Protecting the earth from the scum of the universe: "Men in Black" (1997), a film by Barry Sonnenfeld

Posted by Theia - Saturday, September 29th, 2012

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and written by Lowell Cunningham and Ed Solomon, «Men in Black» (also known as "MIB") is an Action/Comedy/Science Fiction film, released in the USA on July 02 of 1997 , starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn and Tony Shalhoub.

Storyline:

The MIB, a top-secret agency (headquartered in a Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority ventilation station) that polices, monitors and directs alien activity on Earth, has established the Earth as an apolitical "neutral zone" for alien refugees (as Agent K explains, like Casablanca with no Nazis). The MIB answer to no government; their funding comes from the patents they own on technology confiscated from aliens, such as velcro, microwave ovens, and liposuction. When a new agent joins the MIB, every public record of his/her existence is deleted and all identifying marks (including fingerprints) are physically removed from his/her body.

Any memory of MIB activity upon "mustering out" of the MIB is erased and a new identity is created for the departing agent. Into this strange world is ushered the initially skeptical Det/Sgt James Edwards (Will Smith), an NYPD officer, as he becomes Agent J, one of the newest MIB personnel. Tommy Lee Jones plays K, a senior MIB agent who [...]

Will Smith as Agent J in Men in Black (1997)

Tommy Lee Jones (Agent K) and Will Smith (Agent J) in Men in Black (1997)

Will Smith as Agent J in Men in Black (1997)

Alien Baby from Men in Black (1997)

Will Smith as Agent J in Men in Black (1997)

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Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K in Men in Black (1997)

Will Smith as Agent J in Men in Black (1997)

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Protecting the earth from the scum of the universe: "Men in Black" (1997), a film by Barry Sonnenfeld

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