Independence Day (1996) [PG-13]

Release Date:
June 25, 1996

Original Title:
Independence Day

Alternate Titles:
A függetlenség napja
ID4
Independence Day
Independence Day 3D
Independence Day: 1
インデペンデンス・デイ
地球捍衛戰
天煞-地球反擊戰
独立日
獨立日

Genres:
Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Centropolis Entertainment

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 16  AU: PG  BR: 12  CA: PG  CZ: U  DE: 12  DK: 15  ES: 7  FI: K-12  FR: 12  GB: 12  GR: 13  HU: 12  IE: 12  IT: T  KR: All  MX: B  NL: 12  NZ: M  PT: M/12  RO: 12  SE: 11  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 145

The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.

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.

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ADR Voice Casting:
Richard Epcar

Art Department Coordinator:
Oana Bogdan Miller

Art Direction:
William James Teegarden

Assistant Art Director:
Lauren E. Polizzi

Associate Producer:
Peter Winther

Boom Operator:
Don Coufal

Camera Operator:
Peter Krause
Tony C. Jannelli
Bruce MacCallum

Casting:
Wendy Kurtzman

Choreographer:
Anita Dawn Camp

Construction Coordinator:
Gary A. Krakoff

Costume Design:
Joseph A. Porro

Costume Supervisor:
Michael Adkins
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Heidi Shulman

Creature Design:
Patrick Tatopoulos

Director:
Roland Emmerich

Director of Photography:
Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Documentation & Support:
Gabreal Franklin

Editor:
David Brenner

Executive Producer:
Roland Emmerich
Ute Emmerich
William Fay

First Assistant Director:
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Michael Viglietta

Foley:
John Roesch
Hilda Hodges

Gaffer:
Neil Holcomb
Michael J. Delaney

Leadman:
Victor J. Zolfo

Local Casting:
Will Cantler
Bernard Telsey

Location Manager:
Jacob F. Conrad
Peggy Pridemore

Original Music Composer:
David Arnold

Producer:
Dean Devlin

Production Design:
Patrick Tatopoulos
Oliver Scholl

Production Supervisor:
Jane Nerlinger Evans

Property Master:
Doug Harlocker
Wally Adee

Screenplay:
Roland Emmerich
Dean Devlin

Script Supervisor:
Susan Bierbaum
Annie Welles
Marvel Wakefield

Second Assistant Director:
Kim H. Winther
Glen Trotiner

Second Second Assistant Director:
Shari Nicotero
Dean Garvin

Second Unit Director:
Dean Devlin
Bac DeLorme
Kevin LaRosa

Set Costumer:
Christi K. Work

Set Decoration:
Jim Erickson

Set Designer:
Pamela Klamer
Julia K. Levine
Sean Haworth
Mick Cukurs
Lauren E. Polizzi

Sound Designer:
John P. Fasal

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Bob Beemer
Bill W. Benton

Sound Recordist:
Robert Renga

Special Effects:
Gino Acevedo

Steadicam Operator:
Randy Nolen
Rick Raphael

Still Photographer:
Myles Aronowitz
Claudette Barius

Storyboard Designer:
Rick Newsome

Stunt Coordinator:
Dan Bradley

Stunt Driver:
Debbie Evans

Stunts:
Dan Bradley
Frank Lloyd
Mike Smith
Mary Peters
Dana Hee
Francine Morris
Gene LeBell
Jennifer Caputo
Barbara Anne Klein
Rick Avery
Eliza Coleman
Doug Coleman
Andy Gill
Gilbert B. Combs
Keith Woulard
Jimmy N. Roberts
Jennifer Lamb
Darrin Prescott
Lane Leavitt
Donna Keegan
Chris Howell
Mickey Giacomazzi

Supervising Sound Editor:
Sandy Gendler
Val Kuklowsky

Systems Administrators & Support:
Joe Davenport

Transportation Coordinator:
Skip Wilson
Maxwell R. Johnson II

Unit Production Manager:
Kelly Van Horn

Visual Effects:
Victor Abbene

Visual Effects Producer:
Terry Clotiaux

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Douglas Smith
Volker Engel

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