In the 1950s a super-secret government agency was formed to monitor and police the activities of extraterrestrial aliens on the planet Earth. Some 40 years later a founding father of the agency, Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), finds himself with a new smart-mouthed partner fresh from the NYPD who is soon dubbed Agent Jay (Will Smith). Their first mission is to save the Earth from destruction by a giant insectlike alien (Vincent D'Onfrio) that, incidentally, drives an exterminator's truck. Armed with their matching Ray-Bans, skinny ties, and space-age weapons that Jay barely understands--he calls the Neuralyzer the "flashy thing"--the new duo begin another average day of fighting intergalactic terrorists. An amazingly hip and terribly clever movie that riffs on everything from E.T.--THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL to CASABLANCA, this Barry Sonnenfeld film is based on the equally savvy comic book by Lowell Cunningham.
A hilariously stoic top-secret federal agent (Tommy Lee Jones) and his wisecracking partner (Will Smith) don their matching Ray-Bans and skinny black ties and proceed to use all their considerable weaponry and wit to save the world from an undocumented and extremely unfriendly mantislike alien. MEN IN BLACK is a successful, tongue-in-cheek spoof of summer blockbuster alien invasion flicks, based on the comic book by Lowell Cunningham.
Filmed in New York City and in studio (Culver City, CA).
Estimated budget: $90 million.
The film grossed more than $250 million at the domestic box office and nearly $600 million worldwide.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Collectors Edition
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Letterbox - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - English
Dolby Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Making Of
Music Video: "Men in Black" - Will Smith and Mikey
Documentary: "The Metamorphosis of MEN IN BLACK"
Introduction: Barry Sonnenfeld - Director
Audio Commentary: Barry Sonnenfeld - Director, Tommy Lee Jones - Star
Alternate Scenes: Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
Comparisons: Film-to-Storyboard Comparison
Pop-Ups:
1. Optional on-screen diagrams during Audio Commentary
Featurette:
1. Character Animation Studies using Multiple Angles
2. Tunnel Scene Deconstruction using Multiple Angles
Trailers:
1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Teaser
3. Video Trailer - BAD BOYS DVD
4. Video Trailer - GHOSTBUSTERS DVD
Text/Photo Galleries:
Filmographies: Cast & Crew
Biographies: Cast & Crew
Concept Art
Additional Text: Letter from Director
Stills/Photos Gallery:
1. Production Photos
Storyboards
DVD-ROM Features:
Weblinks
Additional Products:
Booklet
Costume Designer
Mary E. Vogt:
Director of Photography
Donald Peterman: Director of Photography, HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Production Designer
Bo Welch:
Special Effects
Cinovation Studios: Effects company
Special Effects
Industrial Light and Magic:
Special Effects
Rick Baker: Makeup and Special Effects Designer
Special Effects
XFX Images: Computer animation/Special effects company
Story
Lowell Cunningham: Comic book creator - Men in Black
Special Effects
VisionArt Design & Animation: Computer animation and effects company
Review 1:
"...The movie makes good use of a lot of New York landmarks....[The film] deflates one sci-fi pomposity after another..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.25 07/01/1997
Review 2:
"...Dryly clever....Extraordinarily ambitious, with all-star design and special-effects talent and a genuinely artful visual style..."
Source: New York Times
p.C9 07/01/1997
Review 3:
"...Wised-up and offhandedly funny....Barry Sonnenfeld is an excellent director for this point of view, and MEN IN BLACK is a blend of the strengths of his previous films..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F1 07/01/1997
Review 4:
"...The out-there premise is irresistible.... Effects master Rick Baker whips up a swell array of oddball creatures great, small and just plain strange..." -- 4 out of 4 stars
Source: USA Today
p.1D 07/01/1997
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