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( fireworks exploding )

( children laughing )

Man: There's Yale, Princeton, Harvard,

maybe Brown--

I guess I have quite a few options open.

I mean, Dad was Ivy League, but, I don't know,

I don't want to go someplace

where I'm just the president's son, you know?

I want to go somewhere with the regular people, like you guys.

( women giggle )

Uh, can you guys hold on just one second? Sorry.

Eliza, wait up.

Hey, wait. Where are you going? Our ride's about to get here.

Are you sure you don't want to stay here with the regular people?

You know what I meantby that.

You haven't changed one bit, Andrew.

( truck horn blows )

Oh, my God.

( bell dings )

I can't believe that thing still runs.

( humming national anthem )

( computer beeps )

( phone ringing ) ( woman coughing )

Okay, who hates me now?

Turn on your computer.

I'm busy. Why? Celia, turn on your computer.

Is this a joke?

No. I checked it three times.

The signal's definitely extrasolar.

I'm getting it from two directions.

It seems like something is receiving the signal and sending it back.

What kind of something?

I don't know, but there's a spike right in your neighborhood.

Look, I'm gonna head into Moose Ridge and I'll meet up--

Celi--

Be careful.

I'm going to Moose Ridge.

Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.

( engine sputtering ) Come on. Come on, damn it.

Ah, pretty as a picture, huh?

Yeah. Boy: Hey, Mr. Greenwood!

You think Sam's gonna make it this year?

Well, three years running, he's canceled, so...

Hey, come on, your brother's running the free world.

Cut him some slack. Yeah.

( cell phone rings ) Man: Hey, the fire brigade.

Oh, speak of the devil. I'll catch up with you.

All right. Hello.

Woman: This is the White House operator.

Please hold for the President of the United States.

Brubaker, military spending has gone up twice on my watch.

And frankly, I don't want to spend the Fourth of July

debating defense policy with my own VP.

Mr. President, respectfully, I was in Washington

while you were still chasing skirts in college and taking Poli Sci 101.

Respectfully? Sam, look, if I was in your position--

You're not in my position, Dennis, and that's the point.

Hang on. ( phone beeps )

Woman: You are now connected with the President of the United States.

Sam: Guess what.

Uh, you've decided to annex Canada,

abolish the metric system.

Close. I'm invading my hometown.

Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it.

My boy staying out of trouble? Well...

Sergeant Greenwood. Oh, yeah.

To be determined, I'd say.

Keep an eye on him. I got to run.

Well, that's what the Secret Service is for, Sam.

All right? I'm not a babysitter. Woman: This secure connection...

Hello? ...has been terminated. Thank you.

Okay. Hey, hey. Hey, Uncle Pete.

You remember Betty, right? Yeah.

You used to love riding up in the front seat.

Yeah, when I was six. Oh, yeah?

What, are you a big man now? Too cool?

Where's Nick?

Nick? Nick Miller?

Why?

There was a raffle at school to meet the president.

( objects crashing ) He won.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

I can see that.

Betty? Sweet. Yeah, yeah.

Hey, guys. A raffle?

Better be lucky than smart, I always say.

Who wants to ring a bell, huh? Come on.

Nick: I love Betty. Really?

Yeah. Okay.

( Pete sighs ) Security: We're on the move.

Nick: That's the best thing ever. It's gonna be a long day.

Nick: Ding, ding!

( bell dings )

You're meeting the president and you're wearing that?

What? It's patriotic.

( helicopter blades whirring ) Hey, look, here they come.

He actually made it.

( rumbling )

Whoa. Whoa.

Did you feel that?

Wait, where are they going?

Man: Ground disturbance as well.

Lieutenant, what's happening? We're being rerouted to Dixon Airbase.

What? Why?

( children laughing )

( rumbling )

( people screaming )

Kids, move, move, move, move. Easy. Easy, kids.

Whoa.

What--?

What the hell is that?

Stay here.

Wait, where are you going?

Just stick close to the Secret Service, all right? Don't panic.

( explosion ) ( gasps )

How about now?

Pete: Oh, my God.

Whoa, wait. Stay with the agents. You'll be safe.

No, not with us. Rendezvous at Dixon Airbase, go.

Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing?

The area is not secure. Yeah, so take them with you.

Uncle Pete! Not our responsibility.

Listen, listen, they're kids.

Listen, I got to get back to my town.

Are you really telling me you want me putting them in harm's way?

Get in the car.

Sam, can you hear me?

Sam: Yeah, I'm here. Uh...

I'm seeing some projectiles.

They're-- I can't really describe them.

They're coming out of the sky.

( door opens and closes )

Do you have him? Sam: They're headed toward--

Mr. President, this is General Moore.

Are you all right, sir? Are you hurt in any way?

No, I'm fine. I'm fine. General, what the hell is going on?

Sir, NORAD is tracking unidentified contacts

at nine different locations in American airspace.

Sam: Listen, I'm looking right at them. They're ships of some kind.

Where the hell did they come from?

Unknown. They just appeared on our radar.

How is that even possible? Man: Sir, latest report.

We're now tracking contacts at 17 separate locations

across the United States. Oh, God.

Reports of at least a dozen more

in Europe, Asia and Africa.

