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Men in Black (stylized as MIB: Men in Black) is a 1997 American science
fiction action comedy film[2] based on the comic series of a similar
name by Marvel Comics. The film was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld,
written by Ed Solomon, and is the first installment in the Men in Black
franchise. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino,
Vincent D'Onofrio, and Rip Torn. In the film, Kevin Brown / Agent K
(Jones) and James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J (Smith) investigate a
series of seemingly unrelated criminal incidents related to the
extraterrestrial lifeforms which live in secret on Earth.
Development
for the film began in 1992, after producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie
MacDonald optioned the rights to the comic book series. Solomon was
soon hired to write the screenplay; Sonnenfeld was the preferred
directorial choice, which resulted in delays due to his commitments to
other film projects and failure to secure any alternative directors.
Principal photography began in March 1996 and lasted until that June,
with filming primarily taking place in New York City. Produced by
Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, the film's visual effects
were helmed by Industrial Light & Magic. The film's soundtrack
contained the theme song of the same name, performed by Smith.
Men
in Black premiered at Pacific's Cinerama Dome in Hollywood on June 25,
1997, and was theatrically released in the United States by Sony
Pictures Releasing on July 2. It received critical acclaim for its
screenplay, action sequences, and the performances and chemistry of
Jones and Smith. The film grossed over $589.4 million worldwide,
becoming the third-highest-grossing film of 1997 and the
ninth-highest-grossing film of the decade. It won for Best Makeup and
was also nominated for Best Art Direction and Best Original Score at the
70th Academy Awards, among numerous other accolades. The sequel, Men in
Black II, was released in 2002.
Plot
MIB headquarters in New York
At
the Mexico–United States border, two men in black suits, Agent K and
Agent D, interrupt a border patrol sting. They take one of the men
attempting to cross the border, who is an extraterrestrial in disguise.
When it tries to attack one of the patrol officers, K is forced to shoot
it and erase the memories of everyone in the group, creating a cover
story of an explosion in an underground gas pipeline. Deciding that he
is too old to continue working, D chooses to retire and has K erase his
memory.
NYPD officer James Darrell Edwards III catches an
unnaturally agile fleeing criminal and sees his eyes blink unusually
before he leaps from the roof of the Guggenheim Museum. During his
interrogation, K arrives and scouts James as a potential new partner,
impressed by his ability to chase down an alien. K explains to James
that their organization, the Men in Black, was founded after first
contact was made with aliens in 1961; at this time Earth was established
as a politically neutral zone for alien refugees.
The MIB is a
secret organization that monitors and polices these aliens and uses
neuralyzers to erase the memories of anyone who witnesses alien
activities. James agrees to join, taking a new identity as Agent J, and
his civilian identity is erased from government records.
Meanwhile,
an alien crash-lands in upstate New York, kills a farmer named Edgar,
and begins wearing his skin as a disguise. J and K investigate the crash
site and discover this alien is a "bug," an extremely dangerous,
cockroach-like species. The bug kills two disguised aliens, who are sent
to a police morgue overseen by coroner Laurel Weaver. J and K inspect
the bodies, and J and Laurel accidentally open the head of one,
revealing a small, injured alien in a control cockpit. The alien tells
them "To prevent war, the galaxy is on Orion's belt." before dying.
K
neuralyzes Laurel and tells J that the other dead alien, Rosenberg, was
a member of the Arquillian royal family. They question an informant,
Frank the Pug, who explains that Rosenberg was the guardian of a galaxy
that is a precious source of sub-atomic energy; the bug killed Rosenberg
to acquire it so the bugs may destroy the Arquillians. Frank also tells
them that the galaxy is on Earth and is very small. An Arquillian
warship enters Earth's orbit, issuing an ultimatum to MIB to give them
the galaxy.
J deduces the galaxy is in a jewel on the collar of
Rosenberg's cat, Orion, which is in Laurel's care. The bug reaches the
same conclusion and arrives at the morgue first; it seizes and swallows
the galaxy and flees with Laurel. The Arquillians, who are willing to
destroy the galaxy rather than let the bugs have it, warn MIB that they
will destroy Earth in one hour unless the galaxy is returned.
