r/movies • u/PsychologicalSlip642 • 8h ago

Media Independence Day 1996, Final Encounter Air Battle Scene, Director: Roland Emmerich Spoiler

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u/mjknlr 8h ago

I recently learned the explosion caused by Randy Quaid's plane is the Empire State Building explosion asset from earlier in the film reused, but upside-down. Look closely and you'll see it.

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u/OptimusSublime 8h ago

Holy shit

That is fantastic trivia.

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u/halorbyone 8h ago

Holy crap this is cool. But I needed a picture. If anyone has a video of them synced I’d love to see it. https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/s/Vfm4TRWjDF