After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent Kay and new recruit Agent Jay find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
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Film Cast:

• Agent K: Tommy Lee Jones
• James Edwards / Agent J: Will Smith
• Dr. Laurel Weaver / Agent L: Linda Fiorentino
• Edgar / The Bug: Vincent D’Onofrio
• Chief Zed: Rip Torn
• Jack Jeebs: Tony Shalhoub
• Beatrice: Siobhan Fallon Hogan
• Gentle Rosenburg the Arquillian Jeweler: Mike Nussbaum
• Van driver: Jon Gries
• Jose: Sergio Calderón
• Arquillian: Carel Struycken
• INS agent Janus: Fredric Lehne
• Agent D: Richard Hamilton
• 2nd Lt. Jake Jensen: Kent Faulcon
• Mikey: John Alexander
• Perp: Keith Campbell
• Zap-Em Man: Ken Thorley
• Mr. Redgick: Patrick Breen
• Mrs. Redgick: Becky Ann Baker
• Passport Officer: Sean Whalen
• News Vendor: Harsh Nayyar
• Cop in Morgue: Michael Willis
• Police Inspector: Willie C. Carpenter
• Tow Truck Driver: Peter Linari
• Morgue Attendant: David Cross
• MIB Agent Bee: Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
• Cook: Boris Leskin
• INS Agent: Steve Rankin
• INS Agent: Andy Prosky
• NYPD sergeant: Michael Goldfinger
• Security Guard: Alpheus Merchant
• Mrs. Edelson: Norma Jean Groh
• Baseball Player: Bernard Gilkey
• First Contact Alien: Sean Plummer
• First Contact Alien: Michael Kaliski
• 2nd First Contact Alien: Richard Arthur
• Alien Father: Debbie Lee Carrington
• Alien Son: Verne Troyer
• Scared Guy: Mykal Wayne Williams
• Frank the Pug (voice): Tim Blaney
• Rosenberg Alien (voice): Mark Setrakian
• Worm Guy (voice): Brad Abrell
• Worm Guy (voice): Thom Fountain
• Worm Guy (voice): Carl J. Johnson
• Worm Guy (voice): Drew Massey
• On-Air Reporter (uncredited): Christina Benitan
• MiB HQ Office Worker (uncredited): Lowell Cunningham
• Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited): Danny DeVito
• NYPD Sergeant (uncredited): John Elsen
• Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited): Newt Gingrich
• Announcer (uncredited): Karen Lynn Gorney
• Wall Street Broker (uncredited): Adrian Lee
• Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited): George Lucas
• Spouse K (uncredited): Patricia McPherson
• Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited): Isaac Mizrahi
• Aliens (voice) (uncredited): Fred Newman
• Police Inspector (uncredited): Joe Paparone
• Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited): Anthony Robbins
• Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited): Al Roker
• Police Officer #4 (uncredited): Eliot Sash
• Special Tech (uncredited): Marshal Silverman
• Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited): Barry Sonnenfeld
• Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited): Chloe Sonnenfeld
• Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited): Steven Spielberg
• Alien on TV Monitor (archive footage) (uncredited): Sylvester Stallone
• Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited): Dionne Warwick

Film Crew:

