Men in Black II

Men in Black II
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Directed by	Barry Sonnenfeld
Screenplay by	Robert Gordon Barry Fanaro
Story by	Robert Gordon
Based on	The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham
Produced by	Walter F. Parkes Laurie MacDonald
Starring	Tommy Lee Jones Will Smith Lara Flynn Boyle Johnny Knoxville Rosario Dawson Tony Shalhoub Rip Torn
Cinematography	Greg Gardiner
Edited by	Richard Pearson Steven Weisberg
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Amblin Entertainment MacDonald/Parkes Productions
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$140 million
Box office	$445.1 million

Men in Black II is an American science fiction action comedy movie. It is about aliens trying to take over the world and Agents K and J must stop that from happening before it is too late. Some of the stars include Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Tony Shalhoub, and Rip Torn reprising their roles from the first film. Michael Jackson appears in a cameo when he wants to become Agent M.

It is a sequel to Men in Black and is followed by Men in Black 3.

Cast

• Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K
• Will Smith as Agent J
• Rip Torn as Zed
• Lara Flynn Boyle as Serleena
• Rosario Dawson as Laura Vasquez
• Johnny Knoxville as Scrad and Charlie
• Tony Shalhoub as Jack Jeebs
• David Cross
• Patrick Warburton as Agent T
• Tim Blaney as Frank the Pug
• Peter Graves as himself
• Michael Jackson as himself

Production

The movie's ending was supposed to be set at the World Trade Center, but due to the September 11 attacks, it was reshot with the Statue of Liberty.

Reception

The movie was #1 at the box office against The Powerpuff Girls Movie but had mixed reviews. People didn't like how it was a rehash of the first movie.

Other websites

• Men in Black II on IMDb
• Men in Black II at Letterboxd