One of the most popular comedies of the late 90s is People in Black. Actors Willard Smith and Tommy L. Jones in the picture appeared before the audience in the form of fearless fighters with aliens, always falling into hilarious situations. What happened to the main characters throughout the film and who else was involved in the project?
"Men in Black": actors. W. Smith as Agent J
Willard Smith was repeatedly recognized as the highest paid actor in Hollywood. Among other things, he is the owner of a Grammy Award for his musical successes.
And the career of the American star began with the low-budget series “The Prince of Beverly Hills”. In 1996, Smith was entrusted with a major role in the acclaimed action movie Independence Day. The film was a huge success, and the fees of the young actor gradually increased. A year later, Will was invited to the project "Men in Black."
Actors Will Smith and Tommy L. Jones in the film played teammates who monitor the alien situation on Earth. According to the plot of the picture, among ordinary people, real aliens live. The task of agents J and K is to ensure that earthlings do not realize the presence of alien beings among them. In addition, people in black must stop any alien attempts to violate earthly laws.
Men in Black is the film that made Smith incredibly popular. In total, three parts of the picture were released. And if the first raised $ 589 million at the box office, then the third - 624 million.
The actor can also be seen in the films “Enemy of the State”, “I am a legend” and “Hancock”.
T.L. Jones as Agent K
Tommy Lee Jones is an actor who actually specializes in the roles of sheriffs, cops and special agents. “Men in Black” is a film that was no exception, since this time Jones appeared in front of the audience as an unflappable fighter with alien monsters.
In 1993, Tommy received an Oscar for his role as Marshal Samuel Gerard in the film The Fugitive. In addition to Jones, Harrison Ford and Julianne Moore took part in the project. But the film "Under Siege" became a kind of experiment for Jones, because he got the role of a terrorist, whom Stephen Seagal should neutralize.
Tommy Lee Jones began to be recognized on the streets after he played the eccentric and cruel Harvey Dent in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever. The team in this project gathered quite famous: Nicole Kidman, Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey.
A series of films "Men in Black" only secured the success of Jones in the acting field. The most striking work of the artist in recent years is the role of Tadeusz Stevens in the biographical film "Lincoln."
R. Thorne as Chef
Rip Thorne is an American actor, distinguished by the fact that in his career he starred in more than 180 films.
In his youth, Thorne graduated from the Livestock Institute. It is not known what made him later move to Hollywood and do acting. Probably the fabulous fees that the stars of the "dream factory" get.
At first, Thorne wandered around the crowd. The first more or less well-known television film with his participation is the drama “Marriage and Violence”, in which the star of “The Terminator” Linda Hamilton and the young Mickey Rourke starred.
Men in Black is an important project for Thorne, as he has been entrusted with the main role. On the screen, Rip appeared in the image of Agent Z - the immediate boss of the people in black.
Thorne also appeared in the project “Without Feelings”, in the comedy “Bouncers” and the biographical drama “Marie Antoinette”.
Other role performers
In the comedy People in Black, actors Will Smith and Tommy Jones, or rather their on-screen heroes, have several partners.
The role of agent L was played by
Linda Fiorentino, who also starred in the films Scream, Dogma and The Last Seduction.
The image of Agent D went to Richard Hamilton, and Agent B to Charles Stevenson. John Gries, known for the film “Hostage” with Liam Neeson, played the role of a bus driver in the film “Men in Black”.
Fredrik Lena appeared in front of the audience in the image of Agent Janus. But the actor is better known for the TV series "Lost."
It is noteworthy that the persons who played episodic roles in the film are much more popular than the performers from the main cast. For example, in the images of aliens, the viewer can see Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, Sylvester Stallone and Barry Sonnenfeld, Danny De Vito and Michael Jackson.