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RUNTIME
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Tight 2-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Dia de la Independencia
1997 0h 2m EN
Synopsis
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DIA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA is a satirical movie trailer that mimics the cinematic obsession with 'alien invasions' (Men In Black, Starship Troopers, and of course, Independence Day).
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alex Rivera
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The take
Alex Rivera directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 2-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 2 min · 0h 2m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Alex Rivera
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1997-01-01
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