20 Things You Somehow Missed In Independence Day
19. The Death Star
In a small nod to Hollywood's other major sci-fi adventures, one of the satellites included in the movie's opening scenes is actually a toy Death Star strapped to a number of solar panels and tubes.
Perhaps to hint at the upcoming planetary destruction, perhaps to show the awe-inspiring size of the alien mothership, or just perhaps as a small joke given it directly follows a line comparing it to a moon.
Either way, it's a clever inclusoin.