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Independence Day poster

film · 1996

Independence Day

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.

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ActionAdventureSci-Fi

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as the film shows them

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Very Large Array radio telescope on the Plains of San AgustinAction

The desert basin

Plains of San Agustin

Independence Day · 1996

The Very Large Array radio telescope dishes lined up on the Plains of San Agustin, New MexicoAction

Very Large Array detects the alien signal in the opening sequence

Very Large Array

Independence Day · 1996

White gypsum sand dunes at White Sands National Park, New MexicoAction

White Sands desert exterior — Captain Hiller drags the alien across the desert

White Sands National Park

Independence Day · 1996