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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   111,763 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Lowell Cunningham (comic)
Ed Solomon (screen story)
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Release Date:
2 July 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Protecting the earth from the scum of the universe more
Plot:
Two men who keep an eye on aliens in New York City must try to save the world after the aliens threaten to blow it up. full summary | full synopsis
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Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 28 nominations more
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(249 articles)
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One of the best sci-fi comedies ever made. more (223 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tommy Lee Jones ... Kay

Will Smith ... N.Y.P.D Ofcr. James Darrel Edwards III / Jay

Linda Fiorentino ... Laurel

Vincent D'Onofrio ... Edgar

Rip Torn ... Chief Zed

Tony Shalhoub ... Jack Jeebs
Siobhan Fallon ... Beatrice
Mike Nussbaum ... Gentle Rosenburg the Arquillian Jeweler

Jon Gries ... Nick the Van Driver

Sergio Calderón ... Jose

Carel Struycken ... Arquillian

Fredric Lehne ... INS Agent Janus (as Fredric Lane)
Richard Hamilton ... D

Kent Faulcon ... 1st Lt. Jake Jensen

John Alexander ... Mikey
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
MIB (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language and sci-fi violence.
Runtime:
98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Dolby SR | DTS | SDDS (8 channels)

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Trivia:
In the scene where K takes J through the arrivals and customs area, there is an alien father and son. The actress who played the father is Debbie Lee Carrington, who went on to play Mini Mimi on "The Drew Carey Show" (1995), while the son was played by Verne Troyer, who went on to play Mini Me in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). more
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Continuity: Kent Faulcon is identified as "1st. Lt. Jake Jensen" in the credits but calls himself "2nd Lt. Jake Jensen" in the audition scene. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Nick the Van Driver: Goddamn bugs!
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46 out of 56 people found the following review useful.
One of the best sci-fi comedies ever made., 22 April 2004
Author: crowrobot

As my one line summary says, this is one of the best sci-fi comedies ever made, next to the classic Ghostbusters and the highly underrated Evolution. This movie has action, comedy, and some of the best special effects in the last ten years. Rick Baker, Hollywood's resident 'creature man', as I like to call him, has made such a wide variety of aliens. There's the first alien we see, Mikey; there's the Worm Guys; and the villanous Bug. But there are many others, such as Frank the Pug and the twins. The squid baby is pretty neat. Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith have an undeniable chemistry together, which repeats itself in the sequel. Linda Fiorentino is also good as the leading lady, and veteran actor Rip Torn is gruff as the head of MIB, Zed. Vincent D'Onofrio is also pretty good. My favorite line: "No, ma'am. We at the FBI do not have a sense of humor that we are aware of." All in all, two thumbs up, baby!

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