Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld Written by Lowell Cunningham   Ed Solomon   Cast Tommy Lee Jones ... Kay Will Smith ... Jay Linda Fiorentino ... Laurel Weaver Vincent D'Onofrio ... Edgar Rip Torn ... Zed Tony Shalhoub ... Jeebs Siobhan Fallon Hogan ... Beatrice (as Siobhan Fallon) Mike Nussbaum ... Gentle Rosenburg Jon Gries ... Van Driver Sergio Calderón ... José Carel Struycken ... Arquillian Fredric Lehne ... INS Agent Janus (as Fredric Lane) Richard Hamilton ... Dee Kent Faulcon ... 1st Lt. Jake Jensen John Alexander ... Mikey Keith Campbell ... Perp Ken Thorley ... Zap-Em Man Patrick Breen ... Mr. Redgick Becky Ann Baker ... Mrs. Redgick Sean Whalen ... Passport Officer Harsh Nayyar ... News Vendor Michael Willis ... Cop in Morgue Willie C. Carpenter ... Police Inspector Peter Linari ... Tow Truck Driver David Cross ... Morgue Attendant Charles C. Stevenson Jr. ... MIB Agent B Boris Lyoskin ... Cook Steve Rankin ... INS Agent Andy Prosky ... INS Agent Michael Goldfinger ... NYPD sergeant Alpheus Merchant ... Security Guard Norma Jean Groh ... Mrs Edelson Bernard Gilkey ... Baseball Player Sean Plummer ... First Contact Alien Michael Kaliski ... First Contact Alien Richard Arthur ... 2nd First Contact Alien Debbie Lee Carrington ... Alien Father Verne Troyer ... Alien Son Mykal Wayne Williams ... Scared Guy Tim Blaney ... Frank the Pug (voice) Mark Setrakian ... Rosenberg Alien (voice) Brad Abrell ... Worm Guy (voice) Thom Fountain ... Worm Guy (voice) Carl J. Johnson ... Worm Guy (voice) Drew Massey ... Worm Guy (voice) Uncredited Cast Christina Benitan ... On-Air Reporter Sean Bunch ... Marine Lieutenant Tom Bysiek ... Hatless Sheriff Lowell Cunningham ... MiB HQ Office Worker John Darrah ... Army Officer Danny DeVito ... Alien on TV Monitor John Elsen ... NYPD Sergeant Newt Gingrich ... Alien on TV Monitor Karen Lynn Gorney ... Announcer Lee Harris ... PA Announcer Adrian Lee ... Wall Street Broker George Lucas ... Alien on TV Monitor Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas ... Dishwasher Patricia McPherson ... Spouse K Isaac Mizrahi ... Alien on TV Monitor Fred Newman ... Aliens (voice) Stephanie Paliferro ... INS Agent Joe Paparone ... Police Inspector Anthony Robbins ... Alien on TV Monitor Al Roker ... Alien on TV Monitor Eliot Sash ... Police Officer #4 Marshal Silverman ... Special Tech Barry Sonnenfeld ... Alien on TV Monitor Chloe Sonnenfeld ... Alien on TV Monitor Steven Spielberg ... Alien on TV Monitor Robert Stahoviak ... INS Agent Sylvester Stallone ... Alien on TV Monitor (archive footage) Dionne Warwick ... Alien on TV Monitor Produced by Laurie MacDonald   Steven R. Molen   Walter F. Parkes   Graham Place   Steven Spielberg   Original Music by Danny Elfman

Additional Info Premiere: July 01, 1997 Theatrical Release: July 02, 1997 DVD Release: September 05, 2000 Blu-ray Release: June 17, 2008 Country: Distributor: Sony Home Entertainment Websites: Production Companies Columbia Pictures (presents) (A Barry Sonnenfeld Film) (as Columbia Pictures) Amblin Entertainment Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation (in association with) (as MacDonald/Parkes Productions) Distributors Columbia Pictures   (1997) (USA) (theatrical) Sony Pictures Releasing   (1997) (USA) (theatrical) Sony Pictures Releasing   (1997) (USA) (theatrical) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (1999) (USA) (VHS) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1999) (USA) (TV) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (2000) (USA) (DVD) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (2000) (USA) (VHS) (special edition) Columbia TriStar Home Video   (2002) (USA) (VHS) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating 6.9 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.9 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #234 / 20,869 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 4 total ratings Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #230 Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998) #231 Ocean's Eleven (2001) #232 It (2017) #233 Limitless (2011) #234 Men In Black (1997) #235 Independence Day (1996) #236 Shaun Of The Dead (2004) #237 Kick-Ass (2010) #238 Captain Marvel (2019)