- At first, Will Smith was reluctant to appear in the film. Later, under the persuasion of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, he decided to accept the role of J.
- Tommy Lee Jones was initially very disappointed with the first draft of the script, but after Steven Spielberg promised to revise it, he decided to take the lead.
- To star in this film, Will Smith went to Las Vegas to attend a seminar on encounters with aliens.
- John Tetoro missed the role of Edgar in the film because of his entanglement in the film.
- Linda Fiorentino won the role in the film while playing a card game with director Barry Sonnenfeld.
- Chris O'Donnell was the original candidate to play J. He refused to play the role because of the similarity to Dick Grayson in "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin".
- Clint Eastwood refused to play K.
- David Hummer refused to play J
- Quentin Tarantino does not want to be the director of the film.
- John Landis once regretted his refusal to direct the film.
Men in Black behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Zed: Edwards. Let's put it on.
Edwards: Put what on?
Zed: The last suit you'll ever wear.
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INS Agent Janus: [seeing K take an immigrant into custody] Sir! Sir, you can't do that...!
Kay: Don't "Sir" me, young man, you have no idea who you're dealing with!