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: After conventional weapons fail against the alien shields, Captain Steven Hiller (Will Smith) manages to down one of the smaller "attacker" ships and capture a pilot.

: David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum), a satellite technician, discovers a hidden signal the aliens are using to coordinate their attack and alerts President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman). DГ­a de la Independencia 1

: On July 4th, Levinson and Hiller fly the captured ship into the alien mothership to upload a computer virus that disables the shields. This allows a global counterattack to succeed, led by President Whitmore's famous rallying speech. Alternative Meanings : After conventional weapons fail against the alien

: The novel Independence Day by Richard Ford, which follows the life of Frank Bascombe. a satellite technician