Independence Day (film)

Independence Day is an American action movie about an attempted alien takeover of the Earth. The movie features several scenes of major American landmarks being destroyed by the aliens, such as the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles, California, the Empire State Building and the White House. The film's success was partially credited to an extensive marketing campaign which began with a dramatic commercial during Super Bowl XXX. This movie was scheduled for release on Wednesday, July 3, 1996, but due to high level of anticipation for the film, many theaters began showing it on the evening of July 2, the same day the action in the film begins.

Facts and figures

• Released in 1996.
• 153 minutes long in Special Edition version. 145 minutes long in theatrical version
• Directed by: Roland Emmerich
• Written by: Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich
• Original music by: David Arnold
• Produced by: 20th Century Fox Centropolis Film Productions
• Distributed by: 20th Century Fox.
• Awards: Academy Award for Visual Effects 1996.