Mulder and Scully must fight the government in a conspiracy and find the truth about an alien colonization of Earth.
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Title: The X Files (1998)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| David Duchovny | ... | Agent Fox Mulder | |
| Gillian Anderson | ... | Agent Dana Scully | |
| John Neville | ... | The Well-Manicured Man | |
| William B. Davis | ... | The Cigarette-Smoking Man | |
| Martin Landau | ... | Kurtzweil | |
| Mitch Pileggi | ... | Assistant Director Walter Skinner | |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | ... | Bronschweig (as Jeffrey De Munn) | |
| Blythe Danner | ... | Cassidy | |
| Terry O'Quinn | ... | Michaud | |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | Strughold | |
| Lucas Black | ... | Stevie | |
| Christopher Fennell | ... | 2nd Boy (as Chris Fennell) | |
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Cody Newton | ... | 3rd Boy |
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Blake Stokes | ... | 4th Boy |
| Dean Haglund | ... | Langly | |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
With problems appearing between FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, a dangerous conspiracy is starting to appear. A deadly virus, which appears to be of extraterrestrial origin has appeared, which could destroy all life on Earth. With the help of a paranoid doctor, Alvin Kurtzweil, Mulder and Scully must act fast in order to save everyone on the planet. Written by Film_Fan
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Blythe Danner's initial reaction on being offered a part in the film was surprise. She wondered if they had made a mistake as she didn't think she was cool enough to considered. See more »Goofs
Mulder discovers the bomb in the vending machine after noticing that the mains cable is not plugged in. Even so, the bright lights on the front of the machine continue to glow before and after this discovery. This isn't an error, as the bomb needs an internal power supply, and the panel lighting would disguise the 'bomb', making people think it was just malfunctioning. See more »Quotes
Special Agent Dana Scully: [Mulder revives Scully by performing CPR] I had you big time.See more »
Alternate Versions
The video release has additional footage not shown in the theatrical release:- In the opening scene you now see more of the alien. In the theatrical release we see it fight off one of the cavemen, killing it, and the other caveman gets up to see it lying on the ground draining out the black blood (or what fans know as black oil). In the video release, we see it run off after it kills one of the cavemen, and when the other caveman gets up, he tracks it down and then kills it using the broken end of his torch.
- In the scene with Mulder talking to the Well Manicured Man in the car, he reveals to Mulder that Samantha, Mulder's sister, was abducted by aliens at the request of her father, William Mulder, so she could be part of the colonization project, thus ensuring her survival in the colonization of Earth by the visitors. Also revealed is that when plans went awry, Mulder was intended, by his father, to seek the truth and reveal what had been done.
- There is also an added scene in the video release with Mulder running down the street after the hospital scene.
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Country:
USARelease Date:
19 June 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$66,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$30,138,758, 21 June 1998Gross USA:
$83,898,313Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$189,176,423Company Credits
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The X-Files' first movie is great. It has a clever, yet complicated, plot. The movie tackles the alien conspiracy head on, connecting some plot details from the show. But like an episode of the show, only a small piece of the puzzle is explained. The movie is a scary and thrilling sci-fi movie. All that's missing is a sequel.