The Truth: Parts 1 & 2 (19 May 2002)
"The X Files" The Truth: Parts 1 & 2 (original title)

Mulder's return leads to his being tried before a military tribunal that seeks to justify and prove the very existence of an alien conspiracy -- and the X-Files.

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator), Chris Carter

Stars:

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Special Agent Dana Scully
Robert Patrick	...	John Doggett
Annabeth Gish	...	Monica Reyes
Mitch Pileggi	...	Assistant Director Walter Skinner
William B. Davis	...	Cigarette Smoking Man / CGB Spender
Nicholas Lea	...	Alex Krycek
James Pickens Jr.	...	FBI Deputy Director Alvin Kersh
Laurie Holden	...	Marita Covarrubias
Matthew Glave	...	Special Agent Kallenbrunner
Jeff Gulka	...	Gibson Praise
Chris Owens	...	Jeffrey Spender (as Chris Bradley Owens)
Steven Williams	...	Mr. X
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Dean Haglund	...	Richard Langly

Storyline

Mulder's return leads to his being tried before a military tribunal that seeks to justify and prove the very existence of an alien conspiracy -- and the X-Files.

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Plot Keywords:

bell 206 jet ranger helicopter | series finale | characters killed in final episode | reference to harry s truman | sleep deprivation | 

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Taglines:

After 9 years, the truth is finally here...

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Borrego Springs, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Ten Thirteen Productions, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 1h 11 mins) Mulder mentions Mr. X. It is the only (known) time Mr. X's name is mentioned on screen.

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Quotes

Monica Reyes: What is the point of all of this? To destroy a man who seeks the truth or to destroy the truth so no man can seek it? Either way, you lose.

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Crazy Credits

In the main title for the ninth season, a piece of paper flashes across the screen listing "FBI Contacts: Witnesses and Contributors." The names on the list are screen names of the series' on-line fans. For episodes #9.01-#9.11, the names were randomly picked from various X-Files message boards. For episodes #9.12-#9.19, the names came from contest entries.

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Connections

Features The X Files (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Maybe There is Hope"
Written and Performed by Mark Snow

User Reviews

X-Files :The Truth I can't live with!

First let me start in saying I was an original. I even have the TV Spots that advertised the X-Files pilot show. I have every season on disc, and watch them all the time. The separate story lines were great as stand alone episodes, but the Alien Conspiracy was the meat & potatoes of the show. It was professionally written and well acted. But after Mulder was kidnapped and enter Agent Doggett and Agent Reyes, I think that Chris Carter was so afraid that those two characters weren't going to be accepted, his writing started to slip a little. Unlike other reviews, I enjoyed Scully's baby and that whole storyline. The Super soldier storyline actually dates back to the very first season. But, it was dropped and forgotten until the last two seasons, which the first show, which was good by the way was with Lucy Lawless. But, it seemed the Super soldier storyline ended to abruptly in the last two hour show. What, just one Super Soldier, that's it? And, why did the helicopters shoot at the mountain range at the end. They couldn't have known Smoking Man was in there. And were did Mulder & Scully go??? And what becomes of Agent Doggett & Reyes?. So, in the end, the truth really wasn't fully told to my satisfaction! But, maybe there's plans to continue the adventures of Mulder & Scully in the works, to go along with the new Movie that will be out in 2006. Who Knows??? Cancerman might. Rumor has it, the man in the mountain at the end was just an alien clone. Do you think?????