All right, let's talk to our allies.

Let's find out what these things are and where they came from.

Yes, sir.

General, are we under attack?

Sir, I recommend we scramble air force units

and go immediately to DEFCON 3.

Sam: Do it.

And get me an update on my son. Yes, sir.

I can't get through to anyone.

The cell system's probably down.

Where's my dad?

The president's fine. You'll be with him soon.

What were those things?

Russians. They've been developing air-to-ground single fighters since--

They're not Russians, Nick. How do you know?

They've got secret factories in Siberia. Google it.

Why are we going to an airbase?

'Cause they can secure the surrounding airspace.

Once it's safe, they'll fly us out. But what about my family?

If the authorities follow protocol,

they'll call in the National Guard.

This is so awesome.

Hey. Hey. Stop!

Whoa. ( tires screech )

Are you crazy? I could have killed you.

Did you see them? They came out of nowhere.

This is a full-scale invasion.

Ma'am, listen to me. You need to get back in your vehicle

and get as far away from here as you can.

An act of God wouldn't get that thing working again.

Then walk. I'm sorry, but Moose Ridge isn't safe.

What are you doing?

Moose Ridge is exactly where I need to go.

I'm coming with you. No. No, you're not.

I work for SETI. It's an agency.

It's the Search for Extra-- I know. I know what SETI is, okay?

I look for intelligent life beyond this planet.

I think this qualifies. Listen, lady,

you need to get out of here and leave this equipment behind.

Then you'll have to run me over.

Do you know what's going on here?

Get in.

Great. Help me with my stuff.

Woman: These are the latest, General.

Moore: Sir, they're everywhere. Woman: These are for distribution.

Unknown origin, highly advanced design.

From what intelligence we do have,

they are chewing their way up out of the ground.

It looks like some kind of drill.

Who could build that?

Until today, I would have said no one.

We don't have anything close to this level of technology.

Sam: No one on Earth does.

That's what you're telling me, isn't it, General?

I realize how that sounds, sir,

but we have eliminated all possibilities,

and the simplest answer is the airborne contacts

are clustered around these larger machines.

They're coordinated.

Man: Mr. Vice President, your helicopter's ready.

We'll be taking off from the Capitol.

Continuity of operations is in effect.

We'll be on our way to Mt. Pemberton in a minute, Sam.

Good. General, I want to know where they came from,

what they're doing, and if necessary, how to stop them.

Understood.

( static )

This is Pete Garsette.

Can anyone hear me? Please respond.

There could be interference-- those ships.

What the hell?

( motors whirring )

Celia: Incredible.

You know, that was my home.

I'm gonna go look for survivors.

Pete, there's no one left.

You don't know that, all right? You don't know that!

They didn't come here to make friends.

I thought you people loved aliens.

I'm not exactly SETI's Employee of the Month.

I work out of a van.

( motors whirring )

They're drilling.

We don't even know what we're dealing with.

We know exactly what we're dealing with. It's an invasion.

Sam: By who? From where? We need intel.

I want to make a calculated strike, not some potshot in the dark.

No one-- I mean no one

engages those ships without my direct order.

Sam, you're making a mistake. Look--

Get everybody out!

Get them out!L

What are you doing?

Jeez. All right, get in the truck.

I've got to get a reading off this thing.

( rumbling )

Come on, let's go, now. Come on.

Brubaker? General?

Pilot: We've got incoming! Brace for impact! Brace for impact!

( radio chatter continues ) Get us out of here!

Pilot: Mayday! Mayday!

This is Marine One. We're going down.

Wait, what did it say? Marine One is going down.

Dad?

( distant rumbling )

( distant siren wailing ) We got to go. Let's go. Come on!

I just need-- We got to go now!

Greenwood!

Come on. Come on. Pete.

Let's go, come on. Pete!

Pete, Pete, it's gone. What are you talking about?

Just gone. Just came out of the ground and disappeared.

The whole thing is gone. ( machines humming )

Pete: Everybody, find cover. The aliens are coming!

Greenwood, get back! Go!

( screams )

Come on. Wait.

Pete: What are you doing? Leave it. Let's go.

Man: Welcome aboard, Mr. Vice President.

Settle in and buckle up. We're lifting off right away.

Go, go, go. Right away, sir.

Sir, we had a Mayday from the president's helicopter.

They were going down.

( radio chatter )

This is Pete Garsette out of Moose Ridge. Can anyone read me?

I repeat, this is Pete Garsette out of Moose Ridge.

Can anyone read me? I think we're clear.

Can anyone read me? Hello?

Hello? Damn it.

This is Pete Garsette out of Moose Ridge.

Can anyone hear me?

Pete.

Come on, come on.

This is Pete Garsette out of Moose Ridge.

Can anyone read me, anyone at all? Pete.

Hello, this is Pete Garsette. Pete.

What?

I just want to thank you, you know,

for-- for saving my life.

Yeah, don't mention it.

I'm sorry about your friend.

All right, listen. You said you know what's happening.

Right? So what are those things?

This morning we detected a signal, a phonon burst

that seems to have triggered these machines.

A what-on burst?

Phonon.

