# Independence Day (1996)

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Podcast: [Horror Queers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/horror-queers-542748)
Published: 2026-07-01T07:05:00+00:00
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## Resource

Today, we celebrate our Independence Day...courtesy of gay German director Roland Emmerich. As the summer blockbuster celebrates its 30th anniversary, we're looking back on an alien disaster film that scared young Trace (thanks to that alien autopsy scene) and turned Will Smith into a star.

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