With
all other transports locked down, J realizes the bug's only escape is
the observation towers of the New York State Pavilion at Flushing
Meadows, which was built for the 1964 New York World's Fair to disguise
two real flying saucers. The bug attempts to take off, but J and K shoot
down the ship, and the bug sheds Edgar's skin to reveal its true form
while expanding greatly in size. It swallows J and K's guns, and K goads
it to swallow him as well. The bug begins to board the second ship. J
steps on cockroaches from a dumpster to antagonize it, stalling it until
K finds his gun in its stomach and shoots it from inside. The remains
of the bug attack the two, but Laurel destroys it with J's gun.
After
recovering the galaxy from the bug's remains, K admits to J that he is
ready to retire from MIB and has been training J as a replacement rather
than a partner. After bidding each other farewell, J neuralyzes K,
creating a cover story that he was in a coma for 35 years. Laurel joins
MIB as J's new partner, Agent L. The entire Milky Way galaxy proves to
be contained within a marble that a giant alien is using to play a game.
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones as Kevin Brown / Agent K: J's grizzled and humorless
mentor. The studio wanted Clint Eastwood for the part, while Jones only
accepted the role after Steven Spielberg promised the script would
improve, based on his respect for Spielberg's track record. He had been
disappointed with the first draft, which he reportedly said "stank",
feeling it did not capture the tone of the comic.[3][4]
Will
Smith as James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J: A former NYPD detective,
newly recruited to the MIB. Smith was cast because Barry Sonnenfeld's
wife was a fan of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Sonnenfeld also liked his
performance in Six Degrees of Separation.[3] The studio preferred Chris
O'Donnell for the role, fresh off his portrayal of Dick Grayson, whom
he played in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, and Spielberg told
Sonnenfeld to take him to dinner to convince him to do it. However,
Sonnenfeld got him to not accept the role by saying that he was not a
good director and that the script was one O'Donnell should
skip.[5][6][7] David Schwimmer also turned down the part.[3][8] Like
Jones, Smith said he accepted the role after meeting with Spielberg and
cited his success as a producer.
Linda Fiorentino as Dr. Laurel Weaver / Agent L: A deputy medical examiner, and later J's partner.
Vincent D'Onofrio as Edgar / The Bug: A farmer who is killed and eaten
by a giant alien insect, which then wears his skin in order to search
for the Galaxy and destroy the Arquillians. John Turturro and Bruce
Campbell were both offered the role, but they turned it down due to
scheduling conflicts.[3]
Rip Torn as Chief Zed: The head of the MIB.
Tony Shalhoub as Jack Jeebs: An alien arms dealer who runs a pawn shop as a front.
Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Beatrice: Edgar's abused wife.
Mike Nussbaum as Gentle Rosenberg: An Arquillian royal family member,
posing as a jeweler, who is the guardian of "the Galaxy".
Jon Gries as Nick the van driver: the American smuggler who unknowingly carries a literal alien among his posse.
Sergio Calderón as Jose
John Alexander as Mikey: An alien who poses as a Mexican being smuggled across the border.
Patrick Breen as Mr. Redgick
Becky Ann Baker as Mrs. Redgick
Carel Struycken as Arquillian
Fredric Lehne as Agent Janus
Kent Faulcon as 2nd Lieutenant Jake Jensen
Richard Hamilton as Agent D: K's former partner who retires after deciding he is too old for the job.
David Cross as Newton, Morgue Attendant
Sean Whalen as Passport Officer
Verne Troyer as the Alien son
Batman Forever (on-screen title is simply Forever) is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman by Bob Kane and Bill Finger.[a] The third installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series, it is a stand-alone sequel to Batman Returns starring Val Kilmer, replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman,[6] alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, and Chris O'Donnell, while Michael Gough, and Pat Hingle reprise their roles. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop Two-Face and the Riddler in their scheme to extract information from all the minds in Gotham City while adopting an orphaned acrobat named Dick Grayson—who becomes his sidekick, Robin—and developing feelings for psychologist Dr. Chase Meridian.
