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Dominican Rep. Men in Black (MIB)
- Original title
- Men in Black (MIB)
- Year
- 1997
- Running time
- 98 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Ed Solomon. Comic: Lowell Cunningham
- Cast
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Tommy Lee Jones
Will Smith
Linda Fiorentino
Vincent D'Onofrio
Rip Torn
Tony Shalhoub
Siobhan Fallon- Mike Nussbaum
- Richard Hamilton
Carel Struycken- Sergio Calderon
David Cross
John Alexander
Jon Gries
Fredric Lehne- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Comedy. Action | Aliens. Based on a Comic. Marvel Comics. Buddy Film
- Movie Groups
- Men in Black (M.I.B.)
- Synopsis
- While pursuing a suspect, NYPD detective James Edwards III is puzzled when the suspect displays two sets of eyes and a peculiar raygun. He is afterwards asked to make an identification by the mysterious K. K is impressed and asks Edwards to report to the organization he works for. There Edwards is recruited into the Men in Black, an ultra-secret organization that patrols alien immigrants on Earth and protects the safety of ordinary citizens by preventing them from ever finding out by using a memory neuralyzer to blank people's memories of anything they see. Edwards's identity is erased, he now known only as J, and he given a standard issue black suit and a pair of sunglasses that protect him from the neuralyzer. But as J starts learning about the job, he and K find themselves facing a threat to the Earth.
- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1997: Oscar: Best Makeup. 3 Nominations1997: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Movie Comedy or Musical1997: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Visual Special Effects1997: Satellite Awards: Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media. 5 nominations
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 46 My Favorite Sci-Fi Films (297)
- 71 My Favorite Comic Adaptations (61)
- 72 Guilty Pleasures: Bad Movies I'm Into (48)
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