Men in Black

Details

Release year: 1997

Storyline

James, an NYC cop, is hired by Agent K of a secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. Together, they must recover an item that has been stolen by an intergalactic villain.

Top credits

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Did you know

• Vincent D'Onofrio researched his role as Edgar by watching a lot of bug documentaries. In order to achieve his character's distinctive walk, he put on knee braces so he couldn't bend his legs, and taped up his ankles.

• The "known aliens" visible on the screen include Al Roker, Isaac Mizrahi, Danny DeVito, director Barry Sonnenfeld, Chloe Sonnenfeld (Barry's daughter), Sylvester Stallone, Dionne Warwick, Newt Gingrich, Anthony Robbins, George Lucas, and executive producer Steven Spielberg.

• Will Smith didn't believe it was really Steven Spielberg on the other end of the line when the executive producer first called to talk to him about Men in Black (1997).

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $250,690,539

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $51,068,455 (1997-07-06)

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Technical specs

Sound mix

DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos

Aspect ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

Color

FAQ

• How does Mikey notice the border patrol officer and why does he suddenly attack him?
• What led Kay and Zed to pick Williams/Jay over all the other candidates who were obviously qualified? Jay is a hot head who also has an obvious problem with authority.
• Who is that guy with white long hair standing beside Frank the pug at the locksmith stand?