Hostile aliens attack Earth as the 4th of July weekend approaches. The crew to save Earth is led by the President, a Marine pilot, and a computer scientist. Includes a sneak peek at The Day After Tomorrow.

Originally released in 1996. Special features: Disc one: The feature, includes both the Special edition, with 9 minutes of restored footage ; plus the original theatrical version ; scene-specific commentary by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin ; commentary by Oscar winning special effects supervisors Voker Engel and Doug Smith. Special features: Disc two: "Creating Reality" 30-minute documentary on the making of ID4 ; "ID4 Invasion" 22-minute alien invasion mock-umentary ; ""HBO First look: Independence Day" 33 minute feature hosted by Jeff Goldlum ; Original biplane ending sequence ; Storyboards, original artwork, production stills ; DVD-ROM game "Get off my planet" ; theatrical trailers and TV spots.