevlinwereinEuropepromotingtheirfilmStargate.AreporteraskedEmmerichwhyhemadeafilmwithcontentlikeStargateifhedidnotbelieveinaliens.Emmerichstatedhewasstillfascinatedbytheideaofanalienarrival,andfurtherexplainedhisresponsebyaskingthereportertoimaginewhatitwouldbeliketowakeuponemorningandtodiscover15-mile-widespaceshipswerehoveringovertheworld'slargestcities.EmmerichthenturnedtoDevlinandsaid,"IthinkIhaveanideaforournextfilm."[7][14][15] F/A-18HornetsofVMFA-314,"BlackKnights" EmmerichandDevlindecidedtoexpandontheideabyincorporatingalarge-scaleattack,withDevlinsayinghewasbotheredbythefactthat"forthemostpart,inalieninvasionmovies,theycomedowntoEarthandthey'rehiddeninsomebackfield…[o]rtheyarriveinlittlesporesandinjectthemselvesintothebackofsomeone'shead."[16]EmmerichagreedbyaskingDevlinifarrivingfromacrossthegalaxy,"wouldyouhideonafarmorwouldyoumakeabigentrance?"[16]Thetwowrotethescriptduringamonth-longvacationinMexico,[14]andjustonedayaftertheysentitoutforconsideration,20thCenturyFoxchairmanPeterCherningreenlitthescreenplay.[11]Pre-productionbeganjustthreedayslaterinFebruary1995.[7][14]TheU.S.militaryoriginallyintendedtoprovidepersonnel,vehicles,andcostumesforthefilm;however,theybackedoutwhentheproducersrefusedtoremovethescript'sArea51references.[7] Athen-record3,000-plusspecialeffectsshotswouldultimatelyberequiredforthefilm.[15]Theshootutilizedon-set,in-cameraspecialeffectsmoreoftenthancomputer-generatedeffectsinanefforttosavemoneyandgetmoreauthenticpyrotechnicresults.[7]ManyoftheseshotswereaccomplishedatHughesAircraftinCulverCity,California,wherethefilm'sartdepartment,motioncontrolphotographyteams,pyrotechnicsteam,andmodelshopwereheadquartered[dubious–discuss].Theproduction'smodel-makingdepartmentbuiltmorethantwiceasmanyminiaturesfortheproductionthanhadeverbeenbuiltforanyfilmbeforebycreatingminiaturesforbuildings,citystreets,aircraft,landmarks,andmonuments.[17]Thecrewalsobuiltminiaturesforseveralofthespaceshipsfeaturedinthefilm,includinga30-foot(9.1 m)destroyermodel[18]andaversionofthemothershipspanning12feet(3.7 m).[19]Citystreetswererecreated,thentilteduprightbeneathahigh-speedcameramountedonascaffoldingfilmingdownwards.Anexplosionwouldbeignitedbelowthemodel,andflameswouldrisetowardsthecamera,engulfingthetiltedmodelandcreatingtherolling"wallofdestruction"lookseeninthefilm.[20]AmodeloftheWhiteHousewasalsocreated,covering10feet(3.0 m)by5feet(1.5 m),andwasusedinforced-perspectiveshotsbeforebeingdestroyedinasimilarfashionforitsdestructionscene.[21]Thedetonationtookaweektoplan[11]andrequired40explosivecharges.[21] AWorldWarIItrainingaircraftwithacameramountedonitsfrontnavigatedthroughthewallsoftheLittleColoradoRivercanyon,andthefootagewasusedaspilotpoint-of-viewshots.[22] Thefilm'saliensweredesignedbyproductiondesignerPatrickTatopoulos.TheactualaliensinthefilmarediminutiveandbasedonadesignTatopoulosdrewwhentaskedbyEmmerichtocreateanalienthatwas"bothfamiliarandcompletelyoriginal".[23]Thesecreatureswear"bio-mechanical"suitsthatarebasedonanotherdesignTatopoulospitchedtoEmmerich.Thesesuitswere8feet(2.4 m)tall,equippedwith25tentacles,andpurposelydesignedtoshowitcouldnotsustainapersoninsidesoitwouldnotappeartobea"maninasuit".[24] ChristopherWeaver,founderofvideogamepublisherBethesdaSoftworksconsultedwiththemovie'sproductionteam,CentropolisFilms,andprovidedscientificcollaboration.