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Movie of the Year: 1996Independence Day Movie of the Year is the podcast that dares to ask: What is the best movie of any given year? In this episode, we turn our telescopes to the stars and our speakers to eleven as we revisit the 1996 cinematic spectacle, Independence Day. Packed with aliens, explosions, and patriotic fervor, this sci-fi blockbuster defined summer movies for a generation. But does it hold up today?Join the panel as we explore the legacy of Independence Day, its place in the science fiction genre, its portrayal of American values, and how it frames masculinity in the 1990s.Independence Day as 90s Science FictionIs Independence Day just a popcorn flick, or does it deserve a spot among sci-fi classics? The hosts unpack the movie's use of classic alien invasion tropes, its reliance on 90s tech optimism, and the impact of its genre-blending tone.From Area 51 to cable viruses, Independence Day reflects a distinctly 90s approach to science fiction—where spectacle meets paranoia, and where heroes can be hackers, pilots, or presidents.America and Independence Day: Patriotism on the Big ScreenFew films wear their nationalism on their sleeve quite like Independence Day. In this section, the Taste Buds explore how the movie functions as a patriotic narrative, complete with presidential speeches, flags in the rubble, and international unity under American leadership.They also compare Independence Day to other patriotic blockbusters of the era, questioning whether its celebration of American ideals is sincere, ironic, or somewhere in between.If you're interested in similar themes, check out our Mars Attacks! episode for a different take on 1996's alien obsession.Masculinity in Independence Day: Fathers, Fighters, and FlyboysWhat does it mean to be a man in Independence Day? The film features a wide array of male archetypes—from the stoic President Whitmore to the wisecracking Captain Hiller and the redemption-seeking Russell Casse.We break down the film's representation of masculinity in the context of 1990s culture, focusing on themes like emotional repression, heroism, sacrifice, and fatherhood.These depictions reflect both the expectations and anxieties of American men in the late 20th century, and the movie's lasting popularity suggests they still resonate today.Final Verdict: Is This the Movie of the Year?There's no denying Independence Day was the biggest movie of 1996. But is it the best? The hosts evaluate the film's legacy, critical reception, and cultural footprint. How does it compare to fellow 1996 heavyweights like Fargo, Trainspotting, or Scream?By the end of the episode, we'll know if Independence Day still deserves a place at the top—or if it's simply a nostalgic relic of the blockbuster boom.WANT TO HEAR MORE?For more 1996 alien attacks, listen to our Mars Attacks episode!For more Will Smith kicking butt, check out our episode on Bad Boys 4 Life!For more goofy Jeff Goldblum trying to save the world, download our Nashville episode! Thanks for...

As far as the end of the world, disaster movies go, this week’s choice is in a league of its own. In our opinion, this is one of those must-see popcorn movies. Since the film was made and released, some aspects play a little different today than when the movie was released. Today, the movie still has that fun that we all felt when seeing this on the big screen 25 years ago. Independence Day is rated PG-13 and was release July 3, 1996. The movie stars Will Smith as Capt. Steven Hiller, Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whitmore, Jeff Goldblum as David Levinson, Mary McDonnell as Marilyn Whitmore, Judd Hirsch as Julius Levinson, Robert Loggia as General William Grey and Randy Quaid as Russell Casse. Hosts: Daniel Levain, Ian Sweetman, and Eric Sweetman. Subscribe thru: Apple Podcast Google Podcast Spotify Or your search for the show on your favorite podcasting software.

Robert Black (The Room Minute) returns to help us close out the week!  Together, we look at just how unqualified Russell Casse is for the job at hand!   Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

