Men in Black II
Men in Black II (stylized as MIIB) is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film based on the Marvel Comics series of a similar name based on the conspiracy theory. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment in association with MacDonald Parkes Productions, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the sequel to Men in Black (1997) and the second installment in the Men in Black film series. The film was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld from a screenplay by Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro, and it stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, with Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, and Rip Torn in supporting roles. It featured Michael Jackson's last theatrical film appearance before his death in 2009. In the film, the emergence of an alien threat reunites Kevin Brown / Agent K (Jones) and James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J (Smith).
Plot
In flashbacks, a group of aliens called Zarthans, led by Princess Lauranna, travel to Earth and beg the Men in Black (MiB) organization for help in guarding a powerful item called the Light of Zartha before a shapeshifting alien called Serleena gets it. Due to their neutral status, the MiB refuse before Agent K seemingly sends the Light off-world in a rocket. An angered Serleena kills Lauranna and leaves to pursue it.
Cast
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Biz Markie
- Colombe Jacobsen
- David Cross
- Derek Mears
- Doug Jones
- Gene LeBell
- Jack Kehler
- Jeremy Howard
- John Alexander
- Johnny Knoxville
- Kevin Grevioux
- Lara Flynn Boyle
- Lenny Venito
- Martin Klebba
- Matthew McGrory
- Michael Bailey Smith
- Michael Jackson
- Nick Cannon
- Patrick Warburton
- Peter Graves
- Peter Spellos
- Richard Pearson
- Rick Baker
- Rip Torn
- Rosario Dawson
- Tim Blaney
- Tommy Lee Jones
- Tony Shalhoub
- Will Smith
More details
| author | Barry Fanaro Robert Gordon |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Barry Sonnenfeld |
| editor | Richard Pearson Steven Weisberg |
| events | flying saucer |
| genre | action comedy crime science fiction thriller |
| keywords | agent j agent k attack grand central terminal guard kidnap let her go machine men in black neuralyzer neuralyzing new york city subway pawnbroker pizzeria postmaster shapeshifting small town statue of liberty subway to remember video store |
| musicBy | Danny Elfman |
| producer | Laurie MacDonald Walter F. Parkes |
| productionCompany | Amblin Entertainment Columbia Pictures MacDonald Parkes Productions |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | Long Island Los Angeles New York City |
| theme | action comedy black buddy comedy buddy cop extraterrestrial life memory monster movie science fiction action sequel |