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Men in Black
Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.
( Action / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi )


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US Runtime: 98 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jul 02, 1997   [USA]
 
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld   [Director]
 
Writer: Ed Solomon   [Screenplay]
 
Producers: Laurie MacDonald   [Producer]
Steven R. Molen   [Associate Producer]
Walter F. Parkes   [Producer]
Graham Place   [Co-Producer]
Steven Spielberg   [Executive Producer]
 
Cinematography: Donald Peterman   [Director of Photography]
 
Edited by: Jim Miller   [Editor]
 
Music Composed by Danny Elfman   [Original Music Composer]
 
Production Design: Bo Welch   [Production Design]
 
Costume Design: Mary E. Vogt   [Costume Design]
 
Casting by David Rubin   [Casting]
Alyson Silverberg   [Extras Casting Coordinator]
Debra Zane   [Casting]
 
Production Companys: Amblin Entertainment   (US)
Columbia Pictures   (US)
MacDonald/Parkes Productions
 


Plot Summary:

    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.

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
Becky Ann Baker
Mrs. Redgick
Sean Whalen
Passport Officer
Harsh Nayyar
News Vendor
Michael Willis
Cop in Morgue
Willie C. Carpenter
Police Inspector
 
Peter Linari
Tow Truck Driver
David Cross
Morgue Attendant
Charles C. Stevenson Jr.
MIB Agent Bee
Boris Lyoskin
Cook
Steve Rankin
INS Agent
Andy Prosky
INS Agent
Michael Goldfinger
NYPD sergeant
Alpheus Merchant
Security Guard
Norma Jean Groh
Mrs. Edelson
Bernard Gilkey
Baseball Player
Sean Plummer
First Contact Alien
Michael Kaliski
First Contact Alien
Richard Arthur
2nd First Contact Alien
Debbie Lee Carrington
Alien Father
Verne Troyer
Alien Son
Mykal Wayne Williams
Scared Guy
Tim Blaney
Frank the Pug (voice)
Mark Setrakian
Rosenberg Alien (voice)
Brad Abrell
Worm Guy (voice)
Thom Fountain
Worm Guy (voice)
Carl J. Johnson
Worm Guy (voice)
Drew Massey
Worm Guy (voice)
 

Uncredited Cast:


Christina Benitan
On-Air Reporter (uncredited)
Lowell Cunningham
MiB HQ Office Worker (uncredited)
Danny DeVito
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
John Elsen
NYPD Sergeant (uncredited)
Karen Lynn Gorney
Announcer (uncredited)
Adrian Lee
Wall Street Broker (uncredited)
George Lucas
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Patricia McPherson
Spouse K (uncredited)
Newt Gingrich
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Isaac Mizrahi
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
 
Fred Newman
Aliens (voice) (uncredited)
Joe Paparone
Police Inspector (uncredited)
Tony Robbins
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Al Roker
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Eliot Sash
Police Officer #4 (uncredited)
Barry Sonnenfeld
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Sylvester Stallone
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Chloe Sonnenfeld
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Steven Spielberg
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Dionne Warwick
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
 
 

Stunt Crew:


John Branagan
Stunts
Mark De Alessandro
Stunts
Stracy Diaz
Utility Stunts
Deborah Habberstad
Stunts
Jeff Habberstad
Stunts
Clifford Happy
Stunt Double
Gene Harrison
Stunt Driver
 
Whitey Hughes
Stunts
Randolph LeRoi
Stunts
Randolph LeRoi
Stunt Double
David Rowden
Stunts
Brian Smrz
Stunt Coordinator
Carol Neilson Smrz
Stunts
Gregg Smrz
Stunt Coordinator
 
 

Sound Crew:


