Men in Black 3 (2012)

Agent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers:

Etan Cohen, Lowell Cunningham (based on the Malibu comic by)

Stars:

Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin

1 win & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Smith	...	Agent J
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Agent K
Josh Brolin	...	Young Agent K
Jemaine Clement	...	Boris The Animal
Emma Thompson	...	Agent O
Michael Stuhlbarg	...	Griffin
Mike Colter	...	Colonel
Nicole Scherzinger	...	Boris' Girlfriend
Michael Chernus	...	Jeffrey Price
Alice Eve	...	Young Agent O
David Rasche	...	Agent X
Keone Young	...	Mr. Wu
Bill Hader	...	Andy Warhol
Cayen Martin	...	Colonel's Son
Clarke Thorell	...	Prison Guard #1

Storyline

After breaking out of LunarMax, a moon-based maximum security prison, Boris the Animal (Jemaine Clement) decides to go back in time and eliminate the person who arrested him - Agent K (Josh Brolin). When he does so, Agent J (Will Smith) realizes that the timeline has been changed and he too travels back to July 15, 1969, the day before Agent K is killed. After overcoming some disbelief, J manages to convince young K and others of just who he is and why he's there. With the help of Griffin (Michael Stuhlbarg), a being who can see all timelines, they track Boris down. J also learns a secret, something old Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) had never told him.

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Plot Keywords:

escape from prison | neil armstrong character | alien | time travel | cape canaveral florida | 

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Taglines:

They are back... in time.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first film in the franchise in which Will Smith received top billing and surpassed Tommy Lee Jones in the main credits.

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Goofs

In the "Oh, man. This coffee tastes like dirt." scene, Agent K says: "How you know my name?" then picks up a cup of coffee with his right hand, passes it to his left hand and raises it to his mouth. The camera changes and K is seen holding the coffee cup in his right hand.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Prison Guard #1: Well, well, Boris the Animal has a visitor. I guess one every 40 years is okay.

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Crazy Credits

The opening title appears in a pan from the Moon to the Earth (something usually done at the end of the MiB films).

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Alternate Versions

The Chinese restaurant scene has been censored for the mainland China release. The sequence with J and K in the back room has been edited to remove all shots of Wu, thus eliminating the revelation that Wu is actually an alien. A subsequent moment with J neuralyzing a group of ethnically Asian bystanders has also been deleted.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Underrated Movie Sequels (2014)

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Soundtracks

Love Is Strange
Written by Sylvia Robinson, Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel) and Mickey Baker
Performed by The Kane Group
Courtesy of Joey Robinson Music/JRL Music Group, Inc.

User Reviews

Bigger Imaginations

It's been a decade since the last MIB film was released. We kind of missed the series even though Men In Black 2 wasn't really that good. In this sequel, it's pretty small and unnecessary but it still has the charms and bright imagination. Great Performances and Solid Visuals. It also has the same tone of the original Men In Black films. It's a wonderful action, adventure movie with non-stop enjoyment.

Thankfully, it does not follow the modern blockbuster roots and stay loyal to its own. By the way, this is a comical action film. It may not be a large one but what matters here is the fun characters. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones still got it but who shines here is Josh Brolin. He can perfectly imitate the facial expression and voice of Agent K and it's a lot better when he's around.

The plot sounds like a generic time traveling story, but there are imaginative and wonderful sequences in these. The humor is still clever. There is still a heart. The action is not quite appealing but the time jump scene was spectacular. A lot of people will be rooting for the design of the villain, Boris the Animal. At first glance, you might think it's creepy but you'll realize how awesome he actually looks.

Blockbusters like this are now obsolete. Our usual modern blockbusters are generic and bland cookie-cutters that are easy to be forgotten. This actually stays to its own kind. It's comical, it has life, it cares to the characters no matter how small and absurd the story is. Yes, it's small, but there are so many merits that are worth seeing. Either you're a fan of the series or not, you'll find it very enjoyable. The Men in Black series is still imaginative and fun.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Sony [United States]

Country:

USA United Arab Emirates

Language:

English Ukrainian

Release Date:

25 May 2012 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Hommes en noir 3

Filming Locations:

Robert Moses State Park, Field 2, Long Island, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$225,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$54,592,779, 27 May 2012

Gross USA:

$179,020,854

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$624,026,776

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Hemisphere Media Capital, Amblin Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Sonics-DDP Auro 11.1 Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1