"The X Files" Gender Bender (1994)

Director:

Rob Bowman

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Paul Barber (written by) ...

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

21 January 1994 (Season 1, Episode 13)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Five murders have been committed involving a strange seductive substance. The victims are found dead...

Plot Keywords:

Androgyny | Male Female Relationship | Transgender | Gender Bender | Sex Change

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Brent Hinkley	...	Brother Andrew
Michele Goodger	...	Sister Abigail
Peter Stebbings	...	Marty
Kate Twa	...	Marty
Nicholas Lea	...	Michel
Mitchell Kosterman	...	Detective Horton
Paul Batten	...	Brother Wilton
Doug Abrahams	...	Agent #2
Aundrea MacDonald	...	Pretty Woman (as Aundrea Macdonald)
John R. Taylor	...	Husband
Grai Carrington	...	Tall Man
Tony Morelli	...	Cop
Lesley Ewen	...	Agent #1

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Monkton Street, Steveston, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The first X-Files appearance of Nicholas Lea before taking on the role of Alex Krycek.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the team is examining the first corpse, the eye twitches (time between 5:15 and 5:25).

Quotes:

Scully: Mulder, there something out there.
Mulder: I know. I've been saying that for years.

Movie Connections:

References "The Addams Family" (1964)

Soundtrack:

In the Line of Duty: Street War

Amish Paradise

Gender Bender sexes things up a bit for the x-files. This episode has an interesting premise, a good story, but an ending that is wanting. Gender Bender is also the x-files debut for actor Nicholas Lea, better known as Alex Krycek. In this episode he plays Michael, a man attacked by one of "The Kindred". You need to see this episode just to see Nic Lea's less than spectacular beginning. An interesting thing about the Kindred's "power of seduction". When Marty does it to his victims, they become turned onto him/her. However, when Andrew seduces Scully, she only because disoriented and groggy, and does not become attracted to Andrew. Maybe it's because Marty has more experience at it than Andrew. This episode reminds me of why it would sometimes be miserable to film up in British Columbia. Throughout the episode it is so wet, soggy, and muddy, it could not have been that much fun. Despite the disappointing ending, Gender Bender is still a decent episode to view.