Where was Men in Black filmed?
1997 science fiction film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Men in Black (1997) was filmed in New York City, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Grand Central Terminal, Shea Stadium, Queens–Midtown Tunnel, Liberty State Park and 1 more place — 7 recorded filming locations in the United States. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the Men in Black film series
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Filming locations
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Towns & cities
New York City
United States
most populous city in the United States
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Streets & squares
Grand Central Terminal
United States
railway terminal in New York City
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Towns & cities
Big Sky Ranch
United States
Private Ranch located in Simi Valley, California
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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
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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
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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
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Streets & squares
Queens–Midtown Tunnel
United States
tunnel in New York City
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 1 more place. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Jersey City 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
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Flushing Meadows–Corona Park United States
“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
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New York State Pavilion United States
“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
Wikidata also records this film as shot in New Jersey, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
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- Batman Begins 2005
- Spider-Man 2002
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- Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
- The Godfather Part III 1990
- Catch Me If You Can 2002
- The Wolf of Wall Street 2013
- Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
- Joker 2019
Set in the same places
- Max Payne 2001
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011
- Call of Duty: Ghosts 2013
- Assassin's Creed III 2012
- Max Payne 3 2012
- Need for Speed: The Run 2011
- Mario Bros. 1984
- Deus Ex 2000
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003
- Prototype 2009
- Assassin's Creed Rogue 2014
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Men in Black have?
7 places recorded on Wikidata, and 1 place named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Godfather (1972), The Avengers (2012), The Godfather Part II (1974), Batman Begins (2005) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.