Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007].
Edition
[Blu-Ray version.].
UPC
024543444237, 024543444275
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
General Note
Special features: Scene-specific commentary by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin; commentary by special effects supervisors Volker Engel and Doug Smith; trivia track; search content; personal scene selections; "Alien scavenger hunt" game; enhanced for D-Box Motion Control Systems; theatrical teaser and trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Karl Walter Lindenlaub ; editor, David Brenner ; music, David Arnold ; costume designer, Joseph Porro ; production designers, Patrick Tatopoulos, Oliver Scholl ; visual effects, Volker Engel, Douglas Smith.
Participants/Performers
Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, James Rebhorn, Harvey Fierstein.
Description
On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. At first thought to be meteors, the United States military suspect that a number of enormous alien spacecraft are on a collision course with Earth. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington. Survivors set out 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 killing aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sci-fi destruction and violence.
System Details
Blu-ray disc, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby DTS-HD Master Lossless 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital surround, AVC@27 MBPS, 50GB, dual layer, 1080p High Definition.
Language
English (DTS-HD 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1), or dubbed Spanish (Dolby surround) dialogue, Cantonese, English, Korean or Spanish subtitles; close-captioned.