User blog:ARTaylor/20 Years of Independence Day

If a recent alien invasion movie seems somewhat familiar, that's because it's the sequel to Independence Day, which has its twentieth anniversary today. The film helped to reinvent the disaster film and summer blockbuster. It focuses on a group of people struggling to survive as alien spaceships arrive over the Fourth of July weekend to destroy entire cities. The film features the talents of Brent Spiner as Dr. Brackish Okun, the quirky head scientist of Area 51; as well as Frank Welker doing special vocal effects.