"The X Files" Three of a Kind (1999)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Bryan Spicer

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Vince Gilligan (written by) ...

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

2 May 1999 (Season 6, Episode 20)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

The Lone Gunmen are at a defense contractors convention in Las Vegas trying to get inside information on military secrets...

Plot Keywords:

Number In Title | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder (voice)
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Abrams	...	Little Fritz
John Billingsley	...	Timmy the Geek
Jeff Bowser	...	The Redheaded Geek
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike
Kalena Coleman	...	Bus Driver
Signy Coleman	...	Susanne Modeski
Jim Fyfe	...	James 'Jimmy the Geek' Belmont
Rick Garcia	...	The News Anchor
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly
Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers
Michael McKean	...	Morris Fletcher
Brian Reddy	...	Big Fritz
Charles Rocket	...	Grant Ellis
Richard Zobel	...	Al

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The first episode in which Mulder is never seen nor heard (his voice was synthesized by the Gunmen).

Quotes:

Byers: My name is John Fitzgerald Byers. I was named after our 35th president, and I keep having this beautiful dream. In my dream, the events of November 22nd, 1963, never happened. In it, my namesake was never assassinated. Other things are different, too...

Movie Connections:

References Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

High Card - the Queen of Hearts

This comic "Lone Gunmen" episode is the sequel to the delightful episode "Unusual Suspects" from season 5. Byers, Frohike, and Langly, publishers of the "Lone Gunmen" conspiracy-newsletter, are in Las Vegas at a defense contractors' convention hoping to dig up some government secrets. So are a couple of other conspiracy 'nuts' - and Suzanne Modeski, the military chemist kidnapped by government agents in the episode that brought the "Gunmen" together! Byers has long carried a torch for the beautiful would-be whistle-blower, and aims to rescue her - again! The trio trick Scully into lending a hand, but Modeski doesn't feel she needs much help. Are Byers' suspicions of Modeski's fiancé (Charles Rocket) more than jealousy? Will Frohike take advantage of his love interest's new feelings? And Langly is also aiming for a woman's heart - will he penetrate it? You'll have fun finding out!

Charles Rocket doesn't have much of a role here, which is kind of a waste. Nevertheless this is a fun comedy-thriller. If you like it, be sure to look for "The Lone Gunmen" TV series.

I always loved the Lone Gunmen, and this episode is a favorite. This had to be a reason creator Chris Carter got the go-ahead on the spin-off series. It's too bad the series didn't last a full season!