Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is an Academy Award-winning science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich. The film's plot is about a hostile alien invasion of Earth.
The movie was scheduled for release on July 3, 1996, but due to the high level of anticipation for the film, many theaters began showing it on the evening of July 2, 1996, the same day the action in the film begins. The movie's total worldwide gross was $816,969,268 - the 18th highest worldwide gross for a movie all-time, and it is rated 49th best sci-fi movie of all time on Rotten Tomatoes.
Lisa Jakub who co-stars in this movie also stars in another movie named Independence Day (1996) (qv), the more well known film about alien invaders. She played Alicia Casse in that movie.
A young Muslim woman is struggling with her daily mundane chores at a bakery owned by her authoritarian father. She meets a wanton young man who brings both pleasure and turmoil infused in a hotbed of virulence of her father. She is conflicted between the American dream of independence with the conservative rearing of her faith. The pressures force her to face obstacles that will forever change her life. Written by Anup Sugunan
A small town is a hard place to have a big dream.
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... Written by Gustaf Molin
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. Written by Robert Lynch