• Casting: Debra Zane
• Executive Producer: Steven Spielberg
• Original Music Composer: Danny Elfman
• Set Designer: Lawrence A. Hubbs
• First Assistant Director: John Cameron
• Sound Effects Designer: Eugene Gearty
• Producer: Walter F. Parkes
• Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik
• Camera Operator: Florian Ballhaus
• Production Design: Bo Welch
• Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
• Casting: David Rubin
• Art Direction: Tom Duffield
• Director of Photography: Donald Peterman
• Producer: Laurie MacDonald
• Assistant Editor: Ken Schretzmann
• Transportation Co-Captain: Steve Lucescu
• Painter: Gino Acevedo
• Screenplay: Ed Solomon
• Comic Book: Lowell Cunningham
• Editor: Jim Miller
• Costume Design: Mary E. Vogt
• Makeup Artist: Katherine James
• Set Designer: Sean Haworth
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Skip Lievsay
• Special Effects: Tom Chesney
• Special Effects Coordinator: Peter Chesney
• Second Unit Director: Eric Brevig
• Stunts: Deborah Habberstad
• Stunts: Jeff Habberstad
• Makeup Artist: Debbie Zoller
• Grip: Tim Collins
• Second Unit Cinematographer: David M. Dunlap
• Second Assistant Director: Stuart B. Hagen
• Makeup Artist: Rick Baker
• Music Editor: Ellen Segal
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Alexandra Altrocchi
• Stunt Coordinator: Brian Smrz
• Art Direction: Chris Shriver
• Assistant Costume Designer: Maggie Morgan
• Set Designer: Patrick M. Sullivan
• Co-Producer: Graham Place
• Production Assistant: Denise Doyle
• Visual Effects Producer: Jacqui Lopez
• Sound Designer: Van Ling
• Thanks: Susan Ringo
• Orchestrator: Steve Bartek
• Camera Operator: Stephen St. John
• Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Steve Reinhardt
• Stunt Driver: Gene Harrison
• Storyboard Artist: J. Todd Anderson
• Sound Designer: Chuck Michael
• Hairstylist: Pierce Austin
• Conductor: Artie Kane
• Set Decoration: Ellen Christiansen
• Orchestrator: Mark McKenzie
• Set Designer: Marco Rubeo
• Aerial Camera: Richard Brooks Burton
• Foley Editor: Kam Chan
• Foley Supervisor: Benjamin Cheah
• Foley Artist: Marko Costanzo
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Lee Dichter
• Sound Effects Editor: Lewis Goldstein
• Supervising ADR Editor: Marissa Littlefield
• Assistant Sound Editor: Todd Milner
• Camera Operator: David Golia
• Production Assistant: Tyree Michael Simpson
• Executive Music Producer: Ann Carli
• Visual Effects: Peter Kuran
• Scoring Mixer: Shawn Murphy
• Assistant Camera: Mai Iskander
• Assistant Property Master: Scott Maginnis
• Boom Operator: John Fundus
• Transportation Captain: John Leonidas
• Storyboard Artist: Peter Ramsey
• Stunts: Whitey Hughes
• Production Sound Mixer: Peter F. Kurland
• Assistant Art Director: Scott P. Murphy
• Creature Design: Derek Thompson
• Conductor: Rick Wentworth
• Visual Effects Producer: Denise Ream
• Musician: Bruce White
• Standby Painter: Christian Zimmermann
• CG Supervisor: Liz Radley
• Extras Casting Coordinator: Alyson Silverberg
• Production Assistant: Christian Clarke
• Chief Lighting Technician: Jeff Murrell
• Utility Stunts: Stracy Diaz
• Set Dresser: Kia Steave-Dickerson
• Playback Singer: Sally Stevens
• Thanks: Scott Mitchell Rosenberg
• Prop Designer: Matthew Gratzner
• Unit Publicist: Jane E. Russell
• Sculptor: Matt Rose
• Foley Editor: Frank Kern
• Assistant Property Master: Daniel Fisher
• Still Photographer: Melinda Sue Gordon
• Costume Supervisor: Dan Bronson
• Stand In: Paul Guyot
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Michael Barry
• Transportation Captain: Denny Caira
• Property Master: Doug Harlocker
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Scott Farrar
• Title Designer: Pablo Ferro
• Foley Editor: Jac Rubenstein
• Set Costumer: Bob Moore Jr.
• Gaffer: Russell Engels
• Script Supervisor: Mary Bailey
• Assistant Sound Editor: Glenfield Payne
• Visual Effects Camera: Kurt E. Soderling
• Visual Effects Art Director: David Nakabayashi
• Sculptor: Mitch Devane
• Concept Artist: Jonathan Harb
• Assistant Editor: Mike Koz
• Assistant Location Manager: Becky Brake
• Construction Coordinator: Michael Diersing
• Leadman: David Manhan
• Sculptor: Kazuhiro Tsuji
• Production Assistant: Lisa D. DiSanto
• Second Unit Cinematographer: Keith Peterman
• Makeup Artist: Laini Thompson
• Storyboard Artist: Brent Boates
• Location Manager: Robbie Goldstein
• Stunts: John Branagan
• Stunt Coordinator: Gregg Smrz
• Sculptor: Jim McPherson
• Visual Effects Editor: Timothy Eaton
• Animation Supervisor: Rob Coleman
• Camera Operator: Gregory W. Smith
• Production Supervisor: Amy Ness
• Sculptor: Eddie Yang
• ADR Mixer: Howard London
• CG Animator: Todd Boyce
• Wardrobe Supervisor: Marcia Patten
• Digital Effects Supervisor: Carl N. Frederick
• First Assistant Editor: Karen Rasch
• Second Unit First Assistant Director: Chris Soldo
• Associate Producer: Steven R. Molen
• Stunts: David Rowden
• Second Assistant Camera: Tim Norman
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Tyrone S. Walker
• Second Unit First Assistant Director: Cara Giallanza
• Supervising Dialogue Editor: Bobby Mackston
• Script Supervisor: J. Ellen Evans
• Rigging Grip: William T. Jones
• Hairstylist: Gerald Solomon
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Margaret B. Lynch
• Key Hair Stylist: Virginia G. Hadfield
• Gaffer: Bob Finley III
• Digital Effects Producer: Richard J. Cook
