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Men in black [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures presents an Amblin Entertainment production in association with MacDonald Parkes Productions ; a Barry Sonnenfeld film ; executive producer, Steven Spielberg ; screen story and screenplay by Ed Solomon ; produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald ; directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.

Brevig, Eric. (production personnel). Cunningham, Lowell, 1959- Men in black. (Added Author). D'Onofrio, Vincent. (actor). Elfman, Danny. (composer). Fiorentino, Linda. (actor). Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946- (actor). McDonald, Laurie. (producer). Miller, Jim (James W.) (film editor). Parkes, Walter F. (producer). Peterman, Donald. (cinematographer). Place, Graham. (producer). Shalhoub, Tony, 1953- (actor). Smith, Will, 1968- (actor). Solomon, Ed. (screenwriter). Sonnenfeld, Barry. (director). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (producer). Torn, Rip, 1931- (actor). Vogt, Mary E. (costume designer). Welch, Bo. (designer). Amblin Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Columbia Pictures. (Added Author). Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). MacDonald Parkes Productions. (Added Author). Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub. (Cast).

Summary:

New York City is being threatened by a villainous bug who has inhabited the body of a farmer. The mission is to locate and exterminate the bug before it destroys the planet.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0767891236
  • ISBN: 9780767891233
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
  • Edition: Deluxe edition ; widescreen, full screen.
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2002]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the Marvel comic by Lowell Cunningham.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1997.
Special features: Disc 1. Commentary by Barry Sonnenfeld and Tommy Lee Jones with optional telestrator diagrams; Optional widescreen or full screen presentations; Technical commentary by Barry Sonnenfeld, Kick Baker, Eric Brevig, John Andrew Berton, Jr., Robe Coleman. Disc 2. Visual effects scene deconstructions; Metamorphosis of MiB; Extended & alternate scenes; Art & animation; Scene editing workshop; Production photo gallery; Talent files; Music video starring Will Smith and Mikey; The MiB recommend; Original making of featurette; "MIIB secret files" sneak peek at MIB II.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. Feature (widescreen and full screen presentations) -- Disc 2. Special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Don Peterman ; film editor, Jim Miller ; music by Danny Elfman ; alien make-up effects by Rick Baker ; visual effects supervisor, Eric Brevig ; costume designer, Mary E. Vogt ; production designer, Bo Welch ; co-producer, Graham Place.
Participant or Performer Note:
Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub.
Target Audience Note:
Rated PG-13 for language and sci-fi violence.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; full screen presentation; 2-channel Dolby surround, Dolby digital 5.1 (English), Dolby surround (French).
Language Note:
In English or dubbed French soundtracks with optional English, French, Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject:
Extraterrestrial beings > Drama.
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Life on other planets > Drama.
Men in black (UFO phenomenon) > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
Feature films.
Science fiction films.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 15 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 3 of 3 copies available at Rutherford County Library System.

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