Men in Black II
Men in Black II is a
2002 science fiction comedy action film starring
Will Smith and
Tommy Lee Jones. The movie also stars
Lara Flynn Boyle,
Johnny Knoxville,
Rosario Dawson and
Rip Torn. It is the
sequel to
Men in Black, based on the
comic book series
The Men in Black by
Lowell Cunningham.
It has been five years since the alien seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions.
Agent K (
Tommy Lee Jones) since returned to the comforts of civilian life while
Agent J (
Will Smith) continues to work for the Men in Black, the highly funded agency that monitors and regulates alien activity on Earth. While investigating a seemingly routine crime, J uncovers a diabolical plot by Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle), an evil Kylothian monster who disguises herself as a lingerie model. It's a race against the clock as J must convince K â€" who not only has no memory of his time spent with the agency, but is also the only person alive who has the expertise to save the galaxy â€" to reunite with the MiB before Earth is destroyed.
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Tommy Lee Jones - Kevin Brown, Agent K
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Will Smith - Agent J
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Rip Torn - Chief Zed
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Lara Flynn Boyle - Serleena
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Johnny Knoxville - Scrad, Charlie
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Rosario Dawson - Laura Vasquez
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Tony Shalhoub - Jack Jeebs
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Michael Jackson - Agent M
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Tim Blaney - Voice of Frank the Pug
Following the success of the first
Men in Black, the sequel was also a commercial success, although not to the extent of the original and not as popular with audiences as the original. It grossed
US $190,418,803 in the
United States and US $251,400,000 abroad for a total gross of US $441,818,803.
*The climax of the film was originally to have taken place at
New York City's
World Trade Center. However, this had to be changed following the destruction of the buildings in the
September 11, 2001 attacks.
*The Men in Black were parodied in an episode of
The Fairly OddParents in which when
Timmy Turner makes
Mr. Crocker's fairy godparents go away,
Jorgen Von Strangle and a group of fairies in white suits come down and take out gold gadgets like neuralizers and flash Mr. Crocker's memory away.
*The neuralizer makes an appearance in
Family Guy.
*In a humorous crack at his unusual behavior,
Michael Jackson makes an appearance as an alien trying to join the MIB as 'Agent M'.
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