One of the best quotes i heard about this movie was "we should beam Independence Day to space and say it was a true story, that way no aliens start shit" lol

Jeff Goldblum Jurassic Park: "Must go faster!" 🦖 Jeff Goldblum Independence Day: "MUST GO FASTER!" 👽 The man can't catch a break 😂

"Oh my God. It's Data." YOU GUYS KNOW TNG?!?!?! That's awesome!!!!!!!!!

"You think they have any idea what's about to happen to them?" "Not a chance in hell. Goodnight!" "PEACE!" ✌️ Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Sharon Tay. What Script Fact: Dean Devlin said that most of the dialogue in the scenes Jeff Goldblum shared with Judd Hirsch and Will Smith (all three comedians) was improvised. Practical Over CGI Fact: The destruction of The White House had to happen in one take. The crew built a giant miniature and placed minor explosives around it. Later the special effects team added fire and debris. Epic Cameo Fact: The man in the Los Angeles office building that is destroyed in the initial attack is played by Volker Engel, the movie's visual effects supervisor. The building also contains his initials on the exterior. Airplane Enthusiast Fact: The main American military aircraft seen throughout the film, are the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. After the climatic battle, one of the F/A-18s that returns to the base can be seen with the "VM" tail code. This is the designation for Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) Black Knights, the same squadron that Will Smith flies with in the film and that gets massacred by the city destroyer that took out Los Angeles. Location Location Fact: The scene in which Will Smith drags the unconscious alien across the desert was filmed on the salt flats near Great Salt Lake in Utah. Smith's "And what the hell is that SMELL?" line was unscripted. Great Salt Lake is home to tiny crustaceans called brine shrimp. When they die, the bodies sink to the bottom of the lake (which isn't very deep) and decompose. When the wind kicks up just right, the bottom mud is disturbed and the smell of millions of decaying brine shrimp can be very, very bad. Apparently, nobody warned Will.

INDEPENDENCE DAY is the definition of what a summer blockbuster is, this was one of the most successful of the 90s, along with others like Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump, Armageddon, The Rock, Speed, Twister, Matrix, etc.

Russell's saving move gets me every time. They gave up on him but when it is necessary, he makes the biggest sacrifice.

I'll never forget Robin Williams' remark on Canada. "Canada is like a loft apartment over a really great party."

Finally! Reactors that recognize Data!

They loaded Windows 95 to bring down the alien ships.

Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day AND Jurassic Park - "Must go faster, must go faster"

Jeff Goldblum in "Independence Day" : Must go faster. Jeff Goldblum in "Jurassic Park": Must go faster. 😂

Nice reaction, but I really wanted to see more of President Whitmore's speech before the final assault, that's the most iconic part of the whole movie.

Mary McDonnell played the president's wife, then later played the president in Battlestar Galactica.

Can you imagine being a teenager and Jurassic Park releases in the cinema. The next year Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, The Lion King,, Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura and The Mask get released (what a year for Jim Carrey!), followed by 1995 with Brave Heart, Se7en, Heat, Toy Story, Die Hard 3, Bad Boys and Desperado.. and then the next year Independence Day? Growing up in the 80s/90s was like heaven and watching movies like Jurassic Park and Indepence Day in the cinema were unforgettable experiences. Groundbreaking and breathtaking. My mom even bought me the "The making of Indepence Day" which features soooo many concept artwork, photos of miniatures, storyboards, interviews with the staff/cast. It was the first book I ever owned of this kind(I still have it

THANK YOU for being one of the only reactors to appreciate the Major taking Connie's advice about the people outside. People forget that the guy was in charge of a black-ops site where you could be shot just for stepping onto the land. The guy's only purpose was to keep things going smoothly, and make sure nobody knew about it, by any means necessary. And yet, when push came to shove, he was still a proper soldier first, and a black-ops guy second...putting the lives of the public before his own, or any other concern. The instant Connie pointed out that the people outside were in more serious danger, he immediately began to issue orders to get them in the bunker without any hesitation.

The President’s speech was one of the greatest in film history, along with James Earl Jones’ speech about baseball in ‘Field of Dreams’.

Peak 90s action blockbuster. This is part of maybe my favorite era of movies. For all the explosions and effects, the characters all have nuances, flaws, and motivations. Everyone changes a little through the events here. It's a straightforward good-vs-evil dynamic, which helps to give the film momentum. There's a lot to learn about leadership here--just about every scene of this movie is better than it has any right to be! I'm happy you liked it. Also, the availability of the cool fireworks varies by state, but if you come to the South, you'll find something fun!

