Men in Black

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Tommy Lee Jones as Kevin Brown / Agent K
• Will Smith as James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J
• Linda Fiorentino as Dr. Laurel Weaver / Agent L
• Vincent D’Onofrio as Edgar / The Bug
• Rip Torn as Chief Zed: The head of the MIB.
• Tony Shalhoub as Jack Jeebs
• Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Beatrice
• Mike Nussbaum as Gentle Rosenberg
• Jon Gries as Nick the van driver
• Sergio Calderón as Jose
• John Alexander as Mikey
• Patrick Breen as Mr. Redgick
• Becky Ann Baker as Mrs. Redgick
• Carel Struycken as Arquillian
• Fredric Lehne as Agent Janus
• Kent Faulcon as 2nd Lieutenant Jake Jensen
• Richard Hamilton as Agent D
• David Cross as Newton, Morgue Attendant
• Sean Whalen as Passport Officer
• Verne Troyer as the Alien son
• Harsh Nayyar as News Vendor
• Tim Blaney as Frank the Pug (Voice)
• Mark Setrakian as Rosenberg Alien (Voice)
• Brad Abrell as the Worm Guys (Voice)
• Thom Fountain as the Worm Guys (Voice)
• Carl J. Johnson as the Worm Guys (Voice)
• Drew Massey as the Worm Guys (Voice)

Storyline:

Based off of the comic book. Unbeknownst to other people, there is a private agency code named MiB. This agency is some kind of extra terrestrial surveillance corporation. Then, one of the agency’s finest men only going by the name “K” (Tommy Lee Jones) , is recruiting for a new addition to the agency. He has chosen James Edwards (Will Smith) of the N.Y.P.D. Then, one day, a flying saucer crashes into Earth. This was an alien a part of the “Bug” race. He takes the body of a farmer (Vincent D’Onofrio) and heads to New York. He is searching for a super energy source called “The Galaxy”. Now, Agents J and K must stop the bug before it can escape with the galaxy.

About Movie:

Men in Black is an American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, based on a script by Ed Solomon, that adapts the Marvel comic book series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham. It stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as “men in black”, government agents who monitor and police extraterrestrials. Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Rip Torn also appear in supporting roles.

Development for the film began in 1992, after producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald optioned the rights to the comic book series. Solomon was soon hired to write the screenplay; Sonnenfeld was the preferred directorial choice, which resulted in delays due to his commitments to other film projects and a failure to secure any alternative directors.

Principal photography began in March 1996 and lasted until that June, with filming primarily taking place in New York City. The film’s visual effects were helmed by Industrial Light & Magic. The film’s soundtrack contains the theme song of the same name, performed by Smith, as well as the score, composed by Danny Elfman.

Men in Black premiered at Pacific’s Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on June 25, 1997, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 2. It received critical acclaim for its screenplay, action sequences, and the performances and chemistry between Jones and Smith. The film grossed more than $589.4 million worldwide, becoming the third-highest-grossing film of 1997 and the ninth-highest-grossing film of the decade.

It won for Best Makeup and was also nominated for Best Art Direction and Best Original Score at the 70th Academy Awards, among numerous other accolades. A sequel was released in 2002, a third film was released in 2012, and a stand-alone spin-off was released in 2019, with Jones and Smith absent.

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