Independence Day movie clips: THE MOVIE:FandangoNOW - As President Whitmore, Pullman gave an impassioned speech to his country before launching "the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind" (a speech so iconic, he parodied it for Budweiser The survivors set out in convoys 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 enslaving aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom. July 4th is their Independence Day A select group of survivors make a last-ditch stand against an alien invasion. 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. If you remember one thing from Independence Day, you'll remember Will Smith punching an alien and saying "Welcome to earth." But if you remember two things from Independence Day, you'll also remember Prez Thomas J. Whitmore giving maybe the best presidential speech ever. 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. 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. 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 (1996) Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitmore Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India our Independence Day! And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive!" Today, we celebrate our Independence Day! Independence Day (1996) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In an oral history of ‘Independence Day’ for The Hollywood Reporter, writer Dean Devlin discussed how he originally envisioned Kevin Spacey in the role of President Whitmore. 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. President Thomas Whitmore's speech scene in the 1996 movie Independence Day in HD. Whitmore is portrayed as the 42nd president of the United States and the first commander-in-chief since 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. 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 Bill Pullman’s breakout role came in 1996 when he portrayed President Thomas J. Whitmore in the science fiction blockbuster, Independence Day. Pullman’s stirring speech as the President, rallying the nation against an alien invasion, became one of the film’s most memorable moments. The President, on the advice of the director of external relations Constance Spano, meets an electronic researcher, David Levinson, Constance’s ex-husband. He claims to have discovered that the aliens have taken possession of the American satellites and that they are using them against humanity. Aided by his ex-wife, White House Communications Director Constance Spano, David and his father Julius reach the Oval Office in Washington, D.C. and alert President Thomas Whitmore. Whitmore orders evacuations of Los Angeles, New York City and the District of Columbia, but it is too late.
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