Michael Barry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Bowerman
Boom Operator
Kam Chan
Foley Editor
Benjamin Cheah
Foley Supervisor
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dustin DuPilka
Assistant Foley Artist
Rick Freeman
Sound Effects Editor
John Fundus
Boom Operator
Eugene Gearty
Sound Effects Designer
Lewis Goldstein
Sound Effects Editor
Donovan C. Howard
Apprentice Sound Editor
Frank Kern
Foley Editor
Peter F. Kurland
Production Sound Mixer
 
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Skip Lievsay
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Van Ling
Sound Designer
Marissa Littlefield
Supervising ADR Editor
Howard London
ADR Mixer
Bobby Mackston
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Norm MacLeod
Dialogue Editor
Chuck Michael
Sound Designer
Todd Milner
Assistant Sound Editor
Shawn Murphy
Scoring Mixer
Glenfield Payne
Assistant Sound Editor
Bruce Pross
Foley Mixer
Jac Rubenstein
Foley Editor
 

Special Visual Effects Crew:


Alexandra Altrocchi
Visual Effects Coordinator
John Andrew Berton Jr.
Digital Effects Supervisor
Joel P. Blanchard
Special Effects Technician
Todd Boyce
CG Animator
Eric Brevig
Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Chesney
Special Effects Coordinator
Tom Chesney
Special Effects
Rob Coleman
Animation Supervisor
Kyle Ross Collinsworth
Special Effects Supervisor
Richard J. Cook
Digital Effects Producer
Roderic Duff
Special Effects
Timothy Eaton
Visual Effects Editor
Christian Eubank
Special Effects Technician
Scott Farrar
Visual Effects Supervisor
Steven Carlton Ficke
Special Effects
Carl N. Frederick
Digital Effects Supervisor
Brian Griffin
Digital Supervisor
Joe Heffernan
Special Effects
Benton Jew
Creature Design
Jen Kinavey
Visual Effects Production Assistant
 
Peter Kuran
Visual Effects
Tad Leckman
Visual Effects Production Manager
Roland Loew
Special Effects
Jacqui Lopez
Visual Effects Producer
Margaret B. Lynch
Visual Effects Coordinator
Robert Marinic
Digital Effects Supervisor
John G. McCabe
Special Effects
David Nakabayashi
Visual Effects Art Director
Karl Nettmann
Special Effects
Jeff Pierce
I/O Supervisor
Liz Radley
CG Supervisor
Denise Ream
Visual Effects Producer
Peter A. Renard
Special Effects
Jason H. Snell
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Kurt E. Soderling
Visual Effects Camera
J.D. Streett
Special Effects
Jon Thackery
Special Effects
Derek Thompson
Creature Design
Shannon J. Thompson
Special Effects
 

Art Department:


Gino Acevedo
Painter
Joseph S. Alfieri
Construction Coordinator
J. Todd Anderson
Storyboard Artist
Henry Antonacchio
Construction Foreman
Carlo Basail
Greensman
Brent Boates
Storyboard Artist
Michael B. Bunch
Construction Foreman
Cheryl Carasik
Set Decoration
James Carson
Production Illustrator
Ellen Christiansen
Set Decoration
Mitch Devane
Sculptor
Michael Diersing
Construction Coordinator
José Fernández
Sculptor
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Daniel Fisher
Assistant Property Master
Peter Gelfman
Property Master
Thomas Gilliland
Painter
Matthew Gratzner
Prop Designer
Jonathan Harb
Concept Artist
Doug Harlocker
Property Master
Moto Hata
Sculptor
Sean Haworth
Set Designer
Kazu Hiro
Sculptor
 
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Set Designer
Travis Huffman
Propmaker
Louis Katz
Concept Artist
Scott Maginnis
Assistant Property Master
David Manhan
Leadman
Hank Mayo
Conceptual Design
Jim McPherson
Sculptor
Timothy Metzger
Leadman
Scott P. Murphy
Assistant Art Director
Ryan Peterson
Sculptor
Louis J. Porzio
Carpenter
James R. Powers
Construction Foreman
Peter Ramsey
Storyboard Artist
Sam Rohn
Location Scout
Jeffrey Rollins
Set Dresser
Matt Rose
Sculptor
Marco Rubeo
Set Designer
Aaron Sims
Sculptor
Kia Steave-Dickerson
Set Dresser
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
Set Designer
Eddie Yang
Sculptor
Chris Zimmerman
Standby Painter
Christian Zimmermann
Standby Painter
 
