Independence Day

Will Smith Director: Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich

Overview

Roland Emmerich's science fiction blockbuster Independence Day comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has also been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a smattering of commentary from Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin, as well as commentary from the special effects crew. This is a solid disc from 20th Century Fox that should be appreciated by fans of the film.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/11/2003
UPC:	0024543036708
Original Release:	1996
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[THX-Supervised Mastering, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Time:	2:33:00

Special Features

Closed Caption; Includes both the special edition, with 9 minutes of restored footage, plus the original theatrical version; Anamorphic widescreen (aspect ratio 2.35:1) for both versions; Scene-specific commentary by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin; Commentary by oscar®-winning special effects supervisors Volker Engel and Doug Smith; Sound: English 5.1 Dolby surround, English Dolby surround, French Dolby surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Will Smith	Capt. Steven Hiller
Bill Pullman	President Thomas J. Whitmore
Jeff Goldblum	David Levinson
Mary McDonnell	Marilyn Whitmore
Judd Hirsch	Julius Levinson
Margaret Colin	Constance Spano
Ross Elliot Bagley	Dylan
Robert Loggia	Gen. William Grey
Randy Quaid	Russell Casse
James Rebhorn	Albert Nimziki
Harvey Fierstein	Marty Gilbert
Adam Baldwin	Major Mitchell
Brent Spiner	Dr. Brakish Okun
James Duval	Miguel Casse
Vivica A. Fox	Jasmine Dubrow
Lisa Jakub	Alicia Casse
Mae Whitman	Patricia Whitmore
Bill Smitrovich	Capt. Watson
Kiersten Warren	Tiffany
Harry Connick	Capt. Jimmy Wilder
John Storey	Dr. Isaacs
Frank Novak	Teddy
Devon Gummersall	Philip
Leland Orser	Techy/Med Asst #1
Mirron E. Willis	Aide
David Pressman	Whitmore's Aide
Raphael Sbarge	Commander/Tech
Bobby Hosea	Commanding Officer
Dan Lauria	Commanding Officer
Carlos Lacamara	Radar Operator
John Bennett Perry	Secret Serviceman
Tim Kelleher	Technician
Jay Acovone	Area 51 Guard
James Wong	SETI Tech One
Jana Marie Hupp	SETI Tech Three
Robert Pine	Chief of Staff
Michael Winther	Co-Worker #3
Greg Collins	Military Aide
Kevin Sifuentes	Tank Commander
Elston Ridgle	Soldier
Jack Moore	Mechanic
Lyman Ward	Secret Service Guy
Anthony Crivello	Lincoln
Richard Speight	Ed
Mark Thompson	Video Newscaster
Rance Howard	Chaplain
Nelson Mashita	Japanese Tech
Jeffrey Daniel Phillips	B-2 Pilot
Kimberly Beck	Housewife
Thomas F. Duffy	Lieutenant
Andrew Keegan	Older Boy
Jim Piddock	Reginald
Jerry Dunphy	Himself
Barry Nolan	Himself
George Putnam	Himself
Pat Skipper	Redneck
Lisa Star	Woman on Roof
Malcom Danare	Intellectual on Roof
Robin Groth	Flagstaff News Anchor
Richard Pachorek	LAPD Helicopter Pilot
Frank Welker	Special Vocal Effects
Giuseppe Andrews	Troy Casse
Thom Barry	SETI Tech Two
John Capodice	Mario
Randy Oglesby	Mechanic
Joe Fowler	Reporter
John McLaughlin	Himself
Sayed Badreya	Arab Pilot
Fred Barnes	Himself
John Bradley	Lucas
Arthur Brooks	Trucker on Roof
Eleanor Clift	Herself
Joyce Cohen	Kim Peters
Deenie Dakota	Boomer
Jack Germond	Himself
Steve Giannelli	Radar Technician
James J. Joyce	Master C.P.O.
Morton Kondracke	Himself
Ross Lacy	Aide
Carlos Lara	Farmer Kid
Jon Mathews	Thomson
Michael G. Moertl	Thief
Mike Monteleone	Butler
Julie Moran	Entertainment Tonight Reporter
Marisa Morell	Co-Worker 2
Vivian Palermo	Technician/Medical Assistant
Matt Pashkow	2nd Officer
Eric Paskel	Radar Technician
Lee Strauss	Elvis Fanatic
Adam Tomei	Sailor
Wayne Wilderson	Area 51 Technician
Troy Willis	Secret Serviceman
Eric Michael Zee	Northridge Field Reporter