[25]DeanDevlinusedWeaverasthebasisforthefilmcharacterDavidLevinson.[25][26] Filming[edit] PrincipalphotographybeganinJuly1995inNewYorkCity.AsecondunitgatheredplateshotsandestablishingshotsofManhattan,Washington,D.C.,anRVcommunityinFlagstaff,Arizona,andtheVeryLargeArrayonthePlainsofSanAgustin,NewMexico.[24]ThemaincrewalsofilmedinnearbyCliffsidePark,NewJerseybeforemovingtotheformerKaiserSteelmillinFontana,Californiatofilmthepost-attackLosAngelessequences.[27]TheproductionthenmovedtoWendover,Utah,andWestWendover,Nevada,[28]wherethedesertsdoubledforImperialValley,andtheWendoverAirportdoubledfortheElToroandArea51exteriors.[29]ItwasherewherePullmanfilmedhispre-battlespeech.Immediatelybeforefilmingthescene,DevlinandPullmandecidedtoadd"Today,wecelebrateourIndependenceDay!"totheendofthespeech.Atthetime,theproductionwasnicknamed"ID4"becauseWarnerBros.ownedtherightstothetitlebecauseofafilmfrom1983whichisalsocalledIndependenceDay.DevlinhadhopedthatifFoxexecutivesnoticedtheadditionindailies,theimpactofthenewdialoguewouldhelpthemtowintherightstothetitle.[7]Pullmanhadstatedina2020interviewthatFoxhadotherwisebeenaimingtouseDoomsdayforthefilm'sreleasetomatchwithotherdisasterfilmsofthetime,andDevlinandEmmerichhadhopedtheimpactofthisspeechscenewouldhelpwinFoxovertotheIndependenceDayname.[30]Therighttousethetitlewaseventuallywontwoweekslater.[11] TheproductionteammovedtotheBonnevilleSaltFlatstofilmthreescenes,thenreturnedtoCaliforniatofilminvariousplacesaroundLosAngeles,includingHughesAircraftwheresetsforthecablecompanyandArea51interiorswereconstructedataformeraircraftplant.Setsforthelatterincludedcorridorscontainingwindowsthatwerecoveredwithbluematerial.Thefilmmakersoriginallyintendedtousethechromakeytechniquetomakeitappearasifanactivitywashappeningontheothersideoftheglass,butthecompositedimageswerenotaddedtothefinalprintbecauseproductiondesignersdecidedthebluepanelsgavethesetsa"clinicallook".[31]Theattackerhangarsetcontainedanattackermockup65feet(20 m)wide[17]thattookfourmonthstobuild.[11]TheWhiteHouseinteriorsetsusedhadalreadybeenbuiltforTheAmericanPresidentandhadpreviouslybeenusedforNixon.[21]PrincipalphotographycompletedonNovember3,1995.[11] ThefilminitiallydepictedRussellCassebeingrejectedasavolunteerfortheJuly4aerialcounteroffensivebecauseofhisalcoholism.Hethenusesastolenmissiletiedtohisredbiplanetocarryouthissuicidemission.AccordingtoDeanDevlin,testaudiencesrespondedwelltothescene'sironyandcomedicvalue.[7]However,thescenewasre-shottoincludeRussell'sacceptanceasavolunteer,hiscrashcourseonflyingmodernfighteraircraft,andhimflyinganF/A-18insteadofthebiplane.DevlinpreferredthealterationbecausetheviewernowwitnessesRussellultimatelymakingthedecisiontosacrificehislife,[7]andseeingthebiplanekeepingpaceandflyingamongstF/A-18swas"justnotbelievable".[32]ThefilmwasofficiallycompletedonJune20,1996,fivedaysbeforeitsscheduledMannPlazapremiere.[11] Music[edit] TheGrammyAward-winning[33]scoreforthefilmwascomposedbyDavidArnoldandrecordedwithanorchestraof90,achoirof46,"andeverylastounceofstereotypicalAmericanahecouldmusterfortheoccasion".[34]Thefilm'sproducerDeanDevlincommentedthat"youcanleaveituptoaBrittowritesomeofthemostrousingandpatrioticmusicinthehistoryofAmericancinema."