Look,

it's not important. Look, the point is,

we detected a signal-- a distinct signal, not some random sound,

that couldn't have possibly come from around here.

So they sent me to investigate. My van broke down.

And then we met.

A signal? That's all you got?

Well, I have theories.

Look, I'm sorry I don't have all the answers.

Where are you going? Dixon Airbase.

That's where the kids are headed. Are you coming?

( Eliza crying )

Nick!

Andrew: Nick! Where are you, buddy?

Eliza: Nick! Andrew: Nick, where are you?

Nick! Andrew: Nick.

Nick! You found him?

Nick. Nick. Nick. Can you hear me? Nick.

Am I dead?

No.

Nick.

Nick: Awesome. ( groaning )

Is there anyone else? Any survivors?

No.

It's just us.

Eliza: It's okay. Nick: All right.

Andrew: All right. ( Nick screams )

I admit it, it probably wasn't the Russians.

All right, we got to get to the airbase.

You need a doctor and these things could come back at any second.

Sound like a plan?

Andrew, your dad.

Don't worry about that. Let's just get to the rendezvous.

Washington, London, Beijing, Paris--

all gone.

Brubaker: Communications?

We have a patchwork linking into our military networks,

but we have completely lost contact with our allies.

Who made it out of DC?

General Moore got out in time.

He's on his way to the emergency operations center now,

and so is the House Majority Leader.

Most of the cabinet is still missing.

And the president?

Nothing, sir.

After the president's initial Mayday, it's been dead quiet.

Keep looking.

Bastards decapitated us in a single stroke.

Celia: Our satellites picked up a distinct waveform coming in,

but we picked up the same signal going back up.

Even though the signal came from deep space,

there was clearly something here to bounce it back, so...

So what?

So it's possible that the aliens were already here.

How is that possible?

Humans are a very young species.

I mean, they could have been here for millennia.

I don't care if you have to row out to the middle of the Atlantic

and knock on the damn hatch!

I need every missile sub combat-ready and accounted for.

Anything? No, sir.

Not even a transponder.

We can't wait any longer.

I'll address the nation as soon as we land.

People need to know there's someone in charge.

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry, Sam.

Hello?

Lieutenant!

Oh, damn it.

( machines humming )

Andrew! Nick!

Celia: No sign of them out there.

Those are Secret Service agents in the wreckage.

Wherever the kids are, they're on foot.

How do you know kids with Secret Service protection anyway?

My nephew Andrew.

You're that Garsette? As in President Garsette?

Yeah.

He's my brother.

All right, the airbase is that way.

That's where they would have headed.

Come on.

( engine starts )

Maybe this is my heroic origin--

the guy that got hurt by the aliens.

Nick, are you okay?

But then I gain their superpowers

and fall in love with a feisty reporter.

Nick! Nick! Oh, my God! Nick! Nick!

What's wrong?

I'm not feeling so hot.

Oh, my-- Shh.

It's not as bad as it looks. Just breathe. Just breathe.

Give me your bandanna. ( Nick moaning )

Shh. It's okay, buddy. Hey, hey, hey.

I want you to put pressure on it. ( Nick whimpering )

Shh. Hey, hey, it's okay. It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

Just breathe. Breathe.

I'm okay.

( car approaching )

Andrew. Hold on.

Hey!

Hey, over here!

Wait, wait. There they are. ( Andrew yelling )

Uncle Pete. Are you all right?

Yeah. Are you okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.

Nick's hurt pretty bad, though.

All right, listen, there's a kit in the back of my truck.

Hey, hey, you all right? You okay, bud?

Hang on one second. Just take it easy, all right?

Breathe. Just one second.

Okay.

Better lucky than smart, huh?

( Nick chuckles ) Totally.

Pete: Come on.

All right, this is gonna sting a little bit, okay?

( breathing heavily )

Andrew: We heard something in the car on the Secret Service feed.

They said my dad's chopper went down.

Pete: All right, Andrew, listen to me.

Your dad has the best pilots in the world flying him, okay?

If anyone can get him down safely, it's them.

Mr. Garsette, what happened in Moose Ridge?

It's gone, sweetie.

I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry.

But right now we got to get him off the road, okay?

Here. Come on, guys. Let's go.

All right? Come on.

Okay.

Okay, come on.

Easy, easy, easy.

All right? Come on, let's go. Come on.

You all right?

Nick: I'm okay.

They're all gone.

I know.

Eliza, sweetie,

we got to go, okay? I'm sorry. Let's go.

Hey, hey, listen to me.

We're gonna find your dad, all right?

We're gonna find your dad, I promise.

But right now I got to keep you safe.

I got to get him to the hospital, okay?

So we're gonna get to the base. We're gonna get answers, both of us.

All right. Let's go.

Come on, let's go.

The search teams are back at the base. They'll stay on high alert.

Good enough. What about our allies?

The British Prime Minister is missing.

The President of France is confirmed dead.

Most of these countries are running around without a head of state.

I know the feeling. Prep the emergency broadcast system.

Let me know the second I can address the nation.

Yes, sir.

( man speaking over P.A. )

Spears, good to see you.

( clears throat ) Why the hell did you pull back

the president's search teams?

Our resources are limited and we don't even know if he's alive.

