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Release Date:
10 September 1993 (USA) moreTagline:
The Truth is Out There morePlot:
Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained while hidden forces work to impede their efforts. full summaryAwards:
Won 5 Golden Globes. Another 65 wins & 142 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(279 articles)
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The most intricately perfect work of art. moreUS TV Schedule:
| Tue. July 21 | 2:00 AM | SYFY | Space | #1.8 | |
| Wed. July 22 | 2:00 AM | SYFY | Fallen Angel | #1.9 | more |
Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 3 of 406)| Gillian Anderson | ... | Dana Scully / ... (200 episodes, 1993-2002) | |
| David Duchovny | ... | Fox Mulder (176 episodes, 1993-2002) | |
| Mitch Pileggi | ... | Walter Skinner / ... (82 episodes, 1994-2002) |
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45 minLanguage:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M | Iceland:12 (some episodes) | Iceland:16 (some episodes) | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (2007) (self applied) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Peru:14 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Hungary:18 | Ireland:12 (some episodes) | Ireland:15 (some episodes) | Ireland:18 (some episodes) | New Zealand:R13 (season 9) | Poland:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 8) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 (one episode) | UK:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-MA | USA:TV-PG | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)Fun Stuff
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The line "The truth is out there", at the end of the opening credits, was ranked #9 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 20 Top Catchphrases" (21-27 August 2005 issue). moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: In numerous episodes in the earlier seasons, characters are seen driving cars with British Columbia License plates. moreQuotes:
Samantha Mulder: Do we have to watch this, Fox?Mulder: Leave it. I'm watching "The Magician" at nine.
Samantha Mulder: Mom and Dad said I could watch some movie, Buttmunch.
Mulder: They're next door at the Gallren's and they said I'm in charge.
Mulder: Hey. Get out of my life.
Mulder: I'm watching The Magician.
Mulder: Now look. The fuse is blown.
Samantha Mulder: Fox!
Mulder: Samantha! Samantha!
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What does the black oil do?What different taglines have been used instead of "The Truth is Out There" in the opening credits?
Why did David Duchovny leave?
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I find it hard to comment on The X- Files because it simply transcends words. It's an intelligent masterpiece, an epos of beautifully complicated scenarios, plots and characters. Eruditely taking on the grayest of areas, confronting those things under your bed and inside your closet thus bringing new meaning to the fears brought on by conventions and the imprudent obstinacy of social norms. The script, the actors and the direction make the most unbelievable seem believable and the unfathomable- unfathomably real. So thought provoking that if you really let yourself dwell in its essence, it can change the way you see the world, if only just by believing in the conviction that The Truth Is Out There.