Men in Black 1997

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 94 min

genre: science fiction

theme: science fiction action

director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Men in Black is a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as "men in black", government agents who monitor and police extraterrestrials. The film is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, based on a script by Ed Solomon, that adapts the Marvel comic book series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham. In the film, Agent K (Jones) and Agent J (Smith) investigate a series of seemingly unrelated criminal incidents related to the extraterrestrials who live in secret on Earth. Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Rip Torn also appear in supporting roles.

Plot

At the Mexico–United States border, two men in black suits, Agent K and Agent D, interrupt a border patrol sting. They take one of the men attempting to cross the border, who is an extraterrestrial in disguise named Mikey. When he tries to attack one of the patrol officers, K is forced to shoot him and erase the memories of everyone in the group, creating a cover story of an explosion in an underground gas pipeline. Deciding that he is too old to continue working, D chooses to retire and has K erase his memory.

Awards

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More details

author	Ed Solomon
award	Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
contentLocation	New York City
director	Barry Sonnenfeld
editor	Jim Miller
events	extraterrestrial life flying saucer insect
genre	action comedy science fiction
keywords	1964 new york world\'s fair agent j agent k alien black suit border patrol create erase first contact flee flushing meadows force frank the pug gas pipeline guggenheim museum injured james darrell edwards iii kill lock men in black mexico–united states border milky way milky way galaxy neuralyzer new age new identity new york city police department new york state new york state pavilion nypd royal family secret organization train upstate new york
musicBy	Danny Elfman
nomination	Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Academy Award for Best Production Design
producer	Laurie MacDonald Walter F. Parkes
publisher	Sony Pictures Releasing
recordedAt	Big Sky Ranch Grand Central Terminal Liberty State Park New Jersey New York City Queens–Midtown Tunnel Shea Stadium Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
theme	action comedy buddy comedy buddy cop extraterrestrial life monster movie science fiction action