Generation X (1996) (TV)

Director:

Jack Sholder

Writer (WGA):

Eric Blakeney (written by)

Release Date:

20 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A new generation of superheroes.

Plot:

A group of young mutants--humans with a genetic variation that gives them superpowers and makes them...

Plot Keywords:

Mutant | School | Teenager | Marvel Comics | Hate

Cast

Matt Frewer	...	Russel Tresh
Finola Hughes	...	Emma Frost
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Sean Cassidy
Heather McComb	...	Jubilation Lee / Jubilee
Agustin Rodriguez	...	Angelo Espinosa / Skin
Randall Slavin	...	Kurt Pastorius
Bumper Robinson	...	Mondo
Suzanne Davis	...	Arlee Hicks
Amarilis	...	Monet St. Croix / M
Kevin McNulty	...	Ralston
Lalainia Lindbjerg	...	Kayla
Garry Chalk	...	Detective Gaines
Lynda Boyd	...	Alicia Lee
Joely Collins	...	Jeannie
Wally Dalton	...	Pruitt
Kavan Smith	...	Lance
Noel Geer	...	Bruce
Garvin Cross	...	Orderly
Ken Ryan	...	Dr. Carlysle
Robert J. Lewis	...	Jim Lee (as Robert Lewis)
Dean McKenzie	...	Harlin
L. Harvey Gold	...	Donberry
Peter Bryant	...	Sergeant Cruller
James Crescenzo	...	Eduardo (as Jim Crescenzo)
Jeaneth Munoz	...	Estrella
Edward Diaz	...	Tito
Nadia-Leigh Nascimento	...	Linda (as Nadia Nascimento)
Fulvio Cecere	...	Lead Officer
Tyler Labine	...	Mall Rat
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melody Johnson
Noah Michael Levine	...	Matt (uncredited)

Directed by
Jack Sholder

Writing credits (WGA)
Eric Blakeney		(written by)

Produced by
Avi Arad	....	executive producer
Eric Blakeney	....	executive producer
Matthew Edelman	....	associate producer
Stan Lee	....	executive producer
David Roessell	....	producer
Bruce J. Sallan	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Bryan England

Film Editing by
Michael Schweitzer

Casting by
Alice Cassidy
Coreen Mayrs

Production Design by
Douglas Higgins

Set Decoration by
Rose Marie McSherry

Costume Design by
Maya Mani

Makeup Department
Charles Porlier	....	makeup artist
Janet Sala	....	hair stylist
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects artist
Natalie Cosco	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Mary Guilfoyle	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donald Hauer	....	first assistant director (as Don Hauer)
Judy Slattery	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Terry Joseph	....	buyer
Dan Sissons	....	property master
Grant Van Der Slagt	....	assistant art director
Ross Walshe	....	scenic carpenter

Sound Department
Stephen Cheung	....	dialogue editor
Jim Harrington	....	foley artist
Richard Patton	....	sound mixer (as Rick Patton)
Vince Renaud	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Stewart	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Terence J. Cox	....	special effects coordinator (as Terence Cox)
Harry Tomsic	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Eric Alba	....	visual effects supervisor
Steward Burris	....	computer graphic artist: North West Imaging & FX
Brian Moylan	....	digital compositing artist
Paul Patrick Quinn	....	visual effects producer
Tom Raycove	....	digital compositor
Thomas Schelesny	....	computer graphics artist
Marusha Xeros	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Curt Bonn	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Curt Bonn	....	stunts
Bill Ferguson	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Cyrus Block	....	camera operator
William R. Dalgleish	....	additional first assistant camera
Greg Fox	....	first assistant camera
Nick Kuchera	....	key grip
Saubrie Mohamed	....	generator operator
John W. Scott	....	gaffer (as John Scott)
Nick Watson	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
Katie McCaffrey	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adam Behr	....	special costume effects
Nancy Duggan	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
J.J. Rogers	....	assistant editor

Music Department
David Sibley	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Jake Callihoo	....	transportation coordinator
James Perenseff	....	transportation manager: Cannell

Other crew
Leanne Arnott	....	location manager
Chris Bachalo	....	creator of comics
Sean Benbow	....	production assistant
Kim Cowan	....	unit publicist (as Kim Douglas)
Glynda Fitzgerald	....	script supervisor
Scott Graham	....	assistant location manager
Stan Lee	....	script consultant
Wendy Lewis	....	production coordinator
Scott Lobdell	....	consultant
Scott Lobdell	....	creator of comics
Jacqueline Lovejoy	....	publicist
Alan A. Spence	....	set wireman
Patricia Warren	....	assistant coordinator

Production Companies

• MT2 Services
• Marvel Productions
• New World Entertainment Films

Distributors

• Fox Network (1996) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1999) (Finland) (TV)
• Still Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Videosonic Arts (1996) (Greece) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Northwest Imaging & FX

Other Companies

• AVID  edited on
• Gastown Film Labs  film lab
• Gastown Post and Transfer  electronic post-production
• Post Modern Sound  sound
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

MT2 Services

Trivia:

When Jubilee is in the arcade, there is an X-Men video game visible. Also, during another scene, one of the characters is wearing a Wolverine t-shirt.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: While Jubilee is supposedly playing a video game, in fact the screen shows the between-games demo and the legend "Insert Coin."

Quotes:

Mondo:You know I don't like Jello.

Movie Connections:

References Frankenstein (1931)

Soundtrack:

Telephone Call From Istanbul

Marginal attempts to bring superheroes to the small screen

Compared to most comic-to-TV adaption, Generation X is...adequate. It doesn't rely on campiness (Batman/60's, the Justice League TV show pilot...). The main problem is that the writers don't seem to have much idea what they're doing. They opted for one big-name star (Frewer) and ended up with a bargain-basement Joker impersonation. The whole Dream Dimension plot is just stupid (even the characters acknowledge they're ripping off Freddy Krueger/Elm Street - not a good sign).

When the show sticks to the mutants themselves, it's pretty good. The school seems curiously understaffed, and in that huge mansion, why do six students have to sleep in two fairly small rooms? And the lack of budget shows, since the superheroics are mostly small-scale. Still, the cast is likeable enough, and it probably would have made a decent TV series if the ratings had been there.