Men in Black (1997)

Réalisateur:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Scénaristes (WGA):

Lowell Cunningham (comic)
Ed Solomon (screen story)

Date de sortie:

2 juillet 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedie | Science-Fiction

Accroche:

Protecting the earth from the scum of the universe

Intrigue:

Two men who keep an eye on aliens in New York City must try to save the world after the aliens threaten to blow it up.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Men In Black | Bug | New York City | Technology

Récompenses:

Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 28 nominations

A la Une:

Le retour des hommes en noir ! Men in Black 3 en préparation
 (Par E! Online - France. 6 novembre 2009, 3:30 AM, PST)

Avis des utilisateurs:

Fast moving science fiction comedy.

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 5	10:30 PM	TNT
Sun. Dec. 6	6:00 PM	TNT

Ensemble

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Kay
Will Smith	...	N.Y.P.D Ofcr. James Darrel Edwards III / Jay
Linda Fiorentino	...	Laurel
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Edgar
Rip Torn	...	Chief Zed
Tony Shalhoub	...	Jack Jeebs
Siobhan Fallon	...	Beatrice
Mike Nussbaum	...	Gentle Rosenburg the Arquillian Jeweler
Jon Gries	...	Nick the Van Driver
Sergio Calderón	...	Jose
Carel Struycken	...	Arquillian
Fredric Lehne	...	INS Agent Janus (as Fredric Lane)
Richard Hamilton	...	D
Kent Faulcon	...	1st Lt. Jake Jensen
John Alexander	...	Mikey

Autre(s) titre(s):

MIB (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language and sci-fi violence.

Durée:

98 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby SR | DTS | SDDS (8 channels)

Classification:

Denmark:11 | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:AL (1999 video rating) | Australia:PG (re-rating on appeal) (rejected) | UK:PG (cut) | Philippines:PG-13 | South Africa:10V | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13

Lieux de tournage:

54 Macdougal Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Société:

Amblin Entertainment

Anecdotes:

Actor Vincent D'Onofrio researched his role as Edgar by watching a lot of bug documentaries. In order to achieve his character's distinctive walk, he put on knee braces so he couldn't bend his legs, and taped up his ankles.

Goofs:

Audio/Video non synchronisé: Right before K unplugs the camera in the interrogation he says "Some night huh?" but his mouth is not matched with the voice

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Nick the Van Driver: Goddamn bugs!

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Uncivilized (#1.7)" (1999)

Bande son:

Men In Black

Fast moving science fiction comedy.

This movie was really fun to watch the first time I saw it in theaters, upon subsequent viewings, however, it loses its luster. Still though, it is still a fun movie to watch. Unlike the sequel which rushes us through the story, this one takes a bit more time developing the characters even though it is only about ten minutes longer. Both Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are very good and funny, especially Smith because he is the new guy so he is seeing all the weird aliens and such for the first time. This is also something missing from the sequel. In the end though the reason I probably like this one so much is that it sort of reminds me of a Ghostbuster movie, and seeing as how we will most likely never see another sequel to that movie it is nice to see a movie sort of like it in that they are keeping tabs and hunting aliens rather than ghosts. The pug dog scene is funny, and the dog is not over used as in the sequel, and there is also a funny scene where Will Smith must deliver an alien baby...their main objective in this one is to track down an alien insect that has hijacked the skin of a guy and is trying to find a universe. If he succeeds the Earth is destroyed, of course Tommy Lee's character is so calm about the whole situation that you feel you have nothing to worry about. So for a funny movie that has great scenes of Will Smith training and becoming a Man in Black watch this film and do yourself a favor and skip part two...not that it was entirely bad, I liked it okay, but it just seems like an unnecessary sequel.