The X-Files 

Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.

Creator:

Chris Carter

Stars:

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi

Top Rated TV #86 | Won 5 Golden Globes. Another 91 wins & 212 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully / ... 217 episodes, 1993-2018
David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder 193 episodes, 1993-2018
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner / ... 91 episodes, 1994-2018

Storyline

Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully work in an unassigned detail of the bureau called the X-Files investigating cases dealing with unexplained paranormal phenomena. Mulder, a true believer, and Scully, a skeptic, perceive their cases from stand points of science and the paranormal.

---

Plot Keywords:

fbi agent | alien conspiracy | paranormal phenomenon | trust no one | paranormal investigator | 

---

Taglines:

The truth is still out there

---

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

---

Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Instagram Official Facebook

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

The X Files

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ten Thirteen Productions, 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR (Original Broadcast & DVD) Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 (Approx)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the cast's real-life partners worked on the show: Perrey Reeves, David Duchovny's girlfriend for two years, played his lover in "3". Maggie Wheeler and Lucy Liu, both of whom dated Duchovny, appeared in "Born Again" and "Hell's Money", respectively. Even his former wife, Téa Leoni, played herself in "Hollywood A.D." Gillian Anderson dated Rodney Rowland, who appeared in "Never Again", for over a year. She also dated Adrian Hughes, who played one of the Peacocks in "Home". She was married to, and had a daughter with, Clyde Klotz, the show's Art Director, after they met at the beginning of the series. Mitch Pileggi met his wife, Arlene Pilleggi, on the set of the show--she played his secretary and was Gillian Anderson's double. Robert Patrick's wife played his character John Doggett's wife in the final season.

---

Goofs

Mulder and Scully are shown in numerous episodes carrying a variety of handguns from Glocks to Smith & Wesson to SIG Sauers. FBI agents are issued one model of weapon for standard duty carry and they carry those models unless they are lost, unless the agent changes assignments or the entire Bureau changes the brand and model it is using.

---

Quotes

Skinner: [repeated closing phrase] That will be all.

---

Crazy Credits

The opening credits of the first 7 seasons include an extreme close-up of an eye blinking. In the 8th season credits, the eye belongs to 'Gillian Anderson (I)'.

---

Connections

Referenced in Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed 3 (1998)

User Reviews

The most intricately perfect work of art.

I find it hard to comment on The X- Files because it simply transcends words. It's an intelligent masterpiece, an epos of beautifully complicated scenarios, plots and characters. Eruditely taking on the grayest of areas, confronting those things under your bed and inside your closet thus bringing new meaning to the fears brought on by conventions and the imprudent obstinacy of social norms. The script, the actors and the direction make the most unbelievable seem believable and the unfathomable- unfathomably real. So thought provoking that if you really let yourself dwell in its essence, it can change the way you see the world, if only just by believing in the conviction that The Truth Is Out There.