[34]ThesoundtrackhasreceivedtwoofficialCDreleases.RCAreleaseda50-minutealbumatthetimeofthefilm'srelease,thenin2010,La-LaLandRecordsreleasedalimited-edition,two-discCDsetthatcomprisedthecompletescoreplus12alternatecues.[35]ThepremiereofIndependenceDaylive[36]tookplaceattheRoyalAlbertHallinSeptember2016,withthefilm'sscoreperformedliveforascreeningofthefilm.[37]Thiscelebratedthetwentiethanniversaryofthefilm'srelease,andtheeventalsofeaturedapre-filmtalkbyDavidArnold. Release[edit] Theatrical[edit] TimecapsuleinRachel,Nevada. Whilethefilmwasstillinpost-production,Foxbeganamassivemarketingcampaigntohelppromotethefilm,beginningwiththeairingofadramaticcommercialduringSuperBowlXXX,forwhichitpaid$1.3 million.[38]Thefilm'ssubsequentsuccessattheboxofficeresultedinatrendofusingSuperBowlairtimetokickofftheadvertisingcampaignforpotentialblockbusters.[39][40] Fox'sLicensingandMerchandisingdivisionalsoenteredintoco-promotionaldealswithAppleInc.Theco-marketingprojectwasdubbed"ThePowertoSavetheWorld"campaign,inwhichthecompanyusedfootageofDavidusinghisPowerBooklaptopintheirprintandtelevisionadvertisements.[41]Trendmastersenteredamerchandisingdealwiththefilm'sproducerstocreatealineoftie-intoys.[42]Inexchangeforproductplacement,Foxalsoenteredintoco-promotionaldealswithMolsonCoorsBrewingCompanyandCoca-Cola.[43] Thefilmwasmarketedwithseveraltaglines,including:"We'vealwaysbelievedweweren'talone.OnJuly4,we'llwishwewere","Earth.Takeagoodlook.Itcouldbeyourlast",and"Don'tmakeplansforAugust".Theweekendbeforethefilm'srelease,theFoxNetworkairedahalf-hourspecialonthefilm,thefirstthirdofwhichwasaspoofnewsreportontheeventsthathappeninthefilm.RogerEbertattributedmostofthefilm'searlysuccesstoitsteasertrailersandmarketingcampaigns,acknowledgingthemas"trulybrilliant".[44] TheshotoftheWhiteHouse'sdestructionwasthefocusofthefilm'smarketingcampaign.Afleeinghelicopterwasaddedtotheshotinthefinalprint. ThefilmhaditsofficialpremiereheldatLosAngeles'now-defunctMannPlazaTheateronJune25,1996.[45]ItwasthenscreenedprivatelyattheWhiteHouseforPresidentBillClintonandhisfamily[46]beforereceivinganationwidereleaseintheUnitedStatesonJuly2,1996,adayearlierthanitspreviouslyscheduledopening.[47] IndependenceDayhadascheduledairingontheFoxBroadcastingCompanyserviceonSeptember16,2001.However,whentheSeptember11attacksoccurred,20thCenturyFoxtookdownthefilmandreplaceditwitharepeatairingofThere'sSomethingAboutMary.[48] Homemedia[edit] Afterasix-week,$30 millionmarketingcampaign,IndependenceDaywasreleasedonaTHXcertifiedVHSonNovember22,1996.[49]ALaserDiscreleasecameoutatroughlythesametime,whichincludedaudiocommentary,theatricaltrailers,deletedscenes,andabundledsoundtrackCD.[50]Thefilmsold22millioncopiesinNorthAmerica,becomingthebestsellinglive-actionvideo.[51] ThefilmbecameavailableonDVDonJune27,2000,andhassincebeenre-released,inseveraldifferentversionsofthisformat,withvaryingsupplementalmaterial,includingoneinstancewhereitwaspackagedwithalenticularcover.[52]AspecialeditionofthefilmwasincludedontheDVDaswell,whichfeaturesnineminutesofadditionalfootagenotseenintheoriginaltheatricalrelease.[53]IndependenceDaybecameavailableonBlu-rayintheUnitedKingdomonDecember24,2007,[54]andinNorthAmericaonMarch11,2008[55]andinAustraliaonMarch5,2008.