Summer of ‘96: ‘Independence Day’ blows up multiplexes
The Will Smith charisma-delivery machine still charms.
The moment you saw the first trailer for Independence Day, you knew exactly where you’d be on July 3, 1996.
I was seated in the long-defunct Oakland Mall Cinemas. I can’t remember what I was watching, but I remember that trailer. When that flying saucer blew up the White House, I was hooked. I wasn’t the only one; the entire theater burst into applause.…
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