I won't spend time and material on a potentially hopeless mission.

That is not your call to make, Mr. Vice President.

The president is nowhere to be found.

It's exactly my call to make.

( people speaking multiple languages )

General, glad you made it.

You too, Mr. Vice President. Miss Spears.

General.

They've hit cities, countryside,

remote locations all over the world, even Antarctica.

What's the pattern?

It's not just population centers and military targets.

It's as if they're attacking the Earth itself.

Have they tried to communicate? Not by any means we can detect.

Lieutenant. Yes, sir.

( keyboard keys clicking ) ( computer beeping )

Spears: My God, they're everywhere.

( people speaking multiple languages )

Whatever it is they want,

it's causing global chaos.

How long until the forces are in position?

Minutes away.

The president explicitly ordered us not to engage.

If we wait, we may never get a chance to engage at all.

Prepare the attack. Tell me when it's done.

( motor humming )

( man speaking on TV )

Hello?

Is anybody here?

Hello?

Man: What?

Can you please open this door?

Jeez, you know, I'm blogging a freakin' alien invasion!

My helicopter went down. I need to use your phone.

You're the president.

Yes, and I need to use your phone.

Yeah.

Of course, Mr. President, sir.

Come on-- come on in. Thank you.

Uh, do you want to sit down or something?

Uh, no, I'm fine. I really just need your phone.

I'm sorry the place is such a mess.

My parents are in Orlando.

It hasn't been hit yet, thank God.

The power's out in the house, but I have a genny in here, so...

Could you turn that up for me, please?

We've been attacked by an enemy that we determined

came from beyond our solar system.

This threat to our nation, the world,

and indeed the entire human race, will not go unanswered.

As your new commander-in-chief, I've authorized

a complete military mobilization.

These aliens and their machines of mass destruction

will soon feel the full might of our armed forces.

So please remain calm, stay in your homes

and be assured that we will end this conflict as quickly as possible.

God bless America.

I thought you were the commander-in-chief.

So did I.

Pilot: Raptor 2 in formation.

( phone beeping )

This isn't working. Uh, sir,

civilian traffic is shunted through continental hubs.

Um, between the infrastructure damage

and the amount of traffic, it's-- it's impossible.

I mean, when they laid down the grids, they weren't expecting--

You said you were blogging.

How are you still online?

Let me show you something. Come on.

Come on, come on.

Come on.

( computers beeping, buzzing )

Welcome to my kingdom.

We've got, uh,

satellites, fiber,

3G, 4G all mashing together.

I kind of designed this really cool way that they--

it doesn't matter.

If it's possible to be online, I am.

All right, I need to reach the White House.

Oh.

Wow.

Uh, Washington, DC, was wiped out.

The White House kind of doesn't exist

anymore.

I just-- I thought you knew.

All right, connect me with the nearest military base.

I can reconnect with Command and Control there.

I can try,

but a bunch of bases got hit too

and any still standing will have major firewalls.

Um...

right.

Credit to you guys on that one too--

you've got some quality nerds at the Pentagon doing security.

Quality nerds, huh?

I can hook you up. It just might

take a felony...

or two.

Aliens have invaded the Earth, Todd.

So thumbs up to the felonies?

Yeah, thumbs up to felonies. Right. Okay.

Yes, sir, Mr. President. Okay.

Uh, I just need some backup.

Okay.

Look, if those ships come back,

we're gonna need a way to defend ourselves.

Tell me more about this device of yours, all right? What is that?

It's a phonon emitter.

It's the same type of signal that the aliens used.

A photon? So, like a light?

Dude, a light emitter would be called a flashlight.

It's a phonon, not photon--

quantized notation for atomic lattice vibrations.

What? I like physics.

It's like standing next to the speaker at a heavy metal concert.

You don't just hear the sound.

You also feel the bass vibrate through your whole body.

Phonons are that vibration.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

So how loud does that thing get?

How do you mean?

Well, I mean, if a speaker at a concert goes loud enough,

you can go deaf, right? Is there any chance that that thing

could do the same thing to these aliens, do some damage?

Maybe.

( jet engines roaring ) It's them.

No, that's the good guys.

Pilot: Squadron 2 in position.

Pilot #2: Squadron 3 in position.

One mile to target.

You've committed everything we have, and you have no idea

what these aliens can do or how they will respond.

Moore: On your order, sir.

This is not what the president wanted.

I am the president. Commence the attack.

Pilot: Raptor 2, standing by.

All team leaders, engage.

Pilot: We have a visual.

Range to target confirmed.

Pilot #2: Roger that.

We're going in weapons hot.

Pilot: Team, maintain flank

and come to heading 2-2-5.

Pilot #2: Roger. Roger.

2-2-5 maintaining altitude. We're going in hot.

( whirring )

Pilot: Confirmed, we have missile launch.

Roger, we have engaged targets.

( laughs )

Confirmed. We have multiple bogey down, confirm.

Stand by for status update.

We need to send teams to the crash sites

to salvage any wreckage and find out what we're dealing with here.

Do it. They picked the wrong day to mess with us.

Pilot: 2-2, coming around to 3-1-6.

Something's wrong.

