Fighter Pilot Reacts to INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996) | Mover Ruins Movies 

I love how they roll their eyes at the guy that said he was abducted by aliens... while organizing to fight aliens

"They're gonna get blown up because the air force refused to cooperate. typical." lmao

Best review: "Independence Day is about aliens that destroy New York City and Washington, DC, but they turn out to be unfriendly."

I swear, even though it seems like a rah rah USA moment, I watched this movie opening night in Canada and people cheered after the president’s speech. I agree, one of the best speeches in movie history.

That plane was flying on Will Smith's charisma, alone. If Will Smith climbed into a cardboard box, it would have flown as well and with a full payload.

"Everybody's got a cigar." Not quite everybody. If I'd been directing, they would. Even the dogs. Even the aliens.

6:05 "It doesn't make a little animation as it comes off the rail" Me: That sounds like a design flaw.

Fun fact: During production , the US military gave full support to the film directors, offering bases to be used for sets and backdrops, vehicles such as helicopters, tanks, humvee’s, and uniforms for the actors and extras. But, once the military found out about the Area 51 in the script, they completely pulled out.

Will Smith: "WHOS THE MAN???!" Mover: "He's an alien and you lost half your squadron"...."Can you really do a victory cigar if you only shot down one?" hahaha

Mover: "We need a fighter pilot President." Mover / Gonky 2020!!

The us military refused to help with the movie because the producer refused to remove the Area 51 references out of the movie.

I completely lost it at “aaaand his canopy is open”. 😂 I imagine that’s exactly how the Marines fly their jets into alien territory.

President: "Prepare to engage" Dark Helmet: "What are you preparing, you're always preparing. Just go."

"and the canopy's open"......hahahaha

Will Smith: Ima line up all y'all friends right beside you! Moover: You're gonna need more canyons. I about hit the dirt.😂

When I was on active duty, the Marines had not formalized the flight suit as a uniform like the AF did. We were not allowed to wear a flight suit off the squadron area or flight line. Hence the locker room. On the other hand, it allowed you to decorate your flight suit as you wished. I'm sure are things are different today. Callsign Trickster.

The speech was written as a placeholder, but Emmerich and Devlin forgot to work on it until Bill Pullman started rehearsing on set. His performance was so bombastic that the extras and crew were cheering, causing the speech to be left as it was.

I'm impressed that they got this much right considering the military refused to work with them.

*Fun Fact:* The character "Bob" in Top Gun: Maverick is portrayed by Bill Pullman's son, Lewis.

The way the alien weapon works is that it fires a harmless targeting beam (basically just a bright light) before it actually releases the destructive pulse. Russell's plane hit the ship just as the destructive part of the weapon was about to fire, which caused it to backfire.

*Angry Marine noises hurling crayons at screen, 'SOLDIER!!?!?!!'

They salvaged the alien technology and they made the F-22 and the F-35.

"And the canopy is open" I lost it 🤣

16:45 I love everyone's expression at that scene. Russel was always the character that made me laugh with the "kidnapped by aliens" motif. But then when actual aliens show up and destroy everything, you can just tell how nobody is willing to refute his story now that a past kidnapping by extraterrestrials is a plausibility. It never fails to make me laugh seeing everyone else solemnly taking the story so seriously at this point. XD

13:45 I've been in the Air Force long enough to know that the most unrealistic thing about this movie is a member of SF not shooting somebody when they finally get a valid opportunity to.

Will Smith is getting around great on his two shattered legs.

I swear that this whole movie sorta feels like Star Wars… Humans in fighter jets fighting Aliens and flying Death Stars with a lot of dogfighting involved!

Attention to detail... The main weapon had that beam that went before the actual fire blast, so cousin Eddie still got in before the blast was able to be fired

10:24 "They're going to get blown up because the Air Force refused to cooperate. Typical." 🤣🤣🤣

Captain Hiller had himself an “entanglement” with aliens...

16:31 Still rolling their eyes at his claim of being abducted by aliens......in the midst of an alien invasion.

"I can't breathe! I'm gonna take off the thing that helps me breathe!" -Literally every hollywood pilot ever

It is "I'm at 7 (o' clock)", not "I'm F7" and "take flanking positions", not "take viking positions" and I'm probably ruining a joke. Have you heard about the original ending? Where Russel Case is denied from taking a part in the attack on the account of being drunk, but when they ask for that "someone with missile" at the end, he shows up with a missile.... strapped to his cropduster. It was actually filmed like that but didn't survive test screening.

Missed the best line... *missile launch* "Oh crap ... I picked a hell of a day to quit drinkin"

About all the random planes at Area 51: according to the novelization, Area 51 is where all the Skunk Works designs went for testing, and then they never got rid of them. Hence having Vipers, Tigers, and Hornets, plus a bunch of other birds that are mentioned in the novel that never appear on screen because of budgeting.

"Oh there's the Iraqis we're friends now" lol

That speech has given me chills since I was a kid.

The big speech is one of the best in movie history. Fun fact: BBC Radio actually produced an audio tie-in with Independence Day called "Independence Day UK", which shows the RAF's response to the invasion and basically has the line "the yanks'll take the credit for it, you wait and see" towards the end, which I quite liked.

Movie: “who is that guy?” Mover: “who cares?” Me : *dying* 😆😂

I don't know about the airplane stuff, but the guy holding the pistol with his finger on the trigger at 14:45 certainly caught my attention. Especially at 14:55 when he point it directly at the guy across the table.

I saw this as a 16-year old, and even then I remember questioning how AMRAAM or Sidewinder missiles would do any damage to something the size of a city, even if the alien ship didn't have shields.

Great video as usual. I was a little surprised you forgot to mention the most realistic part of the movie: a marine engaged to a stripper who already has a kid.

The reason a lot of the Marines at the start were in their best or dress uniforms was because most of them had the 4th July holiday off (as explained in a throwaway line). Surprised you didn't object to the IAF having Hornets - they'd have F-15s or F-16s Whitmore flew the F-16 in the Gulf War but the avis on the -18 are more or less similar so he'd get the hang of it quickly.

You can add comedian to your long list of can/have done.. Your timing and delivery are spot on..

Why do we not have russel k shirts that say "I can fly. I'm pilot"

23:00 the beam is a guiding beam for the weapon charge, and is largely just Radiation until the weapon discharges down the beam, until the weapon pulse discharges its just a glorified laser sight

"Anyone with flight experience?" "I FLY DCS ON THE WEEKENDS!"

The absolute most realistic thing is the govt asking people to "please, dont shoot at it.... come on guys, no need to shoot at anything that moves"

At 6:04 if you freeze frame, you'll see the missile being fired is not an AMRAAM; it's a Harpoon anti-ship missile.

" All warning lights on, this jet is not doing so hot".. Man that made my day!!! LOL

I’ve been waiting for this breakdown for 20 years! Thanks.

"We're gonna need a lot of canyons." Line of the day :-D

To be fair. A gentle left hand bank was an extremely effective evasion maneuver in Star Wars!

From what I understand the film crew was allowed to film some shots in side a hornet on the ground. Green screens where placed over parts of the displays so that the special effects guy could put what ever they wanted on the screens. That's why the stores display had all of warnings and cautions and a open canopy but a kind of correct stores display. Also looked it up B2 pilots do have mask.

I'm old enough to remember when they played Bill Pullman's speech on the morning news and were proud of it. My how times have changed.

"And.............. the canopy is open" literally made me laugh out loud, thank you for that.

"Run away in honor"🤣🤣🤣🤣

I went to Marine Corps boot camp a month after this movie released. My Dad took me to see it, and I was so damn proud that the pilots were Marines. Fast forward a few months, and I was at the School of Infantry on Camp Pendleton. We weren't allowed to leave the base for the duration so the USO was our only form of entertainment. They played Independence Day every...single...night. I got so tired of this movie, I haven't seen it since, lol.

One of your best and funniest commentaries, easily...

That speech always gets me. Wish we had a leader like that today more than ever…

The thin beam that fires first is a guiding laser, it ionizes the air and creates a path for the actual weapon (plasma) to follow. Should the laser have taken out Randy by itself? Probably.

"It's always raining in Russia" could be a sequel series to "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".

“Gonna need a lot of canyons.” Lol

I loved this movie when it came out in 1996. I was in a hornet squadron back then, VFA-86 Sidewinders. Never noticed all of the errors. Thanks!

"Greatest speech in movie history" right on target there Mover!! like a Movie version of Churchill's speech.

FYI, this was mostly NOT CGI. This was one of the last big sci-fi movies to use almost all practical effects. I saw a lot of the models on display at a Planet Hollywood.

23:50 - Randy Quaid sacrificed himself to blow up the aliens and then President Pullman called him an SOB. How rude.

I’ve been waiting for this one! Well done!

I always get goosebumps when I hear this speech! EVERY TIME!

*Mover, you should open every video with the saying and drawl of, "I can fly.....I'm pilot."*

7:47 "Run away with honour" You clearly haven't heard The Tale of Sir Robin

23:37 ... I think that green light is sort of supposed to act like the alien version of a laser or something. Not that I know why you would need a typical laser at that scale, but if you check the scenes where the ships destroyed NY, DC and Los Angeles, the green beam is not what actually destroys the buildings, but the pulse that comes down along the beam is.

"Evasive Maneuvers" .."im glad you told us, we weren't going to evade" haha. It wasn’t covered in the briefing :P

I watch that movie every 4th of July as part of my celebration! Great film!

FYI the end attack by Randy Quaid was initially filmed with him in a biplane with the nuke strapped to the side of the fuselage. Many of the harnesses used Capewell connectors which are only used with backpack chutes, and the ejection seats were Phantom H-7 seats. Lots to pick apart from an ejection seat nerd view. Did love the 'sack of potatoes' PLF

Quality content. Laughed out loud at "Target at 12 O'Clock"! I bet you were the funny guy in the squadron back in the day.

4:47 Alright so hes got every warning and caution light lit up... 😄😂🤣

"i've loved this movie since I was a kid" Man, I feel old now... Thanks.

Thank you for making me laugh out loud today Mover. Much appreciated my dude.

Greatest movie speech indeed, I memorized it when it came out due to watching it so much and I still remember it nearly 25 years later.

Great reaction video, Mover!! Just a couple of minor things... 11:56 The Alien fighters also have shields which is why it was able to survive impact with the canyon wall. 22:18 He said "flanking positions" not Viking. 23:36 No, it wouldn't destroy the Hornet. In the establishing shot for the Alien primary weapon, we see the same light (targeting indicator maybe?) shining on the people standing on the roof of the high-rise. The light did nothing to them, it was the energy pulse when the weapon actually discharges that does the damage. Thanks again--love your videos!!

Mover! I’ve read all your books, please release more! Thanks Mover!

Thanks for the Memories... Loved this Movie

I had to watch a "Mover Ruins Movies", since I think the title is funny. This is my first one. Since Independence Day is one of my favourite movies, I decided to start with this one. I'm so glad I did! I thoroughly enjoyed your comments. It also reminded me of how my father and I would make snide remarks throughout movies in the 1970s. We could shred any movie we watched, and had such fun doing it. I'm off to watch more "Mover Ruins Movies". I'm so happy you're doing these!

DCS Hornet pilot here. According to the movie I would be overqualified for the last battle :)

Hahaha, you made me feel so OLD with this one! I had already completed my officer training and had left service for reserve when this came out.

It's my tradition to watch this movie EVERY 4th of July.. That speech gets me everytime.. Lol.

I still love this movie too... I remember being up on Cape Cod at my dads house and we went to go see this on opening night. I've never seen a completely packed theater who had an audience so engaged with the feature as this movie. It was just opening night at a random cinema, nothing special other than it being the initial showing of the movie at that theater, and at the end the entire theater gave the movie a standing ovation. Something I can easily see for a good official premier with cast & whatnot attending but a standing ovation without any of the hype around cast & crew is something I never expected and have never seen since despite catching many good opening nights for other movies since then. It might sound sappy, but that was a night that I will remember till the day I die. (and yeah, that has to be the most epic speech in movie history, the only other speech I can think of that comes close is Commander Shepard before the end of the suicide mission in Mass Effect 2... Mark Meer is good in his delivery but Jennifer Hale knocks it clean out of the park)

As for whether President Whitmore's character had experience in the Hornet, I believe it's mentioned early on in the movie that he'd flown combat missions during Desert Storm prior to his presidential campaign, so it's possible that he was either in the Hornet or something contemporary to it such as the F-16 or F-15. Also surprised you didn't comment on how they seemed to be calling AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles "AMRAAMs" and using them in an air-to-air role instead of air-to-surface.

“It’s always raining in Russia” lmao

Great video man, your deadpan expertise sprinkled with random sass and throwaway lines is hilarious

“Knight 3” that crashes, was being called “knight 7” whenever he fired his fox 2....

I never paid attention to this, but that reading of "situation critical" made me laughin' so hard! I guess it's for the audience, so they understand the situation IS critical :-D

Will Smith: Who’s the man?! Mover: The Alien 😂

It's honestly such a fantastic speech...and sums up my youth in one movie.

Thank you for sending me these T-shirts it meant so much to me I loved it have a great day and be safe

This guy's ace. His deadpan straight answering and facts had me LMFAO!! Well done Sir.🛩️✈️🛫🛬🤜🏽🤛🏻

Mover, you need to sell a t-shirt that says in big letters, all caps "JINK!"

Based on flying with the 314th at Miramar a couple times before they shut down Hornet ops... Will Smiths jet is probably accurately portrayed.

Nearly 30 year old movie and I still get goose bumps from The Speech.