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From Doomsday to Independence Day: How Bill Pullman’s Speech Renamed a Blockbuster

It’s not every day that a fictional U.S. president rewrites Hollywood history. But in 1996, Bill Pullman did exactly that on a movie set, with a rousing speech, in front of a green screen and a crowd ...
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After Watching Independence Day For The First Time, There's One Scene I Can't Stop Thinking About (And It's Not Bill Pullman's Speech)

Here’s what I knew about Independence Day before watching it for the first time: Bill Pullman gave an iconic speech as the president and the story involved aliens. That’s it; that’s all I knew. So, ...
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“You Can’t Actually Blow Up the White House”: An Oral History of ‘Independence Day’

Independence Day, which opened over the July Fourth weekend, turned Will Smith into a global star, birthed one of the most famous speeches in cinema history, and changed movie marketing with an ...