Independence Day 2: 10 Things You Need To Know About The Sequel
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When it hit theatres in 1996, Independence Day (tagged ID4) was a box office smash with a lasting impact in Hollywood. It made a star – a bigger star, lets say – of Will Smith, who at that point was still the Fresh Prince to many. It reinvigorated the disaster flick by mixing it with the alien invasion genre, giving us something along the lines of Earthquake meets War Of The Worlds. And it seared the image of the White House exploding into the minds of movie-goers everywhere, an image that remains iconic to this day.
