The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Director:

Chris Carter

Writers (WGA):

Frank Spotnitz (written by) and
Chris Carter (written by) ...
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Release Date:

25 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Believe Again

Plot:

Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Priest | Psychic | Psychic Vision | Catholic

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Amanda Peet	...	ASAC Dakota Whitney
Billy Connolly	...	Father Joseph Crissman
Xzibit	...	Agent Mosley Drummy (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner)
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Callum Keith Rennie	...	2nd Abductor - Janke Dacyshyn
Adam Godley	...	Father Ybarra
Alex Diakun	...	Gaunt Man
Nicki Aycox	...	2nd Victim - Cheryl Cunningham
Fagin Woodcock	...	1st Abductor - Franz Tomczeszyn
Marco Niccoli	...	Christian Fearon
Carrie Ruscheinsky	...	Margaret Fearon
Spencer Maybee	...	Blair Fearon
Veronika Hadrava	...	Female Assistant
Denis Krasnogolov	...	Male Assistant
Patrick Keating	...	Slight Man
Roger Horchow	...	Elderly Gent
Stephen E. Miller	...	Feed Store Proprietor
Xantha Radley	...	Monica Bannan
Lorena Gale	...	On Screen Doctor
Donavon Stinson	...	Suited Man
Dion Johnstone	...	1st Cop
Sarah-Jane Redmond	...	Special Agent in Charge
Christina D'Alimonte	...	Doctor's Colleague
Vanesa Tomasino	...	Hallway Agent
Luvia Petersen	...	O.R. Nurse
Babs Chula	...	Surgeon (as Babz Chula)
Marci T. House	...	Sheriff
Joseph Patrick Finn	...	Whispering Priest (as J.P. Finn)
Beth Siegler	...	Anesthesiologist
Stacee Copeland	...	Doctor
Tom Charron	...	Sheriff Horton
Brent O'Connor	...	Tow Truck Driver (as Brent C.S. O'Connor)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chris Carter	...	Man sitting in hospital hallway (uncredited)
Paul Mitton	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Vanessa Morley	...	Female Hallway Agent (uncredited)
Michael Stevens	...	Board Room Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by
Chris Carter

Writing credits (WGA)
Frank Spotnitz		(written by) and
Chris Carter		(written by)
Chris Carter		(television series "The X-Files")

Produced by
Chris Carter	....	producer
Brent O'Connor	....	executive producer
Frank Spotnitz	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Snow		(music composed by)

Cinematography by
Bill Roe		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Richard A. Harris

Casting by
Heike Brandstatter
Mindy Marin
Coreen Mayrs

Production Design by
Mark S. Freeborn		(as Mark Freeborn)

Art Direction by
Tony Wohlgemuth		(as Anthony Wohlgemuth)

Set Decoration by
Shirley Inget

Costume Design by
Lisa Tomczeszyn

Makeup Department
Gitte Axen	....	assistant makeup artist
Victoria Down	....	department head makeup artist
Kenyan Lewis	....	barber: Xzibit
Sherry Linder-Gygli	....	department head hair stylist (as Sherry Gygli)
Sandy Monesmith	....	assistant hair stylist
Michael Nickiforek	....	makeup effects fabrication
Julio Pallares	....	special makeup effects production assistant: WCT Productions MCT Ltd.
Christopher Mark Pinhey	....	special makeup effects: WCT Productions MCT Ltd. (as Christopher Pinhey)
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects designer: WCT Productions MCT Ltd. (as William Terezakis)
Maureen Terezakis	....	special makeup effects supervisor: WCT Productions MCT Ltd.