Guest - Tim O'Banion - Editor with Amazon - movie marathons - Galeophobia talk (that’s fear of sharks) - seeing adult movies as not yet an adult - going in cold - the timelessness of poop jokes - Joel Gallen resumeCast - Blizzcon - Pro GamerCast - sorry we can’t pronounce your name - Cer - shouts out to ourselves - glasses and ponytails can’t fool us - Russell Casse survived - endless parodies - CarCast - soundtrack talk - Sixpence None the Richer talk - Jaime Pressly appreciation - Not Another Teen Movie is not another teen movie - Sam Levine appreciation - Aquaman (Entourage edition) - FashionCast - getting your Chris Kline on - big poop set pieces - Cerina Vincent ResumeCast - talking parody movies - phantom Smashmouth - Melissa Joan HartCast - Salem the Cat: funny - TGIFCast - the deceitful Step by Step intro - Jesse Frederick talk - John H Benjamin talk - It’s David Dunn (and it’s ‘The Overseer’) - PaintingCast - Art School Confidential talk- dropping Terminator: Dark Fate spoilers - Edward FurlongCast - Figuring out what Randy Quaid is up to - Samaire ArmstrongCast - the Eras of Shia LeBouf, and also Frankie Muniz - Just My Luck talk - sunday morning thrift runs - LAX Update: still sucks - copypasting Disneyland and LAX - it’s actually 85,000 people - The Art of Self Defense talk - talking The Shins - Thank you Garden State - deciphering Pop subgenres - deciphering The Shins lyrics - sometimes you just want something to be cool - Lance Bangs talk - all roads lead to Sacramento - avoiding dad fashion - trying to not be embarassing - Office Ladies podcast shouts out - music video talk - Apple un-appreciation - where did Indie Rock come from? - My Chemical Romance returns 

We kick off ep. 5 by breaking down with great specificity how to budget a film, then immediately jumping into Star Wars talk (1:52); we discuss some of our favorite and least favorite movie trailers (7:25), the upcoming Brightburn film and all things superhero (14:22), some stuff we’ve seen recently (20:14), James Bond (24:50), returning action franchises (29:46), the answer to why Russell Casse had hispanic children in ID4 (34:28), and television we’ve been watching (41:27).  Then Reindeer Games comes up (44:30) and we discuss the worst movies we’ve ever seen (47:07) before inevitably descending into madness.

Happy Independence Day 2018, everybody! We're taking the week off for the holiday, so we decided to re-air one of our favorite episodes that originally dropped July 4, 2017. We hope you have good time re-listening to it, and we'll be back in your ears next week with a brand-new episode.  ******* ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES: If world events are making you feel less than celebratory, you can always take solace in the fact that there aren't currently any giant spaceships filled with genocidal aliens hovering over the world's major cities like in Roland Emmerich's 1996 megablockbuster, "Independence Day.” Be warned that although "Independence Day" contains a large ensemble cast of mostly A-List actors, the unoriginal script and horrid directing produced some of the worst performances of their careers. Jeff Goldblum plays David Levinson, a lowly, unambitious MIT-educated math genius, chess Grandmaster and cable television executive who can read binary and easily destroy an armada of alien ships with his 1995 Apple PowerBook 5300. Will Smith plays Captain Steven Hiller, a gung-ho Marine who's in love with a stripper with a heart of gold and is capable of coldcocking an armor-clad alien with one punch. He can also inexplicably pilot any kind of vehicle, be it a helicopter or alien ship. Bill Pullman plays President Thomas J. Whitmore, a former Desert Storm fighter pilot turned politician. Pullman’s Dirty Harryesque acting delivered the most hackneyed oration in the history of film, until it was overtaken by the 2009 release of James Cameron’s "Avatar." Randy Quaid plays Russell Casse, a drunken Vietnam vet and father of three who reforms his ways just in time to sacrifice himself and save the world. The makers of this movie seem to believe that criminally irresponsible alcoholic parents are the height of comedy. Judd Hirsch plays Julius Levinson, David’s Yiddish-accented father who serves as a chauffeur and hype man to his son throughout the film. Brent Spiner plays Dr. Brackish Okun, an eccentric Area 51 scientist character. In reality, Spiner is just a pawn to get weirdo Trekkies like Jim to like the movie. Gravelly-voiced Robert Loggia plays General William Grey, a tough old Marine who serves as the President's trusted military advisor throughout the film. Famous crooner-turned-actor-turned-daytime talkshow host, Harry Connick Jr., plays Lieutenant Jimmy Wilder, a pilot in Will Smith's squadron who is fond of doing Jesse Jackson impressions and calling Will Smith "Big Daddy." Harvey Fierstein has a brief cameo as Marty Gilbert, a co-worker of Jeff Goldblum who feels compelled to call his mother after learning of the alien arrival. Upon learning of the aliens' hostile intentions, he also decides to warn his brother and bookie, but decides to spitefully forego warning his lawyer. Join us as we discuss our favorite Reddit news source, DonkeySemen69, and learn about Keating's love for watching horses get punched in the face. Tell us what you think by chatting with us (@filmsnuff) on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, or by shooting us an email over at mailbag@filmsnuff.com. Visit our website at https://www.filmsnuff.com.

