On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.
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| Writing | Roland Emmerich | Screenplay |
| Editing | David Brenner | Editor |
| Art | Patrick Tatopoulos | Production Design |
| Art | Jim Erickson | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Gino Acevedo | Special Effects |
| Directing | Roland Emmerich | Director |
| Visual Effects | Victor Abbene | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Karl Walter Lindenlaub | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Dean Devlin | Screenplay |
| Art | William James Teegarden | Art Direction |
| Art | Oliver Scholl | Production Design |
| Sound | David Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Dan Bradley | Stunts |
| Production | Dean Devlin | Producer |
| Production | Wendy Kurtzman | Casting |
| Sound | Sandy Gendler | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Peter Krause | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christi K. Work | Set Costumer |
| Art | Victor J. Zolfo | Leadman |
| Crew | Joe Davenport | Systems Administrators & Support |
| Art | Gary A. Krakoff | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | John P. Fasal | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Pamela Klamer | Set Designer |
| Camera | Tony C. Jannelli | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jacob F. Conrad | Location Manager |
| Art | Julia K. Levine | Set Designer |
| Crew | Skip Wilson | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sound | Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Douglas Smith | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Myles Aronowitz | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Randy Nolen | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Neil Holcomb | Gaffer |
| Camera | Bruce MacCallum | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Adkins | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Val Kuklowsky | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Michael J. Delaney | Gaffer |
| Camera | Rick Raphael | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Riki Lin Sabusawa | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Anita Dawn Camp | Choreographer |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley |
| Sound | Bill W. Benton | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Maxwell R. Johnson II | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sound | Hilda Hodges | Foley |
| Camera | Claudette Barius | Still Photographer |
| Art | Oana Bogdan Miller | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Sean Haworth | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heidi Shulman | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Mick Cukurs | Set Designer |
| Art | Lauren E. Polizzi | Set Designer |
| Art | Lauren E. Polizzi | Assistant Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Volker Engel | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Susan Bierbaum | Script Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Terry Clotiaux | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Peggy Pridemore | Location Manager |
| Art | Rick Newsome | Storyboard Designer |
| Production | Will Cantler | Local Casting |
| Sound | Robert Renga | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Doug Harlocker | Property Master |
| Art | Wally Adee | Property Master |
| Production | Bernard Telsey | Local Casting |
| Crew | Frank Lloyd | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike Smith | Stunts |
| Directing | Dean Devlin | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Bac DeLorme | Second Unit Director |
| Production | Kelly Van Horn | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Roland Emmerich | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Annie Welles | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Ute Emmerich | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Marvel Wakefield | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Kim H. Winther | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Gabreal Franklin | Documentation & Support |
| Directing | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shari Nicotero | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Viglietta | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kevin LaRosa | Second Unit Director |
| Production | William Fay | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Dean Garvin | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Jane Nerlinger Evans | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Glen Trotiner | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Mary Peters | Stunts |
| Production | Richard Epcar | ADR Voice Casting |
| Crew | Dana Hee | Stunts |
| Crew | Francine Morris | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Crew | Jennifer Caputo | Stunts |
| Crew | Barbara Anne Klein | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Crew | Eliza Coleman | Stunts |
| Crew | Doug Coleman | Stunts |
| Crew | Debbie Evans | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Andy Gill | Stunts |
| Crew | Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Keith Woulard | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Crew | Jennifer Lamb | Stunts |
| Crew | Dan Bradley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Darrin Prescott | Stunts |
| Crew | Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Keegan | Stunts |
| Crew | Chris Howell | Stunts |
| Production | Peter Winther | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph A. Porro | Costume Design |
| Crew | Mickey Giacomazzi | Stunts |
