PRINCIPAL CAST

Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Randy Quaid, Vivica A. Fox, Robert Loggia, Harvey Fierstein, Adam Baldwin, Brent Spiner, James Duval, Margaret Colin, Lisa Jakub, Giuseppe Andrews, Harry Connick Jr., Dan Lauria, Rance Howard

DIRECTOR

Roland Emmerich

SYNOPSIS

One of the biggest box office hits of all time, Independence Day delivers 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.

BOX OFFICE

$306.2 Million

GENRE

Science Fiction/Action

RATING

Rated PG-13
sci-fi destruction and violence

RUN TIME

145 Minutes

STUDIO

20th Century Studios