 

Directing Crew:


Eric Brevig
Second Unit Director
John Cameron
First Assistant Director
T. Sean Ferguson
Second Assistant Director
Cara Giallanza
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Stuart B. Hagen
Second Assistant Director
 
Paul Prenderville
Second Second Assistant Director
Dodi Lee Rubenstein
Second Second Assistant Director
Chris Soldo
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Gabriela Vázquez
Second Assistant Director
Tyrone S. Walker
Additional Second Assistant Director
 
 

Camera and Electrical Department:


Eric Amundsen
Second Assistant Camera
Michael Anderson
Best Boy Grip
Audie Aragon
Dolly Grip
Carl Assmus
Grip
Florian Ballhaus
Camera Operator
Bill Barr
Key Grip
James Bartolomeo
Second Assistant Camera
George W. Borthwick
Best Boy Grip
Michael F. Burke
Best Boy Electric
Richard Brooks Burton
Aerial Camera
Michael Caracciolo
Camera Operator
Tim Collins
Grip
Ken Connors
Rigging Gaffer
Steve Craft
Second Assistant Camera
Bernie Demolski
Grip
Dick Dova
Grip
David M. Dunlap
Second Unit Cinematographer
Russell Engels
Gaffer
Bob Finley III
Gaffer
Brian Fitzsimons
Best Boy Grip
James Frederick
Electrician
Dennis Gamiello
Key Grip
David Golia
Camera Operator
Melinda Sue Gordon
Still Photographer
Mark Gutterud
First Assistant Camera
 
Mai Iskander
Assistant Camera
Mauriece Jacks Jr.
Video Assist Operator
William T. Jones
Rigging Grip
Ronald R. Koch Jr.
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Reginald F. Lake
Chief Lighting Technician
Edward W. Lowry
Dolly Grip
John Lowry
Dolly Grip
Martin Lowry
Key Rigging Grip
Jesse Mather
Lighting Technician
Peter A. Mian
Video Assist Operator
Jeff Murrell
Chief Lighting Technician
Tim Norman
Second Assistant Camera
Michael Olague
Gaffer
Jay Peterman
First Assistant Camera
Keith Peterman
Second Unit Cinematographer
Paul Plannette
Second Assistant Camera
Steve Reinhardt
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Eric L. Roberts
Video Assist Operator
Gerard Sava
First Assistant Camera
Bill Slemmons
Key Grip
Gregory W. Smith
Camera Operator
Stephen St. John
Camera Operator
Calvin Sterry
Key Grip
Daniel E. Teaze
Second Assistant Camera
Zoran Veselić
Steadicam Operator
 
 

Casting Department:


Judie Fixler
Extras Casting
David H. Kramer
ADR Voice Casting
Michelle Levi
Casting Assistant
 
Tammy L. Smith
Extras Casting
Susan Stolar
Casting Assistant
 

Costume and Wardrobe Department:


Tommy Boyer
Wardrobe Supervisor
Dan Bronson
Costume Supervisor
Marjorie K. Chan
Key Costumer
Danielle Feller
Set Costumer
 
Eric M. Metzger
Set Dressing Artist
Bob Moore Jr.
Set Costumer
Maggie Morgan
Assistant Costume Designer
Marcia Patten
Wardrobe Supervisor
 
 

Other Crew:


Joe Facey
Craft Service
Paul Guyot
Stand In
Jamie Kehoe
Craft Service
 
Tommy Louie
Cableman
Cristie Miele
Animal Wrangler
Thomas Thoms
Cableman
 
 


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