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"The X Files" Pilot (1993)


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Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   4,231 votes
Director:
Writers:
Chris Carter (creator)
Chris Carter (written by)
Contact:
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Original Air Date:
10 September 1993 (Season 1, Episode 0)
Tagline:
trust no one
Plot:
A young F.B.I. agent is assigned watchdog duty over a fellow agent, but finds herself drawn into his investigations of paranormal and unexplained phenomena. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
User Reviews:
A great start more (26 total)

Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:
46 min | Argentina:60 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The X Files opening/closing theme music is not featured in this episode. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the part where the car's radio and clock go crazy, the sunlight changes. From one angle we see Mulder, and the shadow on his face shows the sun angling in from his left. But the next shot of Scully shows the sun angling in from her right. The shot changes and once more the sun is on Mulders left. more
Quotes:
[Mulder opens a coffin that just rolled down the hill]
Coroner John Truitt: This isn't official procedure.
Special Agent Fox Mulder: [sarcastically] Really.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Secrets of the X Files, Part 1 (1995) (TV) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
A great start, 11 June 2006
Author: Vampenguin from Canada

I bought the Season 1 boxset today, and it was essentially a blind-buy. When the show was on the air I was somewhere between too young and not interested, so I only watched it once or twice. Now that I'm into horror and everything, I've been wanting to check this out, and the new, cheaper boxset was too good to pass up!

Suffice to say, it was $30 well spent, based solely on the pilot. I highly enjoyed it, the characters are great, the story was creepy, the actors were very good....I loved it all-around and am looking forward to watching more in the near future. A great start to what I am sure is a great series.

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