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| − | [[Image:IDCover.jpg|thumb|right| | + | [[Image:IDCover.jpg|thumb|right|500px|<i>Independence Day</i> theatrical poster.]] |
<b>Movie (1996)</b><br> | <b>Movie (1996)</b><br> | ||
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| − | <b>Starring:</ | + | <b>Starring:</b><br> |
Will Smith (Cpt. Steven Hiller)<br> | Will Smith (Cpt. Steven Hiller)<br> | ||
Bill Pullman (President Whitmore)<br> | Bill Pullman (President Whitmore)<br> | ||
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When a mysterious signal interupts the satellite network, the existance of an extra-terrestrial space ship is discovered. David Levinson quickly uncovers the reason for the code - a signal to attack earth. After narrowly avoding the attack the President and entourage make their way to the 'non-existant' Area 51. When all attempts to retalliate against and destroy the ETs fail Levinson proposes a space mission to infect the machines, in parallel with a worldwide counter-offensive to bring down the ETs once and for all. | When a mysterious signal interupts the satellite network, the existance of an extra-terrestrial space ship is discovered. David Levinson quickly uncovers the reason for the code - a signal to attack earth. After narrowly avoding the attack the President and entourage make their way to the 'non-existant' Area 51. When all attempts to retalliate against and destroy the ETs fail Levinson proposes a space mission to infect the machines, in parallel with a worldwide counter-offensive to bring down the ETs once and for all. | ||
| − | == Boeing-Stearman Model 75 == | + | == [[:Category: Boeing-Stearman Model 75|Boeing-Stearman Model A75N1 (PT17)]] == |
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[[Image:IDBiplane_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDBiplane_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:IDBiplane.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDBiplane.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:IDBiplane_4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDBiplane_4.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category:Boeing | + | == [[:Category: Boeing E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3 Sentry]] == |
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[[Image:IDE-3_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDE-3_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:IDE-3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Engulfed by the heat reaction as the space ship enters the atmosphere.]] | [[Image:IDE-3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Engulfed by the heat reaction as the space ship enters the atmosphere.]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category:Bell UH-1|Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] == | + | == [[:Category: Bell UH-1 Iroquois|Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] == |
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[[Image:IDHuey_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDHuey_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:IDHuey_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDHuey_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:IDHuey.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Escorts for signal Skycrane. Slight production error as the rear Huey starts to explode before being hit.]] | [[Image:IDHuey.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Escorts for signal Skycrane. Slight production error as the rear Huey starts to explode before being hit.]] | ||
| − | == Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe == | + | == [[:Category: Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe|Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe]] == |
'SkyCrane' used for irregular loads. | 'SkyCrane' used for irregular loads. | ||
[[Image:IDCH-54.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDCH-54.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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[[Image:IDCH-54_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|'Initiating sequence'.]] | [[Image:IDCH-54_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|'Initiating sequence'.]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category:Sikorsky | + | == [[:Category: Sikorsky S-61|Sikorsky S-61L]] == |
| − | One of the two types of aircraft used as 'Marine One'. | + | One of the two types of aircraft used as 'Marine One'. In the film, civilian Sikorsky models based on the VH-3 Sea King are used as substitutes. In the background, [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Locations|White House, Washington DC]]. |
[[Image:IDVH-3D.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDVH-3D.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:IDVH-3D_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDVH-3D_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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| − | == [[:Category: | + | == [[:Category: Bell 206|Bell 206B JetRanger III]] == |
| + | Foxtrot 1, First Lady's aircraft, is a Bell 206B Reg. N25AJ (now N969YC).<br> | ||
| + | Same helicopter in other movies at [[IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:ID206.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Reg. N25AJ.]] | ||
| + | Another (or same one ?) is seen as an LAPD helicopter. | ||
| + | [[Image:ID206_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| + | == [[:Category: Boeing 747|Boeing VC-25A 'Air Force One']] == | ||
[[Image:IDVC-25_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Escorted by what looks like F-15s.]] | [[Image:IDVC-25_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Escorted by what looks like F-15s.]] | ||
[[Image:IDVC-25.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Air Force One paired up with Marine One.]] | [[Image:IDVC-25.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Air Force One paired up with Marine One.]] | ||
[[Image:IDVC-25_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Narrowly avoiding 'extremination'.]] | [[Image:IDVC-25_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Narrowly avoiding 'extremination'.]] | ||
| − | == McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet == | + | == [[:Category: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet|McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet]] == |
The main American agressor aircraft seen throughout the film. | The main American agressor aircraft seen throughout the film. | ||
