See where Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and more stars of the hit sci-fi film Independence Day are now. The blockbuster hit theaters on July 3, 1996 Independence Day: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell. The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive. A select group of survivors make a last-ditch stand against an alien invasion. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. President Thomas Whitmore is the president of the United States of America, and one of the main protagonists in the movie Independence Day, and it's sequel Independence Day: Resurgence. Before he became the recent president he was a pilot in the Gulf War and got into a fight that David started. He is portrayed by Bill Pullman who also portrayed Dr. James Harvey in the film Casper and Captain Independence Day is based on a screenplay written by American screenwriter Dean Devlin and German film maker Roland Emmerich (who also directed). The idea for the film is said to come from a question asking Emmerich and Devlin, who were in Europe promoting their film Stargate (1994), whether they believed in aliens. Bill Pullman. Actor: Independence Day. William James Pullman was born in Hornell, New York, one of seven children of Johanna (Blaas), a nurse, and James Pullman, a doctor. He is of Dutch (mother) and English, Northern Irish, and Scottish (father) descent. After high school, Bill went into a building construction program at SUNY Delhi in New York. He transferred to State University of New York On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles and Washington, as well as Paris, London, Houston and Moscow. The survivors set out in convoys towards Area 51, a strange Check out the full transcript of Bill Pullman's Independence Day speech from the movie Independence Day. President Thomas Whitmore : Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. The President: Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in this history of mankind. Mankind -- that word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common Thomas J. Whitmore (c.1953 – July 4, 2016) was an American politician who served the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Prior to his interest in American politics, he was a fighter pilot who fought in the Gulf War. Whitmore was a major figure in leading the United States through the War of 1996 and after the conflict was largely revered as a hero. He was subsequently re Independence Day (also known as ID and ID4) is a franchise of American science fiction action films that started with Independence Day in 1996, which was followed by the sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence in 2016. Independence Day (1996) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Easily one of the best disaster movies of the 90s. Starring Bill Pullman, Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Randy Quaid and Vivica A. Fox. Directed by Roland Emmerich, with an unashamedly patriotic 64.3M subscribers 38K 4.1M views 9 years ago Independence Day movie clips: BUY THE MOVIE: FandangoNOW - President Whitmore leads the American jet fighters against the alien destroyer that is approaching Area 51. David uploads the virus as planned and sees results when the screens on the Mother Ship begin to flicker. BUY THE MOVIE Independence Day [4K UHD]: President: Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from a Independence Day: Resurgence: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman. Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough? On July 2, 1996, an extraterrestrial mother ship enters Earth's orbit outside the Moon and deploys its flying saucers; each 15 mi (24 km) in diameter, over major cities worldwide.
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