Trivia: In many European countries, as in Spain and France, since Dennis Rodman's weirdness isn't that well known, the celebrity mentioned in the last line of the movie as being an alien was changed to Michael Jackson. (01:30:00)
Trivia: After reading the script with his wife, Barry Sonnenfeld (the director) turned to his wife and said "Tommy Lee Jones". She turned to him and said "Will Smith", and that is how they were cast. This is confirmed by Barry Sonnenfeld on the DVD commentary.
Trivia: Clint Eastwood had the chance to play K but declined.
Trivia: The film won the Academy Award for Best Make-Up. It was also the only feature film of 1997 to win an Oscar without being nominated for Best Picture.
Trivia: Vincent D'Onofrio based the voice of Edgar on a combination of John Huston from Chinatown and George C. Scott from Dr. Strangelove.
Trivia: The writer of the original comic book, Lowel Cunningham, has a cameo in the Men in Black facility.
Trivia: The role of J was offered to Chris O'Donnell but he refused.
Trivia: Bruce Campbell and John Turturro were considered for the role of Edgar the alien, but both refused it.
Answer: The person in question is actor/comedian David Cross. In the first MIB film, Cross is listed in the credits as "Morgue Attendant," and he ends up glued to the morgue ceiling, presumably killed by The Bug. If he had survived, the Men in Black would have certainly neuralized him, anyway, and he would have no memory of the alien encounter or the Men in Black. In MIB 2, David Cross is listed as "Newton" (the video store nerd) who apparently recognizes K, because K had asked Newton to reserve a videotape for him at some time in the past. K made this video request before he ever met J, and then K neuralized himself after leaving a trail of clues leading to the video store. Newton remembers K, so Newton hasn't been neuralized in years. Therefore, Newton in MIB2 cannot be the same character as the Morgue Attendant in MIB.
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