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The X-Files
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Firewalker

  • Episode aired Nov 18, 1994
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 45m
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7.2/10
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Bradley Whitford in The X-Files (1993)
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At a remote outpost, scientists watch as their camera picks up a moving shadow on the inside of a smoldering hot volcano, too hot for any living creature to survive. Mulder and Scully arrive... Read allAt a remote outpost, scientists watch as their camera picks up a moving shadow on the inside of a smoldering hot volcano, too hot for any living creature to survive. Mulder and Scully arrive and notice that everyone is acting strangely.At a remote outpost, scientists watch as their camera picks up a moving shadow on the inside of a smoldering hot volcano, too hot for any living creature to survive. Mulder and Scully arrive and notice that everyone is acting strangely.
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  • Director
    • David Nutter
  • Writers
    • Chris Carter
    • Howard Gordon
  • Stars
    • David Duchovny
    • Gillian Anderson
    • Bradley Whitford
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  • Director
    • David Nutter
  • Writers
    • Chris Carter
    • Howard Gordon
  • Stars
    • David Duchovny
    • Gillian Anderson
    • Bradley Whitford
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    • 13User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    David Duchovny
    David Duchovny
    • Fox Mulderas Fox Mulder
    Gillian Anderson
    Gillian Anderson
    • Dana Scullyas Dana Scully
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Daniel Trepkosas Daniel Trepkos
    Leland Orser
    Leland Orser
    • Jason Ludwigas Jason Ludwig
    Shawnee Smith
    Shawnee Smith
    • Jessie O'Neilas Jessie O'Neil
    Tuck Milligan
    Tuck Milligan
    • Dr. Adam Pierceas Dr. Adam Pierce
    Hiro Kanagawa
    Hiro Kanagawa
    • Peter Tanakaas Peter Tanaka
    David Kaye
    David Kaye
    • Reporteras Reporter
    David James Lewis
    David James Lewis
    • Vosbergas Vosberg
    • (as David Lewis)
    Torben Rolfsen
    • Technicianas Technician
    • Director
      • David Nutter
    • Writers
      • Chris Carter
      • Howard Gordon
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    • Trivia
      Howard Gordon was inspired to write the story after seeing two news reports about Project Dante, a robotic explorer created by NASA that had been sent into a volcano.
    • Goofs
      (at around 4 mins) The dead body seen on the TV screen is still moving.
    • Quotes

      Mulder: I'm going to go find Trepkos.

      Scully: What if he's already dead?

      Mulder: Then he'll have a tough time answering my questions.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The X-Files: Plus One (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      The X-Files
      (uncredited)

      Written by Mark Snow

      Performed by John Beal

    User reviews13

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    Rehash
    After Scully's return where she conveniently cannot remember a thing from her abduction, in this episode we go back to the average 'monster' work.

    A bad 'slasher' film, in this rehash of similar episodes Ice and Darkness Falls, the siege scenario shifts to a volcano, the explanation of paranoia shifts to hallucinative spores, but again the whole point is an encounter with a mysterious, ancient lifeform that defies reason. If you were just tuning in to the show, you may find it passable. However, knowing how it usually plays out, this is lazy, boring beyond belief.

    Episodes like this are why I can never seem to bring myself to finish long TV series, we just have to drag our feet through filler after filler to get to morsels that advance the long arch.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 18, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 2, North Shore Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Ten Thirteen Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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