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 39.351

Directed By

Barry Sonnenfeld

Crew

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