1: Don’t make plans for August. 2: EARTH Take a good look. It could be your last. 3: Enjoy The Superbowl. It May Be Your Last (Superbowl Promo) 4: On July 2, 1996, the aliens came. On July 3, 1996, the aliens saw and struck. On Independence Day 1996, the human race will CONQUER! 5: On July 2nd, they arrive. On July 3rd, they strike. On July 4th, we fight back. 6: The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered. 7: THESE extraterrestrials don’t want to phone home…They want OUR home. 8: They only want one thing… DESTRUCTION! 9: WARNING! Your next stop may not be there. 10: We’ve always believed we weren’t alone. Pretty soon, we’ll wish we were.
Plot Summary:
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. 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…