Technical Credits

Roland Emmerich

Dean Devlin

Roland Emmerich	Director,Executive Producer,Screenwriter
David Arnold	Score Composer
Rick Barker	Stunts
Michael F. Blake	Makeup
David Brenner	Editor
Peter Bucossi	Stunts
Chris Carpenter	Sound/Sound Designer
Doug Coleman	Stunts
Gilbert Combs	Stunts
Craig Smith	Makeup
Mick Curkurs	Set Decoration/Design
Gary Charles Davis	Stunts
Dean Devlin	Producer,Screenwriter
Norman Douglass	Stunts
Katalin Elek	Makeup
Ute Emmerich	Executive Producer
Jim Erickson	Set Decoration/Design
William Fay	Executive Producer
Frank Ferera	Stunts
Allan Graf	Stunts
Sean Haworth	Set Decoration/Design
Dana Hee	Stunts
Jery Hewitt	Stunts
Chris Howell	Stunts
Pamela Klamer	Set Decoration/Design
Peter Jochen Krause	Camera Operator
Wendy Kurtzman	Casting
Julia Levine	Set Decoration/Design
Karl Walter Lindenlaub	Cinematographer
Ray Lykins	Stunts
Eddie Matthews	Stunts
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	Asst. Director
Tom Morga	Stunts
Joseph Porro	Costumes/Costume Designer
Oliver Scholl	Production Designer
Douglas Hans Smith	Special Effects Supervisor
Patrick Tatopoulos	Production Designer
Jeff Wexler	Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Winther	Associate Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Opening Titles/July 2 [2:43]
2. Contact [2:17]
3. At the White House [1:04]
4. Approaching Earth [:59]
5. Chess Game [:24]
6. Compact Cable Chaos [:04]
7. Imperial Valley, California [1:19]
8. Deployment/Def Con 3 [1:08]
9. Visual Range [1:36]
10. The Code for Panic [1:37]
11. Wake Up Call [:06]
12. Countdown to Extinction [:08]
13. Duty Calls [:00]
14. Get out of Town [4:00]
15. Trailer Camp Confrontation [1:05]
16. Fighter Pilots Report [5:30]
17. Strip Club [1:50]
18. Nice Driving [2:47]
19. Look Up the Number [:07]
20. Attempts to Communicate [1:59]
21. The Clock Is Ticking [1:54]
22. Communication Breakdown [:51]
23. Panic or Party [:38]
24. Time's Up [:25]
25. July 3 [1:11]
26. Battle Plans [:51]
27. First Attack [:17]
28. Two on Two [:11]
29. Canyon Chase [:07]
30. Welcome to Earth [:04]
31. Desert RV Caravan [:05]
32. The Truth Is out There [:23]
33. Urban Survivors [1:54]
34. Do You Know the Way to Area 51 [:04]
35. Area 51 [:19]
36. The Freak Show [1:24]
37. Arriving With the Alien [2:45]
38. In the Ruins of El Toro [1:53]
39. Alien Surgery [3:41]
40. Nuclear Attack [2:11]
41. Rescue at El Toro [:47]
42. The First Lady's Death [:42]
43. July 4 - Solutions [4:46]
44. Worldwide Plans [:19]
45. A Wedding [1:19]
46. Independence Day [1:27]
47. Using the Alien Attacker [:55]
48. Into the Mothership [:25]
49. Engage the Enemy [:19]
50. Adversity Makes Strange Bedfellows [:03]
51. Time for a Hero [2:58]
52. Execute "Jolly Roger" [:05]
53. Victory [:22]
54. Credits [:33]
55. Chapter 55 [1:47]
1. Opening Titles/July 2 [2:43]
2. Contact [2:17]
3. At the White House [1:04]
4. Approaching Earth [:59]
5. Chess Game [:24]
6. Compact Cable Chaos [:04]
7. Imperial Valley, California [1:19]
8. Deployment/Def Con 3 [1:08]
9. Visual Range [1:36]
10. The Code for Panic [1:37]
11. Wake Up Call [:06]
12. Countdown to Extinction [:08]
13. Duty Calls [:00]
14. Get out of Town [4:00]
15. Trailer Camp Confrontation [1:05]
16. Fighter Pilots Report [5:30]
17. Strip Club [1:50]
18. Nice Driving [2:47]
19. Look Up the Number [:07]
20. Attempts to Communicate [1:59]
21. The Clock Is Ticking [1:54]
22. Communication Breakdown [:51]
23. Panic or Party [:38]
24. Time's Up [:25]
25. July 3 [1:11]
26. Battle Plans [:51]
27. First Attack [:17]
28. Two on Two [:11]
29. Canyon Chase [:07]
30. Welcome to Earth [:04]
31. Desert RV Caravan [:05]
32. The Truth Is out There [:23]
33. Urban Survivors [1:54]
34. Do You Know the Way to Area 51 [:04]
35. Area 51 [:19]
36. The Freak Show [1:24]
37. Arriving With the Alien [2:45]
38. In the Ruins of El Toro [1:53]
39. Alien Surgery [3:41]
40. Nuclear Attack [2:11]
41. Rescue at El Toro [:47]
42. The First Lady's Death [:42]
43. July 4 - Solutions [4:46]
44. Worldwide Plans [:19]
45. A Wedding [1:19]
46. Independence Day [1:27]
47. Using the Alien Attacker [:55]
48. Into the Mothership [:25]
49. Engage the Enemy [:19]
50. Adversity Makes Strange Bedfellows [:03]
51. Time for a Hero [2:58]
52. Execute "Jolly Roger" [:05]
53. Victory [:22]
54. Credits [:33]
55. Chapter 55 [1:47]