Production Management
Simon Abbott	....	production manager
Wayne Bennett	....	production manager
David McKimmie	....	post-production supervisor
Ron McLeod	....	production manager: second unit
Brent O'Connor	....	unit production manager
Paul Rabwin	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Amanda Bartley	....	second assistant director: second unit
Mat Beck	....	additional second unit director
Tom Braidwood	....	first assistant director: second unit
Gabriel Correa	....	third assistant director: second unit
E.J. Foerster	....	second unit director
Jack Hardy	....	first assistant director
Dan Miller	....	third assistant director
Roger Scott Russell	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Aaron Alexander	....	additional property person
Josephine Bleuer	....	head greens person (as Josie Bleuer)
Jared Brown	....	on-set dresser
Chris Buffet	....	graphic designer (as Chris Buffett)
Raul Casillas	....	lead set dresser
John Chaschowy	....	greensman
Geoff Coulter	....	set dresser
Michael Crozier	....	paint foreman (as Michael J. Crozier)
Chris Delich	....	construction first aid
Jordan Dobbie	....	additional property person
Roger Dole	....	assistant set decorator
Mark Francis	....	property buyer
David Hadaway	....	set designer
Jeffrey Hanratty	....	lead carpenter (as Jeff Hanratty)
Alan Thomas Hardy	....	stand-by painter (as Al Hardy)
B.J. Harrower	....	set dec buyer
Scott Holburn	....	set dresser
Leonardo Lara	....	set dresser
Mike Lilley	....	graphic designer
Cheryl Marion	....	assistant art director
Marta McLaughlin	....	assistant property master
Wayne McLaughlin	....	property master
Brad McMurray	....	set decorating coordinator
Brad Mullen	....	lead carpenter
Eric Partridge	....	assistant property master
Mark Prior	....	set dresser
Mike Rennison	....	construction coordinator
Paul Rinaldi	....	construction foreman
Sabine Schoppel	....	art department coordinator
Jenny Seinen	....	paint coordinator
Adrien Van Viersen	....	concept artist
Adrien Van Viersen	....	storyboard artist
Loree Wershler	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Gordon Anderson	....	sound mixer: second unit
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer
Smokey Cloud	....	assistant sound editor (as Matt 'Smokey' Cloud)
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialogue editor (as Gloria D'Allessandro)
Geoff Ethridge	....	sound effects engineer
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
David Giammarco	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
Galen Goodpaster	....	assistant sound editor
Rick Gould	....	adr recordist
David Grimaldi	....	sound effects editor
Randall Guth	....	first assistant sound editor
Matthew Harrison	....	foley editor (as Matt Harrison)
Warren Hendriks	....	sound effects editor
Mildred Iatrou	....	adr editor (as Mildred Iatrou Morgan)
R.J. Kizer	....	adr supervisor
Martin Lacroix	....	boom person (as Marty Lacroix)
Eric A. Larsen	....	assistant sound editor (as Eric Larsen)
John A. Larsen	....	sound supervisor
Jon Lavender	....	boom operator: second unit
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist (as Dave Lucarelli)
Helen Luttrell	....	dialogue supervisor
Todd R. Mason	....	sound effects recordist (as Todd Mason)
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chuck Michael	....	sound designer
John Murray	....	foley supervisor
Rob Nokes	....	sound effects recordist
Erin Michael Rettig	....	sound effects engineer (as Erin Rettig)
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Steeves)
Dennis Rogers	....	sound recordist
William Stein	....	re-recording engineer (as Bill Stein)
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
William Unrau	....	cable person (as William A.Unrau)
Derek Vanderhorst	....	sound supervisor
Rich Walters	....	sound effects recordist
Michael T. Williamson	....	sound mixer (as Michael Williamson)
Wendy Czajkowsky	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Evan Daum	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Derek Vanderhorst	....	sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tom Blacklock	....	special effects assistant (as Tom Blacklock Sr.)
Chris Davis	....	special effects assistant
Colin Decker	....	special effects assistant
Jay Dolan	....	special effects first assistant
André Dominguez	....	special effects first assistant
David Gauthier	....	special effects coordinator (as Dave Gauthier)
Ken Reynolds	....	special effects assistant
Attila Vaski	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
David Alexander	....	CG supervisor
Eric Almeras	....	digital compositor
Rodrigo Armendariz	....	compositor
Steve Au	....	CG artist
Johnathan R. Banta	....	digital compositor
Pharoah Barrett	....	3D artist
Michel Barrière	....	compositing supervisor: Hybride
Geeta Basantani	....	visual effects set assistant
Mat Beck	....	senior visual effects supervisor
Caroline Bélisle	....	administration: Hybride
Louise Bertrand	....	bidding producer: Hybride
Rob Blauser	....	digital matte painter
Darren Borrowman	....	visual effects on-set technician
Bryce Brecheisen	....	visual effects coordinator
Jonathan Butchard	....	visual effects coordinator: Frantic Films
Charles Collyer	....	compositor (as Charles Collier)
Mélanie Cotton	....	technical support: Hybride
Jon Cowley	....	digital supervisor
Joanie Croteau	....	production assistant: Hybride
Glenn Curry	....	CG artist
Todd Daugherty	....	head of technology
Thierry Delattre	....	visual effects supervisors: Hybride
Luc Desmarais	....	technical support: Hybride
Fefo Desouza	....	optical titles: Vendetta Post (as Fefo De Souza)
Anouk Deveault-Moreau	....	visual effects coordinators: Hybride
Linda Drake	....	visual effects editor
Lafleche Dumais	....	computer graphics supervisors: Hybride
Jason Dunn	....	compositor
Mathieu Dupuis	....	lead digital compositor: Hybride
Andrew Edwards	....	compositor (as Andy Edwards)
Ryan Epp	....	compositor
Thomas F. Ford IV	....	visual effects producer
Stephan Gervais	....	technical support: Hybride
Mark Goldberg	....	compositor
Don Greenberg	....	compositor
Todd Groves	....	digital compositor
Veronique Guay	....	production assistant: Hybride
Myléne Guérin	....	visual effects coordinators: Hybride
Junji Hirano	....	CG artist (as Jungi Hirano)
Graham Houston	....	CG artist
Jeremy Hunt	....	visual effects artist: Screaming Death Monkey
Nathan Ilejay	....	data I/O (as Nate Ilejay)
Brenda Ilic	....	visual effects producer: Entity FX North
Joni Jacobson	....	visual effects producer: Entity FX (as Joni Jacobsen)
Eli Jarra	....	digital supervisor
Ara Khanikian	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Daniel Leduc	....	visual effects producer: Hybride
Francois Leduc	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Aaron N. Leichter	....	data I/O (as Aaron Leichter)
Andrew Lema	....	CG artist
Danny Levesque	....	digital effects artist
Anouk L'Heureux	....	visual effects coordinators: Hybride
Martine Losier	....	visual effects coordinators: Hybride
Matthias Lowry	....	compositor
Stephane Mailet	....	technical support: Hybride
Richard Martin	....	compositing supervisor: Hybride
Jack Noriaki Matsumoto	....	CG artist (as Noriaki 'Jack' Matsumoto)
Steve J. McLeod	....	compositor (as Steve McLeod)
Vinay Mehta	....	compositor
Francois Metivier	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Tena Montoya	....	visual effects producer: Entity FX
Brian Moylan	....	visual effects set supervisor
Michel Murdock	....	visual effects financial controller: Hybride
Viet Nguyen	....	systems engineer
Nicolas-Alexandre Noel	....	computer graphics supervisors: Hybride
Sean O'Connor	....	production assistant: Hybride
Olivier Painchaud	....	technical support: Hybride
Eugene Paluso	....	CG artist
Rod Park	....	visual effects producer: Entity FX
Shane Paugh	....	visual effects coordinator
Marlon Perez	....	digital artist: At The Post
Chris E. Peterson	....	digital artist: At The Post
Brian Petras	....	compositor
Pierre Raymond	....	visual effects executive producer: Hybride
Sébastien Rioux	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Lee Roderick	....	visual effects
Dan Rucinski	....	production supervisor (as Daniel Rucinski)
Emily Sage	....	visual effects
Brian Sales	....	compositor
Andrea Shear	....	CG artist
Wayne A. Shepherd	....	compositing supervisor: At The Post
Randal Shore	....	visual effects producer: Frantic Films
Nate Smalley	....	data I/O
Trent Smith	....	senior visual effects producer: Entity FX
Christina Spring	....	compositor
Mike Spring	....	compositor
Guillaume St-Aubin-Seers	....	digital compositor: Hybride
Mai Suzuki	....	digital restoration artist
Sylvie Talbot	....	communications: Hybride
Marty Taylor	....	compositor
Philippe Theroux	....	computer graphics supervisors: Hybride
Patrick Thompson	....	compositor
Anne Tremblay	....	administration: Hybride
Véronique Tremblay	....	production assistant: Hybride
Donald Tse	....	compositor
Dmitry Vinnik	....	CG artist
John C. Wash	....	visual effects set supervisor (as John Wash)
Dave Williams	....	compositor
Ian Wilson	....	CG artist
Doug Witsken	....	digital compositor
Ken Zorniak	....	visual effects
Karin Eunson-Ross	....	visual effects production manager: Frantic Films (uncredited)
Philip Fraschetti	....	rotoscope artist: At The Post (uncredited)
Jeremy Renteria	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Bobby Silman	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films (uncredited)