My rambling "on the road" comments about movies I've seen on Netflix.  This time I discuss Independence Day: Resurgence, Doctor Who (1996 TV movie), and The Magnificent Seven (2016)To download, right-click here and then click SaveFact Checker:It was Randy Quaid, not Dennis Quaid, who played Russell Casse in the first Independence Day movie.It was Jesse Usher, not Michael B. Jordon, who played Dylan Hiller in Independence Day: Resurgence.In the Doctor Who movie, Sylvester McCoy played the 7th Doctor (and also Radagast in the Hobbit movies).  Paul McGann played the 8th Doctor.The Magnificent Seven were played by Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Martin Sensmeier, with back-up from Haley Bennett.Relavant Links:Independence Day: Resurgence on NetflixDoctor Who (1996) on NetflixThe Magnificent Seven on NetflixTo comment on this or any episode:Journey on over to the ForumsLeave us a voicemail at 77-JINTO-107 (775-4686-107)Send comments and/or recordings to journeyintopodcat@gmail.comTweet us on TwitterPost a comment on Facebook hereComment directly to this post down below

HELLO BOYS!!!!!!! and ladies. The boys take on the curious case of Russell Casse, the true hero of the smash hit film Independence Day. This may be the most fit Randy Quaid has ever appeared on film, but the cool people know the man's heart is pure husky. He's also a bit of an insane person these days... Like... Put this guy in a rubber room insane. Yeesh... So, listen in!

Happy Independence Day, everybody! If world events are making you feel less than celebratory, you can always take solace in the fact that there aren't currently any giant spaceships filled with genocidal aliens hovering over the world's major cities like in Roland Emmerich's 1996 megablockbuster, "Independence Day.” Be warned that although "Independence Day" contains a large ensemble cast of mostly A-List actors, the unoriginal script and horrid directing produced some of the worst performances of their careers. Jeff Goldblum plays David Levinson, a lowly, unambitious MIT-educated math genius, chess Grandmaster and cable television executive who can read binary and easily destroy an armada of alien ships with his 1995 Apple PowerBook 5300. Will Smith plays Captain Steven Hiller, a gung-ho Marine who's in love with a stripper with a heart of gold and is capable of coldcocking an armor-clad alien with one punch. He can also inexplicably pilot any kind of vehicle, be it a helicopter or alien ship. Bill Pullman plays President Thomas J. Whitmore, a former Desert Storm fighter pilot turned politician. Pullman’s Dirty Harryesque acting delivered the most hackneyed oration in the history of film, until it was overtaken by the 2009 release of James Cameron’s "Avatar." Randy Quaid plays Russell Casse, a drunken Vietnam vet and father of three who reforms his ways just in time to sacrifice himself and save the world. The makers of this movie seem to believe that criminally irresponsible alcoholic parents are the height of comedy. Judd Hirsch plays Julius Levinson, David’s Yiddish-accented father who serves as a chauffeur and hype man to his son throughout the film. Brent Spiner plays Dr. Brackish Okun, an eccentric Area 51 scientist character. In reality, Spiner is just a pawn to get weirdo Trekkies like Jim to like the movie. Gravelly-voiced Robert Loggia plays General William Grey, a tough old Marine who serves as the President's trusted military advisor throughout the film. Famous crooner-turned-actor-turned-daytime talkshow host, Harry Connick Jr., plays Lieutenant Jimmy Wilder, a pilot in Will Smith's squadron who is fond of doing Jesse Jackson impressions and calling Will Smith "Big Daddy." Harvey Fierstein has a brief cameo as Marty Gilbert, a co-worker of Jeff Goldblum who feels compelled to call his mother after learning of the alien arrival. Upon learning of the aliens' hostile intentions, he also decides to warn his brother and bookie, but decides to spitefully forego warning his lawyer. Join us as we discuss our favorite Reddit news source, DonkeySemen69, and learn about Keating's love for watching horses get punched in the face. Tell us what you think by chatting with us (@filmsnuff) on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, or by shooting us an email over at mailbag@filmsnuff.com. This episode is sponsored by the USA SAFETY Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Stubbornly Affirming Freedom by Eliminating Terrorist Yearnings Act of 2017). Visit our website at https://www.filmsnuff.com.