Sanguinarium (10 Nov. 1996)
"The X Files" Sanguinarium (original title)

Scully and Mulder investigate a particularly gruesome murder at a hospital where a cosmetic surgery patient is butchered by the attending physician. The doctor who performed the operation ... See full summary »

Director:

Kim Manners

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator), Valerie Mayhew,

Stars:

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Andrew Airlie

Cast

Episode credited cast:
David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Airlie	...	Attorney
Norman Armour	...	ER Doctor
Richard Beymer	...	Dr. Jack Franklin
Martin Evans	...	Dr. Hartman
O-Lan Jones	...	Nurse Rebecca Waite
John Juliani	...	Dr. Harrison Lloyd
Arlene Mazerolle	...	Dr. Shannon
Paul Raskin	...	Dr. Eric Ilaqua
Marie Stillin	...	Dr. Sally Sanford
Greg Thirloway	...	Dr. Mitchell Kaplan (as Gregory Thirloway)

Storyline

Scully and Mulder investigate a particularly gruesome murder at a hospital where a cosmetic surgery patient is butchered by the attending physician. The doctor who performed the operation has no idea why he did it and felt like he was possessed. While Scully looks for a scientific explanation Mulder feels witchcraft may have played a role. He finds 5 burned rings on the floor of the operating room which when joined together form a pentagram. As the uncontrolled killings continue, Mulder discovers a link between the victims' dates of birth and key dates on the witchcraft calendar.

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Plot Keywords:

witchcraft | sleeping pill | pin | phenol | liposuction | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1996 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 2, North Shore Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Ten Thirteen Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Fox Mulder: Are you aware that Dr Lloyd is claiming that he was possessed during the incident?
Nurse Rebecca Waite: I guess it's cheaper than malpractice insurance.

User Reviews

Remind me not to get Plastic Surgery any time soon...

I'm a fan of the X Files, I started following it at Season 7 in its airtime and followed it to the very end. In 2007 I rented all the seasons one by one and watched every episode. Of all the episodes, this is the most disturbing one I've ever seen.

Basically this is an episode about a hospital where plastic surgery goes horribly wrong. It begins with a kick to the teeth- the epic "liposuction" scene. Lots of gross stuff happens- A man cuts off his own face, a woman pukes up needles, etc. I love gore, but hell, this episode disturbed me in every way possible! In short, I never get disturbed, but this episode was extremely disturbing. I probably wouldn't watch it again because of how gross and disturbing it was. But it is a worthy episode in the series and worth watching at least once.