On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. First thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species who have set out to launch an attack throughout the globe. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington when a band of survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving aliens. On July 4th, humanity fights for its freedom.
Action / Adventure / Science-Fiction
145 mins.
Roland Emmerich
Bill Pullman, Harvey Fierstein, James Rebhorn, Jeff Goldblum, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Mary McDonnell, Randy Quaid, Robert Loggia, Will Smith
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Spanish Dolby Surround, French 5.1 Dolby Digital Language: Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: Widescreen: 2.35:1
**Theatrical Feature Blu-ray
**Scene-Specific Commentary by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin
**Commentary by OSCAR®-Winning Special Effects Supervisors Volker Engel and Doug Smith
**Trivia Track
**Alien Scavenger Hunt Game
**Theatrical Teaser and Trailers
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital, English Dolby Surround, French Dolby Surround Language: Subtitles: English, Spanish
Theatrical Aspect Ratio: Widescreen: 2.35:1
**Includes both the Special Edition, with 9 minutes of restored footage, PLUS the Original Theatrical Version of the film
**Scene-specific commentary by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin
**Commentary by OSCAR®-Winning Special Effects Supervisors Volker Engel and Doug Smith