Carlos LaCamara

Independence Day -- The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Mans' best weapon is the will to survive.

Stand up comedian Terry played by Martin Lawrence ("Bad Boys II," "Big Mommas House") is a local funny man who is in trouble. He can't pay his $67 phone bill. He drives a car that has only one gear, reverse. He is struggling trying to make it at a local comedy club called Dukie's. He is messing around with the owner's wife in an attempt to get more attention at the club. It turns out that the owner, Dukie played by John Witherspoon ("Friday," "Next Friday"), is trying to hook up with the star attraction of his club, Aretha. Aretha is a self-important diva, the kind of empowered, uplifted black woman who feels secure in her abilities and possibilities and she has a huge boyfriend who promises to hurt anybody he catches laughing at his love. What follows is a night of comedy, romance, comedy, action, comedy, and Terry trying to get the $67.

Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt) is a low-level Mafia "mechanic" whose ineptitude is countered by frequent (but unpredictable) bursts of dumb luck. Jerry's girlfriend Samantha (Julia Roberts) wants him to get out of the business, and after his latest blunder lands capo Arnold Margolese (Gene Hackman) in jail, so does mid-level crime kingpin Bernie Nayman (Bob Balaban). But Bernie insists that Jerry do one last errand for the mob before they let him find employment elsewhere — he has to go to Mexico and recover a rare and very valuable pistol, which is said to be cursed. While Samantha objects to Jerry taking the assignment, he isn't in much of a position to argue; Jerry heads south of the border, while Samantha, in a huff, sets out for Las Vegas. Once in Mexico, Jerry finds the pistol easily enough, but making his way back to the States proves to be an unexpected challenge. Meanwhile, Jerry's superiors want insurance that he'll return with the goods, so they hire Leroy (James Gandolfini), a hitman, to kidnap Samantha and hold her hostage until Jerry comes back.

A man tries to transport an ancient gun called The Mexican, believed to carry a curse, back across the border, while his girlfriend pressures him to give up his criminal ways.

Celebrate 75 Years of Independence with 20th Century Fox! On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. First thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species who have set out to launch an attack throughout the globe. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington when a band of survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving aliens. On July 4th, humanity fights for its freedom.

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Mans' best weapon is the will to survive.

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Mans' best weapon is the will to survive.

The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Mans' best weapon is the will to survive.

It is an ordinary summer day... until, without warning, enormous shadows fall across the land. Strange atmospheric phenomena surface around the globe. And, in a matter of minutes, the lives of every person across the globe are forever changed.

Martin Lawrence plays a stand-up comedian in trouble. He's messing around with the club owner's wife while the owner is chasing the star performer of his club. All this hassle just to get enough money to pay his $67 phone bill.

Martin Lawrence plays a stand-up comedian in trouble. He's messing around with the club owner's wife while the owner is chasing the star performer of his club. All this hassle just to get enough money to pay his $67 phone bill.