Action ·Adventure ·Comedy ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 1997 · 1h 38m

Men in Black

Men in Black poster
Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones as Kay Will Smith as Jay Linda Fiorentino as Laurel Vincent D'Onofrio as Edgar Rip Torn as Zed Tony Shalhoub as Jeebs
Crew
Donald Peterman — Director of Photography Jim Miller — Editor Danny Elfman — Original Music Composer Ed Solomon — Screenplay Walter F. Parkes — Producer Laurie MacDonald — Producer
Tagline

Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.

Synopsis

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 K and new recruit Agent J 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.

Trailer Men in Black — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
new york citycannonspace marineflying saucerundercoversecret identitysuperherodeportationillegal immigrationnew identitystay permitgiant cockroach
Key Collaborators
Barry Sonnenfeld Director Donald Peterman Director of Photography Jim Miller Editor Danny Elfman Original Music Composer Ed Solomon Screenplay Walter F. Parkes Producer Laurie MacDonald Producer Bo Welch Production Design Mary E. Vogt Costume Design
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