• Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
• MPAA Rating: PG13
• AMG Rating:
• Regional Coding: ABC
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For his fifth effort as a feature-film director, one-time cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld brought his cartoonish visual style and darkly humorous sensibilities to this adaptation of, appropriately enough, a tongue-in-cheek sci-fi comic book. Will Smith stars as James Darrel Edwards, a New York City cop with an athletic physique and a flippant, anti-authoritarian attitude toward law enforcement. After chasing down a mysterious perpetrator one night who turns out to be an alien, James is recruited by "K" (Tommy Lee Jones), a veteran of a clandestine government agency secretly policing the comings and goings of aliens on planet Earth. Nicknamed the "men in black" for their nondescript uniform of black suit, shoes, tie, and sunglasses, the agents are assigned to recover a bauble that's been stolen by an intergalactic terrorist (Vincent D'Onofrio). It seems the item is none other than the galaxy itself, and its theft has plunged humanity into the center of what's shaping up to become an interstellar war, unless K and his new wisecracking partner, now renamed "J," can stop the bad guy. On their side but somewhat in the dark is a pretty, unflappable city medical examiner (Linda Fiorentino) who has been zapped one too many times by K's ingenious memory-sapping device. Men in Black was a box office smash, inspiring an animated children's television series and a hit soundtrack album that featured a performance by star (and rapper) Smith. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Bonus Features

• Intergalactic Pursuit: The MIB multi-player trivia game
• Ask Frank the Pug! interactive game
• Alien subtitle track
• Enhanced telestrator commentary with Barry Sonnenfeld and Tommy Lee Jones
• Technical commentary with Barry Sonnenfeld, Rick Baker and ILM Team
• Extended and alternate scenes
• Metamorphosis of Men in Black documentary
• Original featurette
• Scene editing workshop
• Visual effects scene deconstructions with commentary
• Character animation studies
• Storyboard comparisons
• Galleries
• Music video starring Will Smith and Mikey
• Original theatrical and teaser trailers

Actors

Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub

Director

Barry Sonnenfeld

Producer

Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald

Questionable for Children, Sci-Fi Violence, Suitable for Teens

• Sound : DD5.1/DD2
• Language : Eng/Fre/Por/Spa/TH
• Subtitles : Eng/Fre/Spa/Por/KO/TH/AR

• Screen : WSE
• Dar : 1.85:1

Review

Because of its extensive ad campaign and huge box-office grosses, some viewers may be surprised at the comparatively small scale of this fun little science-fiction comedy. In fact, most of the reason the film works as well as it does is not the special-effects aspect, which is relatively modest, but the chemistry between its two leads. Tommy Lee Jones' wonderful deadpan delivery works as a perfect counterpoint to Will Smith's often frantic energy, and both actors are a joy to watch. The alien monsters are mostly of the cute and cuddly variety, making it more suitable for children than most violent alien epics of recent years, and it's so much fun that it's one of the rare films which actually raises hopes for a sequel. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

• Release Date : June 17, 2008
• Length : 98 Minutes
• Dvdsides : 1
• Dvddiscs : 1
• Upc : 043396252318