[56]Theinitialsingle-discreleasesonlyfeaturethetheatricalcutandafewextras,asperthesingle-discDVDs.Forits2016twentiethanniversary,thefilmwasre-releasedontwo-discBlu-rayandDVD,4KUltraHDBlu-ray,andDigitalHD.[57][58]The20th-anniversaryeditionsfeatureboththetheatricalandextendedversions,[59]alltheextrasoftheprevious2-discDVDsandmore.[60] Censorship[edit] InLebanon,certainJewish-andIsrael-relatedcontentinthefilmwascensored.OnecutsceneinvolvedJuddHirsch'scharacterdonningakippah,andleadingsoldiersandWhiteHouseofficialsinaJewishprayer.OtherremovedfootageshowedIsraeliandArabtroopsworkingtogetherinpreparationforcounteringthealieninvasion.TheLebaneseShi'aIslamistmilitantgroupHezbollahcalledforMuslimstoboycottthefilm,describingitas"propagandafortheso-calledgeniusoftheJewsandtheirconcernforhumanity."Inresponse,JewishactorJeffGoldblumsaid:"IthinkHezbollahhasmissedthepoint.ThefilmisnotaboutAmericanJewssavingtheworld;it'saboutteamworkamongpeopleofdifferentreligionsandnationalitiestodefeatacommonenemy."[61][62] Twentieth-anniversaryrelease[edit] Thefilmhadbothitstwentiethanniversaryandpremiereataspeciallive-orchestralscreeningperformanceattheRoyalAlbertHallonSeptember22,2016.TheRoyalPhilharmonicOrchestra,conductedbytheoriginalorchestratorNicholasDodd,performedthescorelive[63]duringthefilm,andthefilm'scomposer,DavidArnold,wasapresenterattheevent. Reception[edit] Boxoffice[edit] Oneofthefilm'screaturesonthecoveroftheJuly1,1996issueofTime. IndependenceDaywasthehighest-grossingfilmof1996,beatingotherblockbustersofthatyearsuchasTwister,Scream,SpaceJam,Mission:Impossible,andTheHunchbackofNotreDame.[2]IntheUnitedStatesandCanada,itearned$104.3 millioninitsopeningweek,[64]including$96.1 millionduringitsfive-dayholidayopening,and$50.2 millionduringitsopeningweekend.[65]AllthreefiguresbrokerecordssetbyJurassicParkthreeyearsearlier.[64]Thatfilm'ssequel,TheLostWorld:JurassicPark,claimedallthreerecordswhenitwasreleasedthefollowingyear.Ittook12daysforIndependenceDaytoearnover$150million,becomingthequickestfilmtodoso.Meanwhile,thefilmteamedupwithPhenomenontoruletheboxoffice,outstandingrivalfilmslikeCourageUnderFireandNickelodeon'sHarriettheSpy.[66]IndependenceDaycontinuedtodrawincrowdswhiletheSummerOlympicseventwasgoingoninAtlanta,Georgia.Injust21days,itbecamethefastestfilmtoapproachthe$200millionmark.[67]ThefilmwouldholdthisrecordforthreeyearsuntilitwassurpassedbyStarWars:EpisodeI–ThePhantomMenace1999.[68]BytheendofJuly1996,IndependenceDayhadlost38%ofitsaudience,butitwasabletotopGhostbusters,Aladdin,Mrs.DoubtfireandGhost,becomingthefourteen-highestdomesticgrossingfilmofalltime.[69]Itreached$230millionwithinthefirstmonthofrelease,beatingBeverlyHillsCop.[70]OnAugust9,1996,thefilmwouldcrossthe$250millionmarkattheboxoffice.[71]Halfwaythroughthemonth,IndependenceDaybecametheeighth-highestdomesticgrosser,whichcrossedoverJaws.[72]IndependenceDaystayedinthenumber-onespotforthreeconsecutiveweeksandgrossed$306,169,268intheUnitedStatesandCanada[2]and$511,231,623inotherterritoriesduringitstheatricalrun.[2]Thecombinedworldwidetotalof$817,400,891camesecondonlytotheworldwideearningsofJurassicParkasthehighestofalltime.[73]ItalsotookTheLionKing'srecordforbecomingthesecond-highest-grossingfilmofalltime.[74][75]Thefilmgrossedarecord$10.5 millioninitsopeningweekendinGermany.[76]BoxOfficeMojoestimatesthatthefilmsoldover69.26 millionticketsintheUSandCanada.