Stunts
Charles Andre	....	stunts (as Charles André)
Chris Atkinson	....	stunts
James Bamford	....	stunts
Guy Bews	....	stunts
Kimberly Chiang	....	stunts
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts (as D. Dickinson)
Mike Dobbin	....	stunts
Bill Edwards	....	stunts
Corbin Fox	....	stunts
Dean Hart	....	stunts
Dave Lane	....	stunts
Mike Mitchell	....	stunt coordinator
Tony Morelli	....	stunt coordinator
Jennifer Mylrea	....	stunts
Jeff Sanca	....	stunts
Todd Scott	....	stunts
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunts
Natasha Vasiluk	....	stunts
Marshall Virtue	....	stunts
Chris Webb	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Almas	....	best boy grip: second unit
Ryan Bailey	....	gaffer: second unit
John S. Bartley	....	director of photography: second unit
Mitch Bax	....	camera trainee
Greg Beaton	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Justin Bergler	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Dane Bjerno	....	aerial camera technician
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Bruce Borland	....	lamp operator (as Bruce N. Borland)
Jason Brown	....	video playback operator (as Jason Richard Brown)
Kyle Brown	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Cory Budney	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Reid Cohoon	....	company grip
George Collins	....	video assist operator: second unit
Chris Cove	....	libra head operator: second unit
Scott Cozens	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Bruce Crawford	....	best boy grip
John Davidson	....	camera operator: second unit
David J. Dawson	....	key grip (as David Dawson)
Eric Dvorsky	....	aerial camera technician
Dan Fraser	....	lamp operator
Lee Gibeau	....	camera crane technician
Lee Gibeau	....	grip
Chris Hajek	....	technocrane technician
Gareth Harrison	....	lamp operator
Russ Hawkes	....	dolly grip: second unit (as Russell Hawkes)
Russ Hawkes	....	dolly grip: second unit
Todd Hlagi	....	company grip
Norbert Kaluza	....	camera operator: second unit
John Kuchera	....	company grip
Neil Lachance	....	key rigging grip
Lawrence Lau	....	rigging: video playback
Andrew Learmonth	....	video assist operator
Robert Little	....	grip: second unit
Jeremy Lundstrom	....	camera trainee
Stephen Maier	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Sarah Mather	....	camera loader: second unit
Taylor Matheson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Marty McInally	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Martin McInally)
Andrew McLeod	....	rigging best boy
Ed McMahon	....	company grip
Craig Monroe	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Dan Morrison	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Randal W. Morton	....	libra head technician (as Randy Morton)
David Neveaux	....	best boy rigging grip (as David W. Neveaux)
Wally Nygren	....	company grip
Michelle Ortt	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Sean Oxenbury	....	rigging gaffer
Rob Parisien	....	video assist coordinator
Diyah Pera	....	still photographer
Andrew Pereszlenyi	....	best boy electric
Zane Rossouw	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
John Spencer-Phillips	....	technocrane technician
Kevin Stachow	....	generator operator: second unit
Orson Stachow	....	generator operator: second unit
Scott Steyns	....	video playback coordinator
Trevor Taylor	....	best boy electric: second unit
Trevor Taylor	....	lamp operator
David Tickell	....	gaffer
Tim Vedan	....	generator operator: second unit
Scott Wallace	....	video playback operator
Thomas E. Watson	....	generator operator (as Tom Watson)
Tony Whiteside	....	key grip: second unit
James J. Williams	....	grip: second unit (as James Williams)
Carrie Wilson	....	film loader
Michael Wrinch	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Kurt Zelmer	....	best boy rigging electric

