Updated: November 27, 2023

An original filming miniature prop of the "City Destroyer" alien spacecraft from the film Independence Day ( 20th Century Fox, 1996 ).

Made of resin and painted in shades of gray with a staining effect, this 5-inch miniature was used for overhead shots, as it contains no design on its base. The miniature is smooth and circular all the way around except for a circular concavity near one edge, with a partial rectangular edge poking out representing the aliens' base tower on the ship.

The City Destroyer ships are one of the most recognizable spacecrafts from science fiction films as they are the ships that first arrive on Earth in Independence Day and cause the destruction of many landmarks in the film such as The White House, The US Capitol, and The Statue of Liberty.

Independence Day was the highest-grossing film of 1996 and won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects at the 69th Annual Academy Awards in 1997 with the recipients being Volker Engel, Douglas Smith, Clay Pinney, and Joe Viskocil. Minature measures 4.75 x 4.75 x 0.5 inches.

Value: $4,000.