Independence Day at 30: America Saves the Universe | #1071

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🗓️ 3 July 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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1996’s #1 movie is a fascinating product of its era.

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0:40.4	I'm Josh Larson, and I'm Adam Kempiner.
0:42.9	Should we win the day?
0:44.7	The 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday,
0:48.9	but as the day when the world declared in one voice,
0:51.8	we will not go quietly into the night.
0:54.2	We will not finish without a fight.
0:57.5	We're going to live on.
0:58.9	We're going to survive.
1:00.8	Today, we celebrate our Independence Day.
1:05.1	The biggest movie 30 summers ago featured fighter pilot Will Smith, President Bill Pullman, and aliens bent on total annihilation.
1:14.4	Yes, today we celebrate our Independence Day. We've got a Blind Cow review of the 1996 box office hit and more ahead on film spotting.
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