Independence Day

[1996, Movie, PG-13, 146 mins]

Independence Day: Cast & Details

Year: 1996
Rated PG-13
Parental Rating: Cautionary; some scenes objectionable
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 146
Format: Color
Genre(s): Action; Science Fiction; Thriller
Production Co(s).: 20th Century Fox; Centropolis Entertainment
Released By: 20th Century Fox

Award(s)
Academy Award Winner: Best Visual Effects - Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, Joseph Viskocil
Academy Award Nominee: Best Sound - Chris Carpenter, Bill W. Benton, Bob Beemer, Jeff Wexler

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Cast
Will Smith: Captain Steve Hiller
Bill Pullman: President Thomas J. Whitmore
Jeff Goldblum: David Levinson
Mary McDonnell: Marilyn Whitmore
Judd Hirsch: Julius Levinson
Robert Loggia: General William Grey
Randy Quaid: Russell Casse
Margaret Colin: Constance Spano
James Rebhorn: Albert Nimziki
Harvey Fierstein: Marty Gilbert
Adam Baldwin: Major Mitchell
Brent Spiner: Dr. Brakish Okun
James Duval: Miguel
Vivica A. Fox: Jasmine Dubrow
Lisa Jakub: Alicia
Ross Bagley: Dylan
Mae Whitman: Patricia Whitmore
Bill Smitrovich: Captain Watson
Kiersten Warren: Tiffany
Harry Connick Jr.: Jimmy
Giuseppe Andrews: Troy
John Storey: Dr. Isaacs
Frank Novak: Teddy
Devon Gummersall: Philip
Leland Orser: Tech/Med. Asst. #1
Mirron E. Willis: Aide
Ross Lacy: Aide
David Pressman: Whitmore's Aide
Vivian Palermo: Tech/Med. Asst. #2
Raphael Sbarge: Commander/Tech
Bobby Hosea: Commanding Officer
Dan Lauria: Commanding Officer
Steve Giannell: Radar Tech
Eric Paskel: Radar Tech
Carlos LaCamara: Radar Operator
John Bennett Perry: Secret Serviceman
Troy Willis: Secret Serviceman
Tim Kelleher: Technician
Wayne Wilderson: Area 51 Technician
Jay Acovone: Area 51 Guard
James Wong: SETI Tech One
Thom Barry: SETI Tech Two
Jana Marie Hupp: SETI Tech Three
Matt Pashkow: Second Officer
Robert Pine: Chief of Staff
Marisa Morell: Co-Worker #2
Michael Winther: Co-Worker #3
Dexter Warren: Co-Worker #4
Paul LeClair: Co-Worker #5
Capt. Michael "Chewy" Vacca: Lt. Peterson
David Chanel: Secret Service Agent
John Capodice: Mario
Greg Collins: Military Aide
Derek Webster: Sky Crane Pilot
Mark Fite: Pilot
Eric Neal Newman: Pilot
Levani: Russian Pilot
Kristof Konrad: Russian Pilot
Kevin Sifuentes: Tank Commander
Elston Ridgle: Soldier
Randy Oglesby: Mechanic
Jack Moore: Mechanic
Barry Del Sherman: Street Preacher
Lyman Ward: Secret Service Guy
Anthony Crivello: Lincoln
Richard Speight Jr.: Ed
Barbara Beck: Monica Soloway
Joe Fowler: Reporter
Andrew Warne: Reporter
Sharon Tay: Reporter
Peter Jozef Lucas: Russian Reporter
Yelena Danova: Russian Newscaster
Derek Kim: Korean Newscaster
Vanessa J. Wells: Newscaster
Jessika Cardinahl: German Video Newscaster
Gary W. Cruz: Video Newscaster
Ron Pitts: Video Newscaster
Wendy Walsh: Video Newscaster
Christine Devine: Video Newscaster
Mark Thompson: Video Newscaster
Jack Germond: Video Newscaster
Morton Kondracke: Video Newscaster
Ernie Anastos: Rex Black/NY Newscaster
Cinckevin Cooney: Atlantic Air
Rance Howard: Chaplain
Nelson Mashita: Japanese Tech
Jeff Phillips: B-2 Pilot
Sayed Badreya: Arab Pilot
Adam Tomei: Sailor
John Bradley: Lucas
Kimberly Beck: Housewife
Thomas F. Duffy: Lieutenant
Andrew Keegan: Older Boy
Jon Matthews: Thomson
Jim Piddock: Reginald
Fred Barnes: Himself
Eleanor Clift: Herself
Jerry Dunphy: Himself
John McLaughlin: Himself
Barry Nolan: Himself
George Putnam: Himself
Eric Michael Zee: Northridge Field Reporter
Pat Skipper: Redneck
Carlos Lara: Farmer Kid
Mike Monteleone: Butler
Lee Strauss: Elvis Fanatic
Lisa Star: Woman on Roof
Malcolm Danare: Intellectual on Roof
Arthur Brooks: Trucker on Roof
Michael G. Moertl: Thief
James J. Joyce: Master C.P.O.
Joyce Cohen: Kim Peters--Reporter
Julie Moran: Entertainment Tonight Reporter
Robin Groth: Flagstaff News Anchor
Richard Pachorek: LAPD Helicopter Pilot
Dakota: Boomer

Credits
Roland Emmerich: Director
Dean Devlin: Writer
Roland Emmerich: Writer
Dean Devlin: Producer
Roland Emmerich: Exec. Producer
Ute Emmerich: Exec. Producer
William Fay: Exec. Producer
Peter Winther: Assoc. Producer
Karl Walter Lindenlaub: Cinematographer
David Brenner: Editor
David Arnold: Musical Composer
Oliver Scholl: Production Designer
Patrick Tatopoulos: Production Designer
Jim Teegarden: Art Director
Jim Erickson: Set Decorator
Joseph Porro: Costumes
Wendy Kurtzman: Casting
Volker Engel: Special Effects
Clay Pinney: Special Effects
Douglas Smith: Special Effects
Joseph Viskocil: Special Effects
Bob Beemer: Sound
Bill W. Benton: Sound
Chris Carpenter: Sound
Jeff Wexler: Sound - mixer
Dan Bradley: Stunts

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