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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Lowell Cunningham (comic)
Ed Solomon (screen story)
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Release Date:
2 July 1997 (USA) more
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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
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Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 28 nominations more
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(240 articles)
Will Smith to control his "dumbness"
 (From digitalspy. 11 December 2009, 1:55 AM, PST)

Josh Brolin Set for Role in Men In Black 3
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Funny Sci-Fi. As Good As Ghostbusters. more (222 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tommy Lee Jones ... Kay

Will Smith ... N.Y.P.D Ofcr. James Darrel Edwards III / Jay

Linda Fiorentino ... Laurel

Vincent D'Onofrio ... Edgar

Rip Torn ... Chief Zed

Tony Shalhoub ... Jack Jeebs
Siobhan Fallon ... Beatrice
Mike Nussbaum ... Gentle Rosenburg the Arquillian Jeweler

Jon Gries ... Nick the Van Driver

Sergio Calderón ... Jose

Carel Struycken ... Arquillian

Fredric Lehne ... INS Agent Janus (as Fredric Lane)
Richard Hamilton ... D

Kent Faulcon ... 1st Lt. Jake Jensen

John Alexander ... Mikey
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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.
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98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby SR | DTS | SDDS (8 channels)

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Trivia:
When Kay tells EdgarBug that he is in violation of section 4153 of the Tycho Treaty, this is a reference to director Barry Sonnenfeld's birthday, 1 April 1953. more
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Continuity: When K is giving J his weapon, the bug's spaceship can be seen behind J before the shoot out at Rosenberg's. more
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Nick the Van Driver: Goddamn bugs!
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Referenced in "South Park: AWESOM-O (#8.5)" (2004) more
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29 out of 36 people found the following comment useful.
Funny Sci-Fi. As Good As Ghostbusters., 15 May 2005
9/10
Author: mOVIemAN56

As I stated above, Men In Black is just as good as the sci-fi comedies Ghostbusters I and II. But instead of chasing ghost's we're chasing after rogue aliens.

James (Will Smith) is an officer in the NYPD and one of the top officers. After a hard night, James is questioned by his own police force for allegedly killing a suspect who fell off a building. As James insists that the person was acting strangely, Agent K (Tommmy Lee Jones) comes in and takes him out.

James is welcomed to a secret agency which keeps aliens in check. After a brief examination of his life, James (now Agent J) joins the agency. On his first day, suddenly K and J are on a mission to stop a massive cockroach from destroying Earth and starting a galactic war.

The chemistry between Smith and Jones is hilarious. Smith has some great comedy scenes especially when he is using his new weapon, the Noisy Crickett and him trying to deliver a baby squid type creature. The aliens are smart, their inventive, and their just plain fun when seeing how they identify themselves and hide their identities. The story is funny and will keep you laughing at almost every scene.

The presentation of aliens as everyday people trying to live normal lives in Manhattan is a lot more fun than the presentation of murderous aliens (Independence Day). Another great part is that the film isn't overblown with special effects of alien explosions and massive battles. Instead comedy and chemistry keeps this top comedy flowing.

Men In Black. Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino, and Rip Torn.

4 1/2 out of 5 Stars.

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