[77]Hopingtocapitalizeonthefilm'ssuccess,severalstudiosreleasedlarge-scaledisasterfilms,[78]andthealreadyrisinginterestinsciencefiction-relatedmediawasfurtherincreasedbythefilm'spopularity.[46] Amonthafterthefilm'srelease,jewelrydesignersandmarketingconsultantsreportedanincreasedinterestindolphin-themedjewelry,asthecharacterJasmine(VivicaA.Fox)wearsdolphinearrings,andispresentedwithaweddingringfeaturingagolddolphin.[79] Criticalresponse[edit] RottenTomatoes,areviewaggregator,reportsthat68%of77surveyedcriticsgavethefilmapositivereview;theaverageratingis6.5/10.Thesite'scriticalconsensusreads,"Theplotisthinandsoischaracterdevelopment,butasathrilling,spectacle-filledsummermovie,IndependenceDaydelivers."[80]OnMetacritic,thefilmhasascoreof59outof100basedon19critics,indicating"mixedoraveragereviews".[81]AudiencespolledbyCinemaScoregavethefilmanaveragegradeof"A"onanA+toFscale.[82] Criticswrotethatthefilmhas"cardboard"and"stereotypical"characters,[4][47][83][84][85]andweakdialogue.[78][85][86][87]However,theshotoftheWhiteHouse'sdestructionhasbeendeclaredamilestoneinvisualeffectsandoneofthemostmemorablescenesofthe1990s.[88][89]Ina2010poll,readersofEntertainmentWeeklyrateditthesecond-greatestsummerfilmoftheprevious20years,rankingonlybehindJurassicPark.[90] MickLaSalleoftheSanFranciscoChroniclegavethefilmhishighestrating,declaringitthe"apotheosis"ofStarWars.[47]LisaSchwarzbaumofEntertainmentWeeklygaveitaB+forlivinguptoitsmassivehype,adding"charmistheforemostofthisepic'scontemporarycharacteristics.Thescriptiswitty,knowing,cool."[84]Eightyearslater,EntertainmentWeeklywouldratethefilmasoneofthebestdisasterfilmsofalltime.[78]KennethTuranoftheLosAngelesTimesfeltthatthefilmdidan"excellentjobconveyingthebogglingimmensityof[the]extraterrestrialvehicles[…]andpanicinthestreets"andthescenesofthealienattackwere"disturbing,unsettlingandcompletelyconvincing".[4] However,thefilm'snationalisticovertoneswerewidelycriticizedbyreviewersoutsidetheU.S.MovieReviewUKdescribedthefilmas"amish-mashofelementsfromawidevarietyofalieninvasionmoviesandgung-hoAmericanjingoism."[91]ThespeechduringwhichWhitmorestatesthatvictoryinthecomingwarwouldseetheentireworldhenceforthdescribeJuly4asitsIndependenceDay,wasdescribedinaBBCreviewas"themostjaw-droppinglypompoussoliloquyeverdeliveredinamainstreamHollywoodmovie."[92]In2003,readersofEmpirevotedthescenethatcontainedthisspeechasthe"CheesiestMovieMomentofAll-Time".[93]Conversely,EmpirecriticKimNewmangavethefilmafive-starratinginthemagazine'soriginalreviewofthefilm.[81] Severalcriticsexpresseddisappointmentwiththequalityofthefilm'sspecialeffects.Newsweek'sDavidAnsenclaimedthespecialeffectswereofnobettercaliberthanthoseseennineteenyearsearlierinStarWars.[85]ToddMcCarthyofVarietyfelttheproduction'sbudget-consciousapproachresultedin"cheesy"shotsthatlackedinqualityrelativetotheeffectspresentinfilmsdirectedbyJamesCameronandStevenSpielberg.[45]Inhisreview,RogerEberttooknoteofalackofimaginationinthespaceshipandcreaturedesigns.[94]GeneSiskelexpressedthesamesentimentsinhisAttheMoviesreviewofthefilm.