Independence Day (1996) Will Smith Captain Steve Hiller Bill Pullman President Thomas J Whitmore Jeff Goldblum David Levinson Mary McDonnell Marilyn Whitmore Judd Hirsch Julius Levinson Robert Loggia General William Grey Vivica A. Fox Jasmine Dubrow Randy Quaid Russell Casse Margaret Colin Constance Spano James Rebhorn Albert Nimzikj Harvey Fierstein Marty Gilbert Adam Baldwin Major Mitchell Brent Spiner Dr Brakish Okun James Duval Miguel Lisa Jakub Alicia Ross Bagley Dylan Mae Whitman Patricia Whitmore Bill Smitrovich Captain Watson Kiersten Warren Tiffany Harry Connick Jr. Captain Jimmy Wilder Giuseppe Andrews Troy John Christopher Storey Dr Isaacs Directed by: Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin Produced by: Roland Emmerich, Ute Emmerich, William Fay It is an ordinary summer day. But then, without warning, something very extraordinary happens. Enormous shadows fall across the land. Strange atmospheric phenomena, ominous and mesmerizing, surface around the globe. All eyes turn upward. The question of whether we're alone in the universe has finally been answered. And, in a matter of minutes, the lives of every person across the globe are forever changed. With the fate of our planet at stake, the Fourth of July is about to take on an entirely new meaning. No longer will it be an American holiday. It will be known as the day the entire world fought back. The day we did not go gentle into the good night... The day all of us on planet Earth celebrated our independence day. ========== On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. It is soon learned by the military that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth. At first thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington. The survivors set out in convoys towards Area 51, a strange government testing ground where it is rumored the military has a captured alien spacecraft of their own. The survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom. July 4th is their Independence Day. ========== In the beginning of July, a strange spaceship is heading towards Earth. Humans received a strange signal, and this has turned into a global phenomenon. It was aliens. smaller spaceships began to cover entire cities around the world. Suddenly, the wonder turns into horror as the spaceships destroy the cities. Then, when the world counterattacked, the alien ships are invincible to normal weapon systems, then The President of the United States, decides to head to area 51, to formulate a plan to defeat the aliens. Now, the fate of the world rests on a handful of surviving humans. ========== The ultimate encounter when mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all out invasion against the human race. The spectacle begins when massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies. But wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. Now the world's only hope lies with a determined band of survivors, uniting for one last strike against the invaders - before it's the end of mankind.