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- First and most obvious, he's a bug, and science fiction stories love to cast insectoid villains. This is probably because insects are so different than humans in anatomy, social structure, and temperament that it becomes difficult for us mammals to empathize with them. Hence a villain we enjoy watching the human hero triumph over.
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Edgar the Bug (or just The Bug) is a Bug alien and the main antagonist of the first Men in Black film. His appearance is that of a giant cockroach though while on earth, he adopts the disguise of a human farmer. He hates it when any bug is killed (especially cockroaches).
The Bug, also known as Edgar the Bug or simply Edgar, is the main antagonist of the 1997 sci-fi action comedy film Men in Black. He is an interstellar terrorist in search of the Arquillian Galaxy and his actual appearance is that of a giant cockroach.
After the Bug's UFO destroys a truck, a farmer named Edgar goes to investigate the wreckage. The Bug attacks Edgar, skins him alive, and then proceeds to wear his skin around town like some demented Halloween costume.
An unused clip from a behind-the-scenes featurette of Men in Black reveals that the original concept for Edgar was not of a human to begin with, as he was really a Baltian in disguise. The concept was scrapped due to it potentially overcomplicating the plot, and Edgar was left as a normal human.
A Bug serves as the main antagonist of the original film in which Edgar the Bug ventures to Earth in order to instigate a war over the Arquilian Galaxy. It is shown in the film that these Bugs share a kinship with insects native to Earth, particularly cockroaches.
Edgar (the Bug) (Vincent D'Onofrio)’s Timeline and Summary. The Bug crash lands his UFO on Edgar's truck. When Edgar goes to investigate, the Bug kills him and skins him to create a human disguise. An exterminator arrives to kill a cockroach infestation on Edgar's property.
Jun 12, 2019 · Vincent D’Onofrio and director Barry Sonnenfeld explain how Edgar’s perfect sugar-water scene came to be in Men in Black. Two words: sugar water. Intelligencer