After independence day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. He is initially unpopular due to his perceived softness, but takes charge. Fandangonow movie independenceday 19961mvcb9b60fe3e9. Why roland emmerich had to wait 20 years to finally. Seen this movie when i was a teenager and wanted to see it again, but could never find it. Mae whitman recast presidents daughter independence day 2. Admittedly, i am a bit disappointed that mae whitman isnt returning to take the role. He was subsequently reelected for a second term as president. In 1996 a behindthescenes multimedia cdrom titled inside independence day was released for microsoft windows and macintosh. Independence day came out in 1996, and his son was not even born until 1998.
Who played the presidents daughter in the movie independence. Watch independence day online stream full movie directv. The 23 craziest things that happen in independence day. Roland emmerich will be joined along side dean devlin, who wrote the first two with our favorite fat loser director. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens advanced and unprecedented. Mae whitman played the presidents daughter, patricia whitmore. Independence day is a 1996 american epic science fiction action film directed and cowritten by roland emmerich. Independence day, playing bill pullmans daughter, patricia whitmore and. The film focuses on disparate groups of people who. It received negative reactions from critics and audiences and was considered a box office flop. Resurgence has been labeled by the broad critic community as an abomination. Heres the thing, independence day came out in 1996.
Patricia whitmore is the daughter of thomas and marilyn whitmore and the fiancee of jake. I did enjoy the movie, but there were too many similarities to the first one causing it to seem like a remake of the first movie and not a separate movie. Along with maika monroe as the daughter of president whitmore bill pullman and jessie usher as the son of steven hiller will smith and jasmine vivica a. From will smith to jeff goldblum, independence day had an amazing cast. Leading the star studded cast of this ronald emmerich and. The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy earth. According to cowriter and director roland emmerich, whitman did not reprise her role as the presidents daughter in independence day.
The alien attacker takes off from area 51 and docks with the mothership to upload the virus. With will smith, bill pullman, jeff goldblum, mary mcdonnell. Resurgence is the sequel to 1996s blockbuster alieninvasion thriller, independence day. Jun 24, 2016 you go see a movie like independence day for the visceral thrills, but here, theyre in woefully short supply. See the full list of independence day cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Cac outdoor water park join parks and recreation staff at the cac to celebrate memorial day, independence day, and labor day at the cac outdoor water park. White house down june 28, 20 action packed with lots of humor.
Since 96, she has gone on to star in jag, state of grace, arrested development she played egg. Independence day is the biggest b movie ever made, the mother of all doomsday dramas. Its interesting for fans to see which scenes we cut, although i like it when movies are short. The independence day movie characters may have been a bit surprised at the success this scifi disaster film became. Whitman has expressed her feelings on being typecast as an outsider in various roles in television and movies. After the original independence day became the biggest movie of 1996, everyone began clamoring for a sequel. Did will smiths son play in the movie independence day.
Goldblum played the grandmaster in the marvel superhero film thor. Independence day 1996 hindi dubbed brrip independence. The cast of independence day 20 years later insider. A utile more than a month before, my mother had withdrawn me from school early, loaded up our cara flashy but impractical camaro with dual sidepipesand headed north for alaska. Independence day 3 movie poster and independence day 3 photos stick it right up their independence day 3 will be written by.
Reportedly, her last words before receiving a lethal injection were id just like to say im sailing with the rock, and ill be back like independence day with jesus june 6. Apr 28, 2015 roland emmerich just announced that maika monroe has joined the cast of independence day 2 as president whitmores daughter, patricia whitmore. Fox recently announced that it had cast maika monroe, fresh off her starmaking turns in it follows and the guest, in independence day 2 to play the presidents now allgrownup daughter. It seems that fox cast maika monroe as the presidents daughter because. In 1996, the aliens with their hateful alien weaponry famously reduced the white house to smithereens a form of. Resurgence, the sequel to roland emmerichs 1996 alien invasiondisaster film independence day. He is of dutch mother and english, northern irish, and scottish father descent. Watch independence day starring will smith in this movies anywhere on directv. This is what the presidents daughter from independence. In the films opening scene, we the lucky audience see a spaceship heading straight for earth.
