Men in Black

Men in Black1997

Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio
Genre: Comedy, Short
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 98 minutes

This imaginative summer comedy from director Barry Sonnenfeld (Get Shorty) is a lot of fun, largely on the strength of Will Smith's engaging performance as the rookie partner of a secret agent (Tommy Lee Jones) assigned to keep tabs on Earth-dwellin… more »



Jay:
Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it.

Kay:
A *person* is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.

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