Episode
125: Independence Day, Big Willy Will Smith and Doctor Robert Donkenplopper
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- Movies You Forgot You Forgot
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- Feb 17, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3329
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Summary
On today’s episode, the big aliens blowing up things blockbuster from 1996: Indepedence Day. Directed by Roland Emmerich, and starring William Smith and Jeff Goldblum, how has this ‘America leads the Free World’ type story fared over the years? How was Big Willy the biggest star of the time? It’s a bad long film. Sorry. The chat’s fun though. Got a film you forgot you forgot? Join our growing Discord community and tell us all about it: https://discord.gg/2M5MzMDz Or send us an email at [email protected] with your thoughts, episode suggestions, or just some light praise. You can also follow Adam @errorofways on Letterboxd; he rates and reviews the films he watches. Also, be a pal: tell your chums, rate us, review us, shout our name into the void - whatever helps spread the word.