Independence Day (1996 film) Quotes

Independence Day (1996 film) is a television program that appeared on TV in 1970 . Independence Day completed its run in 1970.

It features Dean Devlin as producer, David Arnold in charge of musical score, and Karl Walter Lindenlaub as head of cinematography.

Independence Day (1996 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Independence Day (1996 film) is 145 minutes long. Independence Day (1996 film) is distributed by 20th Century Fox.

The cast includes: Bill Pullman as President Thomas Whitmore, Will Smith as Captain Steven Hiller, Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson, Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson, Randy Quaid as Russel Casse, Harvey Fierstein as Marty Gilbert, Harry Connick Jr. as Capt. Jimmy Wilder, Ross Bagley as Dylan Dubrow, Adam Baldwin as Major Mitchell, James Duval as Miguel Casse, Margaret Colin as Constance, Vivica A. Fox as Jasmine Dubrow, and Mae Whitman as Patricia Whitmore.

Independence Day (1996 film) Quotes

Will Smith as Captain Steven Hiller

• (Area 51 Guard) "I'm sorry, Captain. This is a restricted area. I can't let you pass without clearance."
• (Will Smith) "Okay. Come here. You wanna see my clearance?"
• (Will Smith) "Maybe I'll just leave this here with you."
• (Area 51 Guard) "Let them pass. Let them pass."
• (Will Smith) "Get the hell out the way."
• (Area 51 Guard) "Did you see that?"

• (Will Smith) "Didn't I promise you fireworks?"
• (Ross Bagley) "Yeah."

• (Will Smith) "Oops."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "W-what do you mean, oops?"
• (Will Smith) "Some jerk put this --"
• (Will Smith) "the wrong way round."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Don't say "oops"."
• (Will Smith) "What do you say we try that again?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Yes, yes. Yes. Without the "oops". Thataway."

• (Will Smith) "Oh no, you did NOT shoot that green s*** at me."

• (Will Smith) "Ohhh, you're gonna have to do this one --"
• (Harry Connick Jr.) "You're a wuss."
• (Will Smith) "Yeah, whatever, just shut up and read it."
• (Harry Connick Jr.) "TO: Captain Steven Hiller, Loser --"

• (Will Smith) "Is that an earthquake?"
• (Vivica A. Fox) "Not even a four pointer. Go back to sleep."

• (Will Smith) "THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. That's what you get. Look at you, ship all banged up. Who's the man? Huh? Who's the man? Wait till I get another plane. I'm-a line all your friends up right beside you."
• (Will Smith) "Where you at, huh? Huh? Where you at?"
• (Will Smith) "Welcome to earth."
• (Will Smith) "Now that's what I call a close encounter."

• (Will Smith) "A little shake and they all runnin --"

• (Will Smith) "This is our victory dance. Not until the fat lady sings."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Oh. Yes, OK."
• (Will Smith) "This is important."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Mm. Fat lady. I gotcha."

• (Will Smith) "I have got to get me one of these."

• (Will Smith) "I ain't heard no fat lady."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Forget the fat lady. You're obsessed with fat lady. Just get us out of here."

• (Will Smith) "Captain Steven Hiller, United States Marine Corps."
• (Area 51 Guard) "I'm sorry, Captain, this is a restricted area. I can't let you pass without clearance."
• (Will Smith) "Okay. Come here. You want to see my clearance?"
• (Will Smith) "Maybe I'll just leave this here with you?"
• (Area 51 Guard) "Let 'em pass. Let 'em pass."
• (Will Smith) "Get the hell out of the way."

Mae Whitman as Patricia Whitmore

• (Mae Whitman) "Is Mommy sleeping now?"
• (Bill Pullman) "Yeah, Mommy is sleeping now."

• (Mae Whitman) "Daddy let me watch Letterman."
• (Bill Pullman) "Traitor."

Adam Baldwin as Major Mitchell

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Vivica A. Fox as Jasmine Dubrow

• (Unnamed) "Angelenos are advised to avoid the highways wherever possible."
• (Vivica A. Fox) "Oh, yeah, great. Now he tells me."

• (Street Preacher) "The end has come. He speaketh His Word and the end hast come."
• (Vivica A. Fox) "Hop on. We're headed out to El Toro."
• (Street Preacher) "You cannot defy what has come. It is the end."