This is what the presidents daughter from independence day looks. This is another movie that truly destroys its prequel and i will not be surprised if the next independence day appears in 2022. With a summer release date set for the independence day sequel, its time for a status update on the cast from the original 1996 blockbuster. Best actoractress in the third independence day movie. If you dont care for either of these genres you probably wont like this movie, but if you like one or. Mae whitman was cast as the adorable patricia whitmore in the epic 1996 scifi action movie independence day credit. Whitmore president of the united states and former gulf war hero. Other july 4 birthdays include first daughter malia obama, gangster meyer lansky, author nathaniel hawthorne, and reality. If you like independence day you are looking for exciting, suspenseful and semi serious movies about with alien invasion, invasion, save the world, ufo, end of the world, evil alien and space and aliens themes of action, adventure and scifi genre shot in usa. Roland emmerich, the director of the independence day movies, has given an update on the third. Mae whitman was cast as the adorable patricia whitmore in the epic 1996 scifi action movie independence day.
Whitmore was a major figure in leading the united states through the. It was the movie that turned writerdirector roland emmerich into the big. In the epic adventure film independence day, strange phenomena surface around the globe. Character sheet for independence day and independence day. Independence day producer finally explains infamously inept.
Mae margaret whitman born june 9, 1988 is an american actress and singer. Prior to his interest in american politics, he was a fighter pilot who fought in the gulf war. Dylan jasmines son and patricia the presidents daughter put cute chubby faces on all the possibilities, lives, and futures that the aliens are threatening. Mae whitman is being recast as the presidents daughter in independence day 2 we cant be consumed by our petty differences anymore.
In november 2015, he joined the ensemble cast of shane carruths third film the modern ocean. While finishing her education, she first fell in love with david levinson. Gallery of independence day movie characters lovetoknow. His son jaden christopher syre played his characters son in the movie the pursuit of happyness 2006. The same year, whitman guest starred in the season three episode of friends, the one where rachel quits. Although a few actors reprise their roles jeff goldbum, bill pullman, judd hirsch, vivica a. Independence day is first and foremost a blockbuster action flick, with clear and uncomplicated good guys and bad guysso deep symbols arent exactly its thing. A longer special edition of the original independence day was also released, which ran almost twoandahalf hours at 145 minutes with the extended cut running for 154 minutes. Why wouldnt we want someone like that starring in an action movie and. William james pullman was born in hornell, new york, one of seven children of johanna blaas, a nurse, and james pullman, a doctor. The movie is basically an alien invasion movie and it is like a 50s science fiction movie. Independence day 1996 docking with the mothership id4. The little girl from independence day is now 27 years old. She beat 700 other girls who were interested in the part.
Made for a mere 75 million, the film became a massive success, grossing over 800 million worldwide. Independence day 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Is it as exciting and funny as the original 1996 film. It has been nearly two decades since independence day was released on the summer movie public. And the cute little tykes in independence day most definitely symbolize that tomorrow that all the adults are fighting to save. Patricia whitmore is the daughter of thomas and marilyn whitmore and the fiancee of jake morrison. It was mae whitmore and it was bill pullman as the president and not dennis quaid.
She began her career with a voiceover for a tyson chicken commercial. Constance was friends with thomas whitmore during their time in harvard university. Project muse independence day, manley hot springs, alaska. Even in popcorn summer movies, symbols rear their ugly heads. Exciting cgi effects, thrills, spills and enough nonstop action to keep most movie viewers totally entertained. Resurgence, the sequel to the 1996 blockbuster hit independence day, because she did not want to read for the part. Its unfortunate the director chose not to use the actress originally cast as the presidents daughter.
Independence day 1996 roland emmerich sorry for the backround sound. This film will be released on dvd on october 18, 2016. Russell casse died july 4, 1996 was a vietnam war fighter pilot and crop duster from imperial valley, california who sacrificed himself to destroy a city destroyer threatening area 51 during the war of 1996. Independence day 2005 independence day was a wireless mobile version of the brand released in 2005. Whitmores bill pullman daughter, patricia whitmore. In 2016, he reprised his role of david levinson in independence day. Representing the paycheckcashing veterans of the war of 96 are jeff goldblum as the resident brainiac doing that. Two decades after the freak alien invasion that nearly destroyed mankind a new threat emerges. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. Nov 03, 2017 considering movies like 2012 and independence day, director roland emmerich has spen. 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. Independence day, playing bill pullmans daughter, patricia whitmore and one fine day playing george clooneys daughter, maggie taylor.
