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Men in Black

"Protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe."

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PG-13 1997 · 1h 38m
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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.

Theatrical
Jul 2, 1997
Box Office
$589.4M
Budget
$90.0M
Return
6.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 4, 2000
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7
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Columbia Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Parkes+MacDonald Production
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A New Recruit's Demand for Respect
James All right. I'm in, because there's some next-level shit goin’ on around here, and I'm with that. But before you get to beamin me up, there's a couple of things I want you to understand. First off, you chose me, so you recognize the skills, and I don't want nobody callin me "son" or "kid" or "sport" or nothin like that. Cool?
Agent K Cool, whatever you say, slick. But I need to tell you something about all your "skills". As of right now, they mean precisely...dick.
[they enter MIB headquarters]
The Hidden Presence of Aliens Among Us
Agent K All right, kid, here's the deal. At any given time there are around fifteen hundred aliens on the planet, most of them right here in Manhattan. And most of them are decent enough, they're just trying to make a living.
James Cab drivers.
Agent K No, not as many as you'd think. Humans, for the most part, don't have a clue. They don't want one or need one, either. They're happy. They think they have a good bead on things.

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