Will Smith's Fart Incident Behind Men In Black Filming
The Men In Black Fart Saga
The year was 1996. Will Smith, coming off the success of Independence Day, and Tommy Lee Jones, recovering from Batman Forever, entered a hermetically sealed cockpit for filming an iconic scene from Men in Black.
During the shoot, Smith hilariously let out an unforgettable fart. Barry Sonnenfeld, the film's director, shared this amusing anecdote on the SiriusXM podcast, "Let’s Talk Off Camera", during his memoir's promotional tour.
Behind The Scenes Fun
Sonnenfeld described the setup for the famous “don’t push the red button” moment, where Smith’s character accidentally ignites the jet propulsion system for Jones’s Ford Crown Victoria inside the Queens–Midtown Tunnel.
- The supersonic scene had Smith and Jones upside down.
- Sonnenfeld humorously noted, “Will Smith is a farter,” adding levity to the filming experience.
- Right before filming started, Smith said, “Oh, Jesus, so sorry. Tommy, so sorry. Baz, get the ladder,” causing major hilarity.
- Filming had to pause for over three hours due to the incident.
Despite the humorous complications, Sonnenfeld described Smith as a lovely guy, just one who unavoidably farts, bringing some light-heartedness to the film set.
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