| − | [[Image:IDF-18_5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Seen in the 'Iraqi Desert'.]] | + | [[Image:IDF-18_5.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Seen in the 'Iraqi Desert' wearing Israeli markings.]] |
[[Image:IDF-18.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDF-18.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:IDF-18_6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|President Whitmore leading the squadron fires the first missile.]] | [[Image:IDF-18_6.jpg|thumb|500px|none|President Whitmore leading the squadron fires the first missile.]] | ||
[[Image:IDF-18_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDF-18_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category:Lockheed C-130 Hercules|Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] == | + | == [[:Category: Lockheed C-130 Hercules|Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] == |
Seen at El Toro before it is destroyed. | Seen at El Toro before it is destroyed. | ||
[[Image:IDC-130.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDC-130.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit == | + | == [[:Category: Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit]] == |
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[[Image:IDB-2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDB-2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:IDB-2_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ready to deploy.]] | [[Image:IDB-2_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Ready to deploy.]] | ||
| − | == | + | == [[:Category: Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon|Lockheed F-16C Fighting Falcon]] == |
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[[Image:IDF-16_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Seen just before El Toro is destroyed.]] | [[Image:IDF-16_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Seen just before El Toro is destroyed.]] | ||
[[Image:IDF-16.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDF-16.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:IDF-16_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Mocked up in British insignia.]] | [[Image:IDF-16_3.jpg|thumb|500px|none|Mocked up in British insignia.]] | ||
| − | == Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 | + | == [[:Category: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25]] == |
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[[Image:IDMig25.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDMig25.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category:Northrop | + | == [[:Category: Northrop T-38 Talon | Northrop T-38A Talon]] == |
| − | Seen in the | + | Seen in the background at a few airfields. Behind the Talon, a F-15 Eagle, then a F-14 and another F-18. |
[[Image:IDT-38_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDT-38_2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
[[Image:IDT-38.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDT-38.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
| − | == [[:Category:Grumman F-14 Tomcat|Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] == | + | == [[:Category: Grumman F-14 Tomcat|Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] == |
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[[Image:IDF-14.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | [[Image:IDF-14.jpg|thumb|500px|none|]] | ||
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{{Footnote}} | {{Footnote}} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/ Independence Day at IMDb] | + | * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116629/ Independence Day at IMDb] |
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(film) Independance Day at Wikipedia] | + | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(film) Independance Day at Wikipedia] |
* [http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=116629 Independence Day at IMCDb] | * [http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=116629 Independence Day at IMCDb] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Bell 206]] |
| − | [[Category:Bell UH-1]] | + | [[Category: Bell UH-1 Iroquois]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Boeing-Stearman Model 75]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Boeing 747]] |
| − | [[Category:Boeing | + | [[Category: Boeing E-3 Sentry]] |
| − | [[Category:Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] | + | [[Category: Grumman F-14 Tomcat]] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] |
| − | [[Category:Grumman | + | [[Category: Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon]] |
| + | [[Category: McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Northrop T-38 Talon]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Sikorsky S-61]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:35, 23 February 2019
Movie (1996)
Starring:
Will Smith (Cpt. Steven Hiller)
Bill Pullman (President Whitmore)
Jeff Goldblum (David Levinson)
Margaret Colin (Constance Spano)
Judd Hirsch (Julius Levinson)
When a mysterious signal interupts the satellite network, the existance of an extra-terrestrial space ship is discovered. David Levinson quickly uncovers the reason for the code - a signal to attack earth. After narrowly avoding the attack the President and entourage make their way to the 'non-existant' Area 51. When all attempts to retalliate against and destroy the ETs fail Levinson proposes a space mission to infect the machines, in parallel with a worldwide counter-offensive to bring down the ETs once and for all.
Boeing-Stearman Model A75N1 (PT17)
Boeing E-3 Sentry
Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe
'SkyCrane' used for irregular loads.
Sikorsky S-61L
One of the two types of aircraft used as 'Marine One'. In the film, civilian Sikorsky models based on the VH-3 Sea King are used as substitutes. In the background, White House, Washington DC.
Bell 206B JetRanger III
Foxtrot 1, First Lady's aircraft, is a Bell 206B Reg. N25AJ (now N969YC).
Same helicopter in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Another (or same one ?) is seen as an LAPD helicopter.
Boeing VC-25A 'Air Force One'
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
The main American agressor aircraft seen throughout the film.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Seen at El Toro before it is destroyed.
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
Lockheed F-16C Fighting Falcon
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
Northrop T-38A Talon
Seen in the background at a few airfields. Behind the Talon, a F-15 Eagle, then a F-14 and another F-18.
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
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