The Goldberg Variation

Episode aired Dec 12, 1999
TV-14
44m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

Conspiracy Thriller Dark Comedy Adventure Crime Drama Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

A man is tossed off the top of a 29 story building by gangsters. Amazingly, he gets up and walks away unscathed. Mulder and Scully investigate when Mulder suspects this man may have paranorm... Read allA man is tossed off the top of a 29 story building by gangsters. Amazingly, he gets up and walks away unscathed. Mulder and Scully investigate when Mulder suspects this man may have paranormal abilities. The man in question may just be the luckiest man on Earth.A man is tossed off the top of a 29 story building by gangsters. Amazingly, he gets up and walks away unscathed. Mulder and Scully investigate when Mulder suspects this man may have paranormal abilities. The man in question may just be the luckiest man on Earth.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

3.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The title is a dual reference to Rube Goldberg's ridiculous machine designs and the Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Goofs
When Mulder and Scully enter the basement about seven and a half minutes in, Mulder says the line: "No technically falling 300 hundred feet and surviving isn't a crime", and his mouth is clearly seen closed, not moving.

Quotes
Scully: You OK, Mulder?
Mulder: Yeah, it's alright. My ass broke the fall.

Connections
References The Sting (1973)

Soundtracks
The X-Files
Written by Mark Snow
Performed by John Beal

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Featured review

8/10

Interesting but...

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