Subgenre
Science-Fiction, Theatrical Release
Professional Reviews
(08/01/1996, p.53-4, Liese Spencer): "...INDEPENDENCE DAY fulfills the promise of the movies: to deliver the audience out of the everyday and into the sensational..."
Quotes from the Movie
"You know how I'm always trying to save the planet? Well, here's my chance." -- David Levinson (JEFF GOLDBLUM) <br> <br> "What's the rush? You think we'll get to Washington, it won't be there?" -- Julius Levinson (JUDD HIRSCH), to his son, David Levinson (JEFF GOLDBLUM), while the two frantically drive to the capital city. <br> <br> "Welcome to Earth." -- Capt. Steven Hiller (Will Smith), after punching the daylights out of an alien who has crash-landed in Arizona.