Men in Black is a cult film that depicts an organization dealing with aliens on Earth. The organization also employs aliens. One group of aliens speaks a language that Star Wars fans might find familiar.
What is Men in Black? Men in Black was released in 1997. The action-comedy deals with the conspiracy theory of men in black, who cover up alien projects for the government. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones star in the lead roles.
Men in Black shows that aliens live among us humans, but no one recognizes them. To keep it that way, the Men in Black ensure that no human remembers the aliens and stops the threatening aliens. The film also has many Easter eggs. One of them might have caught the ears of Star Wars fans with good hearing.
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Listen closely starting at 00:30:34
What Star Wars reference can be found in the film? In the organization of the Men in Black, not only humans work. The worm-like aliens, who have been there since part 1, also work there. They enjoy many things on Earth, especially coffee. In the first part, Jay, played by Will Smith, meets the group for the first time in the kitchen.
Kay, played by Tommy Lee Jones, shows Jay around and makes a detour into the kitchen. This happens in the Netflix version of the first film around 00:30:34. When Kay enters the kitchen, you can hear the aliens conversing in an unknown language. Those familiar with languages from Star Wars might recognize the language since it is also spoken by Jabba and the other Hutts.
In Star Wars, primarily the Hutts speak Huttese. The language is also spoken on controlled planets like Tatooine. The language has existed since Jabba’s first appearance in Star Wars Episode 5.
Men in Black became a franchise. Men in Black was a successful film that was turned into a franchise. In addition to two sequels, there was also a reboot of the series in 2019 with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in the lead roles. There was also an underrated animated series about the story of Agent Kay and Jay that aired between 1997 and 2000. For Will Smith, Men in Black is one of his most iconic and beloved roles. He almost got the lead role in another cult film, but he chose to be part of a major flop instead: Will Smith talks about one of the worst decisions of his career: ‘Why didn’t you do The Matrix?’
