Men In Black
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Columbia TriStar  (1997) 98 mins PG-13 (Parental Guidance)

6.9 (99,563 votes)
The movie started out showing various candidates vying for a job with a secret agency in America. Will Smith plays the part of the actor that receives the job. He is called Agent K. He is teamed up with Agent J (Tommy Lee Jones.) The agency keeps peace and harmony on Earth amongst creatures from all planets in the solar system that have chosen to make Earth their home. These creatures reside undetected by humans on planet Earth. Some of the aliens pose as animals, some as humans. The main plot of the movie is that an alien lands on Earth trying to take possession of the universe which is hidden here. Another alien force insists that the universe must be turned over to them or the planet that houses the universe will be destroyed. Agents J and K must find the universe and return it to its rightful owner before that happens. During the search, Agents J and K encounter squabbles between int...

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Cast and Crew
Tommy Lee Jones  ......  MIB Agent K
Will Smith  ......  Officer James Edwards / MIB Agent J
Linda Fiorentino  ......  Dr. Laurel Weaver
Tony Shalhoub  ......  Jeebs
Vincent D'Onofrio  ......  Edgar / Alien Bug
Rip Torn  ......  MIB Chief Zed
Director  .....  Barry Sonnenfeld
Producer  .....  Steven Spielberg; Walter F. Parkes; Laurie MacDonald
Writer  .....  Ed Solomon; Lowell Cunningham
Cinematography  .....  Donald Peterman
Musician  .....  Danny Elfman
Notes
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Right before K unplugs the camera in the interrogation he says "Some night huh?" but his mouth is not matched with the voice (more)

Trivia:
During the opening credits they were originally going to use the song, "Over the Rainbow". (more)

Filming Locations:
54 Macdougal Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Nick the Van Driver: Goddamn bugs!
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 28 nominations (more)