• (Vivica A. Fox) "There you go, thinking you're all that. But you are not as charming as you think you are, sir."
• (Will Smith) "Yes, I am."

Bill Pullman as President Thomas Whitmore

• (Gen. Gray) "Are you all right?"
• (Bill Pullman) "I saw -- its thoughts. I saw what they're planning to do. They're like locusts. They're moving from planet to planet -- their whole civilization. After they've consumed every natural resource they move on -- and we're next. Nuke 'em. Let's nuke the bastards."

• (Bill Pullman) "I don't understand, where does all this come from? How do you get funding for something like this?"
• (Judd Hirsch) "You don't actually think they spend $20,000 on a hammer, $30,000 on a toilet seat, do you?"

• (Bill Pullman) "Okay, boys, let's give Mr. Casse some cover. Gentlemen, let's plow the road."

• (Gen. Gray) "Mr. President, I'd sure like to know what you're doing."
• (Bill Pullman) "I'm a combat pilot, Will. I belong in the air."

• (Bill Pullman) "Good morning."
• (Bill Pullman) "Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. "Mankind." That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interests. Perhaps it's fate that today is the Fourth of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom -- Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution -- but from annihilation. We are fighting for our right to live. To exist. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night." We will not vanish without a fight. We're going to live on. We're going to survive. Today we celebrate our Independence Day."

• (Bill Pullman) "Doesn't anybody have any missiles left?"

• (Bill Pullman) "What do you want us to do?"
• (Captured Alien) "Die. Die."

• (Bill Pullman) "Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, destroyed."
• (Gen. Gray) "We have also learned that NORAD and our top commandos were the first to be taken out. At this rate, we could be looking at the worldwide destruction of every major city in the next 36 hours."
• (Bill Pullman) "Then we're being exterminated."

Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson

• (Jeff Goldblum) "We're hit. We took a hit."
• (Will Smith) "We're not hit. We're not hit. Stop side-seat driving."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Left. Left. Tunnel. Tunnel. Exit. Exit. Left."
• (Will Smith) "Where the hell do you think I'm going?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Ok, ok. We're we're we're uh --"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Uh oh, they're closing up on us -- they're closing --"
• (Will Smith) "Shut up, shut up, shut up."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Must go faster. Must go faster. Must go faster. Go, go, go, go."
• (Will Smith) "Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh."
• (Will Smith) "Oh. Elvis has left the building."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Oh, thank you very much."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Oh, I love you man."

• (Jeff Goldblum) "They're bringing us in."
• (Will Smith) "When the hell was you gonna tell me?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Oops."
• (Will Smith) "We're gonna have to work on our communication."

• (Jeff Goldblum) "It's funny, I always thought these things were gonna kill me."

• (Jeff Goldblum) "They're chasing us."
• (Will Smith) "Really, YOU THINK?"

• (Jeff Goldblum) "Must go faster, must go faster."

• (Jeff Goldblum) "A toast, to the end of the world."

• (Jeff Goldblum) "Hey, take a look at the Earthlings. Goodbye."
• (Will Smith) "Y'all take care, all right? Nothing but love for ya. Nothing but love for ya."
• (Will Smith) "You think they have any idea what's about to happen to them?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Not a chance in hell. Goodnight."
• (Will Smith) "PEACE."

• (Jeff Goldblum) "Do you really think you can fly that thing?"
• (Will Smith) "Do you really think you can do all that bulls*** you just said? -- Hoo."

Margaret Colin as Constance

• (Margaret Colin) "Haven't you ever wanted to be part of something special?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "I was part of something special"

• (Margaret Colin) "Now what do we do?"
• (Bill Pullman) "Address the nation. There's gonna be a lot of frightened people out there."
• (Margaret Colin) "Yeah? I'm one of 'em."

Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson

• (Judd Hirsch) "All you need is love. John Lennon. Smart man. Shot in the back, very sad."