Happy belated Canada Day from your friends in Michigan! We are currently in day 27 of blowing ourselves up with fireworks! Who even needs 10 fingers?! Not us.

I love your enthusiasm, guys! For how "old" this movie is, the visual and special effects still are absolutely amazing!

It made $817 million dollars ($1.4 billion dollars today) against a $75 million dollar budget. It won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. A sequel, INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE, was released in 2016, but it was not well received by critics or fans. It was a moderate success, $390 million dollars against a $150 million dollar budget.

This film has one of the best build up to the ultimate destruction out of any disaster movie. I can't recommend the TV series V enough as you guys loooove the 80s. V had a five part mini series that was genre defining, is really well written and has a cast of stars that you will genuinely fall in love with.

This and Stargate were two movies that somehow flew under the radar for me. They just were there in the theater, I went to see them, and each one blew me away.

"Today... We celebrate... OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY!" Best onscreen speech ever. I was working in a movie theater when this came out. It was fun.

This film was a visual spectacle full of action and real acting performances. In the meantime, its the first time i discover your channel and i already give my subscription.

Bravo for being one of the few reactors that recognize Data from Star Trek next generation in the movie. Another great movie for you to see with the actor who plays Data (Brent Spiner) in a small role from the 90 no body reacted to is Phenomenon 1996.

Films in the 80s and 90s were the best.

That speech before the final fight was excellent

This movie used a lot of miniatures in its special effects, with 95% of the film shot using miniatures and motion-control cameras. Star Fox 64 came out a year after this and it has a mission where you have to destroy 4 things on the ship, so you can attack the core. The spaceship slowly moved across the level to a military base shaped like a pyramid in a timed mission. If it reached its destination, it would fire a beam like it did in this movie and you would lose.

It was a pretty impressive movie that summer. Pure entertainment. Other big films that year were “Twister” and “The Rock”, which are worth a watch.

Who recognized Adam Baldwin as an officer? He was also Jayne in "Firefly." I watched this blind in theaters 4th of July weekend in 1996. I knew it would be a popcorn fun fest and it didn't dissapoint. I am a bit surprised it has remained so popular but can see that it hits all the right tones for people looking for a good time.

You guys are awesome!! Great job in editing! There were so many iconic scenes in this movie. I can’t imagine having to try and edit this to meet KZfaq’s copyright requirements. Bravo job though!! Absolutely love watching y’all! And they nuked my city in this movie, Houston, Texas!😢 I saw this in the theater here in Houston and you should have heard the unsettling rumble of sounds and laughter from the audience. It was one of the most surreal things I think I’ve ever experienced in a movie theater! 😮☠️ Again, great reaction as always!!!⭐️🥰

The 90s was just one banger after another in films.

In 1992 I was in upstate New York during the first week of July and some friends and I decided to drive up to Ottawa for Canada Day. It was the 125th anniversary of independence and there was a long fireworks show that night. Had a great time. I saw a post on IG that said that every six days, on average, some country celebrates it’s independence from Great Britain. It’s the most celebrated holiday in the world.

“Oh, no, you do NOT shoot that green shit at me!” 😂

Storing keys in the visor was most common with vehicles that were used by more than one person.

I love the discussion about this movie between Patrice O'Neal and Jim Norton on the Opie & Anthony show. They drove a 50s model into the mothership. Jimmy said it's like a turtle trying to drive an Edsel into your garage 😂

I love this movie it's 28 years old and still looks incredible lol 14:55 such an iconic shot lol 15:32 the audience in theaters cheered at that part for obvious reasons lol 19:19 one of the best lines lol 21:10 that was mostly improv by Will and the smell he's asking about is actually coming from the dry lake bed they're on lol 32:32 one of the best speeches in cinema history lol

Hey guys! I consider this to be the greatest Summer movie ever. The ULTIMATE Summer movie! Action! Romance! Tragedy! Danger! Comedy! Just the best. Great job, you two! (And congrats!) 😉👍

Almost every single line between Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum is genuinely hilarious. They played off each other perfectly