Casting Department
Steve Alterman	....	voice casting
Kara Lipson	....	casting associate
Meagan Lopez	....	casting associate (as Megan Lopez)
Tiffany Mak	....	casting assistant: Vancouver
Lisa Ratke	....	extras casting
Randy Stone	....	original casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Bentley	....	costume set supervisor: second unit
Lisa Bojarski	....	costumer
Dawn Climie	....	costume set supervisor (as Dawn Leigh Climie)
Nancy Collini	....	personal costumer: Mr. Duchovny
Brodie Davison	....	costumer: prep
Janice Devries	....	costume supervisor
Kevin Harrison	....	truck costumer
Koreen Heaver	....	costumer: prep
Michelle Hunter	....	costumer: prep
Heather Rupert	....	cotume dyer/breakdown
Hollie Strobl	....	cotume dyer/breakdown
Jori Woodman	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative manager
Ryan Chavez	....	first assistant editor
Stephanie DeNatale	....	apprentice editor
Marta Evry	....	additional editing
Josh Gilbert	....	editorial assistant
Nicholas Hasson	....	digital intermediate editor
Geofrey Hildrew	....	assistant editor
Ryan Hogan	....	additional colorist
Michael Kewley	....	additional editing
Kirk Moses	....	first assistant editor: Vancouver (as Kirk A. Moses)
Harry Muller	....	lab color timer
Anthony R. Smith	....	digital film colorist
Jaan Spirka	....	colorist: dailies
Devin Sterling	....	digital intermediate producer
Adam K. Tiller	....	assistant editor
Ian Turpen	....	digital intermediate scanner (uncredited)