• (Judd Hirsch) "Hey, hey, hey, don't you tell him to shut up. You'd all be dead now if it weren't for my David. None of you did anything to prevent this."
• (Gen. Gray) "There was nothing we could do. We were totally unprepared for --"
• (Judd Hirsch) "AAAHHH, don't give me unprepared. You knew about this for years. What,with that spaceship you found in New Mexico. What was it called -- Roswell, New Mexico. And that other place -- uh -- Area 51, Area 51. You knew then. And you did nothing."
• (Bill Pullman) "Mr. Levinson, contrary to what you may have read in the tabloids, there is no Area 51. There is no spaceship --"
• (Albert Nimzicki) "Uh -- excuse me, Mr. President? That's not entirely accurate."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "What, which part?"

• (Judd Hirsch) "If I had known I was gonna meet the president, I would've worn a tie. I mean, look at me. I look like a schlemiel."

• (Judd Hirsch) "Oh, so this is healthy?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "I could get used to it."

• (Judd Hirsch) "What's the matter with you?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Genius. My dad. Total genius."

• (Judd Hirsch) "David. What the hell are you doing?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Making a mess."
• (Judd Hirsch) "Yes, this I can see."

• (Judd Hirsch) "It's the White House, for crying out loud. You can't just go up and ring the doorbell."

• (Albert Nimzicki) "I'm not Jewish."
• (Judd Hirsch) "Nobody's perfect."

• (Judd Hirsch) "Everyone's trying to get out of Washington, and we're the only schmucks trying to get in."

• (Judd Hirsch) "It's Air Force One, for crying out loud, and still he gets sick."

Randy Quaid as Russel Casse

• (Reporter) "Los Angeles, New York, and Washington D.C. have been left in ruins --"
• (Randy Quaid) "Good God. I've been sayin' it. I've been sayin' it for ten damn years. Ain't I been sayin' it, Miguel? Yeah, I've been sayin' it."

• (Randy Quaid) "Payback's a bitch, ain't it?"

• (Randy Quaid) "I picked a hell of a day to quit drinkin'."

• (Randy Quaid) "Eagle 20; Fox 2."
• (Randy Quaid) "Eagle 20; Fox 2."

• (Randy Quaid) "Do me a favor. Tell my children -- I love them very much."
• (Randy Quaid) "All right, you alien assholes. In the words of my generation: Up -- YOURS."
• (Bill Pullman) "Good luck, buddy."
• (Randy Quaid) "Ha-ha-ha. Hello, boys. I'm BAAAAAACK."

Harry Connick Jr. as Capt. Jimmy Wilder

• (Harry Connick Jr.) "Let's kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy."

• (Harry Connick Jr.) "Man, you know I really like Jasmine. You know that, right? Man, you are never gonna get to fly the space shuttle if you marry a stripper."

• (Harry Connick Jr.) "Don't worry about it, Big Man. I'm sure she got out before it happened. Or, as the Good Reverend would say:"
• (Harry Connick Jr.) "Why we are on this particular mission, we'll never know. But I do know, here today, that the Black Knights will emerge victorious once again."

• (Harry Connick Jr.) "You scared, man?"
• (Will Smith) "No. You?"
• (Harry Connick Jr.) "No. Hold me."
• (Will Smith) "Hey, pay attention."
• (Lt. Colonel Watson) "Something you want to add to this briefing, Captain Hiller?"
• (Will Smith) "No, sir, just a little anxious to get up there and whoop E.T.'s ass, that's all."

Harvey Fierstein as Marty Gilbert

• (Harvey Fierstein) "A countdown -- wait, a countdown to what David?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "It's like in chess: First, you strategically position your pieces and when the timing is right you strike. They're using this signal to syncronize their efforts and in 5 hours the countdown will be over."
• (Harvey Fierstein) "And then what?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Checkmate."
• (Harvey Fierstein) "Oh, my God. I gotta call my brother, my housekeeper, my lawyer. Nah, forget my lawyer."

• (Harvey Fierstein) "Ma, I know, just try and stay calm."
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Tell her to pack up and leave town."
• (Harvey Fierstein) "What?"
• (Jeff Goldblum) "Just do it."
• (Harvey Fierstein) "Ma, listen, pack your stuff and head for Aunt Esther's. Don't argue with me; just go."
• (Harvey Fierstein) "David, why did I just send my mother to Atlanta?"

• (Harvey Fierstein) "Oh, crap."

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