That stache alone deserves a Like 👍

I was 25 and the summer of ‘96 was my first summer movie season working as a professional creative in greater Los Angeles after six-and-a-half years of college and two degrees. In hindsight, “Independence Day” is super silly, hokey, and dumb, but man… it rates as one of the best “in a theater with a huge audience” movie experiences of my life. I saw it in a big auditorium in Burbank, and the capacity crowd was *into* it! Cheering, laughing, gasping, screaming, etc! Everyone was eating it up. The dog leaping to safety from the fireball in the traffic tunnel got a *MASSIVE* reaction to give you a sense of what malleable suckers we were. The movie opened to general audiences on Wednesday, July 3rd, and I honestly don’t remember if I saw it opening night or if I waited until Friday the 5th or Saturday the 6th. I’m pretty sure I didn’t go on the 4th. But I do remember that the audience would go nuts each time they showed the date on screen. Everyone’s brains practically melted when it got to “July 4.” What may be lost on a first-timer watching this now nearly 30 years later is that this was the *first* movie to give us full-scale, *GONZO* alien attack action with major destruction. If you don’t count the quaint, phony-looking stuff from the 50s like “War of the Worlds,” any previous movie with an Earth-bound story involving aliens featured either friendly creatures (“Close Encounters,” “E.T.,” “Coccoon,” “Starman,” etc.) or small-number, limited-location threats (“The Thing,” “Predator,” “Lifeforce,” “Species,” “Tremors,” etc.). The trailers for “Independence Day” definitely hinted that this movie was taking “alien invasion” to a new level by showing the White House, Empire State Building, and the First Interstate Bank Center in LA getting blown up, but only offered a quick shot of the “fighter saucers” approaching an airfield and then another brief shot at the end of the trailer showing a couple of alien saucers engaged in a dogfight with fighter jets close to the ground. These brief glimpses got us all keyed up about just how crazy would this movie actually be, and we still were not prepared. The filmmakers did a great job of setting high expectations but then turning it up to 11 when we saw the finished film. When the American pilots have failed to penetrate the massive hovering ship’s shield and start to fly vertically to avoid crashing, everyone in the audience lost their minds when the ship’s door opened and scores (hundreds?) of alien saucers poured out to take on the hapless humans. We knew we weren’t in Kansas anymore, and we had to just buckle up for the ride we were being taken on. It felt like we were dreaming when the President’s Security Advisor interrupted the discussion about Area 51 not being real to admit, “that’s not entirely accurate.” We thought the film had been delivering the goods up to that point, but then they went and just started looting from the candy store. “We actually have scientists already studying these creatures and their hardware?!?!?! And our heroes are going to fly an alien spacecraft?!?!?! Are you eff-ing kidding me?!?!?!?” It was such a rush and so crowd-pleasing that it was easy to overlook all of the ridiculousness and just allow ourselves to be entertained. Even emotional over heavy-handed stuff like the President’s speech and Randy Quaid’s sacrifice. Definitely a significant milestone in summer blockbuster history. What’s interesting is that another hokey crowd-pleaser that comes to mind that approaches the packed theater appeal of “Independence Day” was released almost exactly one year later. In late July of 1997, “Air Force One” with Harrison Ford enjoyed a similar reception. Packed houses going nuts and eating up all of the predictable clichés along with all of the gasp-inducing surprises. Definitely one that you’ll want to add to your queue. Not to be missed. We need more movies like these. It’s been a while.

Will Smith punching the alien is one of the single most greatest/funniest things ever

29:17 Fun fact: Before filming this scene, Mae Whitman, the actress who played the president's daughter, straight up asked the director if her character actually knew that "mommy" had died, or if she thought she was really just sleeping. She was only 7 at the time.

The actor playing the president is Bill Pullman. Not sure if you guys ever react to romcoms but you might check out Bill in While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock. Such a good movie! 👍

This was THE movie event in the summer of ‘96. It did NOT disappoint!

SuperGLAD to hear you started that masterpiece of Band of Brothers, can't wait ...

I love when the last dude shoots the alien, mostly because he was a ‘bad guy’ in the X-Files. Such a great actor

I remember watching this film multiple times that summer when it came out, just before I had to start my Sophomore year in high school. It was THE biggest movie of the summer and for the year, 1996. That speech that Bill Pullman made gave me goosebumps every time I heard it, and cheers went out from the audience. It was such an epic movie and was lots of fun to watch and experience.

I've watched this movie countless times and the speech that the president gives before the final battle gives me goosebumps EVERY time.

Its a 80-90's movie thing that people leave thier keys in the visor.

My favorite meme every year now is the one that’s like ‘July 4th is the day we celebrate Will Smith saving the world from Aliens’

Man my brother YOUR MOUSTACHE is celebrating Independence every damn day of the year. Heh but yeah love you guys, bless your Maple-Leaf'ed hearts and thanks for your reactions.

The extended edition Of this movie makes it a whole lot better.

The practical/in-camera effect shots still look amazing to this day. Which can't be said about most modern CGI.

These days, Randy Quaid basically _is_ the character he played, Russell Casse. Gone entirely around the bend.

