Trivia about Men in Black. * Chris O'Donnell was first offered the role of J, but he turned it down because he thought it was another "new recruit" role like his performance of Dick Grayson from "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". * Clint Eastwood was offered the role of K but turned it down. * Quentin Tarantino was originally offered the chance to direct, but turned it down. * The "known aliens" visible on the screen include Al Roker, Isaac Mizrahi, Danny DeVito, director Barry Sonnenfeld, Chloe Sonnenfeld (Barry's daughter), Sylvester Stallone, Dionne Warwick, Newt Gingrich, Anthony Robbins, George Lucas, and executive producer Steven Spielberg. * During the shoot, there was a script revision which changed the role of the 'Universe' in the movie -- the two Arquillian