Quotes
Gen. Gray: Are you all right?
President Thomas Whitmore: I saw... its thoughts. I saw what they're planning to do. They're like locusts. They're moving from planet to planet... their whole civilization. After they've consumed every natural resource they move on... and we're next. Nuke 'em. Let's nuke the bastards.
Mistakes
When the huge alien ship settles over the White House there is an exterior wideshot of the grounds. At the bottom of this shot it's funny how there are many tourists - adults and children, just milling around in front of the gate and across the street with a van driving along between the two sides, and not one has any sort of reaction to the alien ship. This real shot of the White House (some shots had smaller-scale models) had the CG ship edited in during post production. (Visible on fullscreen DVD.) See more...
Trivia
The bomber that drops the bomb on the alien ship in ID4 is the direct descendant of the one that does the same thing in The War of the Worlds (1953). The earlier craft is the B-49 "Flying Wing," developed for WWII but never produced; it served as the inspiration for the B-2 "Spirit," both designed by Northrop. It was said that Jack Nothrop, the company founder, had eventually left the company bitterly with his dream design shelved. More than twenty-five years later he receives a surprise call from the new company heads for a special presentation. They give him a scale model of their newest and most advanced aircraft - the B-2. With tears in his eyes, he declares, "Now I know why God has kept me alive all these years." Months later Jack Northrop passes away. See more...
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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.)
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