July 1st, Canada Day, celebrating the day Canada politely asked for independence, the United Kingdom quietly considered and eventually agreed and Canada politely said "Thank You" and then apologized for the inconvenience. Most Canadian holiday ever.

19:35 In the 90s, yeah. Keys in the sun visor was a common thing with shared work vehicles at truck yards, construction sites, and similar workplaces; saves time not having to hunt for who has the keys for a particular vehicle, or run back to the office/trailer to fetch the keys, without having to worry about accidentally draining the battery like you could by leaving them in the ignition. That's why it's shown as often as it is in movies...yeah, it's convenient to the plot, but it's also got some basis in reality.

1:48 That's what she said. 18:48 That's what he said.

Yay! You're the first reactors I've seen that recognized Data!

This is my birthday movie. Every 4th of July, since this movie released in theaters, I have watched this movie. It is one of my favorites. It is a quintessential popcorn movie. Action, explosions, romance, fun dialogue, and a brisk pace. It still looks absolutely stunning even all these years later. This year marks my 36th birthday. I might as well watch it with you guys! Happy 4th of July to everyone out there.

Seeing this in the theater when it was first released was absolutely EPIC! Great reaction!

I got this movie for Christmas back in 96. I had the flu so I was stuck home. Watched the movie, was so amazed I made some lunch and watched it again 5 min later

The cast, story, pacing, effects, everything is amazing in this movie. The last of the great old blockbusters. The running theory is that the "virus" is a counter signal which negates the alien communication and power broadcasts, so the shields cannot be projected from the mothership to the smaller ones. This makes sense because David was a signal specialist who recognizes and neutralizes noise in broadcasts.

In 1996, pretty much the whole highschool went to the theater for it, the place was so packed that some watched it on their feet without a seat.

Lots of references to the 1953 version of _War of the Worlds_ in this movie. The design of the Attackers, the shields, the ineffective nuke, a "virus" killing the aliens (microbes in the original story)--all of that was in the 1953 movie.

32:34 One of the best inspirational speeches in movies, second to Captain America’s speeches in the MCU and Mikey’s “it’s our time” speech from The Goonies.

The alien ship crash landing was shot on some salt flats. Will Smith's comment "what hell is that smell?" was a real reaction from Will Smith on how the salt flats smelled and left in the film.

Every year around 10,000 ER visits and 20,000 fires are caused by fireworks in the US. When I was a kid, my parents used to take us to our grandparents' house in the next county because fireworks were legal there and not where we lived. One year someone on our grandparents' street set a neighbor's house on fire.

Fun fact, you can see an alternate ending here on KZfaq where Randy Quaids character,Russel, is denied involvment in the final battle because he's drunk and shows up later in his own airplane with a missile strapped to it. It comes with commentary on why they changed it, and boy Im glad they did because what we got was much better.

Now that's a man's mustache! 😂 love the channel guy's, one of my favorite 90's movies. Thanks for the reaction hope you have a great holiday.

After seeing this in the theater I wanted to walk right back in and see it again.

Fun Fact: Brent Spiner appeared in three movies in 1996. Independence Day, Star Trek: First Contact, and Phenomenon, playing three very different characters.

This is a movie that does stand the test of time. And that speech. Enjoyed your reactions.

This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time. Just pure fun with great characters and excellent acting. I've watched it on July 4th every year since it was released.

I prefer my tea in a harbor, but respect Canada's right for the space arm they love to talk about.

Depends on what state youre in. Some ban fireworks and others dont.

Aliens don't attack because they see these historical records of ours and they know that we are undefeatable. Great reaction to the... historical record. Thank you.

I was working at a theater opening weekend for this movie and it was huge. One of my all time favorite movie speeches.

This movie has a very special place in my heart as it was the very first movie I saw in theaters after graduating from the U.S. Navy's Basic Training; I was 25 at the time. I watch this movie every Fourth of July. I also watch the 1993 film Gettysburg as that battle took place the first three days of July 1863. On July 4th, 1863, the day after the battle of Gettysburg, the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi fell to the North after a siege of 40 days. The defeat at Gettysburg and the loss of Vicksburg was a double blow the Confederacy never recovered from. If you have never seen it, I highly recommend watching Gettysburg. Independence Day is an end of the world/alien invasion movie, but it also follows the blueprint of big budget disaster films. All-star cast, great special effects, lots of drama, action and emotion. Two of the best disaster movies are 1972's The Poseidon Adventure and 1974's The Towering Inferno. The Towering Inferno is my favorite disaster ever; for a movie that is turning 50 this year, the effects for the fire and the film's action sequences are still amazingly breathtaking. It also stars my favorite actor, Steve McQueen, as the Battalion Chief in the San Francisco Fire Department trying to fight the fire. Paul Newman plays the architect who designed the building.