[44][deadlink] AmericanFilmInstitutelists AFI's100Years...100Thrills–Nominated[95] AFI's10Top10–NominatedScienceFictionFilm[96] Accolades[edit] Award Subject Nominee Result CASAwards[97] BestSound ChrisCarpenter,BobBeemer,BillW.BentonandJeffWexler Nominated AcademyAwards[97] BestSound Nominated BestVisualEffects VolkerEngel,DouglasSmith,ClayPinneyandJoeViskocil Won CzechLionAwards[98][99] ThemostsuccessfulmovieinCinemas. RolandEmmerich Won SaturnAwards[97] BestSpecialEffects VolkerEngel,DouglasSmith,ClayPinneyandJoeViskocil Won BestScienceFictionFilm DeanDevlin Won BestDirector RolandEmmerich Won BestWriter RolandEmmerichandDeanDevlin Nominated BestCostumes JosephA.Porro Nominated BestSupportingActor BrentSpiner Nominated BestSupportingActress VivicaA.Fox Nominated BestYoungActor JamesDuval Nominated BestMusic DavidArnold Nominated BestActor JeffGoldblum Nominated WillSmith Nominated Kids'ChoiceAwards[97] FavoriteMovieActor Nominated FavoriteMovie N/A Won HugoAwards[97] BestDramaticPresentation N/A Nominated YoungArtistAwards[97] BestYoungActor–Age10orUnder RossBagley Nominated People'sChoiceAwards[97] FavoriteDramaticMotionPicture N/A Won MTVMovieAwards[97] BestActionSequence Aliensblowupcities Nominated BestMovie N/A Nominated BestMalePerformance WillSmith Nominated BestBreakthroughPerformance VivicaA.Fox Nominated BestKiss WillSmithandVivicaA.Fox Won GrammyAwards[97] BestInstrumentalCompositionWrittenforaMotionPictureorforTelevision DavidArnold Won SatelliteAwards[97] OutstandingVisualEffects VolkerEngel,DouglasSmith,ClayPinneyandJoeViskocil Won OutstandingFilmEditing DavidBrenner Won MainichiFilmAwards[97] BestForeignLanguageFilm N/A Won JapaneseAcademyAwards[97] N/A Nominated AmandaAwards[97] N/A Nominated BlockbusterEntertainmentAwards[97] FavoriteActor–Sci-Fi WillSmith Won UniverseReader'sChoiceAwards[97] BestActor Won BestSupportingActress VivicaA.Fox Won BestScienceFictionFilm N/A Won BestSpecialEffects VolkerEngel,DouglasSmith,ClayPinneyandJoeViskocil Won BestDirector RolandEmmerich Won BestScore DavidArnold Won BestCinematography KarlWalterLindenlaub Won BestWriting RolandEmmerichandDeanDevlin Won GoldenRaspberryAwards[97] WorstWrittenFilmGrossingOver$100Million Nominated StinkersBadMovieAwards[97] WorstScreenplayforaFilmGrossingOver$100Million Nominated WorstPicture Nominated OnlineFilm&TelevisionAssociationAwards[100] BestSci-Fi/FantasyHorrorPicture DeanDevlin Nominated BestSci-Fi/FantasyHorrorActor WillSmith Nominated BestFilmEditing DavidBrenner Nominated BestSound ChrisCarpenterBillW.BentonBobBeemerJeffWexler Nominated BestSoundEffects SandyGendler&ValKuklowsky Nominated BestVisualEffects VolkerEngelDouglasSmithClayPinneyJoeViskocil Nominated Legacy[edit] DisasterelementsportrayedinTwisterandIndependenceDay(bothin1996)representedasignificantturningpointforHollywoodblockbusterfilms.WithadvancementsinCGIspecialeffects,eventsdepictingmassdestructionbecamecommonplaceinfilmsthatsoonfollowed,suchasDante'sPeakandVolcano(bothin1997),aswellasDeepImpactandArmageddon(bothin1998).Thetrendcontinuedthroughoutthe2000sand2010s,evidentinfilmssuchasthreeofEmmerich'sfilmsTheDayAfterTomorrow(2004),2012(2009),andWhiteHouseDown(2013),aswellasotherblockbusterslikeTitanic(1997),Transformers(2007),andTheAvengers(2012).