• Sculptor: Moto Hata
• Steadicam Operator: Zoran Veselic
• Property Master: Peter Gelfman
• Music Supervisor: Pilar McCurry
• Creature Design: Benton Jew
• Digital Effects Supervisor: John Andrew Berton Jr.
• Digital Effects Supervisor: Robert Marinic
• Special Effects Supervisor: Kyle Ross Collinsworth
• Camera Operator: Michael Caracciolo
• Rigging Gaffer: Ken Connors
• Key Rigging Grip: Martin Lowry
• First Assistant Camera: Jay Peterman
• First Assistant Camera: Gerard Sava
• First Assistant Camera: Mark Gutterud
• Set Costumer: Danielle Feller
• Dialogue Editor: Norm MacLeod
• Sound Effects Editor: Rick Freeman
• Assistant Editor: John Bartle
• Best Boy Electric: Michael F. Burke
• ADR Voice Casting: David H. Kramer
• Set Production Assistant: Donald Murphy
• Construction Foreman: Michael B. Bunch
• Video Assist Operator: Mauriece Jacks Jr.
• Key Grip: Bill Barr
• Second Assistant Director: Gabriela Vázquez
• Hairstylist: Diane Pepper
• Special Effects: John G. McCabe
• Production Illustrator: James Carson
• Video Assist Operator: Peter A. Mian
• Foley Mixer: Bruce Pross
• Production Accountant: Gail Martin-Sheridan
• Hairstylist: Anthony Veader
• Payroll Accountant: Richard Castro
• Color Timer: Bob Putynkowski
• Visual Effects Production Assistant: Jason H. Snell
• Greensman: Carlo Basail
• Craft Service: Jamie Kehoe
• Sculptor: Jose Fernandez
• Special Effects: J.D. Streett
• Conceptual Design: Hank Mayo
• Second Assistant Camera: James Bartolomeo
• Set Production Assistant: Mike Currie
• Leadman: Timothy Metzger
• Cableman: Tommy Louie
• Musician: Carl Rydlund
• Negative Cutter: Mo Henry
• Visual Effects Production Assistant: Jen Kinavey
• Key Grip: Dennis Gamiello
• Lighting Technician: Jesse Mather
• Construction Foreman: Henry Antonacchio
• Second Assistant Director: T. Sean Ferguson
• Production Assistant: Colin MacLellan
• Dolly Grip: Audie Aragon
• Transportation Co-Captain: Dennis Radesky
• Set Dressing Artist: Eric M. Metzger
• Grip: Dick Dova
• Electrician: James Frederick
• Location Manager: Randy Sokol
• Stunts: Carol Neilson
• Boom Operator: Steve Bowerman
• Location Scout: Sam Rohn
• Key Grip: Calvin Sterry
• Carpenter: Louis J. Porzio
• Driver: Gregory Dultz
• Propmaker: Travis Huffman
• Production Coordinator: Dana Williams
• I/O Supervisor: Jeff Pierce
• Production Assistant: Tammy R. Dickson
• Stunt Double: Clifford Happy
• Chief Lighting Technician: Reginald F. Lake
• Production Assistant: Michael Lee Phillips Jr.
• Second Assistant Camera: Paul Plannette
• Extras Casting: Tammy L. Smith
• Key Costumer: Marjorie K. Chan
• Dolly Grip: John Lowry
• Dolly Grip: Edward W. Lowry
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Colin Cumberbatch
• Musician: Don Williams
• Best Boy Grip: Michael Anderson
• Second Assistant Camera: Daniel E. Teaze
• Musician: Oren Marshall
• Best Boy Grip: Brian Fitzsimons
• Wardrobe Supervisor: Tommy Boyer
• Negative Cutter: Doug Jones
• Stunts: Randolph LeRoi
• Gaffer: Michael Olague
• Production Assistant: Peter Hollocker
• Sculptor: Aaron Sims
• Video Assist Operator: Eric L. Roberts
• Prosthetics Sculptor: Nori Honda
• Second Assistant Camera: Eric Amundsen
• Concept Artist: Louis Katz
• Hairstylist: Denise Leibee
• Hairstylist: Barry Rosenberg
• Makeup Artist: Steven Lawrence
• Second Second Assistant Director: Dodi Lee Rubenstein
• Second Second Assistant Director: Paul Byrne Prenderville
• Construction Foreman: James R. Powers
• Standby Painter: Chris Zimmerman
• Cableman: Thomas Thoms
• Musician: Louise Di Tullio
• Painter: Thomas Gilliland
• Sculptor: Ryan Peterson
• Special Effects: Joe Heffernan
• Special Effects: Roland Loew
• Special Effects: Peter A. Renard
• Special Effects: Shannon J. Thompson
• Special Effects: Jon Thackery
• Special Effects: Roderic Duff
• Special Effects: Steven Carlton Ficke
• Special Effects Technician: Joel P. Blanchard
• Special Effects Technician: Christian Eubank
• Special Effects: Karl Nettmann
• Animal Wrangler: Cristie Miele
• Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Ronald R. Koch Jr.
• Assistant Location Manager: Alex Cohn
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Jamie Daddio
• Best Boy Grip: George W. Borthwick
• Casting Assistant: Michelle Levi
• Casting Assistant: Susan Stolar
• Craft Service: Joe Facey
• Extras Casting: Judie Fixler
• Key Grip: Bill Slemmons
• Production Assistant: Travis Harrod
• Production Assistant: Courtney Henley-Anderson
• Production Assistant: Randol Perelman-Taylor
• Production Assistant: Rebecca Stefan
• Production Assistant: George N. Thomas
• Production Assistant: Brandon Wainwright
• Production Assistant: Missy Barshay
• Production Assistant: Tom Just
• Production Assistant: Julia Morgan
• Production Assistant: Jonathan R. O’Hara
• Production Assistant: Steven P. Petyerak
• Production Assistant: Stephanie F. Johnson
• Production Assistant: Jennifer Reiss
• Production Coordinator: Ellen M. Hillers
• Production Secretary: Shannon Speaker
• Second Assistant Camera: Steve Craft
• Transportation Captain: David Menapace
• Grip: Carl Assmus
• Grip: Bernie Demolski
• Visual Effects Production Manager: Tad Leckman
• Contact Lens Technician: Erica Kissack
• Apprentice Sound Editor: Donovan C. Howard
• Assistant Foley Artist: Dustin DuPilka
• Assistant Accountant: Don Gillespie
• Digital Supervisor: Brian Griffin
• Construction Coordinator: Joseph S. Alfieri

