Men In Black is a perfect example of never knowing where Ed's props will pop up next. In the early Summer of 1997, Ed and his family saw a trailer for the new Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones film, and lo and behold, they recognized three of the guns in the pawn shop scene as Ed's! Needless to say, they were quite excited to see the movie, since besides having Ed's weapons in it, it looked damned funny.

A couple of weeks later, just as the film was about to open, they saw an interview with Will Smith on E! News Daily, during which Will was handling another of Ed's guns (the large rifle pictured above) bringing the confirmed count to four. The excitement was growing.

Finally, it was time to see the movie itself. Even though the cutaways in the Pawn Shop scene went by quickly, they were able to identify another of Ed's guns and the Universal Translator that Tommy Lee Jones is playing with in MIB Headquarters. The count was now six!

At last, the video came out, and they were able to freeze frame the Pawn Shop scene and carefully examine the contents of the flip-down boards. Surprisingly, they recognized three more of Ed's guns brining the final count to nine, not including the fact that some of the weapons were shown in more than one spot.

The question people most frequently ask Ed about Men In Black is "Did you make the 'Noisy Cricket?'" The answer is no. With the exception of the Will Smith interview and the "Univeral Translator", none of the actors in the film ever handled any of Ed's guns on camera.

This is a HUGE prop, nearly two and a half feet long, featured prominently in an interview with Will Smith on E! News Daily, where he dubbed it a "Type 6 De- Atomizer". Owned by Modern Props.

This sleek handgun type prop gets its name from the dolphin curves of the muzzle. Owned by Modern Props.

Another of the handgun props featured in the pawn shop scene on one of the flip-down panels.

Another of the handgun props featured in the pawn shop scene on one of the flip-down panels.

A shot from the film with Ed's guns highlighted.

A shot from the film with Ed's guns highlighted.

A shot from the film with Ed's guns highlighted.

A tuning-fork looking instrument designed to look like a generic tool. This was the only prop which was actually handled by an actor in the film. Owned by Modern Props.

A screen shot of Tommy Lee Jones showing the "Universal Translator" to a distracted Will Smith at M.I.B. headquarters.

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