Music Department
Slamm Andrews	....	additional score engineering
Pete Anthony	....	conductor (as Peter Anthony)
Ron Aston	....	musician: percussion programming
Jeff Charbonneau	....	music editor
Jamie Forsyth	....	assistant to composer
Kevin Globerman	....	digital score recordist
Richard Grant	....	auricle operator
Benoit Grey	....	midi score programmer
Randy Kerber	....	orchestrator
Tim Lauber	....	score recordist
Katia Lewin Palomo	....	score mixing assistant
Alan Meyerson	....	music mixer
Alan Meyerson	....	music recordist
Francesco Perlangeli	....	scoring stage manager
Jonathan Sacks	....	orchestrator
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Mark Snow	....	conductor
Denis St. Amand	....	score engineer
Tom Steel	....	scoring stage manager
John Ashton Thomas	....	orchestrator
Gina Zimmitti	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
Paul Antonic	....	transportation captain: second unit (as Paul F. Antonic)
Bob Dennett	....	transportation coordinator: second unit
Norman Hunger	....	transportation captain
Will Park	....	transportation co-captain: second unit (as William Park)
James Perenseff	....	transportation coordinator (as James E. Perenseff)
Gary Trowski	....	transportation co-captain
Ian Thompson	....	picture bus wrangler (uncredited)

Other crew
Annie Abbott	....	voice actor
Matt Adler	....	voice actor
Ron Blecker	....	technical advisor
Deborah D. Bose	....	location manager
Cole Boughton	....	production assistant
Suzie Bruce	....	assistant accountant (as Suzanne Bruce)
Mandy Butler	....	production accountant
Evan Chan	....	production assistant
Nicole Chartrand	....	trainee location manager (as Nicole Noelle Chartrand)
Errin Clutton	....	assistant: Mr. Spotnitz
Chantall Çollet	....	production assistant
Dove Cresswell	....	animal trainer: dog
Wendy Cutler	....	voice actor (as Wendy E. Cutler)
Brett Davies	....	assistant production coordinator
Holly Dorff	....	voice actor
Jana Fain	....	assistant: Mr. Spotnitz
Sean Finnan	....	assistant location manager
John Fletcher	....	post-production accountant
Shawn Flynn	....	production assistant (as Shawn F. Flynn)
Katie Forss	....	first assistant accountant
Rahni Gill	....	craft service
Rahni Gill	....	first aid
Evan Godfrey	....	assistant: Mr. Carter
Elspeth Grafton	....	script supervisor: second unit
Steve Gray	....	helicopter pilot
Nicholas Guest	....	voice actor
Tanya Hartz	....	production assistant
Lauren Henry	....	animal provider
Bridget Hoffman	....	voice actor
Peter Huck	....	production assistant (as Peter A. Huck)
Karen Huie	....	voice actor
Paul Hunt	....	craft service: second unit
Paul Hunt	....	first aid: second unit
Rif Hutton	....	voice actor
Paul Jasper	....	animal coordinator
Lee Jeffrey	....	stand-in
Cory Johnson	....	production assistant
Keely Johnson	....	payroll accountant
Steve Kiziak	....	stand-in
Marcel Lalonde	....	security co-captain
Marcie Larson	....	assistant: Mr. O'Connor
Myles Lennig	....	assistant location manager
Gemma Levinson	....	production assistant
Spencer Hon Lui	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit
Tim Macarthur	....	extras wrangler
Terence Mathews	....	voice actor
Tara Mcateer	....	assistant craft service
Ramsey McDaniel	....	title designer: main and end titles
Jennifer Metcalfe	....	production coordinator (as Jennifer Metcalf)
Paul A. Morris	....	helicopter pilot
Nadine Moser	....	production assistant
Bob Neill	....	voice actor
Maureen O'Connor	....	accounting clerk
Paul Pape	....	voice actor
Darrin Pearson	....	security coordinator
Vivien Pfeffer	....	production assistant
Brigitte Prochaska	....	unit publicist
Brieann Rich	....	craft service
Michael Rich	....	production assistant
Nicholas Rich	....	set medic
Mick Rochon	....	production assistant
John Rollins	....	production assistant
Gabe Rotter	....	assistant: Mr. Carter
Charles Saldana IV	....	assistant post-production accountant (as Charles Saldana)
Sonia Scheideman	....	executive assistant: Mr. Carter
Ingrid Severson	....	chef: Edible Planet
Carmen Siegers	....	assistant production coordinator
Alex Skrepnik	....	second assistant accountant
David Small	....	production assistant (as Dave Small)
Chris Smith	....	production assistant
Roland Sonnenburg	....	animal provider
Steve Stafford	....	aerial safety coordinator
Jeff Stone	....	additional design: end credits
Mark Sweatman	....	production assistant
Portia Tickell	....	script supervisor (as Portia Belmont)
Matthew Tingey	....	production assistant
Angelo Vacco	....	voice actor
Fiona Vroom	....	stand-in
Claudette Wells	....	voice actor
Robert J. White	....	medical consultant (as Dr. Robert J. White M.D. Ph.D)

