Thanks to Will Smith, Independence Day will once again be a blockbuster. On June 30, 1999, popcorn sales will surge when
Smith's latest starring vehicle, "Wild Wild West," is released to theaters. He's teamed up once again with "Men In Black"
director Barry Sonnenfeld, but this time around, the always Fresh Prince will be accompanied by a can't-miss combo: crackpot inventor Kevin Kline, mustachioed bad-guy Kenneth Branagh,
addictively watchable Salma Hayek (in a rotating assortment of saloon-girl outfits), and one gigantic mechanical insect. Until then, you can prepare for movie madness by catching the video
for Smith's theme song, which savvily avoids tampering with the formula that made his "MIB" title track a winner. "Wild Wild West"
combines elements of Kool Moe Dee's 1988 hit of the same name with the familiar hook from Stevie Wonder's "I Wish,"
with Dru Hill along for the funky ride. The soundtrack, which will also feature Blackstreet, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Faith Evans, Slick Rick, and a host of others, is due out on June 15 from Smith's own Interscope-distributed label, Overbrook.
MusicMania Team caught up with Smith
on the set of the video, and the rapper-actor-label executive told all about the flick, its theme song, the dangers of dancing in cowboy drag, and the eternal debate of toilet paper versus...
Well, see for yourself... |
