Independence Day (Single Disc Widescreen Edition) DVD (1996)

* Actors: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch
* Directors: Roland Emmerich
* Writers: Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin
* Producers: Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Peter Winther, Ute Emmerich, William Fay
* Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
* Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), * French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
* Subtitles: English, Spanish
* Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
* Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
* Number of discs: 1
* Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
* Studio: 20th Century Fox
* Run Time: 145 minutes

Special Features:
- Includes both the Special Edition, with 9 minutes of restored footage, PLUS the original theatrical version
- Anamorphic Widescreen (Aspect Ratio 2.35:1) for both versions
- Scene-specific commentary by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin
- Commentary by Oscar-Winning Special Effects Supervisors Volker Engel and Doug Smith
- Sound: English 5.1 Dolby Surround, English Dolby Surround, French Dolby Surround
- Subtitles: English & Spanish

Synopsis:
On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. It is soon learned by the military that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth. At first thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, as well as Paris, London, Houston and Moscow. The survivors set out in convoys towards Area 51, a strange government testing ground where it is rumored the military has a captured alien spacecraft of their own. The survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom. July 4th is their Independence Day...