USA,
1997, 98 min
(Alternative: 94 min)
Directed by:
Barry SonnenfeldScreenplay:
Ed SolomonCinematography:
Donald PetermanComposer:
Danny ElfmanCast:
Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Mike Nussbaum, Jon Gries, Carel Struycken (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Men in Black follows the exploits of Agents Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) and Jay (Will Smith), members of a top-secret organization established to monitor alien activity on Earth. The two MIB find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist (Vincent D’Onofrio), who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies. Kay and Jay face a simple imperative: track down the interloper or Earth will be destroyed. It’s all in a day’s work for the Men in Black. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1998 - Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- 1998 - Danny Elfman (Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture)
- 1998 - Best Achievement in Production Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1998 - Best Special Visual Effects
Golden Globes
- 1998 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
The Saturn Awards
- 1998 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 1998 - Vincent D'Onofrio (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1998 - Danny Elfman (Best Music)
- 1998 - Barry Sonnenfeld (Best Director)
- 1998 - Ed Solomon (Best Writing)
- 1998 - Will Smith (Best Actor)
- 1998 - David LeRoy Anderson, Katherine James, Rick Baker (Best Make-Up)
- 1998 - Eric Brevig, Peter Chesney, Rick Baker, Rob Coleman (Best Special / Visual Effects)