Men in Black

Men in Black (1997)

Released: 1997-07-02 Duration: 1hr 38min
Rating 7.2
Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe.

Overview

After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment
MacDonald/Parkes Productions

Additional Info

Budget $90,000,000.00
Revenue $589,400,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 71.488

Directed By

Barry Sonnenfeld

Crew

Director of Photography
Donald Peterman
Editor
Jim Miller
Art Direction
Tom Duffield
Special Effects
Tom Chesney
Casting
David Rubin
Set Designer
Sean Haworth
Costume Design
Mary E. Vogt
Set Designer
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Screenplay
Ed Solomon
Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg
Original Music Composer
Danny Elfman
Casting
Debra Zane
Set Decoration
Cheryl Carasik
Production Design
Bo Welch
Co-Producer
Graham Place
Associate Producer
Steven R. Molen
Visual Effects Coordinator
Alexandra Altrocchi
Visual Effects Coordinator
Margaret B. Lynch
Steadicam Operator
Zoran Veselić
Digital Effects Supervisor
John Andrew Berton Jr.
Creature Design
Benton Jew
Visual Effects Editor
Timothy Eaton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Barry
Camera Operator
Gregory W. Smith
Second Unit Cinematographer
Keith Peterman
Costume Supervisor
Dan Bronson
Set Costumer
Danielle Feller
Sound Effects Editor
Lewis Goldstein
Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Brevig
Assistant Costume Designer
Maggie Morgan
Sound Designer
Van Ling
Supervising Sound Editor
Skip Lievsay
First Assistant Editor
Karen Rasch
Special Effects Supervisor
Kyle Ross Collinsworth
Rigging Gaffer
Ken Connors
First Assistant Camera
Jay Peterman
Digital Effects Supervisor
Carl N. Frederick
Second Unit Cinematographer
David M. Dunlap
First Assistant Camera
Gerard Sava
First Assistant Camera
Mark Gutterud
Sound Designer
Chuck Michael
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Skip Lievsay
Hairstylist
Pierce Austin
Script Supervisor
Mary Bailey
Makeup Artist
Laini Thompson
Camera Operator
David Golia
Makeup Artist
Katherine James
Music Editor
Ellen Segal
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lee Dichter
Animation Supervisor
Rob Coleman
Visual Effects Producer
Jacqui Lopez
Camera Operator
Florian Ballhaus
Rigging Grip
William T. Jones
Digital Effects Supervisor
Robert Marinic
Script Supervisor
J. Ellen Evans
Camera Operator
Stephen St. John
Camera Operator
Michael Caracciolo
Still Photographer
Melinda Sue Gordon
Key Hair Stylist
Virginia G. Hadfield
Sound Effects Editor
Rick Freeman
Construction Foreman
Michael B. Bunch
Painter
Gino Acevedo
Set Production Assistant
Mike Currie
Greensman
Carlo Basail
Craft Service
Jamie Kehoe
Color Timer
Bob Putynkowski
Assistant Art Director
Scott P. Murphy
Aerial Camera
Richard Brooks Burton
Production Illustrator
James Carson
Stand In
Paul Guyot
Standby Painter
Christian Zimmermann
Set Dressing Artist
Eric M. Metzger
Carpenter
Louis J. Porzio
Location Manager
Robbie Goldstein
Sculptor
Mitch Devane
Special Effects Coordinator
Peter Chesney
Unit Publicist
Jane E. Russell
Production Supervisor
Amy Ness
Construction Coordinator
Michael Diersing
Stunt Coordinator
Brian Smrz
Utility Stunts
Stracy Diaz
Assistant Sound Editor
Todd Milner
Executive Music Producer
Ann Carli
Boom Operator
Steve Bowerman
Production Sound Mixer
Peter F. Kurland
Lighting Technician
Jesse Mather
Leadman
David Manhan
Location Scout
Sam Rohn
Property Master
Doug Harlocker
Electrician
James Frederick
Visual Effects Art Director
David Nakabayashi
Key Grip
Calvin Sterry
Propmaker
Travis Huffman
Production Accountant
Gail Martin-Sheridan
Music Supervisor
Pilar McCurry
Transportation Captain
Denny Caira
Transportation Co-Captain
Steve Lucescu
Unit Production Manager
Graham Place
First Assistant Director
John Cameron
Production Coordinator
Dana Williams
I/O Supervisor
Jeff Pierce
Video Assist Operator
Mauriece Jacks Jr.
Orchestrator
Mark McKenzie
Best Boy Electric
Michael F. Burke
Set Dresser
Jeffrey Rollins
Comic Book
Lowell Cunningham
Creature Design
Derek Thompson
Additional Second Assistant Director
Tyrone S. Walker
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Chris Soldo
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Cara Giallanza
Hairstylist
Denise Leibee
Hairstylist
Gerald Solomon
Storyboard Artist
Peter Ramsey
Boom Operator
John Fundus
Conductor
Artie Kane
Conductor
Rick Wentworth
Musician
Carl Rydlund
Sculptor
Moto Hata
Sculptor
Ryan Peterson
Special Effects
Shannon J. Thompson
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Ronald R. Koch Jr.
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jamie Daddio
Hairstylist
Barry Rosenberg
Second Assistant Director
T. Sean Ferguson
Art Direction
Chris Shriver
Standby Painter
Chris Zimmerman
Conceptual Design
Hank Mayo
Construction Foreman
Henry Antonacchio
Foley Editor
Kam Chan
Foley Mixer
Bruce Pross
Second Assistant Director
Stuart B. Hagen
Property Master
Peter Gelfman
Assistant Sound Editor
Glenfield Payne
