Men In Black

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
• Subtitles - Chinese, English, French, Spanish - Optional

Major Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Makeup (1997)

Product Description:

In the 1950s a super-secret government agency was formed to monitor and police the activities of extraterrestrial aliens on the planet Earth. Some 40 years later a founding father of the agency, Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), finds himself with a new smart-mouthed partner fresh from the NYPD who is soon dubbed Agent Jay (Will Smith). Their first mission is to save the Earth from destruction by a giant insectlike alien (Vincent D'Onfrio) that, incidentally, drives an exterminator's truck. Armed with their matching Ray-Bans, skinny ties, and space-age weapons that Jay barely understands--he calls the Neuralyzer the "flashy thing"--the new duo begin another average day of fighting intergalactic terrorists. An amazingly hip and terribly clever movie that riffs on everything from E.T.--THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL to CASABLANCA, this Barry Sonnenfeld film is based on the equally savvy comic book by Lowell Cunningham.

Plot Synopsis:

A hilariously stoic top-secret federal agent (Tommy Lee Jones) and his wisecracking partner (Will Smith) don their matching Ray-Bans and skinny black ties and proceed to use all their considerable weaponry and wit to save the world from an undocumented and extremely unfriendly mantislike alien. MEN IN BLACK is a successful, tongue-in-cheek spoof of summer blockbuster alien invasion flicks, based on the comic book by Lowell Cunningham.

Plot Keywords:

Action | Alien Life Forms | Aliens | Blockbuster | Buddies | Comedy | Heroes | Recommended | Science Fiction | Secret Agents | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• Filmed in New York City and in studio (Culver City, CA).
• Estimated budget: $90 million.
• The film grossed more than $250 million at the domestic box office and nearly $600 million worldwide.

Cast and Crew: