64.1M subscribers 21K 3.9M views 9 years ago Independence Day movie clips: BUY THE MOVIE: FandangoNOW - Independence Day ''Time's Up'' scene On July 2, 1996, an enormous alien mothership arrives in the orbit of the Earth and deploys multiple saucers, each fifteen miles wide, that take positions On July 2, 1996, an extraterrestrial mother ship enters Earth's orbit outside the Moon and deploys its flying saucers; each 15 mi (24 km) in diameter, over major cities worldwide. From the cold and pitch-black depths of the boundless space, a silent and insidious menace enters the solar system; grazes the Moon, and violates the Earth's atmosphere: an innumerable spaceship flotilla governed by a hostile and technologically advanced alien life form. As the extraterrestrial adversary's indestructible flying saucers wreak havoc on our planet from end to end killing millions 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. Released on July 3, 1996, 'Independence Day' starred Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman and went on to become an Oscar winner. Independence Day, an unofficial update of War of the Worlds, was their homage to the extreme spectacle of the Lucas and Spielberg films they grew up adoring. Hatsely made 4th of july movie - An overview of the movie Independence day and what it means. Independence Day: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell. The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive. Today I’m revisiting the explosive 1996 sci-fi classic Independence Day! It’s been years since I last saw this chaotic, alien-filled spectacle — but does it still hold up in 2025? Join me Today in Tedium: It was an explosion that only the aliens saw coming. 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. Independence Day (1996) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. While blowing up the world is objectively awesome (when it’s happening on the screen, and not by Christofacists via the Republican party!) this is not the scene I’m talking about. “You Can’t Actually Blow Up the White House”: An Oral History of ‘Independence Day’ As the beloved film turns 25, director Roland Emmerich, writer Dean Devlin and stars Jeff Goldblum Independence Day was a big cheesy sci-fi special effects extravaganza throwback, filled to the brim with movie stars and detonated landmarks. When the aliens attack, there are shots of the White House and the Empire State Building getting blowed up real good, but if these creatures can field a spaceship a fourth the size of the moon, why do they bother engaging in aerial dogfights with the U.S. Air Force? And why don’t they blow up everything at once? The movie "Independence Day" successfully recreates the horror scenes of an alien invasion through eye-catching special effects technology. Realistic explosion scenes, depictions of destroyed cities, and amazing alien ship designs, combined with a wonderful story, create an exciting movie-watching experience. Build the Independence Day movie miniature White House and blow it up. Behind the scenes & tutorial Movies Miniatures Effects 268K subscribers 12K My confusion here is that it is revealed in Independence Day 2 that the Harvesters aim to render planets uninhabitable by drilling to the molten core. In the first movie, the Harvesters are moving from city to city causing wide destruction. My question is why is why do they feel the need to destroy cities if they were already drilling to earth’s core? Wouldn’t it be easier to conserve Emmerich's movie arrived during a strange moment in the summer blockbuster's evolution, when the era of brawn -- of the indefatigable American ubermensch as popularized by Stallone and
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