Musician
Bruce White
Scoring Mixer
Shawn Murphy
Assistant Property Master
Daniel Fisher
Assistant Property Master
Scott Maginnis
Supervising ADR Editor
Marissa Littlefield
Sculptor
Jim McPherson
Special Effects
Joe Heffernan
Makeup Artist
Steven Lawrence
Cableman
Tommy Louie
Special Effects
Jon Thackery
Special Effects Technician
Joel P. Blanchard
Assistant Editor
Mike Koz
Sculptor
Matt Rose
Sculptor
Eddie Yang
Prosthetics Sculptor
Nori Honda
Sculptor
Aaron Sims
Special Effects
J.D. Streett
Hairstylist
Anthony Veader
Second Assistant Director
Gabriela Vázquez
Second Second Assistant Director
Paul Byrne Prenderville
Foley Editor
Jac Rubenstein
Special Effects
Karl Nettmann
Assistant Production Coordinator
Colin Cumberbatch
Set Designer
Marco Rubeo
Sculptor
Jose Fernandez
Second Second Assistant Director
Dodi Lee Rubenstein
Orchestrator
Steve Bartek
Musician
Don Williams
Construction Foreman
James R. Powers
Set Decoration
Ellen Christiansen
Set Designer
Patrick M. Sullivan
Musician
Oren Marshall
Playback Singer
Sally Stevens
Hairstylist
Diane Pepper
Makeup Artist
Debbie Zoller
Cableman
Thomas Thoms
Foley Editor
Frank Kern
Chief Lighting Technician
Reginald F. Lake
Production Assistant
Tom Just
Transportation Co-Captain
Dennis Radesky
Video Assist Operator
Peter A. Mian
Grip
Dick Dova
Negative Cutter
Doug Jones
Second Assistant Camera
Eric Amundsen
Stunts
David Rowden
Animal Wrangler
Cristie Miele
Key Grip
Bill Slemmons
Production Assistant
George N. Thomas
Production Assistant
Colin MacLellan
Production Assistant
Tyree Michael Simpson
Sculptor
Kazu Hiro
Special Effects
John G. McCabe
Extras Casting
Judie Fixler
Production Assistant
Steven P. Petyerak
Second Assistant Camera
Tim Norman
Video Assist Operator
Eric L. Roberts
Special Effects
Roland Loew
Stunt Coordinator
Gregg Smrz
Assistant Editor
Ken Schretzmann
Assistant Location Manager
Becky Brake
Production Assistant
Randol Perelman-Taylor
Production Assistant
Christian Clarke
Production Assistant
Stephanie F. Johnson
Set Production Assistant
Donald Murphy
Location Manager
Randy Sokol
Production Assistant
Julia Morgan
Transportation Captain
John Leonidas
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Jason H. Snell
Special Effects
Peter A. Renard
Special Effects Technician
Christian Eubank
Assistant Location Manager
Alex Cohn
Dolly Grip
John Lowry
Extras Casting Coordinator
Alyson Silverberg
Key Grip
Dennis Gamiello
Production Assistant
Tammy R. Dickson
Production Assistant
Brandon Wainwright
Production Assistant
Denise Doyle
Production Assistant
Jonathan R. O'Hara
Production Assistant
Jennifer Reiss
Set Costumer
Bob Moore Jr.
Special Effects
Roderic Duff
Special Effects
Steven Carlton Ficke
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Steve Reinhardt
Production Assistant
Travis Harrod
Best Boy Grip
Brian Fitzsimons
Dolly Grip
Edward W. Lowry
Production Assistant
Peter Hollocker
Production Secretary
Shannon Speaker
Second Assistant Camera
Daniel E. Teaze
Transportation Captain
David Menapace
Casting Assistant
Susan Stolar
Extras Casting
Tammy L. Smith
Production Assistant
Courtney Henley-Anderson
Second Assistant Camera
James Bartolomeo
Thanks
Susan Ringo
Negative Cutter
Mo Henry
Production Assistant
Rebecca Stefan
Production Coordinator
Ellen M. Hillers
Wardrobe Supervisor
Tommy Boyer
Wardrobe Supervisor
Marcia Patten
Key Grip
Bill Barr
Visual Effects Production Manager
Tad Leckman
Chief Lighting Technician
Jeff Murrell
Craft Service
Joe Facey
Key Costumer
Marjorie K. Chan
Best Boy Grip
Michael Anderson
Casting Assistant
Michelle Levi
Best Boy Grip
George W. Borthwick
Production Assistant
Lisa D. DiSanto
Title Designer
Pablo Ferro
Storyboard Artist
J. Todd Anderson
Concept Artist
Louis Katz
Visual Effects Supervisor
Scott Farrar
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Jen Kinavey
Second Assistant Camera
Steve Craft
Concept Artist
Jonathan Harb
CG Supervisor
Liz Radley
Visual Effects Producer
Denise Ream
CG Animator
Todd Boyce
Visual Effects
Peter Kuran
Dolly Grip
Audie Aragon
Production Assistant
Missy Barshay
Production Assistant
Michael Lee Phillips Jr.
Second Assistant Camera
Paul Plannette
Prop Designer
Matthew Gratzner
Apprentice Sound Editor
Donovan C. Howard
Contact Lens Technician
Erica Kissack
Second Unit Director
Eric Brevig
Foley Artist
Marko Costanzo
Assistant Foley Artist
Dustin DuPilka
Foley Supervisor
Benjamin Cheah
Storyboard Artist
Brent Boates
ADR Mixer
Howard London
Assistant Accountant
Don Gillespie
Assistant Camera
Mai Iskander
Payroll Accountant
Richard Castro
Sound Effects Designer
Eugene Gearty
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Bobby Mackston
Stunt Double
Clifford Happy
ADR Voice Casting
David H. Kramer
Digital Supervisor
Brian Griffin
Visual Effects Camera
Kurt E. Soderling
Stunt Driver
Gene Harrison
Digital Effects Producer
Richard J. Cook
Key Rigging Grip
Martin Lowry
Assistant Editor
John Bartle
Construction Coordinator
Joseph S. Alfieri
Dialogue Editor
Norm MacLeod
Makeup Artist
Rick Baker

