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On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. At first thought to be meteors, the United States military suspect that a number of enormous alien spacecraft are on a collision course with Earth. After attempts to communicate with the aliens g...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Independence Day (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Centropolis Entertainment (Firm), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Devlin, Dean, Emmerich, Roland, Smith, Will, 1968-, Pullman, Bill, Goldblum, Jeff, 1952-, McDonnell, Mary, Hirsch, Judd, Colin, Margaret, 1958-, Quaid, Randy, 1950-, Loggia, Robert, Rebhorn, James, 1948-2014, Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-, Arnold, David, 1962-
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:English (DTS-HD 7.1), dubbed French (Dolby 1.0), or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2016]
Edition:20th anniversary edition; 2-disc Blu-ray + digital HD.
Subjects:
Human-alien encounters > United States > Drama.
Life on other planets > Drama.
Scientists > Nevada > Area 51 > Drama.
Battles > United States > Drama.
Area 51 (Nev.) > Drama.
Science fiction films.
Action and adventure films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. At first thought to be meteors, the United States military suspect that a number of enormous alien spacecraft are on a collision course with Earth. 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. Survivors set out 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 killing aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom.
Item Description:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features (disc 1): Combat review; ID4 datastream digital track (theatrical version); commentary by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin; commentary by special effects supervisors Volker Engel and Doug Smith.
Special features (disc 2): All new 30-minute documentary "Independence Day: a Legacy Surging forward"; gag reel; creating reality; ID4 invasion mock-umentary; The making of ID4; monitor Earth broadcasts; gallery.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray disc, widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, AVC@24 MBPS, 50GB, dual layer, High Definition.
Blu-ray discs for use only with Blu-ray disc players, Blue-ray disc computer drives and Playstation 3 game consoles.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for sci-fi destruction and violence.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Karl Walter Lindenlaub ; editor, David Brenner ; music, David Arnold ; costume designer, Joseph Porro ; production designers, Patrick Tatopoulos, Oliver Scholl ; visual effects, Volker Engel, Douglas Smith.