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Feb 7, 2022 · 1. Independence Day. Even if Independence Day isn’t Roland Emmerich ’s best-made film, it is certainly his most enjoyable one. Released on July 2nd, the day the events in the film begin, Independence Day become a defining film in the history of blockbusters. It was the highest-grossing film of 1996 and won an Academy Award for Best Visual ...
- Jeremy Layton
- Independence Day (1996) Independence Day is the gold standard for disaster movies, with one iconic scene of action after another. Whether it's the image of the UFO's shadow enclosing over New York, or the raging flames that descend through the streets as the aliens execute their attack, there are too many memorable moments to count.
- The Patriot (2000) With The Patriot, Emmerich took a brief hiatus from the disaster genre to film a Revolutionary War epic. Gibson plays a war veteran living in colonial America whose family is torn apart by a brutal British commander, played by Jason Isaacs, against whom he vows to get revenge.
- Stargate (1994) Gifted a budget of $55 million, more than double that of Universal Soldier, Stargate was Emmerich's biggest and most ambitious sci-fi film yet.
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) When you spawn a South Park episode, you have to be doing something right (or horribly wrong). Emmerich does more than a few things right in his 2004 blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, which was one of pop culture's first attempts in tackling climate change.
Feb 16, 2021 · ROLAND EMMERICH: As an independent movie it wasn’t easy to overcome $5-6M at least in Covid costs. That’s a big hole. That’s a big hole. We had to find a bank to finance us.
- Andreas Wiseman
Feb 4, 2022 · The German nihilist blockbuster filmmaker, who has rarely met a conspiracy theory he didn’t like, has become the “master of disaster” with films like “Independence Day,” and his own global warming epic, “The Day After Tomorrow.” But while his film “2012” in particular was overwhelming in its passion for turning mass death into a roller coaster thrill ride with two kids in the ...
Feb 4, 2022 · This movie rules. An earthquake sends Los Angeles sliding into the sea. An alien superweapon obliterates the White House (and several other landmarks) in spectacular fashion. Godzilla, uh, dodges some missiles that end up destroying the Chrysler Building. Whatever the disaster is, it’s a pretty safe bet that Roland Emmerich is involved.
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Oct 26, 2020 · Roland Emmerich announces his new disaster movie Moonfall has begun filming. Emmerich’s reputation as the modern master of disaster movies of course began with the blockbuster success of his alien invasion epic Independence Day, which grossed $817 million worldwide in the summer of 1996. Emmerich would in fact never quite match the success of ...
7.0 (615K) Rate. 59 Metascore. The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive. Director Roland Emmerich Stars Will Smith Bill Pullman Jeff Goldblum. 3. Stargate. 1994 1h 56m PG-13.
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