Why did Agent J go back in time?

J went back in time to save K multiple times and didn't always save him but he always tried and therefore he has to always remember. It helps if you don't think about there being one timeline that was modified. All timelines happen concurrently.

Why did K erase J's memory?

K also erases a young J's memory to prevent him from being traumatized. This was seen by an older J who realized that K has been watching over him all his life.

Does K know that J went back in time?

In a real sad scene, we get to see Agent J watch his father, who he "never knew", die. Young Agent K neuralizes young James and gives him his fathers watch. In the present, J and K are at a diner together, and J shows K his fathers watch. K knows that J knows about what happened back then and the movie ends.

Why did Agent K choose J?

It suggests that in the first movie, K either recruited James because he recognized him as the son of the dead colonel to which he proposed a job at MIB or he recognized him as J, the agent who helped him through the whole Boris affair, and recruited him to complete the story.

What did Griff show J's father?

The Colonel escorted the agents to the launch tower and told them what to do. When asked by Jay about what Griffin showed him, he tells them that it was the importance of Jay and Kay to the future though its unclear if he knew that Jay was in fact the future version of his son.

Men in Black 3; Time Travel Scene (2/5)

What happened to J's dad?

J's father, Harold Bennett Turner was killed at Cape Canaveral on July 16th, 1969, by Boris The Animal when assisting Agent K. Although James Marcus Turner was present at the scene of his father's death, he was neuralyzed by Agent K who, in the altered timeline, avenged his father's death by killing Boris the Animal.

What happened to Agent J's dad?

Agent J's father, Major James Edwards Jr., was killed by Boris the Animal during the launch of the Apollo 11 rocket. Young James Edwards III (Jay) witnessed this, and the young version of Agent K then used a neutralizer on him to erase the memory.

What was Agent J original name?

Agent J (usually called J), originally James Darrell Edwards III, is one of the two protagonists of the Men in Black film series. Born October 19, 1965, Jay is an agent of the MiB, recruited by Agent K.

What building did Agent J jump from?

Agent J (Will Smith) jumps off the Chrysler building.

How long was Agent K in a coma?

After retrieving his weapon, he destroys the Bug from the inside out. Returning to MiB headquarters, Kay reveals to Jay that he's been training him as a replacement, not his partner. Jay erases Kay's memories and replaces them with the story that he was in a 35-year coma.

Did K watch over J his whole life?

K does remember J. It's even implied that K kept a watchful eye over J as he grew up after his father died.

Why was Agent L not in MIB 2?

Why didn't she have screen time? According to Men in Black producer Laurie MacDonald, Agent L's role was not permanent. "It turned out not to be a big enough role," explains MacDonald. "We would have loved to have her, but when we began to develop the story, we couldn't find a [major] place for her.

What happened to Agent K at Cape Canaveral?

Soon after, K calls J at his apartment to apologize for being so harsh, explaining that he just regrets what happened at Cape Canaveral, Florida back then. Suddenly, K vanishes as a result of Boris killing his younger self.

What is the famous line from Men in Black?

Why isn't Zed in Men in Black 3?

Zed did not appear in MIB 3 due to Rip Torn's arrest. He was never put in jail in exchange for pleading guilty and put on probation for 3 years. Although Zed wasn't in MIB 3, he did appear in Air New Zealand's Safety Video, albeit non-canonical.

What is the purpose of a neuralyzer?

A neuralyzer is a device varying in size, that wipes the memory of a target. The set length of memory erased can be changed using dials, and the effects can be reversed.

Which is taller Empire State or Chrysler?

After more than a dozen revisions, the Empire State Building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon to stand 1,250 feet tall, exceeding the Chrysler Building by 204 feet. And that is without counting the Empire State's 204-foot antenna, which brings the 102-story building to 1,454 feet.

Who was the kid at the end of Men in Black 3?

At the end of MIB 3, it was revealed that J and K met when J was a young child. After James' father died assisting the MIB, K had to neuralyze J who then went on living thinking his father abandoned him. It was implied that K had been watching over the young James for his entire life starting at that point.

Did Agent K raise Agent J?

The narrative of the first two MIB films do not state that K raised J as his son. In fact K's wife is forgotten by the time that MIB III rolls around as it shows him being an MIB agent in the late 1960s before he would have married the woman he used a satellite to spy upon in the first Men In Black.

Who was Agent K first partner?

—D's last known statement as an MiB Agent. Agent D (or just Dee), real name Derrick Cunningham, was born in 1937 and a founding member of the MiB, and partner to Agent K. He was an old veteran agent, and had troubles keeping up. He was portrayed by the late Richard Hamiliton.

Who is black agent?

Agent Black is a major antagonist from Iconoclasts. She is an agent of One Concern, likely the oldest of them, whose job is to investigate reports of people who commit sin and enact penance upon them.

Does Agent K have a daughter?

In MIB 3 no reference is made to Agent K's wife at all in the film. K had several relationships with women in his past life, which are: In the first film, K appears to have a wife before he joined MiB. In the second film, he had a relationship with Lauranna after he joined MiB and it's implied to have a daughter.

Is Agent K Laura's dad?

K reveals that Laura is the daughter of Lauranna (and, it is implied, his daughter) and that she's also the Light.

Why is Agent K so grumpy?

K is grumpy because his retirement and love life keep getting interrupted. The poor man can't enjoy his remaining years in peace. My thought is that K, due to his position in space-time, may continually be the subject of time-travel-based attacks.

Why didn't they make a Men in Black 4?

As MacDonald said, when they finished the trilogy with Men in Black 3 in 2012, they felt they had closed the chapter of Agent J and K's story arcs and didn't plan to bring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones back to continue their stories.