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Independence Day is a 1996 American disaster science fiction action film about an alien invasion of Earth. The narrative focuses on a disparate group of individuals and families as they converge in the Nevada desert and, along with the rest of the human population, participate in a last-chance counterattack on July 4 – the same date as the Independence Day holiday in the United States. It was directed by German director Roland Emmerich, who co-wrote the script with producer Dean Devlin.
While promoting Stargate in Europe, Emmerich came up with the idea for the film when fielding a question about his own belief in the existence of alien life. He and Devlin decided to incorporate a large-scale attack when noticing that aliens in most invasion films travel long distances in outer space only to remain hidden when reaching Earth. Principal photography for the film began in July 1995 in New York City, and the film was officially completed on June 20, 1996.
The film was scheduled for release on July 3, 1996, but due to the high level of anticipation for the movie, many theaters began showing it on the evening of July 2, 1996, the same day the film begins. The film's combined domestic and international box office gross is $816,969,268, which at one point was the second-highest worldwide gross of all-time. It holds the 31st highest worldwide gross of a movie all-time, and was at the forefront of the large-scale disaster film and science fiction resurgences of the mid-to-late-1990s. It also won the Academy Award for Visual Effects.
Her name is Amber, her life like no other
This was the night, her soul took flight
All the children went out to play
Independence day
I have voices in my head
We pretend that we're friends
They all say they hate you
They're not scared of you
It's an awful cruel world
The way you hurt me
The way you touch me, I'm your little girl
I'm your flesh and blood, I found your gun
Good night, sleep tight
Don't let the bed bugs bite
Pull the covers down, turn the lights out
Independence day, independence day
I have friends under my bed
They put ideas in my head
I need a sandpaper shower
I'll scrub my skin for hours
It's an awful cruel world
The things you say to me
The way you play with me, I'm your little girl
I'm your flesh and blood, I found your gun
Good night, sleep tight
Don't let the bed bugs bite
Pull the covers down, turn the lights out
Independence day, independence day
A bedtime kiss
Dirty hands unclean
A pillow for my head in case I scream
Frozen thoughts, white knuckles
But I'm not afraid
Of your belt buckle
I have your gun
Good night, sleep tight
Don't let the bed bugs bite
Pull the covers down, turn the lights out