Movie Reviews:

• Gimly: Maybe it doesn’t hold up as well as you’d hoped, but both leads are actually putting in the effort in this first entry, and _Men in Black_ is still, after all these years, a bit of fun.

  _Final rating:★★★ – I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

• Wuchak: _**Fun sci-fi comedy with Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith**_

  An athletic New York City police officer (Will Smith) joins a shadowy government organization that deals with extraterrestrial interactions on Earth. Tommy Lee Jones plays his senior partner, Rip Torn the head of the agency, Vincent D’Onofrio a possessed hick and Linda Fiorentino an attractive coronor.

  “Men in Black” (1997) is wildly amusing in the first half, but loses its energy a bit in the last act. Nevertheless, it fills the bill for when you’re in the mood for fun & thrilling popcorn entertainment. It inspired three sequels as of this date: “Men in Black II” (2002), “Men in Black 3” (2012) and “Men in Black: International” (2019) with the last one being the only movie in the series without Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.

  The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes, and was shot in New York City & surrounding area (e.g. Jersey City), as well as Semi Valley, CA (the saucer crash sequence) and nearby Los Angeles/Culver City.

  GRADE: B-

• Kamurai: Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend.

  This was a better movie historically than actually. It at least felt like it introduced some concepts of having aliens infiltrated Terra into the industry, even if it didn’t actually. Maybe it popularized it more, but it was very good at walking the audience across that line that separates our normal Terran view to that of an integrated society. Or maybe I just love the concept of aliens on our planet that much.

  I definitely don’t think it was the manner they took: the humor is as annoying as it is funny most of the time, and Tommy Lee Jones is just as funny as Will Smith (that’s saying something, personally) as the straight man, credit to both of them. That said, they were a perfect for the movie, and all the supporting cast did wonderfully.

  Vincent D’Onofrio, as “Not Edgar”, was probably the funniest character in the movie to me, and I don’t think he was supposed to be.

  The “haze the rookie by leaving out vital information” bit is cliche and worn out, but that’s have the jokes here. I definitely like the movie, and I love what it could have been.