35:38 "Eagle Twenty, Hawk Tuah!"

Cool reaction, and a rousing film. I am reminded that my partner and I watched this in the theater on July 4th, in the week when the movie debuted. What a fun afternoon. And the place had its A/C to the max, like you almost needed a sweater in there. Fun memory.

I really really like this movie. I know it has its flaws. People hate on it because they think its American propaganda or something. Maybe the story is pretty silly. But it's so fun. And I actually feel like the movie cares about its characters somewhat, and you really come to like everybody. I can't say the same for the sequel.

This was the last movie I saw in the theater with my dad. It's such an amazing movie.

You might like "Battleship". And for some cheesy laughs, a spoof on Independence Day (and other disaster movies) called "Mars Attacks" is worth checking out.

Such a great movie! I'm glad I saw it in theaters twice back in the 90s!

Saw this when it premiered in the theater, one of my favorites. I got a movie reaction suggestion for you guys it's another one of my favorites, The Final Countdown (1980) The U.S.S. Nimitz goes back to December 6th, 1941. It's filmed on the Nimitz. It's like Top Gun meets Back to the Future.

Big props. You're probably the only reactors I've seen who noticed both Data and The Day the Earth Stood Still in there.

Best speech ever ... happy 4th from the USA !! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

People do buy fireworks- I do not because I like 10 fingers

As you're Canadians, let me explain: this movie is how it always feels like to be an American. That's why we celebrate the independence of our nation by blowing up a small part of it. lol. j/k Happy 4th of July everyone!

Ha, I'm so chuffed you noticed the film. The Day The Earth Stood Still .. ORIGINAL. What a great film. If you haven't reacted to that, you should its brill!. X

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

This film was written by Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich and directed by Emmerich. Given how much you liked it, rather than just watching random SciFi action films I'd recommend watching other Emmerich films. The big sweeping larger-than-life shots are one of his signatures. There's a bunch, but the key ones are: Stargate (1994), Godzilla (1998), The Day after Tomorrow (2004), and 2012 (2009). Note that Godzilla is not popular with long-time fans of the franchise since it ignores established canon, but as a big budget disaster film it's fun.

I saw this in the theater! It was awesome!! This is one of those movies that NEED to be seen on the big screen.

Another thing I like about ID4 (Independence Day's "short name"), is that while it follows the sci-fi trope that all alien invasions happen in America, it does a much better job of reminding us that...yes, the ENTIRE world is being invaded, and here are some of the consequences of that. It doesn't let us forget that while America might be leading the fight, everyone is doing the fighting, together. And you know that speech was saved by someone and shared with the rest of the world. When the planet is staring down the barrel of alien annihilation, that speech was on same level as Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Not as eloquent...but as important, if not moreso. At least...within the context of the movie's story, anyway. Obviously to reality, it's just a movie script and NOT actually that important. Still a really good message though, and a really good delivery. In the sequel, Resurgence (not a BAD sequel...but definitely lacking the charm of this one), they at least make it fairly clear that while America is at the forefront, the entire world is sincerely and equally united. There are some outliers...but for the most part, the world got properly united, and stayed that way. Which is a nice touch, I think.

Kept thinking Jordan’s t shirt was icons on the screen lol

There is a Canadian Marvel superhero team. One of the X-men animated series episodes, Repo man, from second season features them. The team is called Alpha Flight. The military man in charge is General Chasem and Wolverine was part of the team before he joined the X-men and after he left the Weapon X facility. The other members were Vindicator, his wife Heather who is called Guardian, the two French members Aura and her brother Northstar, the muscle of the group Sasaquatch, their shapeshifter Snowbird ( she has the ability to shapeshift into a owl, a wolf) the native Canadian member Shaman, Namor’s daughter Marina, and their shortest member of the group Puck.

"What the hell is that smell?" That line was improvised, and in reaction to the whole cast and crew getting disgusted in the salt flats of Utah by the smell of rotting brine shrimp, in the salt of the defunct sea.

On the fireworks front, I live in west Texas where they sell the top tier fireworks that launch in the sky and explode into huge displays as fundraisers for the local schools. I'm already counting on getting very little sleep this week because there are 3 houses in my neighborhood that routinely shoot fireworks off until 1-2 am.

Not many people know that is Data! That made my day! 😄