Same Planet. New Scum.|Jul. 03, 2002|USA|88 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Action;Adventure;Comedy;Science;Fiction
Description: In July 2002, Men in Black Agent J is assigned to investigate the murder of an alien named Ben at his pizzeria. During the investigation, a waitress named Laura Vasquez informs J that the killers are Serleena, a shapeshifting Kylothian who has taken the form of a Victoria’s Secret lingerie model, and her two-headed servants, Scrad and Charlie. Laura reveals that they are searching for something called the Light of Zartha. Despite MiB regulations, J becomes deeply attracted to Laura and chooses not to neuralyze her, allowing her to retain her memories.
As J delves deeper into the case, he discovers that very little is known about the Light of Zartha, except that it possesses immense power. All leads point to his former partner and mentor, Agent K, who had been neuralyzed upon retirement five years earlier and has no recollection of his time with the MiB. Tracking K to Truro, Massachusetts, where he now works as a postmaster, J convinces him of the truth by revealing that his coworkers are actually aliens.
Returning to New York City, Serleena and her minions attack MiB headquarters to prevent K’s neuralyzation from being reversed. However, Jack Jeebs, an alien with access to an illegal deneuralyzer, helps restore K’s memories. Unfortunately, K recalls that he had intentionally neuralyzed himself to erase his knowledge of the Light of Zartha, leaving only a series of clues behind.
At the pizzeria, J and K find a locker key and, fearing for Laura’s safety, hide her with the worms. The key unlocks a locker in Grand Central Station, where a group of tiny aliens, who revere K as a deity, guard his wristwatch and video store membership card as sacred relics.
Cast director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast actor: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Rip Torn, Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, Patrick Warburton, Jack Kehler, David Cross
Original name: Men in Black II