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FilmMovie ReviewsMen in Black — 1997

Men in Black

1997
1h 38m
PG-13
Action/Adventure/Comedy

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Cast

Tommy Lee Jones (Kay)Will Smith (Jay)Linda Fiorentino (Laurel)Vincent D'Onofrio (Edgar)Rip Torn (Zed)Tony Shalhoub (Jeebs)Siobhan Fallon Hogan (Beatrice)Mike Nussbaum (Gentle Rosenburg)Jon Gries (Van Driver)Sergio Calderón (Jose)Carel Struycken (Arquillian)Fredric Lehne (INS Agent Janus)Richard Hamilton (Dee)Kent Faulcon (1st Lt. Jake Jensen)John Alexander (Mikey)Keith Campbell (Perp)Ken Thorley (Zap-Em Man)Patrick Breen (Mr. Redgick)

Director

Barry Sonnenfeld

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Synopsis

Based off of the comic book. Unbeknownst to other people, there is a private agency code named MiB. This agency is some kind of extra terrestrial surveillance corporation. Then, one of the agency's finest men only going by the name "K" (Tommy Lee Jones) , is recruiting for a new addition to the agency. He has chosen James Edwards (Will Smith) of the N.Y.P.D. Then, one day, a flying saucer crashes into Earth. This was an alien a part of the "Bug" race. He takes the body of a farmer (Vincent D'Onofrio) and heads to New York. He is searching for a super energy source called "The Galaxy". Now, Agents J and K must stop the bug before it can escape with the galaxy.

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