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Men in Black

Barry Sonnenfeld, 1997

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Men in Black
Steve Perry, 1997

NOVELIZATION

Men in Black is a movie novelization written by Steve Perry in 1997 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld in 1997. The movie features Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D’Onofrio, Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

The Movie is based on

Comic Book cover
The Men in Black (1990)
Comic Book by Lowell Cunningham, Sandy Carruthers

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RATING

7.3

/ 10

Movie Poster: Men in Black (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1997)

8

/ 10

Book Cover: Men in Black (Steve Perry, 1997)

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Storyline

After a government agency makes first contact with aliens in 1961, alien refugees live in secret on Earth by disguising themselves as humans. After an operation to arrest an alien criminal named Mikey near the Mexican border by Agents K and D, the latter decides that he is too old for his job, prompting the former to neuralyze him so he can retire.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Men in Black, the 1997 movie by Barry Sonnenfeld

Year

1997

Minutes

98

Movie Rate

7.30

Source: IMDb

Movie

Men in Black

Country: USA

Year: 1997

Length: 1h38m

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Cover of Men in Black, the 1997 book by Steve Perry

Year

1997

Pages

226

Book Rate

8.06

S: Goodreads

Book

Men in Black

Country: USA

First published in: 1997

Length: 226 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Poster of Men in Black, the 1997 movie by Barry Sonnenfeld

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IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Men in Black, the 1997 book by Steve Perry

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6 votes

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