Movie Description
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.
| Credits | | Producer: | Laurie MacDonald, Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes | | Cast: | Bernard Gilkey, Fredric Lane, Jonathan Gries, Michael Willis, Richard Hamilton, Rip Torn, Sean Whalen, Siobhan Fallon, Will Smith |
| Details | | Edition: | Collector's Series | | Sound: | Stereo Sound |
Notes
DVD Features
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - English
Dolby Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Barry Sonnenfeld - Director, Tommy Lee Jones - Star
Pop-Ups - 1. Optional on-screen diagrams during Audio Commentary
Making-of
Documentary - 1. "The Metamorphosis of MEN IN BLACK"
Featurette - 1. Character Animation Studies using Multiple Angles
2. Tunnel Scene Deconstruction using Multiple Angles
Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
Music Video - 1. "Men in Black" - Will Smith and Mikey
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Teaser
3. Video Trailer - BAD BOYS DVD
4. Video Trailer - GHOSTBUSTERS DVD
Film-to-Storyboard Comparison
Introduction - 1. Barry Sonnenfeld - Director
Text/Photo Galleries:
Concept Art
Storyboards
Stills/Photos Gallery - 1. Production Photos
Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Filmographies - 1. Cast & Crew
Additional Text - 1. Letter from Director
Additional Products:
Booklet
DVD-ROM Features:
Web Links, 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.
Editorial Reviews
"...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
USA Today - p.1D - Susan Wloszczyna
"...Dryly clever....Extraordinarily ambitious, with all-star design and special-effects talent and a genuinely artful visual style..."
New York Times - p.C9 - Janet Maslin (07/01/1997)
"...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..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (07/01/1997)
"...The movie makes good use of a lot of New York landmarks....[The film] deflates one sci-fi pomposity after another..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (07/01/1997)
Awards
1997Academy AwardsBest MakeupRick Baker
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