Menu

Side #1 --
   Scene Index - Theatrical Version
   Go to Theatrical Version
      Play Theatrical Version
      Language Options
         Audio Options: English 5.1 Surround
         Audio Options: English Dolby Surround
         Audio Options: French Dolby Surround
         Audio Options: Director/Producer Commentary
         Subtitles: English
         Subtitles: Spanish
         Subtitles: None
   Language Options
      Audio Options: English 5.1 Surround
      Audio Options: English Dolby Surround
      Audio Options: French Dolby Surround
      Audio Options: Director/Producer Commentary
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Spanish
      Subtitles: None
   Play Special Edition
   Scene Index - Special Edition

Editorial Reviews

Independence Day's grand-scale invasion of theaters marked it one of the biggest summer blockbusters of the 1990s. The story is simple enough: Aliens show up over the Fourth of July weekend and without reason blow up most of the world. It's up to the heroic survivors -- stern-faced president Bill Pullman, amiable Army pilot Will Smith, and plucky software programmer Jeff Goldblum among them -- to save the planet. Independence Day is a lot of things: patriotic battle cry; special effects extravaganza; really, really scary and loud. Though the film is not particularly dramatic or thought provoking, director Roland Emmerich (The Patriot) makes an entertaining ride out of fabulous effects, particularly the horrifyingly fiery obliteration of cities worldwide. Smith is fresh once again with a terrific alien-whuppin' swagger, and though Pullman's rousing Fourth of July speech before the climactic battle is not on the literary level of Henry V's St. Crispin's Day speech, it is equally motivational. A loud throwback to alien paranoia of the H. G. Wells classic War of the Worlds, ID4 more than found itself a place in sci-fi/action history, it attacked and took over.

Barnes & Noble - Pete Segall

A movie you either go with or completely resist, this cheerfully disreputable science fiction blockbuster actually has more in common with its '50s film brethren than many other modern films. Unlike the director's heavily dismissed follow-up effort Godzilla, Independence Day revels in its genre conventions and aliens-from-Mars clichés, not to mention its steadfast rah-rah patriotism that pervades throughout. Borrowing heavily from such films as Alien and especially Star Wars, the film has enough broad performance style and overheated exchanges to fit in nicely with the films it semi-parodies. In fact, at times, it almost feels like a product of Cold War paranoia, especially in designing its alien invaders as predators before we even get to know who they are. Director Roland Emmerich pulls out all the stops, and even if it's not to everyone's liking, you can't blame the guy for trying. An Oscar winner for Best Visual Effects, and part of the $300 million-plus box office club, though it's one of those blockbusters that has as many detractors as admirers.

All Movie Guide - Jason Clark

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