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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   96,638 votes
Director:
Barry Sonnenfeld
Writers (WGA):
Lowell Cunningham (comic)
Ed Solomon (screen story)
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Release Date:
2 July 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Protecting the earth from the scum of the universe more
Plot:
Two men who keep an eye on aliens in New York City must try to save the world after the aliens threaten to blow it up. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 28 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(99 articles)
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: October 5, 2008 (From Screen Rant. 5 October 2008, 10:54 AM, PDT)
Men In Black 3 a possibility, says producer (From The Hollywood News. 30 September 2008, 7:30 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
One of my favorites! more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
MIB (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and sci-fi violence.
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby SR | DTS
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When J accidentally throws the "ball" in the MIB office, the ball briefly flies past the green alien "Wak" from the Joe Dante movie Explorers (1985). Explorers featured an almost identical scene with a flying sphere that goes out of control and smashes through things. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When J goes into MiB for the written test with the other candidates, it is very apparent that the seal on the test is an architecture drafting dot, due to the noticeable Staedtler logo. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Nick the Van Driver: Goddamn bugs!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Sopranos: 46 Long (#1.2)" (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Men In Black more

FAQ

Is this movie based on a novel?
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19 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
One of my favorites!, 16 December 1999
9/10
Author: obiwan-27 (obiwan@ghosts.org) from New England

I avoided this movie for a while because of all the hype, so the first time I saw it was on video (and I only watched it then because my husband wanted to see it). I was very pleasantly surprised, to the point that this is now one of my top ten movies. I love the deadpan humor in this, and Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are perfect in their roles. MIB turned me into a Will Smith fan, in fact. I think the people who didn't like it were expecting an "epic" scifi film a la "Independence Day" (which I thought was way overrated) or "Deep Impact" or any of those other late 90s special effects films. But this movie is a comedy, first and foremost, and it does a wonderful job being funny. I give it a 9 out of 10 for executing perfectly what it set out to do.

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