Resurgence 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. I was eight years old in 1996 and, quite frankly, this was probably the type of movie that spoke to me as a child. This is what the presidents daughter from independence day. Resurgence bonus featuresdeleted scenesthe war of 1996directors audio commentarygag reelconcept art galleriesits early, abq. After independence day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimagina. Every hit movie deserves a sequel, and independence day. Fox, brent spiner, the movie mostly focuses on a younger generation of americans whove grown up after the original movies catastrophic events. After high school, bill went into a building construction program at suny delhi in new york. Independence day harks back to the classic alieninvasion movies of the 1950s and 1960s, as well as the disaster movies of the 1970s. Because so many movies have come along in the past two decades featuring this kind of hightech annihilation, resurgence feels like a glossy copy of the sort of blockbuster weve watched countless times before. Whitmore 19532016 was the 42nd president of the united states from 1993 to 2001. If director garry marshall the guy who created valentines day, new years eve and countless more were to make an action scifi it would look very much like independence day.
Dec 08, 2014 now that an independence day sequel is in the works, writer and producer dean devlin wants to clear up some confusion about the first films infamously goofy computervirus scene. A lot has changed since the first invasion in 1996, and many of the characters find themselves in very different places from where we left them several new characters are also making an appearance. In 1994, at the age of six, whitman made her film debut, acting alongside meg ryan in when a man loves a woman 1994, playing ryans youngest daughter, casey green. Advanced search watchlist sign in independence day 1996 poster. Modern hollywood does not know how to make a good movie and they hire the likes of jar jar abrams to remake everything and make endless sequels. His son jaden christopher syre played his characters son in the movie. Why wouldn t we want someone like that starring in an action movie and. It was the movie that turned writerdirector roland emmerich into the big budget spectacle filmmaker. Resurgence is full of both new and returning characters. Mae whitman was just a young child when she played the presidents daughter in independence day, but the actress career was only beginning. If you are fan of independence day then it is a must watch, but dont expect much more in terms of story line than what you already have seen. Mar 08, 2010 let the whole world know that today is a day of reckoning let the weak be strong, let the right be wrong roll the stone away, let the guilty pay its independence day. When i would look for independence day, it would always being up that alien movie, when this is the one that i wanted to see.
If independence day 3 happens at disney, the director knows what to do next jon fuge feb 20, 2020. And we say ugly heads because these aliens are nasty this is a movie about a plucky, notsolittle country called. May 19, 2016 the little girl from independence day is now 27 years old. Mae whitman was cast as the adorable patricia whitmore in the epic 1996 scifi action movie independence day, which saw the us president. Independence day 2 adds maika monroe as president whitmores. Whitman played the role of patricia whitmore, the daughter of bill pullmans. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content independence day, manley hot springs, alaska lisa d. This airborne leviathan features a bunch of agreeably cardboard characters saving the human race from mass extermination in a way that proves as unavoidably entertaining as it is hopelessly cornball. Mae whitman was replaced in independence day 2 and thats really. Great movie, and although it is not up to todays movie standards as far as crisp clarity and special effects, it is just an all. This movie was mentioned by infamous serial killer aileen wuornos just before her execution on six counts of murder. If you dont care for either of these genres you probably wont like this movie, but if you like one or the other or both it is worth checking out. The film features an ensemble cast that includes will smith, bill pullman, jeff goldblum, mary mcdonnell, judd hirsch, margaret colin, randy quaid, robert loggia, james rebhorn, harvey fierstein, vivica a. Mae whitman replaced by maika monroe in independence day 2.
Russell served as a f4 fighter pilot for the united states air force in the vietnam. Independence day 1996 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. This is the film that skyrocketed smith to blockbuster actionhero status. It also has a lot of stars, not the biggest names, just like a 70s disaster flick.
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