Schumacher mostly eschewed the dark, dystopian atmosphere of Burton's films by drawing inspiration from the Batman comic books of the Dick Sprang era, as well as the 1960s television series. After Keaton chose not to reprise his role, William Baldwin and Ethan Hawke were considered as a replacement before Val Kilmer joined the cast.
Batman Forever was released on June 16, 1995, to mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances (particularly Kilmer, Jones, and Carrey), visuals, action sequences, and soundtrack, but criticized the costume designs and tonal departure from previous films. The film was a box office success, grossing over $336 million worldwide and becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film worldwide of 1995. It was followed by Batman & Robin in 1997, with Schumacher returning as the director, Chris O'Donnell returning as Robin, and George Clooney replacing Kilmer as Batman.
Plot
In Gotham City, local vigilante/superhero Batman defuses a hostage situation orchestrated by a criminal known as Two-Face, formerly district attorney Harvey Dent. Flashbacks reveal that Two-Face was disfigured with acid by mobster Sal Maroni, which Batman failed to prevent, causing Dent to develop a split personality. Edward Nygma, an eccentric researcher at Wayne Enterprises, approaches his employer, Bruce Wayne (Batman's civilian identity), with an invention that can beam television signals directly into a person's brain. Bruce rejects the device, concerned the technology could manipulate minds. After killing his supervisor and staging it as a suicide, Nygma resigns and plots revenge against Bruce, sending him riddles. Criminal psychologist Dr. Chase Meridian diagnoses Nygma as psychotic.
Bruce attends a Haly's Circus event with Chase. Two-Face hijacks the event and threatens to detonate a bomb unless Batman surrenders. Acrobat Dick Grayson, the youngest member of the Flying Graysons, manages to throw the bomb into the river, but Two-Face kills his family. Bruce persuades the orphaned Dick to live at Wayne Manor as his ward, and Dick discovers Bruce is Batman. Determined to avenge his family, Dick demands to join Batman in crime-fighting, hoping to kill Two-Face, but Bruce refuses.
Nygma, inspired by Two-Face, adopts a criminal persona, the Riddler, and allies with Two-Face. They commit a series of robberies to finance Nygma's new company and mass-produce his brainwave device, the "Box", which steals information from users' minds and transfers it to Nygma's, which makes him smarter in the process. At a party hosted by Nygma, Batman pursues Two-Face and is almost killed but is saved by Dick.
Batman visits Chase, who explains that she has fallen in love with Bruce. He reveals to her his secret identity. The Riddler and Two-Face, having discovered Bruce's secret through the Box, blow up the Batcave, shooting Bruce and kidnapping Chase. As Bruce recovers, he and his butler, Alfred, deduce that Nygma is the Riddler. Bruce finally accepts Dick as Batman's partner, Robin.
At the Riddler's lair, Robin almost kills Two-Face, who holds him at gunpoint, but spares him. The Riddler reveals that Chase and Robin are bound and gagged in tubes above a deadly drop, giving Batman the chance to save only one. Batman distracts the Riddler with a riddle, before destroying the Riddler's brainwave receiver with a Batarang, draining the Riddler's mind, and allowing Batman to rescue both. Two-Face corners them and determines their fate by flipping a coin, but Batman throws a handful of identical coins in the air, causing Two-Face to stumble in confusion and fall to his death.
Committed to Arkham Asylum, Nygma now exclaims that he is Batman, flapping the arms of his straitjacket, now completely delusional. Bruce resumes his crusade as Batman, with Robin as his partner.
Cast
Val Kilmer as Bruce Wayne / Batman: After coming across the journal of his father, Wayne starts questioning his act of vengeance. He struggles with his dual identity as a crime fighter, becoming romantically involved with Dr. Chase Meridian.
Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent / Two-Face: Formerly the good district attorney of Gotham City. Half of Harvey's face is scarred and his brain is also damaged with acid during the conviction of a crime boss. Driven insane, he becomes the criminal Two-Face.
