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From the beginning of its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior of the White House, the fourteen paintings of this series examine the history of a national icon. Movies like Alex Garland’s “Civil War” and video games like “Fallout 3” frequently annihilate this city of symbols. Here’s when it truly works. Almost exactly 20 years ago, the film Independence Day hit theaters and featured perhaps the single most iconic visual effect of the 1990s—a short, but effective shot of The White House getting destroyed by a gigantic alien mothership. Director Roland Emmerich on Blowing Up the White House in ‘Independence Day’ Featured Video By Variety Staff With an Independence Day sequel arriving 20 years after the original, one has to wonder: was Hollywood deluded into thinking a revival was in demand because of a single, explosive image? But as nationwide audiences have seen previews of "Independence Day," the space-invaders blockbuster film that opened Tuesday, the biggest cheer is reserved for the bad guys. A giant spaceship Movies:2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Independence Day, Mars Attacks!, Olympus Has Fallen, Superman II, White House Down, and X-Men: Days of Independence Da y's iconic White House explosion shot used a plaster model built to exact proportions on a 1:24 scale, with 40 explosives strategically positioned for maximum effect. Filming tricks, including slow-motion and matte double exposure, enhanced the impact of the explosion, allowing the audience to fully grasp its destructive power. The craftsmanship and attention to detail in Action movies had destroyed national landmarks before — think, most famously, of the conclusion to 1968’s Planet of the Apes. Yet when the original Independence Day debuted its first Almost exactly 20 years ago, the film Independence Day hit theaters and featured perhaps the single most iconic visual effect of the 1990s—a short, but effective shot of the White House The day after the destruction of the White House, Rear Admiral Cockburn entered the building of the D.C. newspaper, the National Intelligencer, intending to burn it down. The White House is destroyed by aliens from the movie, "Independence Day". In my theater, back in 1996, everyone cheered when this happened. Independence Day White House Blown up blow blew HQ High You know the one. Uploaded for alternate purposes. Making of the movie magic White House explosion like in the 1996 movie Independence Day (ID4) directed by Roland Emmerich, and a realistic Hollywood movie se A scale model of the tower, along with miniatures of the Empire State Building and the White House, were built only to be destroyed in the old Hughes Airport at Playa Vista. Día de la Independencia - Destrucción de la Casa Blanca With help from his ex-wife, White House Communications Director Constance Spano, David and his father Julius gain access to the Oval Office and alert President Thomas Whitmore to the threat. The White House was destroyed on Independence Day. MILK Learning Tube 52 subscribers 3 In an uncompleted and deleted scene in Resurgence, the White House was destroyed in which the landing strut released a giant hook to attach itself to the surface, which destroyed the entirety of the White House, along with the South Lawn and the Ellipse in front. Although previous movies had destroyed beloved landmarks and important capitol buildings, including threatening the White House, most held off on actually destroying it until "Independence Day."
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