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
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- 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.
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- 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 nominations1997: Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films): 3 awards. 8 nominations1998: Hugo Awards: nominated to Best Dramatic Presentation.
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