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Independents' Day

  • Video
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
2.2/10
2.1K
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Independents' Day (2016)
Alien InvasionActionAdventureSci-FiThriller

Aliens invade, this time delivering a clear ultimatum. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as the U.S. President and citizens decide if these aliens are to be trusted ...or feared.Aliens invade, this time delivering a clear ultimatum. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as the U.S. President and citizens decide if these aliens are to be trusted ...or feared.Aliens invade, this time delivering a clear ultimatum. The fate of humanity hangs in the balance as the U.S. President and citizens decide if these aliens are to be trusted ...or feared.

  • Director
    • Laura Beth Love
  • Writer
    • Geoff Meed
  • Stars
    • Fay Gauthier
    • Sal Landi
    • Johnny Rey Diaz
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  • IMDb RATING
    2.2/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Laura Beth Love
    • Writer
      • Geoff Meed
    • Stars
      • Fay Gauthier
      • Sal Landi
      • Johnny Rey Diaz
    • 60User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Fay Gauthier
    Fay Gauthier
    • President Raney
    Sal Landi
    Sal Landi
    • General Roundtree
    • (as Salvatore Garriola)
    Johnny Rey Diaz
    Johnny Rey Diaz
    • Captain Goddard
    • (as a different name)
    Matthew Riley
    • Bobby
    • (as Matthew Poalillo)
    Jon Edwin Wright
    • Senator Randall Raney
    • (as Jon Wright)
    Jude B. Lanston
    Jude B. Lanston
    • Agent Taylor
    • (as Jude Lanston)
    Jacquelin Arroyo
    Jacquelin Arroyo
    • Red…
    William Castrogiovanni
    William Castrogiovanni
    • Major Fry…
    Vishesh Chachra
    Vishesh Chachra
    • Sergeant Cates
    Brian Tyler Cohen
    • Ari…
    Christos Kalabogias
    Christos Kalabogias
    • Norman Reed
    Jes Selane
    Jes Selane
    • Kelly Reed
    Kurt Sinclair
    • President Oliver
    Jonathan Thomson
    Jonathan Thomson
    • General Henderson
    Holger Moncada Jr.
    Holger Moncada Jr.
    • Moncada
    Donre Walker
    • RPG Harry
    Mark Bashian
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    • Director
      • Laura Beth Love
    • Writer
      • Geoff Meed
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    1phillewis-42679

    Do Not Bother!

    I shall be brief! This has to be one of the worst, if not the worst, film I have seen! The acting is........well I am giving it a complement by crediting it as acting.....terrible! Where do these 'actors' come from? The script is pretty dire which doesn't help the actor's cause, but even so the finished product must have had the "ok we've got a shot there" by someone! I just wonder how many 'takes' it took to get something so bad! It might be quite amusing actually to see a DVD of the 'out-takes'. A complete waste of time! Do not even think that it is the sequel to Independence Day, it is nowhere near the quality of that movie. Awful! Awful! Awful!
    pantaloon-32216

    Inane Bread Loaf for Few?

    Not since the accidental filming of my great grandmother's vaginal cyst explosion has anything SO exciting hit the big screen! I was riveted to my seat. (No, I really was; my wife has a new rivet gun and she was experimenting). The special effects are better than anything ever to come out of Ms. Cosgrove's 2nd grade film-making class at Goobersville Elementary! And the acting! Where shall I begin? Imagine Gomer Pyle playing the lead in, "My Life as a Woe-man; the Story of Bruce Genderless." I see Academy Awards all over the place!! (NOT for this movie, but...nonetheless...) Download this movie...seriously...what have you got to lose? (Think about that...very carefully)
    1pault-webster

    Oh good grief

    I really am struggling to find the words to describe JUST how bad this movie is. Poor CGI. TERRIBLE acting. Obviously a rip off story... Poor narrative that doesn't come close to the original movie which wasn't exactly poetry in motion itself.

    It's just impossible to understand why they can get away with pumping out this nonsense. Or how even struggling actors get involved in such nonsense.. although I guess sometimes you have to do what you have to do.... but oh dear god... the humiliation.... !!

    Truly awful... avoid at all costs.

    I didn't and now I have the scars to show for it.
    1joshhanke

    We know how this one will go without even watching it...

    Asylum production had their ridiculously untalented hands in this one, so there's really no need to review it at all, am I right? They should never be allowed to make films, and the whole world knows it. How they get any funding is beyond me. Everything they have ever touched has turned to junk. Just a travesty of a movie making entity, they are. Sadly, this movie didn't have a chance. It was a piece of crap the very second it was in the hands of Asylum. They routinely cast people right off the street, wardrobe is always just plain tragic, special effects....I can't even call them special effects....just no. Someone needs to put an end to Asylum....soon.
    1leegraham82

    Sh*t sandwich

    Potentially the worst movie since fatal deviation. Not connected in any way to the original. I watched this on a plane while killing time and twice thought of parachuting to safety. Showing this movie to ISIS would end the war in the middle east immediately. Acting and plot are amongst the worst you will see with by far the best performance being put in by the extras who can be seen laughing to themselves in many scenes, which almost had the effect of convincing me that this might be some kind of spoof but alas that was not to be. This one is strictly for BitTorrent as to reward this type of effort would make us as bad as the North Koreans.

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    • Trivia
      The movie was released on June 7, 2016 to capitalize on Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), which was released on June 24, 2016.
    • Goofs
      General Roundtree is wearing enlisted brass on his lapels and the US is on the wrong side.
    • Quotes

      President Raney: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Asylum: case studies (2021)

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    • Release date
      • June 7, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Asylum CC (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alien Wave
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Asylum
      • Slightly Distorted Productions
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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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