TOP CAST

Mike Nussbaum
Mike Nussbaum

Gentle Rosenburg

Jon Gries
Jon Gries

Van Driver

Carel Struycken
Carel Struycken

Arquillian

Fredric Lehne
Fredric Lehne

INS agent Janus

Kent Faulcon
Kent Faulcon

1st Lt. Jake Jensen

Ken Thorley
Ken Thorley

Zap-Em Man

Patrick Breen
Patrick Breen

Mr. Redgick

Becky Ann Baker
Becky Ann Baker

Mrs. Redgick

Sean Whalen
Sean Whalen

Passport Officer

Harsh Nayyar
Harsh Nayyar

News Vendor

Michael Willis
Michael Willis

Cop in Morgue

Willie C. Carpenter
Willie C. Carpenter

Police Inspector

Peter Linari
Peter Linari

Tow Truck Driver

David Cross
David Cross

Morgue Attendant

Steve Rankin
Steve Rankin

INS Agent

Andy Prosky
Andy Prosky

INS Agent

Michael Goldfinger
Michael Goldfinger

NYPD sergeant

Alpheus Merchant
Alpheus Merchant

Security Guard

Norma Jean Groh
Norma Jean Groh

Mrs. Edelson

Bernard Gilkey
Bernard Gilkey

Baseball Player

Sean Plummer
Sean Plummer

First Contact Alien

Michael Kaliski
Michael Kaliski

First Contact Alien

Richard Arthur
Richard Arthur

2nd First Contact Alien

Verne Troyer
Verne Troyer

Alien Son

Tim Blaney
Tim Blaney

Frank the Pug (voice)

Mark Setrakian
Mark Setrakian

Rosenberg Alien (voice)

Brad Abrell
Brad Abrell

Worm Guy (voice)

Thom Fountain
Thom Fountain

Worm Guy (voice)

Carl J. Johnson
Carl J. Johnson

Worm Guy (voice)

Drew Massey
Drew Massey

Worm Guy (voice)

Christina Benitan
Christina Benitan

On-Air Reporter (uncredited)

Lowell Cunningham
Lowell Cunningham

MiB HQ Office Worker (uncredited)

Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito

Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)

John Elsen
John Elsen

NYPD Sergeant (uncredited)

Karen Lynn Gorney
Karen Lynn Gorney

Announcer (uncredited)

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