Subtitle Battle | Los Angeles

: No enemy aircraft were ever found. The military later attributed the event to a "false alarm" caused by a lost weather balloon and "war nerves" .

: The invaders are bio-mechanical beings that attack coastal cities to harvest Earth's water for fuel . The Real-Life "Battle of Los Angeles" subtitle Battle Los Angeles

Directed by Jonathan Liebesman, the film is a "documentary-style" war movie that depicts an alien invasion through the eyes of a U.S. Marine platoon . : No enemy aircraft were ever found

: The filmmakers focused on tactical realism, putting actors through a three-week Marine boot camp and using handheld "shaky cam" techniques to mimic real combat footage . The Real-Life "Battle of Los Angeles" Directed by

The movie's title and early marketing were inspired by a real historical event from .

: A group of Marines, led by Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart), must rescue civilians and destroy an alien command center in a war-torn Los Angeles .

: Just months after Pearl Harbor, jitters over a Japanese attack led U.S. forces to fire over 1,400 anti-aircraft shells at unidentified objects in the sky over Los Angeles .