Jim Carrey as Edward Nygma / The Riddler: A former Wayne Enterprises employee, Edward resigns after his newest invention is personally rejected by Bruce Wayne. He becomes the villainous Riddler, leaving riddles and puzzles at scenes of crime.
Nicole Kidman as Dr. Chase Meridian: A psychologist and love interest of Bruce Wayne. Chase is fascinated by the dual nature of Batman. She's held as a damsel in distress in the climax.
Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson/Robin: Once a circus acrobat, Dick is taken in by Bruce after Two-Face murders his parents and brother at a circus event. Bruce is reminded when his parents were murdered when he sees the same vengeance in Dick, and decides to take him in as his ward. He eventually discovers the Batcave and learns Bruce's secret identity. In his wake, he becomes the crime fighting partner, Robin.
Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth: The Wayne family's faithful butler and Bruce's confidant. Alfred also befriends the young Dick Grayson.
Pat Hingle as James Gordon: The police commissioner of Gotham City.
George Wallace as The Mayor: The mayor of Gotham City.
Drew Barrymore as Sugar: Two-Face's "good" angelic-like assistant. Has short curly blonde hair. She wears a white corset bodysuit with stockings and a fluffy white robe overneath. She shows more of a sweet attitude and tone than a sinister one.
Debi Mazar as Spice: Two-Face's "bad" gothic-like assistant/girlfriend. She is clad in a black leather corset with fishnet stockings on her legs with shiny black latex heels and long black leather gloves and appears as of a dominatrix. She wears most of her brunette hair up with red highlights. She speaks in a seductive malevolent tone. Spice has a twisted sense of humor and vile nature.
Ed Begley Jr. as Fred Stickley: Edward Nygma's ill-tempered supervisor at Wayne Enterprises. After Stickley discovers the true nature of Nygma's invention, Nygma kills him and makes it look like suicide. Begley was uncredited for this role.
Ofer Samra as Harvey's Thug
Elizabeth Sanders as Gossip Gerty: Gotham's top gossip columnist.
René Auberjonois as Dr. Burton: Head Doctor of Arkham Asylum.
Larry A. Lee as John Grayson: Dick Grayson's father and leader of the Flying Graysons
Glory Fioramonti as Mary Grayson: Dick Grayson's mother
En Vogue as girls on the corner who are hoping to see Batman.
Joe Grifasi as Hawkins: A bank guard and Two-Face's hostage during the opening scene.
Michael Paul Chan as Assistant #1
Jon Favreau as Assistant #2
Godzilla is a 1998 American monster film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich. A reboot of Toho Co., Ltd.'s Godzilla franchise,[6] it is the 23rd film in the franchise and the first Godzilla film to be completely produced by a Hollywood studio.[a] The film stars Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, and Harry Shearer. The film was dedicated to Tomoyuki Tanaka, the co-creator and producer of various Godzilla films, who died in April 1997. In the film, authorities investigate and battle a giant monster who migrates to New York City to nest its young.
In October 1992, TriStar Pictures announced plans to produce a trilogy of Godzilla films. In May 1993, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were hired to write the script. In July 1994, Jan de Bont was announced as the director. De Bont left the project in December 1994 due to budget disputes and Emmerich was hired in May 1996 to direct and co-write a new script with producer Dean Devlin. Principal photography began in May 1997 and ended in September 1997.
Godzilla was theatrically released on May 20, 1998, to negative reviews and grossed $379 million worldwide against a production budget between $130–150 million and marketing costs of $80 million. Despite turning a profit, it was considered a box office disappointment.[10][11] Planned sequels were cancelled and an animated series was produced instead. TriStar let their remake/sequel rights expire on May 20, 2003. In 2004, Toho began trademarking new iterations of TriStar's Godzilla as "Zilla", with only the incarnations from the 1998 film and animated show retaining the Godzilla copyright/trademark.[12][13]
Plot
An iguana nest is exposed to the fallout of a military nuclear test in French Polynesia. In the South Pacific Ocean, a Japanese cannery vessel is suddenly attacked by a giant creature, with only one fisherman surviving. Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos, an NRC scientist, is in the Chernobyl exclusion zone researching the effects of radiation on wildlife, but is interrupted by an official from the U.S. State Department. In Tahiti, a mysterious Frenchman questions the traumatized survivor over what he witnessed, who repeatedly replies "Gojira." Nick is sent to Panama and Jamaica to study a trail of wreckage leading to the recovered Japanese ship with massive claw marks on it. Nick identifies skin samples he discovered in the shipwreck as belonging to an unknown species. He dismisses the military's theory of the creature being a living dinosaur, instead deducing it is a mutant created by nuclear testing.
