Saturday, July 5 Dougies Daily Trivia During the late 1990s, - TopicsExpress

Saturday, July 5 Dougies Daily Trivia During the late 1990s, Will Smith movies became synonomous with the Fourth of July weekend. After the success of Independence Day, Smith came back the following year starring in Men in Black. The 1997 blockbuster grossed over $589 million worldwide. It went on to spawn two sequels and a Saturday morning cartoon show. It starred Will Smith as Agent J and Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K. Based on a comic book, K recruits J to work for a top secret government organization that was designed to investigate aliens from outer space that secretly hide among Earths population. Tommy Lee Jones was actually the second choice to play Agent K. What other famous actor was their first choice, but he turned them down? Answer: Clint Eastwood OTHER FUN MEN IN BLACK FACTS: David Schwimmer and Chris ODonnell both turned down the role of Agent J. Will Smith was offered the part, because director Barry Sonnenfelds wife was a fan of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV series. Linda Fiorentino (Agent L) won her role in a poker game with Barry Sonnenfeld. After this movie was released, the sales of Ray Ban Predator 2 glasses more than tripled from $1.6 million to $5 million. Agent K talks about an alien invasion that occurred in 1968. He tells Agent J that he probably wasnt even born yet. Will Smith was actually born on September 25, 1968. They refer in the movie to Dennis Rodman being an alien. In the German version, they had to change it to Michael Jackson, because the Germans didnt know who Rodman was. Jackson later appears as an alien in Men in Black II.