[101] Inothermedia[edit] Books[edit] Mainarticle:IndependenceDay(bookseries) AuthorStephenMolstadwroteatie-innoveltohelppromotethefilmshortlybeforeitsrelease.Thenovelgoesintofurtherdetailonthecharacters,situations,andoverallconceptsnotexploredinthefilm.Thenovelpresentsthefilm'sfinaleasoriginallyscripted,withthecharacterplayedbyRandyQuaidstealingamissileandropingittohiscropdusterbiplane. Followingthefilm'ssuccess,aprequelnovelentitledIndependenceDay:SilentZonewaswrittenbyMolstadinFebruary1998.[102]Thenovelissetinthelate1960sandearly1970s,anddetailstheearlycareerofDr.BrackishOkun.[103] Molstadwroteathirdnovel,IndependenceDay:WarintheDesertinJuly1999.SetinSaudiArabiaonJuly3,itcentersaroundCaptainCumminsandColonelThompson,thetwoRoyalAirForceofficersseenreceivingtheMorsecodemessageinthefilm(AmericanisedrankscorrectedtoSquadronLeaderandGroupCaptainrespectivelyintheOmnibusreissue). AMarvelcomicbookwasalsowrittenbasedonthefirsttwonovelizations. Radio[edit] OnAugust4,1996,BBCRadio1broadcasttheone-hourplayIndependenceDayUK,written,produced,anddirectedbyDirkMaggs,aspin-offdepictingthealieninvasionfromaBritishperspective.[104]Noneoftheoriginalcastwaspresent.DeanDevlingaveMaggspermissiontoproduceanoriginalversion,ontheconditionthathedidnotrevealcertaindetailsofthemovie'splot,andthattheBritishwerenotdepictedassavingtheday.[104]IndependenceDayUKwassetuptobesimilartothe1938radiobroadcastofTheWaroftheWorlds—thefirst20minuteswerelive.[104] Multimedia[edit] In1996a"behind-the-scenes"multimediaCD-ROMtitledInsideIndependenceDaywasreleasedforMicrosoftWindowsandMacintosh;itincludesstoryboardsforthefilm,sketches,movieclips,andapreviewoftheIndependenceDayvideogame.[105] Videogames[edit] AnIndependenceDayvideogamewasreleasedinFebruary1997forthePlayStation,SegaSaturn,andPC,eachversionreceivingmostlytepidreviews.[106]Themulti-viewshootergamecontainsvariousmissionstoperform,withtheultimategoalofdestroyingthealiens'primaryweapon.Awirelessmobileversionwasreleasedin2005.AvideogameentitledID4Onlinewasreleasedin2000.[citationneeded] Toys[edit] Trendmastersreleasedatoylineforthefilmin1996.[107]Eachactionfigure,vehicleorplaysetcamewitha3+1⁄2inchfloppydiskthatcontainedaninteractivecomputergame.[108] Sequels[edit] Mainarticle:IndependenceDay:Resurgence InJune2011,DevlinconfirmedthatheandEmmerichhadwrittenatreatmentfortwosequelstoformatrilogy;bothexpressedthedesireforWillSmithtoreturn.[109]InOctober2011,however,discussionsoverSmithreturningwerehalted,duetoFox'srefusaltoprovidethe$50 millionsalarydemandedbySmithforthetwosequels.Emmerich,however,madeassurancesthatthefilmswouldbeshotback-to-back,regardlessofSmith'sinvolvement.[110] InMarch2013,EmmerichstatedthatthetitlesofthenewfilmswouldbeID:Forever–PartIandID:Forever–PartII.[111]InNovember2014,thesequelwasgiventhegreenlightby20thCenturyFox,withareleasedateofJune24,2016.Thiswouldbeastand-alonesequel,thatwouldnotsplitintotwopartsasoriginallyplanned,withfilmingbeginninginMay2015andcastingbeingdoneafterthestudiolockeddownEmmerichasthedirectorofthefilm.[112]InDecember2014,DevlinconfirmedthatEmmerichwouldindeedbedirectingthesequel.[113]OnJune22,2015,Emmerichannouncedtheofficialtitle,IndependenceDay:Resurgence.[114] WithrespecttoSmith'sdecisionnottoreturntofilmasequel,EmmerichtoldScreenCrushthat:"Intheverybeginning,Iwantedtoworkwithhimandhewasexcitedtobeinitbutthenafterawhilehewastiredofsequels,andhedidanothersciencefictionfilm,whichwashisfather-sonstoryAfterEarth,soheoptedout."[115] IndependenceDay:ResurgencewasreleasedonJune24,2016.