Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.

Will Smithas Capt. Steven Hiller
Bill Pullmanas President Thomas J. Whitmore
Jeff Goldblumas David Levinson
Mary McDonnellas Marilyn Whitmore
Judd Hirschas Julius Levinson
Robert Loggiaas General William Grey
Randy Quaidas Russell Casse
Margaret Colinas Constance Spano
James Rebhornas Albert Nimzicki
Harvey Fiersteinas Marty Gilbert
Karl Walter Lindenlaub