Title: Independence Day
Runtime: 145 Min
Year: 1996
Genres: Action - Adventure - Sci-Fi - Thriller
Cast: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Robert Loggia, Randy Quaid, Margaret Colin, Vivica A. Fox, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein, Adam Baldwin, Brent Spiner, James Duval, Lisa Jakub, Giuseppe Andrews, Ross Bagley, Bill Smitrovich, Mae Whitman, Harry Connick Jr., Kiersten Warren, John Storey, Frank Novak, Devon Gummersall, Leland Orser, Mirron E. Willis, Ross Lacy, David Pressman, Bobby Hosea, Dan Lauria, Steve Giannelli, Eric Paskel, Jay Acovone, James Wong, Thom Barry, Jana Marie Hupp, Robert Pine, John Capodice, Greg Collins, Derek Webster, Mark Fite, Eric Neal Newman, Kristof Konrad, Kevin Sifuentes, Randy Oglesby, Jack Moore, Barbara Beck, Sayed Badreya, John Bradley, Thomas F. Duffy, Andrew Keegan, Jim Piddock
Directed By: Roland Emmerich
PLOT
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...
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English
Writers: Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich
IMDB Rating: 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 75%
Parental Advisory Certification: MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sci-fi destruction and violence
Certification: Iceland:12 / Ireland:PG / USA:PG-13 (certificate #34370) / Brazil:12 / Japan:U / New Zealand:PG / Australia:PG (Blu-ray) / Argentina:13 / Australia:PG (cut) / Canada:PG / Chile:TE / Finland:K-12 / France:U / Germany:12 (w) / Italy:T / Netherlands:AL / Norway:11 / Peru:14 / Portugal:M/12 / Singapore:PG / South Korea:All / Spain:7 / Sweden:11 / UK:12 / Israel:PG
Awards:
1997- Academy Awards, USA (Oscar)
-Best Effects, Visual Effects - Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney & Joe Viskocil (WON)
-Best Sound - Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer & Jeff Wexler (NOMINATED)
1997- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (Saturn Award)
-Best Director - Roland Emmerich (WON)
-Best Science Fiction Film (WON)
-Best Special Effects - Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith & Joe Viskocil (WON)
-Best Actor - Jeff Goldblum (NOMINATED)
-Best Actor - Will Smith (NOMINATED)
-Best Costumes - Joseph A. Porro (NOMINATED)
-Best Music - David Arnold (NOMINATED)
-Best Performance by a Younger Actor - James Duval (NOMINATED)
-Best Supporting Actor - Brent Spiner (NOMINATED)
-Best Supporting Actress - Vivica A. Fox (NOMINATED)
-Best Writer - Dean Devlin
-Roland Emmerich (NOMINATED)
1997- Amanda Awards, Norway (Amanda)
-Best Foreign Feature Film (Årets utenlandske spillefilm) - Roland Emmerich (WON)
1997- Awards of the Japanese Academy (Award of the Japanese Academy)
-Best Foreign Language Film (WON)
1997- BAFTA Awards (BAFTA Film Award)
-Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects - Tricia Henry Ashford - Volker Engel, Clay Pinney, Douglas Smith & Joe Viskocil (NOMINATED)
-Best Sound - Bob Beemer, Bill W. Benton, Chris Carpenter, Sandy Gendler, Val Kuklowsky & Jeff Wexler (NOMINATED)
1997- BMI Film & TV Awards (BMI Film Music Award)
-David Arnold (WON)
1997- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (Blockbuster Entertainment Award)
-Favorite Actor - Science Fiction - Will Smith (WON)
1997- Cinema Audio Society, USA (Hugo)
-C.A.S. Award (NOMINATED)
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