[116] Seealso[edit] IndependenceDay(bookseries) Listoffilmsfeaturingextraterrestrials Apollo11inpopularculture References[edit] 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Wikiquotehasquotationsrelatedto:IndependenceDay(film) IndependenceDayattheAmericanFilmInstituteCatalog IndependenceDayat20thCenturyFox IndependenceDayatIMDb IndependenceDayatAllMovie IndependenceDayatBoxOfficeMojo IndependenceDayatRottenTomatoes IndependenceDayatMetacritic IndependenceDayattheTCMMovieDatabase IndependenceDayattheWaybackMachine(archivedDecember10,1997) "IndependenceDay".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonOctober18,1996.RetrievedNovember14,2013.{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:unfitURL(link) Awardsandachievements Preceded by12Monkeys SaturnAwardforBestScienceFictionFilm1996 Succeeded byMeninBlack vteIndependenceDay RolandEmmerich DeanDevlin JeffGoldblum WillSmith Films IndependenceDay Resurgence Videogames IndependenceDay ID4Online Books Novelseries Radio IndependenceDayUK Related MeninWhite IndependenceDaysaster vteFilmsdirectedbyRolandEmmerich TheNoah'sArkPrinciple(1984) Joey(1985) Hollywood-Monster(1987) Moon44(1990) UniversalSoldier(1992) Stargate(1994) IndependenceDay(1996) Godzilla(1998) ThePatriot(2000) TheDayAfterTomorrow(2004) 10,000BC(2008) 2012(2009) Anonymous(2011) WhiteHouseDown(2013) Stonewall(2015) IndependenceDay:Resurgence(2016) Midway(2019) Moonfall(2022) AwardsforIndependenceDay vteGrammyAwardforBestScoreSoundtrackforVisualMedia1959−1980 AnatomyofaMurder–DukeEllington(1959) NoAward(1960) Exodus–ErnestGold(1961) BreakfastatTiffany's–HenryMancini(1962) NoAward(1963) TomJones–JohnAddison(1964) MaryPoppins:OriginalCastSoundtrack–RichardM.Sherman&RobertB.Sherman(1965) TheSandpiper–JohnnyMandel(1966) DoctorZhivago–MauriceJarre(1967) MusicfromMission:Impossible–LaloSchifrin(1968) TheGraduate–DaveGrusin&PaulSimon(1969) ButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid–BurtBacharach(1970) LetItBe–TheBeatles(JohnLennon,PaulMcCartney,GeorgeHarrison&RingoStarr)(1971) Shaft–IsaacHayes(1972) TheGodfather–NinoRota(1973) JonathanLivingstonSeagull–NeilDiamond(1974) TheWayWeWere–AlanandMarilynBergman&MarvinHamlisch(1975) Jaws–JohnWilliams(1976) CarWash–NormanWhitfield(1977) StarWars–JohnWilliams(1978) CloseEncountersoftheThirdKind–JohnWilliams(1979) Superman–JohnWilliams(1980) 1981−2000 TheEmpireStrikesBack–JohnWilliams(1981) RaidersoftheLostArk–JohnWilliams(1982) E.T.theExtra-Terrestrial–JohnWilliams(1983) Flashdance–GiorgioMoroder,LauraBranigan,KeithForsey,IreneCara,ShandiSinnamon,RonaldMagness,DougCotler,RichardGilbert,MichaelBoddicker,JerryHey,PhilRamone,MichaelSembello,KimCarnes,DuaneHitchings,CraigKrampf&DennisMatkosky(1984) PurpleRain–PrinceandtheRevolution(1985) BeverlyHillsCop–MarcBenno,HaroldFaltermeyer,KeithForsey,MickiFree,JohnGilutinHawk,HowardHewett,BunnyHull,HowieRice,SharonRobinson,DannySembello,SueSheridan,RichardTheisen&AlleeWillis(1986) OutofAfrica–JohnBarry(1987) TheUntouchables–EnnioMorricone(1988) TheLastEmperor–DavidByrne,CongSu&RyuichiSakamoto(1989) TheFabulousBakerBoys–DaveGrusin(1990) Glory–JamesHorner(1991) DanceswithWolves–JohnBarry(1992) BeautyandtheBeast–AlanMenken(1993) Aladdin–AlanMenken(1994) 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