X-Men (2000)

Two mutants come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.

Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers:

Tom DeSanto (story), Bryan Singer (story)

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen

13 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hugh Jackman	...	Logan / Wolverine
Patrick Stewart	...	Professor Charles Xavier
Ian McKellen	...	Eric Lensherr / Magneto
Famke Janssen	...	Jean Grey
James Marsden	...	Scott Summers / Cyclops
Halle Berry	...	Ororo Munroe / Storm
Anna Paquin	...	Rogue
Tyler Mane	...	Sabretooth
Ray Park	...	Toad
Rebecca Romijn	...	Mystique (as Rebecca Romijn-Stamos)
Bruce Davison	...	Senator Kelly
Matthew Sharp	...	Henry Gyrich
Brett Morris	...	Young Magneto
Rhona Shekter	...	Magneto's Mother
Kenneth McGregor	...	Magneto's Father

Storyline

In a world where both Mutants and Humans fear each other, Marie, better known as Rogue, runs away from home and hitches a ride with another mutant, known as Logan, a.k.a. Wolverine. Charles Xavier, who owns a school for young mutants, sends Storm and Cyclops to bring them back before it is too late. Magneto, who believes a war is approaching, has an evil plan in mind, and needs young Rogue to help him.

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Plot Keywords:

mutant | professor | superhero | superhero team | first part | 

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Taglines:

Protecting those who fear them.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 July 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

X-Men 1.5

Filming Locations:

Showline Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$54,471,475, 16 July 2000, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$157,299,717

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$296,339,527

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Marvel Enterprises, Donners' Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital EX SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 1h 16 mins) When Toad shouts, "Don't you people ever die!" a hint of Ray Park's natural Scottish accent can be heard.

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Goofs

(at around 1 min) In the Nazi scene, the Schutz-Staffel guard in the watch tower is manning a MG-42 multipurpose machine gun, an equipment usually issued to front line troops only. For behind-the-line duty such as guarding concentration camps, obsolete weapons or those captured from occupied countries such as France or Czechoslovakia were usually issued.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Prof. Charles Francis Xavier: [narration] Mutation: it is the key to our evolution. It has enabled us to evolve from a single-celled organism into the dominant species on the planet. This process is slow, and normally taking thousands and thousands of years. But every few hundred millennia, evolution leaps forward.

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Crazy Credits

The X-Films' title sequences features a weapon used by the villain of each film, backed by the X-Men's Cerebro device. In this film it is Magneto's mutation machine.

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Connections

Referenced in Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes (2004)

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Soundtracks

STILL I LONG FOR YOUR KISS
Written by Lucinda Williams and Duane Jarvis
Performed by Lucinda Williams
Courtesy of the Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A Treat For The Eyes & Ears

Special-effects and terrific 5.1 surround sound are the highlights of this science fiction film. And what highlights they are - tremendous in both categories, at least for 2000 when this film and DVD came out. At the time, they were the best special-effects I had ever seen, but strides are being made so fast in that category that every few years we movie fans are stunned at something new we see. Audio-wise, the rear speakers come into to play as well as any movie I've heard.

As for story, once the beginning plugs for evolution and political correctness are over with, it is a simple good guys-trying-to-get-the-bad guys fare. It's pure escapist fun made so with tons of sci-fi effects. The characters aren't particularly involving, either the "good guys" or the "bad guys." The two leads, played by Hugh Jackman and Anna Paquin, should have been, but weren't. Jackman's "Logan/ Wolverine" always seemed to be pouting and angry, but I guess he's a favorite of females.

For me and most males, Rebecca Romjin-Stamos was a treat for the eyes. Her outfit was something to behold.

If profanity bothers you, the film was treat in that department, too, as there was very little. Obviously, this film was popular enough to spawn not only a sequel but more in the making.