MEN IN BLACK - 1997
Directed By:Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring:
Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino
Brief Synopsis:
Agents K and J, members of a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth, find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
Artist(s):
RICK BAKER
Miscellaneous Information about Mr. Baker:
- Known for his incredibly realistic creature effects
- Trade mark - long hair pulled back in ponytail
- Formed Cinovation Studios in 1981
- Appeared in Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video as the hobbling zombie whose arm falls off
- Michael Jackson's song, "Threatened," (2001) is dedicated to him. They worked together on Thriller and Captain EO
- Actor in films such as "The Thing with Two Heads," "Into the Night," "Planet of the Apes," "Men in Black II," "King Kong," "Dark Reel," "The Wolfman
DAVID LEROY ANDERSON
Miscellaneous Information about Mr. Anderson:
- Married to heather Langenkamp who played Nancy Thompson in Nightmare on Elm Street
- Charlie Sheen was the best man in his wedding. They were friends from High School.
- Longtime collector of silver jewelry, he decided to transform his sculptures into a line of jewelry. "Leonis Rex" and "Ocean Nouveau"
- He and his wife own and operate AFX Studio, a full service make-up effects company that designs and manufactures special make-up effects for film and television.
- Started out working for his father at Lance Anderson Make-up Designs. He and his father were later nominated for an Academy Award for their work on "Cinderella Man."
MORE ON THE MAKE-UP FOR
"MEN IN BLACK"
Baker says MIB was a really fun project because it had a little bit of everything that he's done during his life, "...make-up, creature suits, mechanical monsters."
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