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Men in Black 3 (2012)

Where Men in Black 3 says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Only Coney Island is backed by two sources as a real shooting spot; the stadium and the Apollo launchpad are said to be a digital recreation and a Brooklyn studio set

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Scenes and places

Boris breaks out of the Moon prison (2012)

Boris the Animal escapes from a maximum-security prison on the Moon. He wants revenge on Agent K, who shot off his arm and arrested him in 1969.

Set in Maximum-security prison on the Moon — The lunar prison from which Boris the Animal escapes in 2012.

A fictional prison; the story gives no real-world position.

J and K fall out at MIB headquarters (2012)

J and K fall out over K's refusal to explain what happened with Boris. At headquarters, Agent O turns down J's request for the file and only says K also deployed the ArcNet.

Set in Men in Black headquarters, New York (2012) — The secret agency's base, where J asks for the file on Boris.

A fictional agency base; no filming location is named in the sources.

1969 Coney Island, Boris's first crime (1969)

J travels back to July 15, 1969, the day Boris is due to kill his first victim. He goes to stop it before Boris ever meets the young K.

Set in Coney Island, Brooklyn (1969) — The seaside amusement district where Boris commits his first murder on July 15, 1969. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A seaside amusement district at the southern tip of Brooklyn, with a boardwalk and an old amusement park.

Filmed at Coney Island Boardwalk area, Brooklyn (Brooklyn · Coney Island, New York, United States) — Coney Island had parking and filming permits posted for April 24 and May 2-4, 2011; a French source lists it among the shooting locations. The exact stretch is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Coney Island is in south Brooklyn; the Riegelmann Boardwalk runs along its beach.

J is arrested by the young K (1969)

The young K arrests J and almost neuralyzes him. J has to convince him of the mission before the two can follow clues together.

Set in Men in Black headquarters, New York (1969) — The agency's 1969 base, where J is brought in by the young K.

No location is named for this scene in the sources.

The Factory and Andy Warhol (1969)

Following a trail of clues, J and K reach the Factory. There the undercover agent Andy Warhol directs them to an Archanan named Griffin, who can see every possible outcome.

Set in The Factory (Andy Warhol's studio), Manhattan — Warhol's 1960s studio, here an MIB-run party scene where J and K are pointed to Griffin.

Warhol's studio of the 1960s was a real place; the film uses it as a party scene.

Rescuing Griffin at Shea Stadium (1969)

K and J find Griffin at Shea Stadium and rescue him from the younger Boris.

Set in Shea Stadium, Queens (demolished) — The Mets' home ground until 2008; here the place where Griffin is found and rescued. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The old home of the New York Mets, torn down after Citi Field opened next to it.

The Apollo 11 launchpad (1969)

J, K and Griffin use jetpacks to reach Cape Canaveral. They have to attach the ArcNet to the Apollo 11 rocket before it launches.

Set in Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center — The Florida launch site of Apollo 11, where the agents try to fit the ArcNet to the rocket. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Florida spaceport from which the Apollo missions flew.

Filmed at Steiner Studios, Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York, United States) — One budget page says the launch scenes were built as a set in Brooklyn; the same page also says Cape Canaveral was used, so this is unconfirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A working film studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard area; not open to visitors.

Filmed at Relish restaurant, Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Brooklyn · Williamsburg, New York, United States) — A 1960s diner scene (link to the story is inferred) Google Maps · Apple Maps

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