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Where was Men in Black filmed?

1997 science fiction film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

Men in Black (1997) was filmed at 7 places in the United States, including New York City, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Grand Central Terminal, Shea Stadium, Queens–Midtown Tunnel and Liberty State Park. Every place comes from Wikidata.

Part of the Men in Black film series

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Filming locations

Towns & cities New York City United States Most populous city in the United States
Streets & squares Grand Central Terminal United States Railway terminal in New York City
Towns & cities Big Sky Ranch United States Private Ranch located in Simi Valley, California
Landmarks & buildings Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum United States Art museum in New York, New York
“First, the scene where James Edwards was chasing a disguised alien was to be filmed at Lincoln Center, but the New York Philharmonic decided to charge the filmmakers for using their buildings, prompting Sonnenfeld to film the scene at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum instead.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Shea Stadium United States 1964-2009 sports stadium in Queens, New York, USA
“In Men in Black, a Mets game at Shea was featured in the film, with outfielder Bernard Gilkey dropping a fly ball after being distracted by an alien spacecraft in the sky.” Wikipedia
Landscapes & nature Liberty State Park United States Park located on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, New Jersey
“In 1997, the film Men in Black depicts a scene where Agent J delivers a newborn alien squid on Morris Pesin Drive.” Wikipedia
Streets & squares Queens–Midtown Tunnel United States Tunnel in New York City

Also per Wikipedia's article

The Wikipedia article names 9 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.

Places whose own article says it was shot there

3 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.

Towns & cities Jersey City United States City in New Jersey, United States
“In 1997, the film Men in Black depicts a scene where Agent J delivers a newborn alien squid on Morris Pesin Drive in Liberty State Park.” Wikipedia
Landscapes & nature Flushing Meadows–Corona Park United States Large public park in Queens, New York
“In the movie Men in Black (1997), the saucer-shaped restaurants atop the observation towers of the New York State Pavilion were portrayed as real alien UFOs used as a display to disguise its appearance to the public.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings New York State Pavilion United States Historic exposition pavilion in New York City
“The pavilion's exterior was used a setting in the 1997 film Men in Black, in which the towers were presented as disguised flying saucers.” Wikipedia

Recorded only at country level

Also filmed in New Jersey, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.

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