Maps of Movies

Men in Black II (2002)

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

Alien headquarters hides in a tunnel vent, and the heroes' trail runs from a SoHo pizza shop to Cape Cod and back to a Grand Central locker

Scenes and places

Jeff in the subway (2002)

Agent J opens the film coming off a subway job against Jeff, a giant worm-like alien. Back at work he is known for wiping the memories of the partners he is given.

Set in A Manhattan subway grate — A subway line where Agent J deals with a giant worm-like alien (Jeff) before the main story begins.

A Midtown office tower that a tour company names as the place Jeff first appears.

Inside MIB headquarters (2002)

At headquarters Chief Zed sends J out to report on an alien-on-alien killing. J turns down the partners on offer and heads out to investigate.

Set in Men in Black headquarters — The secret headquarters where agents process aliens and brief J on a new case.

The film's secret alien-processing office, shown as a hidden fictional base.

Filmed at Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel ventilation building, north side of Battery Place (Lower Manhattan · Battery Place, New York, United States) — A tour company says this ventilation station for the tunnel serves as the exterior of the headquarters; the coordinate is the tunnel's, not the building's. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The pizzeria murder (2002)

J investigates the killing of a pizzeria owner and takes the statement of a witness, Laura. He breaks protocol and chooses not to wipe her memory.

Set in Ben's pizzeria — A pizza shop where the Zarthan owner is killed and a young woman named Laura witnesses it.

A neighbourhood pizza shop that turns into a crime scene.

K the postmaster (2002)

J finds his old partner K working as a small-town postmaster with no memory of the agency. To bring him back, J shows him his coworkers are aliens in disguise.

Set in Truro post office, Massachusetts — A small-town post office run by K, who has had his memory of the agency erased. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A small Cape Cod town; the coordinate is the town centre, not the post office.

The locker at Grand Central (2002)

J and K follow K's own clues from a pizzeria key to a locker at Grand Central. Inside is a society of tiny aliens that worships K as a god.

Set in Grand Central Terminal — The railway terminal where K left a clue in a storage locker. Google Maps · Apple Maps

New York's best-known railway terminal, with a vaulted main concourse.

Filmed at Grand Central Terminal (Midtown · Grand Central, New York, United States) — Named as a shooting location on the French Wikipedia page. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Statue of Liberty finale (2002)

The film's closing sequence is set at the Statue of Liberty, where the agents face their last confrontation.

Set in Statue of Liberty — The island monument where the film's final sequence takes place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A copper statue on an island in New York Harbor.

Filmed at Empire Diner, Chelsea — Diner scenes Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at American Museum of Natural History — Scene not given Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Central Park — Scene not given Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Fire Island — Scene not given Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Agent J — A top Men in Black agent who keeps wiping the memories of his partners.
• Agent K — J's retired partner, now a small-town postmaster who has forgotten the agency.