Independence Day is a 1983 American drama film directed by Robert Mandel from a script by the novelist Alice Hoffman.

It stars Kathleen Quinlan, David Keith, Cliff DeYoung, Frances Sternhagen and Dianne Wiest.

The film was reviewed favorably by the critic Pauline Kael in her collection State of the Art: "Kathleen Quinlan plays the part of the woman artist with a cool, wire-taut intensity, Robert Mandel keeps the whole cast interacting quietly and satisfyingly, Wiest has hold of an original character and plays her to the scary hilt.

[4] In the small town of Mercury, New Mexico (the film actually was shot in Anson, Texas), where she works as a waitress in her family's diner, Mary Ann Taylor's true love is photography.

Following a handful of less than ecstatic test engagements, Independence Day was quietly withdrawn from distribution as the under performance was seen as confirmation of the doubts raised by Warner Bros. marketing division regarding the viability of the film.