The Sting

Award nominations:. The movie sequel Men in Black II or (M.II.B.) was released in summer 2002, which had the memory of Jones' character restored so he could battle new threats alongside his former partner. Award wins:. Men in Black: The Series. A belated sequel, The Sting II appeared in 1983. An animated television series followed, based closely on the style of the movie. A major box office success, it was the highest grossing film of 1974, taking in more than US$160 million. They include:.

It is noted for its musical score -- particularly its theme song, "The Entertainer" -- a piano rag by Scott Joplin, which was lightly adapted for the movie by Marvin Hamlisch. At one point, K shows J a screen following several "identified aliens". The film is divided into distinct sections with old-fashioned title cards. Smith", two extremely common surnames in English-speaking countries. The story is based in part on a real life con game orchestrated by "Count" Victor Lustig. Jones" and "Mr. The Sting was a 1973/1974 big caper movie based in the 1930s and centered around a convoluted plot by two professional "grifters" (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). As a play on this shadowy anonymity, movie posters identified the two principal actors simply as "Mr.

Ward). Eventually, the Galaxy is recovered, and K asks J to neuralyze him so that he can retire. WGA Award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen - (David S. A Bug (an alien species, similar in many ways to a very large cockroach) is trying to steal a tiny galaxy from another alien—whose government is willing to have the earth destroyed rather than let this galaxy fall into the hands of the Bugs. Ward). The MiB's sunglasses protect them from the effects of the Neuralyzer. Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - (David S. Neuralizers are also used on agents who leave the organization for any reason.

Academy Award for Sound - (Ronald Pierce & Robert R. Bertrand). Neuralyzers are typically the size and shape of an oversized pen (although a giant version is seen in the second movie hidden in the Statue of Liberty's torch), and can be set to erase memories as far back as several years. Academy Award for Best Cinematography - (Robert Surtees). Instead of intimidating or threatening witnesses, the MiB use devices known as Neuralyzers to wipe their memories and suggest more mundane causes to the encounter (or anything else the agents think of). Academy Award for Best Actor - (Robert Redford). Representatives of this agency wear sunglasses and dark suits, and appear at UFO landing sites, similar to reported Men In Black. Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation - (Marvin Hamlisch). Tommy Lee Jones plays 'K', a senior MiB agent who guides 'J' (the code-name assigned to Smith) as he learns the ropes.

Academy Award for Film Editing - (William H. Reynolds). The movie follows an NYPD officer (Will Smith) as he becomes a part of MiB, and his first major mission. Academy Award for Best Costume Design - (Edith Head). A secretive agency, originally part of the government but now apparently a private organization ("the government asks too many questions", explains Agent K), allows aliens onto the planet and monitors them while here. Academy Award for Best Art Direction - (Henry Bumstead & James W. Payne). The film was based on the Men in Black comic books of Lowell Cunningham and featuring the creature animation of Rick Baker. Ward). Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Vincent D'Onofrio.

Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay - (David S. Unisphere, Flushing Meadow-Corona Park, Queens, New York City. Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - (George Roy Hill). Guggenheim Museum, New York City. Academy Award for Directing - (George Roy Hill). Solomon R. Academy Award for Best Picture. Sylvester Stallone.

Jack Kehoe  : Joe Erie. Steven Spielberg. Sally Kirkland  : Crystal. Al Roker. Mann  : Mr. Clemens. Norma Jean Groh - Mrs. Irma Edelson, said to be Edwards' alien teacher. Larry D. Chloe Sonnenfeld (uncredited).

Dana Elcar  : FBI Agent Polk. Will Smith - song. John Heffernan  : Eddie Niles. Danny Elfman - original music. Harold Gould  : Kid Twist. Joe Paparone - police inspector (uncredited). Eileen Brennan  : Billie. Stephanie Paliferro - INS agent (uncredited).

Singleton. Patricia McPherson - K's wife (uncredited). Ray Walston  : J.J. Karen Lynn Gorney - announcer (uncredited). William Snyder. John Darrah - army officer (uncredited). Charles Durning  : Lt. Drew Massey - worm guy (voice).

Robert Shaw  : Doyle Lonnegan. Johnson - worm guy (voice). Robert Redford  : Johnny Hooker aka Kelly. Carl J. Paul Newman  : Henry Gondorff aka Shaw. Thom Fountain - worm guy (voice). Brad Abrell - worm guy (voice).

Mark Setrakian - Rosenberg alien (voice). Tim Blaney - Frank the pug (voice). Mykal Wayne Williams - scared guy. Verne Troyer - alien son.

Debbie Lee Carrington - alien father. Richard Arthur - 2nd first contact alien. Michael Kaliski - first contact alien. Sean Plummer - first contact alien.

Bernard Gilkey - baseball player. Alpheus Merchant - security guard. Michael Goldfinger - NYPD sergeant at Edwards' interrogation. Andy Prosky - INS agent.

Steve Rankin - INS agent. Boris Leskin - cook. - MiB agent B. Charles C. Stevenson Jr.

David Cross - Newton, morgue attendant. Peter Linari - tow truck driver. Willie C. Carpenter - police inspector. Michael Willis - cop in morgue.

Harsh Nayyar - Manny, news vendor. Sean Whalen - passport officer. Becky Ann Baker - Mrs. Redgick. Patrick Breen - Reggie Redgick.

Ken Thorley - Zap-Em exterminator. Keith Campbell - Perp. John Alexander - Mikey. Jake Jensen.

Kent Faulcon - 2nd Lt. Richard Hamilton - MiB agent D, K's first partner. Fredric Lehne - INS agent Janus. Carel Struycken - Arquillian.

Sergio Calderón - Jose. Jon Gries - Nick, van driver. Mike Nussbaum - Gentle Rosenburg, Arquillian jeweler. Siobhan Fallon - Beatrice, Edgar's wife.

Tony Shalhoub - Jack Jeebs. Rip Torn - MiB chief Zed. Vincent D'Onofrio - Edgar. Laurel Weaver/ MiB agent L.

Linda Fiorentino - Dr. Will Smith - James Edwards/ MiB agent J. Tommy Lee Jones - MiB agent K.