Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld( born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director.
He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as" The Addams Family"( 1991) and its sequel" Addams Family Values"( 1993) alongside the" Men in Black" trilogy( 1997 – 2012)," Wild Wild West"( 1999) and" Get Shorty"( 1995).
Sonnenfeld has collaborated with actor and singer Will Smith four times.
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3 (alternatively Men in Black III, and stylized as "MIB³)" is a 2012 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin.
It is the third and final installment in the original "Men in Black" film series which in turn is loosely based on the comic book series "The Men in Black" by Lowell Cunningham.
It was released fifteen years after the original "Men in Black" (1997) and ten years after the first sequel, "Men in Black II" (2002).
Sonnenfeld and Steven Spielberg returned as director and executive producer, respectively.
In the film, Boris the Animal, an old enemy of Agent K, escapes from prison and travels back in time to kill the younger K in order to allow his species, a ruthless alien race known as Boglodites, to attack Earth.
This forces Agent J to go back in time and team up with K's younger self to save his partner and the world.
"Men in Black 3" was released on May 25, 2012 by Columbia Pictures and grossed over $624 million worldwide, making it the 10th highest-grossing film of 2012.
Unadjusted for inflation, it is the highest-grossing film in the series.
The film also received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised it as an improvement over its predecessor.
A spin-off film in the series, , was released on June 14, 2019.
Men in Black (1997 film)
Men in Black is a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, and written by Ed Solomon.
Loosely adapted from" The Men in Black" comic book series created by Lowell Cunningham and Sandy Carruthers, the film stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as two agents of a secret organization called the Men in Black, who supervise extraterrestrial lifeforms who live on Earth and hide their existence from ordinary humans.
The film featured the creature effects and makeup of Rick Baker and visual effects by Industrial Light& Magic.
The film was released on July 2, 1997 by Columbia Pictures, and grossed over$ 589.3 million worldwide against a$ 90 million budget, becoming the year's third highest- grossing film.
It received worldwide acclaim, with critics highly praising its witty, sophisticated humor, plot, thematic profundity, action scenes, Jones and Smith's performances, directing, special effects and Danny Elfman's musical score.
The film received three Academy Award nominations: Best Art Direction, Best Original Score, and Best Makeup, winning the latter award.
The film spawned two sequels," Men in Black II"( 2002) and" Men in Black 3"( 2012); a spin- off film,( 2019); and a.
Men in Black: International
Men in Black: International( stylized as MIB: International in promotional material) is a 2019 American science fiction action comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway.
It is a spin- off of the" Men in Black" film series, which is loosely based on the Malibu/ Marvel comic book series of the same name by Lowell Cunningham.
The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson, Rafe Spall, Laurent and Larry Bourgeois, and Liam Neeson.
Emma Thompson reprises her role from the third film, while Tim Blaney returns to voice Frank the Pug from the first two installments.
Talks of a fourth" Men in Black" film began after the release of" Men in Black 3" in 2012.
In February 2018, Hemsworth signed on to lead a spin- off while Gray was hired to direct, and Thompson joined the cast the following month.
Filming took place in New York City, Morocco, Italy, and London from July to October 2018.
" Men in Black: International" was theatrically released in the United States on June 14, 2019 by Sony Pictures Releasing, under its Columbia Pictures label.
The film was a box office disappointment and received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the" lackluster action and forgettable plot" and considered it to be the worst of the series, although the chemistry between Hemsworth and Thompson was praised.
Men in Black II
Men in Black II( stylized as MIIB) is a 2002 American science fiction action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro.
A sequel to" Men in Black"( 1997), which in turn is loosely based on the Marvel Comics series" The Men in Black" by Lowell Cunningham, the film stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith reprising their roles from the first film, with Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub and Rip Torn in supporting roles.
It was also the final appearance of Torn in the series( although he did make a brief uncredited appearance in" Men In Black 3"), as he died in July 2019, about a month after" MIB International" was released.
" Men in Black II" was released worldwide on July 3, 2002, by Columbia Pictures and received mixed reviews from critics yet was also commercially successful, grossing$ 441.8 million against a budget of$ 140 million and was followed by" Men in Black 3" in 2012.
Tim Blaney
Timothy Patrick" Tim" Blaney( born April 23, 1959) is an American puppeteer and voice actor.
He has provided the voices for Frank the Pug in" Men in Black" and" Men in Black II" and the self- aware robot" Johnny 5" in" Short Circuit" and" Short Circuit 2".
Khuda Kasam (1981 film)
Khuda Kasam is a 1981 Indian Bollywood film directed by Lekh Tandon and produced by Baldev Pushkarna.
It stars Vinod Khanna and Tina Munim in pivotal roles.
Etan Cohen
Etan Cohen( born March 14, 1974) is an Israeli American screenwriter and film director best known for writing the scripts to" Tropic Thunder" and" Men in Black 3".
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent Philip D'Onofrio( born June 30, 1959) is an American actor, producer, director, and singer.
He is known for his supporting and starring roles in both film and television.
He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Saturn Awards, winning one for his supporting role in Men in Black.
His roles include Private Leonard" Gomer Pyle" Lawrence in" Full Metal Jacket"( 1987), Wilson Fisk/ Kingpin in" Daredevil"( 2015–2018), NYPD Detective Robert Goren in, Edgar the Bug in" Men in Black"( 1997), and Vic Hoskins in" Jurassic World"( 2015).
Among other honors, D'Onofrio is a Saturn Award winner, an Emmy Award nominee and a Jay Award 2018 winner.
Lekh Tandon
Lekh Tandon( 13 February 1929 – 15 October 2017) was an Indian filmmaker and actor.
He had directed numerous Bollywood movies and Indian TV Serials.
He gained national fame due to success of his directorial ventures Professor( 1962 film), Prince( 1969 film), Ek Baar Kaho and Agar Tum Na Hote.
His films Amrapali starring Vyjanthimala and Agar Tum Na Hote with Rajesh Khanna in the lead role are considered as classics.
Later after 2000, he had acted in movies such as Swades, Rang De Basanti, Chennai Express and Chaarfutiya Chhokare.
He was the brother of Urdu playwright Yograj Tandon.

Question: Are the directors of films Khuda Kasam (1981 Film) and Men In Black (1997 Film) both from the same country?
Answer: no