Thanks
Seth G. Spotnitz	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance (as Dr. Seth G. Spotnitz M.D.)
Randy Stone	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century Fox)
• Ten Thirteen Productions (producer) (as Ten Thirteen)
• Dune Entertainment III (made in association with)
• Crying Box Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• WCT Productions (special make-up effects) (as WCT Productions MCT Ltd.)
• Entity FX (visual effects by)
• Entity FX North (visual effects by)
• At The Post
• Frantic Films (visual effects)
• Hybride Technologies (visual effects)
• Screaming Death Monkey

Other Companies

• 20th Century Fox Studios  post-production facilities (as Twentieth Century Fox Studios)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies (as Chapman Leonard)
• City of Pemberton  the producers wish to thank for their assistance
• City of Vancouver, The  the producers wish to thank for their assistance (as City of Vancouver)
• Decca Records  soundtrack available on
• Eagle Camera Support Systems  cranes and dollies (as Eagle Camera Support)
• Edible Planet Catering  catering (as Edible Planet)
• Hollywood Studio Symphony  music performed by
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Joann Kane Music Services)
• Kodak Canada  motion picture film (as Kodak)
• Lil'wat Nation  the producers wish to thank for their assistance (as Líl 'Wat Nation)
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  score recorded at (as The Newman Stage, Twentieth Century Fox)
• On Tour Productions  grip and lighting equipment
• PAWSabilities  animal coordination (as PAWSabilities Corporation)
• Panavision Canada  cameras & lenses (as Panavision®)
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Remote Control Productions  score mixed at (as Remote Control)
• Riot  digital intermediate
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Also Known As:

The X Files 2 (USA) (working title)
The X Files: Done One (USA) (working title)
The X-Files (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
The X-Files Movie (USA) (promotional title)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (USA) (alternative spelling)
Untitled X Files Sequel (USA) (working title)
X-Files: Je veux y croire (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material.

Runtime:

104 min | USA:108 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English | Russian | Czech

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (uncredited)

Certification:

UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:15A | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | USA:PG-13 (Approved No. 44443) | Netherlands:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:15 | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Italy:T | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | New Zealand:M | Peru:14 | Austria:14 | Denmark:15 | France:U (with warning) | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

When Mulder and Scully first walk back into the FBI offices right before they walk into the bullpen, a female agent walks by that catches Mulder's attention and he watches her walk away. The woman is Vanessa Morley, who throughout the series played the young Samantha Mulder, and is the same Samantha in the photo Mulder has taped to the back of his home office door.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Scully and Mulder accompany Father Joe to the scene of the agent's abduction for the first time the sun is rising and the screen reads "Somerset, West Virginia, 5:02 AM". During mid-winter in that part of the country it would still be completely dark for over two hours more.