Pilot: Too many of them. I can't get them off.

Pilot #2: 2-2, cover my flank. I can't get a lock!

2-2, back!

Target on my tail. Come left! I can't track them!

Get them out of there.

Right side, right side! I can't see!

Brubaker!

Pilot: Cover fire right now!

He's chasing! He's chasing! He's chasing!

All units, break off.

I repeat, all units, break off.

Pilot: 2-2, multiple targets. Multiple targets.

2-2, this is 2-1. We're running high.

I can't shake him.

Pilot: 2-1, I've lost him. Come right, come right.

I can't see him! I can't see him!

Everybody get behind the truck!

Are you all right?

Andrew: It's coming back. Celia, give me that thing.

What? Give me the-- the gun.

Give me the gun. Turn it up as loud as you can.

You got it? Uh-huh.

All right. You guys, get back. It might not work.

How do I turn this thing on? Green button.

What? Green button.

Get back.

( chuckles )

Man: Squadron, please respond.

Man #2: Negative. Man #1: Stand by.

( people chattering ) Man: No response here.

( mutters )

One-third of our fighter divisions reduced to 10% or less,

another third wiped out completely.

Regroup for another strike.

Excuse me?

Even if we only shot down a few, it proves that we can hurt them.

We need to push them back.

With what? How many squadrons did we lose

to take down a dozen of those things?

Sam was right. We need more intel.

They are coming from somewhere.

Start looking.

I want a target.

I mean, I wanted to do some damage, but that was impressive.

What can I say? Science.

Celia: What is that? A rescue mission?

They're not even paying attention to us. Let's go see it.

No, no, no, we got to get back to the base, all right?

We got a weapon now. The military needs to know about it.

Come on, let's go.

Where are they taking it?

( phone ringing )

Yes.

Put it on the screen.

Spears: What is that?

It just emerged from behind the moon,

heading for Earth.

It's over 12 miles long. Spears: 12 miles?

Moore: Weapons unknown,

defensive systems unknown.

We could be looking at something

that could wipe out the Earth entirely.

All I see is a target.

( people screaming )

Where did you get this?

Cell phone footage somebody uploaded.

Damn it, that's exactly what I told them not to do.

You said you could put me in contact with my people.

Is that really possible?

Yes, but it's crazy out there.

Everything's either locked down or falling apart.

Woman: Todd.

The cavalry's here.

Woman: This better be good, Todd.

Todd: Oh, it is. It is. Come on.

Stop it. Stop it.

Hi.

I'm President Sam Garsette

and I need your help to save the world.

Okay.

Great. Okay.

Leni, this is the president.

I know, Todd.

( tires screech )

Pete: Where is everybody?

( explosion )

( metal grinding )

Let's look around, all right? Fast. Come on.

Whoa. You all right? Eliza: Nick.

Nick: I'm fine. Here, stay with her, okay?

You got to stay with Nick. Stay here. Stay by the truck.

Let's go inside, come on.

It's okay. It's okay. Here.

Andrew, come on, let's go!

Eliza: You're okay.

Pete: Hello? Hello?

Can anyone hear me? Hello?

Anybody there? Hello?

They sure left in a hurry.

( man speaking over radio )

Do you hear that? Man on radio: Can you hear me?

( man continues speaking )

( breathing heavily )

Hey, hey, hey, are you okay? Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine.

Here. Come here. Let's see if we can find something in the car.

Watch it.

Sweet.

Got to be painkillers in here or something.

( alarm sounding )

Pete: Hello?

Hello?

Man on radio: It's not just a drill. I repeat, it's not just a drill.

Where is this coming from? It's something else. It's bigger.

Man #2: You're breaking up.

Pete: It's a feed f rom another base. Man #1: Hello? Hello?

Man #2: What do you mean, they are bigger?

Man #1: Get the hell out of there before it's too late.

Evacuate now! Go now!

Get-- ( static hissing )

Sam: Are you sure she knows what she's doing?

Uh, I remember this one time

we were hacking and she cracked under the pressure.

I was fine, but all the screens went black.

I can hear you, Todd. She is the best.

I have never met a server she couldn't hack.

( computer beeps ) And it's done.

With all due respect, sir,

we don't even know its defensive capabilities.

Then we'll find out.

But the one option we haven't got is sitting around.

Is that clear?

Yes, sir. Then prepare to launch.

I want a nuclear strike the second that mother ship's in range.

( radio squealing )

What-- what is that?

Greeting, earthlings.

Brubaker: Who the hell are you?

A buddy of mine wants to talk to you.

How did you--?

Sam. Mr. President.

Sam. Thank God.

It's good to see you too. Can you bring me up to speed?

Moore: We think we found the point of origin.

A massive object has appeared from behind the moon.

Sam: Excellent. Can we get a line on their technology?

How do they communicate with each other?

Moore: We don't know yet, sir, but we're working on it.

The attacks have increased in frequency.

We're getting hammered.

Sam: These aliens have the advantage,

but they're not invincible.

We just need to find their Achilles' heel.

Yes, Mr. President.

( inhales )

( deep voice ) Eliza,

I am your father.

Hilarious.

( metallic grinding )

What was that?

( rumbling )

On the roof.

