Where was Independence Day filmed?
1996 film, directed by Roland Emmerich.
- Los Angeles
The story is set in New York City, Washington, D.C., about 2,446 miles (3,936 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- New York City, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles, California; Houston
- Filmed in
- Los Angeles
- Distance
- About 2,446 miles (3,936 km) between New York City, Washington, D.C. and the nearest filming location.
- Distance
- About 1,370 miles (2,205 km) between Houston and the nearest filming location.
About Independence Day
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- Released
- 1996
- Director
- Roland Emmerich
- Cast
- Will SmithJeff GoldblumMary McDonnellVivica A. FoxMargaret ColinHarry Connick Jr.Bill PullmanRandy QuaidRobert LoggiaJudd Hirsch
- Genre
- ThrillerAlien InvasionDisasterScience Fiction
- Awards
- Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film; MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss; Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; Saturn Award for Best Director and 4 more
The story
On July 2, 1996, a massive extraterrestrial mothership, entering Earth's orbit outside the Moon, deploys its flying saucers, each 15 mi (24 km) in diameter, which hover over major cities worldwide.
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.
On July 3, Earth's military retaliations against the invaders are thwarted by the alien warships' electromagnetic force fields.
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