Quotes:

Dana Scully: It's been fun.
Fox Mulder: Scully? Nobody's gonna make you sit next to him.
Dana Scully: Thanks, but I've already been taken for a ride. Besides, he doesn't want me there.
Fox Mulder: I want you here.
Dana Scully: This isn't my life anymore, Mulder. I'm done chasing monsters in the dark.

Movie Connections:

Features "The Jeffersons" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Memories Child

A Nutshell Review: The X=Files: I Want to Believe

It's not hard to imagine how time flies, when you realize that one of your best loved television series of all time had already ended its run, and you reminisce the times back when one of your weekend nights revolved around sitting in a bunk with your army mates, all glued to what Chris Carter had conjured as adventures for the two best known goggle box FBI agents, Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). While we always needed to crank up the volume to try and make sense of the murmurs involving shadow governments and secret conspiracies, our favourite episodes almost unanimously were those one-off ones, so called the "monster" episodes.

And it's been 6 years since The End, and 10 years since the first X-Files movie hit the screen. While that movie was intricately linked to the major conspiracy thread, this movie, as the trailer led us to believe, was a one-off monster episode, or so I thought. While it's indeed a one-off episode, it's no monster of an episode in the mould of those in the television series, though it really felt like an extended, stand alone episode which gave us a slightly more in depth look at the dynamics of our beloved duo, especially what happened to them in the last few years they went off the FBI radar. But as the saying goes, you can't put a good man, and a lady, down for too long.

This is a story about obsession. As we all know, Mulder's obsessed with everything X- classifiable, and in the years of absence, here comes an opportunity for a breath of fresh air when Agent Dakota Whitney (Amanda Peet) comes knocking to seek his expertise, as the FBI now has a case on their hands and a psychic, convicted pedophile of a Catholic Father Joseph Crissman (Billy Connolly) who volunteers key information to help in that case. The FBI isn't sure if Father Crissman is a liar, or worse, connected to the crime, and hence Mulder's help is to be their lie-detector. Naturally with religion and her usual cynicism in the mix, Scully is disgusted by the sheer presence of the religious felon, and thus set the stage for some conflict with her beau.

Like an old, quarreling couple who can't seem to give way to each other, their philosophies clash as their interests - Scully battling the hospital system to save her young chronically ill patient - differ, and threaten to pull the couple apart. He thinks that she's not being supportive of his venturing into an X-case even though they're now civilians, while she thinks he's latching onto Father Crissman to use his prowess, if proved true, to find Samantha Fox. Which I thought would probably make an excellent sub plot, but alas the potential was dangled like a carrot in front of us, and then went totally off tangent.

Don't expect any big sets or intricate subplots here, as it really looked like it's done on a shoestring budget, with the look and feel of a typical classic television episode, a two-parter in fact. There are strange aberrations of course, but all these go unexplained, and you know they're just going to be glossed over since everything will be wrapped up by the time the end credits roll. However, there are adequate moments to keep you at the edge of your seat, and some developments do enough to leave your mouth gaping wide open, especially those involving extreme medicine.

David Duchovny does look more comfortable reprising his role as Mulder, but Gillian Anderson, as interviews have revealed, required a lot more time trying to get back into character, and this uneasiness unfortunately shows on screen. The chemistry's still not lacking, but given that their respective characters have aged and grown more comfortable with one another, gone are the tensions between them, though the problems that surface here did try to rekindle some of the opposition they felt during the course of their long running series.

Chris Carter and X-Files regular scribe Frank Spotnitz did incorporate a nice surprise in the movie, so do keep your eyes peeled as you will silently cheer when it happens. But I thought what was a ghastly way to bid farewell, was the little coda toward the end of the credit roll, which somewhat signals the finale of everything, though in a very out of place manner. Anyhow, this X-Files movie episode isn't going to win any new fans over, but for X-philes, I'd bet we're probably just satisfied already with our heroes appearing in celluloid one more time, that no matter how wafer thin the plot is, it's not going to dampen our collective fan spirit.

And to thank our lucky stars that Mark Snow's iconic theme song, didn't get played in the movie under the horrific techno rendition.