Pete: Celia, wait!

( explosion )

Celia!

( alarm sounding )

( Eliza exclaims )

Come here. Come here.

What is that?

( screaming )

Nick: No. No. No.

Come on, let's get out of here. Let's go, come on!

Pete: Go, go, go, go.

( screaming )

Nick. Nick.

Come here.

Nick! Nick!

No.

Come on. Come on. We got to go.

Come on, let's go. Celia: Let's go!

Come on.

Move, move, move.

Sam, these things are everywhere, okay?

We don't have time for fact-finding missions.

More importantly, we don't have the military resources

for ill-planned attacks. I want more real information.

I don't want to just fly off the handle and run attacks at these things.

We may only have one chance at this.

Sam, we're running out of time. You're not authorized.

I don't want to put any more people at risk.

Sam, listen.

Spears: Mr. President, you're breaking up.

My son-- is he safe?

We're searching for him, sir.

Look, we're prepped for a nuclear strike against the aliens' mother ship.

End this right now.

No, Bubaker. Don't do it. Don't do it.

We don't have enough information. We don't know what it will do.

We need to launch immediately. Do you concur? Sa--?

Sam: No, I don't--

Sam!

Brubaker. What happened? Where did he go?

Todd: No, no, no, no. Another server's down.

I lost the signal. Swiss cheese.

Let me get in there. It's just the aliens--

the more holes they make in the Earth, the more the network degrades.

No. Get him back.

Back? We don't know how he got here in the first place.

Put a trace on that signal.

If we don't act immediately, it will be too late.

He just gave you a direct order.

The man's in a barn in the middle of nowhere

with no reliable communications, and we're running out of time.

If it's impossible for him to give commands,

then he's hardly the commander-in-chief.

Prepare the launch.

Celia: It's almost like they lied dormant,

waiting.

They seed a planet eons in advance

and they wait for the colony to arrive.

They send a signal. They wake up.

And then--

They're terraforming.

No. No. This is an all-out war.

No, it's not war.

It's extermination.

Pete: It's all alone. Now is our chance. Get the emitter.

It's charging. It won't be full powered for hours.

I don't care. Just get-- But--

Just do it, all right? We're gonna create a diversion.

Are you serious?

Okay, listen.

I'm gonna try to draw it in, okay?

As soon as it gets in range, you guys blast it.

Just wait behind that bush.

Okay.

Come on, go down there. Go down there.

Just-- careful. Careful.

You're gonna love this.

Come on.

All right. I knew there'd be fireworks.

Pete: We have only one shot at this.

Stay. You got it?

Yeah. Okay.

Get back a little bit.

Okay, come on, baby.

Come on, baby.

Okay. Move back.

Here it comes!

( fireworks whistling, popping ) Okay.

Come on.

( fireworks popping ) ( whimpering )

( powers down )

What? Oh, no!

( machine humming )

Come on, damn it! Get it, get it, get it, get it!

Okay, gotcha.

It worked! ( all cheering, laughing )

Welcome to America!

Whoo!

Ping for new IP addresses to find a secure server.

I'm going through a government proxy.

Well, that's not gonna work, Leni. It's gonna--

Can you please--? Can you not touch that?

I'm not doing anything. You're kind of in my space right now.

Can you help us out before the world ends?

Stressing me out does not speed me up, Todd.

Todd: No. Okay. ( computers power down )

Leni: Shut the front door. What happened?

'No.

I can't get on the Internet.

Okay, we just-- we just need to talk to the satellites directly.

Great. How?

I've got some GAC at my place that could do the trick.

I thought you said you had no power.

We can bring it here, Todd.

Let's go. Come on.

Leni.

All right, we probably got another couple of minutes

before they come back to salvage that one.

Yeah, well, we're not going anywhere. We're not?

No. We're gonna go say hi to our new friend, okay?

You guys stay here. You see anything,

you call me on the radar, all right? Anything.

( air hissing )

Whoa, whoa. Hang on a second, all right?

Is there any juice left in that thing?

( powers down )

Nope.

All right, just stay here, okay?

There's no windows, no hatch.

This thing's damn near solid.

There's no cockpit,

no pilot, no alien.

They're drones.

What, remote-controlled?

That's why the emitter works so well.

It disrupts the connection to the mother ship.

They just shut down.

Okay, so if we can shut down the mother ship,

then all the other ships will shut down?

No more invasion?

( machines whirring )

Pete: What is that? ( bleeping )

We can't stay here, not like this,

not when all these things are flying around everywhere.

Hey, come on, they're coming back.

We're just gonna die, just like--

I'm glad you're here.

Me too.

It's cold.

( device humming )

Pete: It's the power source.

That's how they're transferring power to the drills.

( explosions )

Uncle Pete, they're right on top of us.

Oh, there's too many of them.

There's-- there's not enough charge.

Give me that thing. I've got an idea.

Okay.

Celia: Pete. Come on, come on, come on.

( whirring, beeps )

( Pete laughs )

Whoo!

( both laughing )

Phillips: We're tracking a small swarm of alien craft

headed towards Springview, Oregon.

Brubaker: Sam?

Yes, sir.

Shall I prep an extraction team?

We just can't devote the resources.

