About this episode

The episode revisits the film Independence Day (1996) in celebration of the 4th of July and America's 250th Anniversary.

Welcome to Season 13!!!!! This week on Myopia Movies we celebrate the 4th of July and America's 250th Anniversary the only way we know how, by watching most of it be destroyed. That's right, we watched Germany's most Patriotic American Roland Emmerich's Independence Day (1996), the most badass a President has ever been on film. Want to pick a movie we do an episode on and record a special commentary just for you? Purchase something from our wish list! We are riffers on Cineprov! Check us out!! How will Independence Day (1996) hold up? Host: Nic Panel: Matthew, Keiko and Emily Directed by: Roland Emmerich Starring: Will Smith Jeff Goldblum Bill Pullman Mary McDonnell Judd Hirsch Margaret Colin Randy Quaid Robert Loggia James Rebhorn Brent Spiner Harry Connick Jr. Jean Smart Vivica A. Fox Harvey Fierstein Frank Langella

People in this episode

Host: Nic Hoffmann

Guests: Matthew, Keiko, Emily

Topics covered

• Independence Day
• film review
• 4th of July
• Roland Emmerich
• comedy
• action

Keywords

• Independence Day
• Roland Emmerich
• film review
• 4th of July
• comedy
• action
• Will Smith
• Jeff Goldblum

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Independence Day (1996)

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