Men In Black (PG) PRESENTED IN 35MM FILM

Men in Black at The Revival House Perth

NYPD officer James Edwards (Will Smith) thinks he's seen it all on the streets of New York—until a foot chase with a suspect who can leap across buildings and has no eyelids reveals a hidden reality. Recruited by the enigmatic Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) into the Men in Black, a top-secret government organization that monitors and polices extraterrestrial activity on Earth, Edwards becomes Agent J and discovers that aliens walk among us every day, disguised as humans. His baptism by fire comes when an insectoid alien known as "the Bug" (Vincent D'Onofrio) arrives on Earth hunting for a tiny galaxy hidden in a pendant worn by a cat, willing to destroy the planet to get it. With just days before intergalactic war breaks out, the mismatched partners must track down the Bug, protect a key witness, and save Earth—all while J learns the ropes of humanity's first, last, and only line of defense against the scum of the universe.

Director Barry Sonnenfeld transforms Lowell Cunningham's underground comic into a blockbuster that perfectly balances comedy, action, and inventive science fiction. The 1997 film's greatest strength is the chemistry between Smith's wisecracking enthusiasm and Jones's deadpan world-weariness—their odd couple dynamic never gets old. Rick Baker's practical alien creature designs remain spectacular, creating a cantina's worth of memorable extraterrestrials from the tiny worm guys to the towering Arquillian. The film's satirical edge—treating alien immigration as bureaucratic mundanity—gives depth to the comedy, while the neuralyzer memory-wipe device becomes both a running gag and a poignant metaphor for sacrifice. Danny Elfman's jazzy score and Smith's hip-hop theme song captured the zeitgeist, making this summer blockbuster feel effortlessly cool.

Original format and audio experience of this film faithfully reproduced by The Revival House. Presented in 35mm film unless noted otherwise.

When: Thursday, March 5th at 7:30PM
Where: The Revival House at the Como Theatre
Rating: PG (Medium level violence, Medium level coarse language)

Here come the Men in Black—experience Sonnenfeld's stylish alien comedy that proves the best-kept secret is out of this world, in 35mm film.

Presented by: The Revival House Perth