Sir, by not doing anything, we would put the president directly--

I understand the risks.

( all speaking at once )

Pete: I have an idea, okay?

I got an idea. Listen to me. Hey, listen to me. Hey!

Listen, America is under attack... ( all stop talking )

...on the Fourth of July.

Now I don't know about you guys,

but I'm tired of running from these damn things.

And I think I know how we can beat them, okay?

I just-- I need you to fix this.

Fix? Yeah.

Fix?

Pete: All right, listen. We're gonna build a Trojan horse.

Okay?

We get the emitter and that power core to the mother ship, and bang--

we sever connection to any ship on this Earth.

To the mother ship?

In space? How exactly do you plan on doing that?

Well, that's it-- we don't have to. They're gonna do it for us.

The salvage drones.

Pete: That's right.

I mean, listen, we have the power core, right?

We know they want it back. So let's give it to them,

with the emitter, all the way up to the ship.

It took me six months to build this prototype.

I'm supposed to fix it with just some stuff I can find in a small town?

Yeah, well, I thought you were a genius.

Well, we'd still have to figure out a way to remotely trigger the emitter.

Well, just one miracle at a time, okay?

I remember when your dad gave you that watch.

What happened with you two?

( sighs )

You did.

Your dad was on a campaign trail for the Senate a long time ago

and you were staying with me.

It was my job to keep you safe. And--

Uncle Pete.

There was an accident.

You almost died because of me.

You know, the bottom line is, I let you down.

And I let him down and...

I don't know, things just have never been the same.

Well, you saved my life more than once today.

And for that, I'm sure he'd be grateful.

I know I am.

Look out!

( tires screech )

Did you see that?

Sam? Pete.

Andrew. Dad.

Hey.

Are you okay? Yeah.

Yeah? Yeah.

You all right? Thanks for keeping him safe.

Are you okay? What are you doing here?

Well, we're gonna save the world

from inside this barn, if you can believe it.

Pete: Listen, we can help with that, all right? We got an idea.

We've already taken out a few of these bastards, thanks to her.

Sorry. Celia, this is my brother Sam.

Hi. Thank you. Eliza, how are you doing, sweetie?

This is Todd. Happy Independence Day.

This is Leni. Hey.

Pete: Okay, so, yeah, like I said,

we have a plan, but we need to fix this thing first.

Celia: I hardly think the barn's gonna cut it.

I need tools. I need circuit boards, transistors,

computers.

Whoa.

Let's get to it.

I'll get the emitter.

So here's the plan, all right?

We take the power core and the emitter out of town. We dump it.

Now these salvage drones-- they don't leave anything behind.

And from what I've seen, everything they pick up,

they take right back up to the mother ship.

All right, let's say that this Trojan horse idea works

and we get this device up here to this mother ship.

How are we gonna trigger it?

The SETI installation.

We've got transmitters and our own power source.

If the aliens haven't gotten to it, it should do the job.

Okay, what do you need from me?

Okay, this Trojan horse only buys us a small window of time.

When that happens and the signal hits it,

you need to send everything you've got at it.

That's just assuming that I can still make contact.

Doubt not the master. It'll be done.

Yeah, but when?

The master works on her own time.

Moore: The gases and energy

being released by these giant drills

are fundamentally changing our atmosphere.

The rate of growth is exponential.

In a matter of days,

the air will be toxic to human life.

So they don't even need to press the attack.

They can just...

sit back and watch us die.

( door opens )

Brubaker was right.

We can't wait.

( door closes )

Finally someone talking sense around here.

Prepare the assault on the mother ship.

Yes, sir. You can't do that.

And what's your suggestion?

Do it. Yes, sir.

If whatever you have at SETI has a strong enough signal,

this will trigger that widget of yours.

Good stuff.

Todd: That's great.

How's that?

Uh...

Good to go. I think we're done.

Celia: There's just a few more tweaks.

ICBMs ready for launch.

Look, give us a fighting chance.

Fire.

Launch.

Yes! What?

Look at this-- battery-operated, mobile, wireless.

Communications are up.

The master is ready. And with one strike--

( rumbling )

Pete: They're here.

All right, out. Everybody out. Let's go.

Come on, we got to get back on the road.

Just pack it up, Leni.

Seriously?

Sam: Brubaker's attacking the mother ship.

Celia: He'll never get past the drones.

Pete: All right, let's go. Come on, let's move.

Come on. Come on.

Wait, Dad.

I'm gonna go with Uncle Pete.

What?

I can help Eliza with the signal at SETI.

No, no, I want you to stay with me. I want you to be safe.

I want to see this through.

Leni: Okay, come on, come on, come on.

Todd: Okay, let's get it all in here. Okay.

Todd: Let's get it all-- Right there. Easy.

Come on, let's go. Leni: All right.

Pete: Come on. Andrew: I'm gonna go with them.

I'll try to contact Brubaker on the way.

Okay. Listen, if we get split up, let's meet at SETI.

All right. Take care of Andrew and yourself.

You too, bud.

Leni. What?

He's the president.

( tires screech )

Andrew: They found us!

Now they know we're a threat.

( all shouting )

( tires screech )

Leni: I can't keep the signal.

