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Independence Day
The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.
Genres
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
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.
Details
Budget
$75000000
Revenue
$817400891
Runtime
145 min
Release Date
1996-06-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10076
Vote Average
6.897
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
David Channell
Secret Service Agent
John Capodice
Mario
Greg Collins
Military Aide
Derek Webster
Sky Crane Pilot
Mark Fite
Pilot
Eric Neal Newman
Pilot
Levan Uchaneishvili
Russian Pilot
Kristof Konrad
Russian Pilot
Kevin Sifuentes
Tank Commander
Elston Ridgle
Soldier
Randy Oglesby
Mechanic
Jack Moore
Mechanic
Barry Del Sherman
Street Preacher
Lyman Ward
Secret Service Guy
Anthony Crivello
Lincoln
Richard Speight Jr.
Ed
Barbara Beck
Monica Soloway
Joe Fowler
Reporter
Andrew Warner
Reporter
Sharon Tay
Reporter
Peter J. Lucas
Russian Reporter
Yelena Danova
Russian Newscaster
Johnny Kim
Korean Newscaster
Vanessa J. Wells
Newscaster
Jessika Cardinahl
German Video Newscaster
Gary W. Cruz
Video Newscaster
Ron Pitts
Video Newscaster
Wendy L. Walsh
Video Newscaster
Christine Devine
Video Newscaster
Mark Thompson
Video Newscaster
Ernie Anastos
Rex Black / NY Newscaster
Kevin Cooney
Atlantic Air CINC
Rance Howard
Chaplain
Nelson Mashita
Japanese Tech
Jeff Phillips
B-2 Pilot
Sayed Badreya
Arab Pilot
Adam Tomei
Sailor
John Bradley
Lucas
Kimberly Beck
Housewife
Thomas F. Duffy
Lieutenant
Andrew Keegan
Older Boy
Jon Matthews
Thomson
Jim Piddock
Reginald
Frederic W. Barnes
Self
Eleanor Clift
Self
Jerry Dunphy
Self
Jack Germond
Self
Morton Kondracke
Self
John McLaughlin
Himself
Barry Nolan
Self
George Putnam
Self
Eric Michael Zee
Northridge Field Reporter
Pat Skipper
Redneck
Carlos Lara
Farmer Kid
Mike Monteleone
Butler
Lee Strauss
Elvis Fanatic
Lisa Star
Woman on Roof
Malcolm Danare
Intellectual on Roof
Arthur Brooks
Trucker on Roof
Michael Moertl
Thief
James J. Joyce
Master C. P. O.
Joyce Cohen
Kim Peters (Reporter)
Julie Moran
Entertainment Tonight Reporter
Robin Groth
Flagstaff News Anchor
Richard Pachorek
LAPD Helicopter Pilot
Dakota
Boomer
Gary A. Hecker
Alien Vocal Effects (voice)
Frank Welker
Special Vocal Effects (voice)
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