The creature travels to New York City, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. The city is evacuated before the U.S. military, on Nick's advice, lure the creature into revealing itself with a large pile of fish. Their attempt to kill it fails, however, and only causes further damage before it escapes. Nick collects a blood sample, and by performing a pregnancy test, discovers the creature reproduces asexually and so is collecting food for its offspring. Nick also meets up with his ex-girlfriend, Audrey Timmonds, a young aspiring news reporter. While she visits him, she uncovers a classified tape in his provisional military tent concerning the monster's origins and turns it over to the media. She hopes to have her report put on TV as to launch her career, but her boss, Charles Caiman, uses the tape in his report, declaring it his own discovery, and dubs the creature "Godzilla."
As a result, Nick is removed from the operation and he disowns Audrey, before being kidnapped by the mysterious Frenchman Philippe Roaché. Revealing himself as an agent of the French secret service, Philippe explains that he and his colleagues have been closely watching the events to cover up their country's role in the nuclear testing that created Godzilla. Suspecting a nest somewhere in the city, they cooperate with Nick to trace and destroy it. Meanwhile, Godzilla resurfaces and dives into the Hudson River to evade a second attempt by the military to kill it, where it is attacked by Navy submarines. After colliding with torpedoes, Godzilla sinks, believed to be dead by the authorities.
Nick and Philippe's team, followed by Audrey and her cameraman Victor "Animal" Palotti, find the nest inside Madison Square Garden, with over 200 eggs. The eggs begin to hatch and the strike team are attacked by the offspring. Nick, Animal, Audrey and Philippe take refuge in the Garden's broadcast booth and successfully send out a live news-report to alert the military. A prompt response involving an airstrike is initiated as the four escape moments before the Air Force bomb the arena.
Audrey and Nick reconcile, before the adult Godzilla, having survived, emerges from the Garden's ruins. Enraged by the deaths of its brood, it takes its rage out on the four, chasing them across Manhattan. After a taxi chase, they manage to trap Godzilla within the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge, allowing the returning Air Force to shoot it. Godzilla dies from its wounds, and the remaining citizens and authorities celebrate. Audrey tells Caiman that she quits working for him after what he has done, before leaving with Nick. Philippe, taking a tape Animal was recording and promising to return it after removing certain contents, thanks Nick for his help and parts ways. In the ruins of Madison Square Garden, a single surviving egg hatches and the hatchling roars.
Cast
Matthew Broderick as Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos
Jean Reno as Philippe Roaché
Maria Pitillo as Audrey Timmonds
Hank Azaria as Victor "Animal" Palotti
Kevin Dunn as Colonel Hicks
Michael Lerner as Mayor Ebert
Harry Shearer as Charles Caiman
Arabella Field as Lucy Palotti
Vicki Lewis as Dr. Elsie Chapman
Lorry Goldman as Gene
Doug Savant as Sergeant O'Neal
Malcolm Danare as Dr. Mendel Craven
Ralph Manza as Joe "Fisherman Joe"
Glenn Morshower as Kyle Terrington
Chris Ellis as General Hunter Anderson
Richard Gant as Admiral Phelps
Clyde Kusatsu as Japanese Tanker Skipper
Nancy Cartwright as Caiman's Secretary
Gary A. Hecker as Creature Vocal Effects
Frank Welker as Creature Vocal Effects
Kurt Carley as Godzilla (suit performance, uncredited)[14]