In 1997 the film hit the big screen men in blacka production that is among the most acclaimed of the career of Will Smith. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeldthe film follows a police officer, who joins a secret organization that controls and monitors extraterrestrial activity on Earth.
Recently, Sonnenfeld spoke with the podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa and he recalled an anecdote as funny as it was unpleasant that Smith will never forget. And, according to what the director tells us, During one of the days of filming, they had to evacuate the set due to the actor’s flatulence..
Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997). Photo: © 1997 – Columbia Pictures.
How it happened
It all happened while they were filming the scene in which Smith and Tommy Lee Jones (his co-star) travel in a car that spins and moves along the roof of a tunnel, with both of them upside down. At the time of taking the shot, Smith was heard saying: “Oh, God, I’m so sorry. Tommy, I’m so sorry.“. For his part, Jones responded: “It’s okay, Will. Don’t worry, Will.”
The director, who until then did not understand what had happened, approached the actors and verified that the conversation was due to Smith’s flatulence, who could not contain himself. “You really don’t want to be inside a very small, tightly closed space with a Will Smith gas. […] We evacuated the scene for about three hours”Sonnenfeld recounted.
