Cinematic background from Independence Day 1996 - On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.

Independence Day

1996

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Directors:
Roland Emmerich
Writers:
Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
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Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – People are walking on a dirt road under a cloudy sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An rv park in the middle of a desert with mountains in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A view of the capitol building at night from the street; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A group of people standing in a room with trays of food on the floor; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man stares at the camera in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man standing in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – The statue of liberty is lit up by a candle in the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Two men in a room with lockers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An aerial view of an empty road with a person on it; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a woman kissing on the beach; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man with long white hair and a man with long grey hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An older man with long hair and glasses smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A young boy with a hat on his head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Two people walking on a beach near a large fire; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A beautiful young woman with long brown curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An aerial view of a large city with many trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A view of the sydney opera house from across the river; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A woman holding a sign that says " welcome "; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A woman in a red top is posing for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A view of a bridge and a large cloud of smoke; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An airplane is flying through the night sky; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – People are sitting in front of a projection of a globe; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person wearing a wig; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man is speaking at a podium in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A group of people sitting at a table playing chess; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An older man and a young woman looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A group of people standing in a parking lot; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man in a white shirt is reading a newspaper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person wearing a tank top; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a boy smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a boy smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man riding on the back of a motorcycle down a road; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An airplane is flying through the sky on a cloudy day; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person wearing a motorcycle helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man with a tattoo on his arm is yelling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An older man is sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Birds flying in the sky over a pile of rubble; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A young boy is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man in a green jacket is looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man with long brown hair and a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person in a room with lights in the background; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A view from inside an airplane looking out at the earth; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man in a military uniform looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Two men standing next to each other in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person wearing a face mask and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a woman face to face in front of trees; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A group of people standing next to cars on a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person sitting in a chair wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man with long brown hair standing in front of a white fence; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A young man wearing sunglasses and a leather vest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a little girl hugging in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man in a suit is walking down the street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A view of a skyscraper from the ground up; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A woman standing next to a young boy in a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – People are walking in front of an explosion in a parking lot; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A view from a cockpit of an airplane at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A dark cloudy sky over a field with cows grazing; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An older man is looking at a young man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a woman talking to each other outside; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man with a helmet on is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An old man wearing a paper crown next to another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A group of people standing in front of a group of pyramids; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man wearing a gas mask in the sun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Two men sitting next to each other holding beer bottles; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – People are walking down a ramp in a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man in a fighter pilot's helmet and mask; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A group of men standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man with long white hair is smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An older man sitting in front of another man at an outdoor table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person wearing a pilot's helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A group of vehicles parked in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A group of recreational vehicles parked in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person wearing a pilot's helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person talking on a phone in front of a computer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a little girl are hugging and smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A group of people standing next to each other on a beach; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A young man is smoking a cigar in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a beach; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person riding a motorcycle down the middle of a road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a little girl sitting next to each other in front of a lamp; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man holding a gun in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man and a woman hugging on the beach; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A little girl is holding on to her mother's shoulder; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A man with long hair and glasses smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – A person standing in the middle of an empty desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – Two men standing next to each other in front of a group; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Independence Day” (1996), directed by Roland Emmerich – An american flag on the surface of the moon at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle