Quotes
Captain Steven Hiller: I ain't heard no fat lady!
David Levinson: Forget the fat lady. You're obsessed with fat lady. Just get us out of here!
Mistakes
On bended knee, when Jimmy opens Steven's gift box with the ring, in the close-up an oblong metallic object is pushing up against Jimmy's left hand, between his thumb and index finger. Likely used to keep his hand steady in the tight close-up. (Only visible on fullscreen DVD.) See more...
Trivia
ID4 follows the same pattern as War of the Worlds. First when they come to Earth we don't know what they are until they attack. Second there is a battle between an army force and one ship, and the ship wins. Next a bomb is dropped on one and in both movies they survive. And the aliens are killed by a virus in both (albeit of different types). See more...
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In the interior shot, when Jasmine tries to explain why she doesn't want Steven to leave she pulls open the white curtains, to view the alien ship through the window (the window closest to the door), and as Steven walks out the front door she stands by that open window. Then when it cuts to the exterior shot, in an instant that window's brown venetian blinds are now down and the white curtains are drawn closed, as Steven walks down the lawn.
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