( radio chatter )

Brubaker: It's beautiful.

Man over radio: Roger that. Tracking the target.

Come on.

( beeping ) I got it.

The signal? Yes.

Leni: Okay, stop. We can't.

Come on.

They're right on top of us.

( radio chatter )

Man over radio: Copy that. All systems are looking good.

( Spears gasps )

Man over radio: Copy that. Targets have not been acquired.

Man: Contact has not been reacquired.

Damn it. Keep firing.

Man: I repeat, target has not been affected.

Keep firing! There's nothing left to fire.

Everything is off-line. Get it online then. Keep firing!

It didn't work!

( alarm sounding )

Hang on!

Stop the car. What?

Stop the car! Stop the car! I'm not stopping the car.

Pete, stop the car! Stop! Stop it! Why?

( tires screech )

Get to SETI. Make sure you send the signal.

Celia, wait. Celia! Hey!

Celia, wait! Hey!

They've hit the base. We have to go. We have to go!

Move!

This can't be safe. Todd, Todd.

Yeah. Right there. Right there.

Yeah? We're in. We're in. We're in.

Okay.

Can anybody hear me?

Can anybody hear me?

Hello? Can anybody hear me?

Sam, I'm here.

I'm here, Sam.

Spears?

Spears, listen to me.

I need you to prepare a nuclear launch.

We tried, it failed. They intercepted the missiles.

Listen to me, Spears. We're under attack.

( screams )

( coughing )

Where's Spears?

Go.

Good luck.

Help me! Help me!

Brubaker: Damn it. Just-- just hang in there.

You've got to launch from the silos directly.

We can't launch them here. Do it another way.

Can you hear me? You're breaking up.

Launch from the silos directly.

Come on, we've got to get out of here. Come on.

Sam: Spears?

Moore: Come on.

Come on. Sam: Spears, talk to me.

What's going on there?

Phillips: Help me. Help me!

Sir. I'm sorry.

Wait!

Spears!

We lost them.

All right, so what do you want to do? What's the plan?

That's it. We're gonna get out of here.

We're gonna find someplace to hole up. We're gonna find others.

What about the missiles? No, we have no way to launch those.

What are you talking about? Listen to yourself.

I mean, you left this town to serve your country.

The people of this nation believe in you

and what you stand for.

So, you know what? No. No.

You don't get to just walk away, quit.

It's your job to lead, so man up and do your job.

You always did like kicking my ass.

Yeah, I still do.

Wait, how are we gonna launch these missiles?

( Todd clears throat )

I think we can help with that.

We got to stay put, though,

'cause getting a stable signal from a moving car

is just impossible, even for the master.

You'll need this.

All right, we'll take care of the Trojan horse.

You guys get those missiles in the air, all right?

All right. Hey, give them hell.

You too.

Okay, guys, what's the progress?

Uh, the Central Command lines are all down.

So we're searching for individual silos.

Which aren't on the usual networks.

Because the government doesn't want hackers launching ICBMs.

Which is what we're trying to do, so...

But there are people manning those sites, you know.

I could talk to one of them.

They do work for me.

Good-- good point. Good point. That's a good point.

The place looks locked up.

I got this.

Hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. No, no, no, no, no.

What are you doing? Give me this.

( computer humming )

Okay, go. Yeah?

Todd: All right, then.

Let's-- let's do this.

( phone rings )

( phone beeps )

Sir.

Who am I speaking to?

Major Addison Preston, sir.

Major Preston, I need your help.

Of course, Mr. President.

I need you to launch some missiles for me.

Prepare for authentication codes.

Here. Andrew: Yeah.

Okay. Um, a little help?

Are you sure you know what you're doing?

I think I got the gist of it. The gist?

Are you sure you know what you're doing?

Ivy League, remember?

That's your dad.

Same thing.

Sam: All right?

Sir, the chances of success--

Sam: I understand.

Major, it may seem dark now.

It may seem impossible.

But our country was founded against odds like this.

That's who we are. That's what we do as Americans.

We won't give up. We can't give up.

And we will win.

Here and now, on this Fourth of July,

we will make a stand.

Yes, sir.

For America

and the world.

( computer beeps )

Okay, the dish is in position.

I'm ready, sir.

Sam: Indigo, delta,

4-1-3.

( machines whirring )

Targeting coordinates are entered, sir.

Good job, soldier.

Man, I feel really bad for not voting.

Three, two, one.

( electricity powers down )

What was that? Shh, shh, shh.

You hear that?

You guys hear that?

Relentless little bastards, aren't they?

Wait, what are we gonna do? We got to launch this thing now.

Uh, um...

Okay, listen.

As soon as the power comes back on, you guys send the signal.

What? Just send the signal.

Where are you going?

Come on.

Eliza: There's got to be, like, a breaker or something.

Yeah. Anything? No.

( siren wailing )

My favorite part of the Fourth of July--

barbecue.

( grunts )

Come on, baby.

( computers beeping )

It's back.

Set. All right, do it!

( laughing )

They did it.

Mr. President,

happy Fourth, sir.

( Andrew laughs )

How do you like the fireworks?

Happy Fourth of July, Uncle Pete.

Happy Fourth, buddy.