The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
July 24, 2008Release Date
The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
July 24, 2008Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
David Duchovny
Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson
Dana Scully
Billy Connolly
Father Joseph Crissman
Amanda Peet
ASAC Dakota Whitney
Xzibit
Agent Mosley Drummy
Mitch Pileggi
Walter Skinner
Callum Keith Rennie
2nd Abductor - Janke Dacyshyn
Adam Godley
Father Ybarra
Alex Diakun
Gaunt Man
Fagin Woodcock
1st Abductor - Franz Tomczeszyn
Nicki Aycox
2nd Victim - Cheryl Cunningham
Marco Niccoli
Christian Fearon
Chris Carter
Director
Carrie Ruscheinsky
Margaret Fearon
Frank Spotnitz
Writer
Spencer Maybee
Blair Fearon
Veronika Hadravá
Female Assistant
Denis Krasnogolov
Male Assistant
Patrick Keating
Slight Man
Mark Snow
Composer
Stephen E. Miller
Feed Store Proprietor
Bill Roe
Cinematographer
Xantha Radley
Monica Bannan
Richard A. Harris
Editor
Lorena Gale
On Screen Doctor
Heike Brandstatter
CastingDirector
Donavon Stinson
Suited Man
Mindy Marin
CastingDirector
Coreen Mayrs
CastingDirector
Dion Johnstone
1st Cop
Sarah-Jane Redmond
Special Agent in Charge
Mark S. Freeborn
ProductionDesigner
Christina D'Alimonte
Doctor's Colleague
Vanesa Tomasino
Hallway Agent
Luvia Petersen
O.R. Nurse
Babs Chula
Surgeon
Marci T. House
Sheriff
Joseph Patrick Finn
Whispering Priest
Beth Siegler
Anesthesiologist
Stacee Copeland
Doctor
Tom Charron
Sheriff Horton
Brent C.S. O'Connor
Tow Truck Driver
Dave Cote
D-Man
Paul Mitton
FBI Agent
Vanessa Morley
Female Hallway Agent
Michael Stevens
Board Room Doctor
Lynne Burnett
Murder Victim (uncredited)
Celeste Insell
Board Room Doctor (uncredited)
Teana-Marie Smith
Nurse (uncredited)
Roger Horchow
Elderly Gent
Victoria Down
Makeup Department Head
E. J. Foerster
Second Unit
David Hadaway
Set Designer
Leonardo Lara
Set Dressing Artist
Andrew Edwards
Compositors
Graham Houston
CG Painter
Brian Sales
Compositors
Trent Smith
Visual Effects Producer
Jennifer Mylrea
Stunts
Tony Wohlgemuth
Art Direction
Christopher Mark Pinhey
Makeup Effects
Cheryl Marion
Assistant Art Director
David Alexander
CG Supervisor
Jason Dunn
Compositors
Guy Bews
Stunts
Dave Lane
Stunts
Jeff Sanca
Stunts
Chris Webb
Stunts
Ryan Bailey
Gaffer
Warren Hendriks
Sound Effects Editor
Erin Michael Rettig
Sound Engineer
Charles Collyer
Compositors
Rod Park
Visual Effects Producer
Andrea Shear
CG Painter
Christina Spring
Compositors
Donald Tse
Compositors
Dmitry Vinnik
CG Painter
Duane Dickinson
Stunts
Jared Brown
Set Dressing Artist
Mike Rennison
Construction Coordinator
David Betancourt
Foley
Randall Guth
First Assistant Sound Editor
Mitch Bax
Camera Intern
Lisa Tomczeszyn
Costume Design
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR & Dubbing
Thomas F. Ford IV
Visual Effects Producer
Andrew Lema
CG Painter
Patrick Thompson
Compositors
Todd Scott
Stunts
Natasha Vasiluk
Stunts
Marshall Virtue
Stunts
Paul Massey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alicia Stevenson
Foley
David Gauthier
Special Effects Coordinator
Glenn Curry
CG Painter
Richard Martin
Compositors
Pierre Raymond
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Dan Rucinski
Production Supervisor
Anne Tremblay
Administration
Mike Dobbin
Stunts
David McKimmie
Post-Production Manager
Sabine Schoppel
Art Department Coordinator
David Giammarco
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Anouk Deveault-Moreau
Visual Effects Supervisor
Marty Taylor
Compositors
Dave Williams
Compositors
Sandy Monesmith
Hairstylist
Ryan Epp
Compositors
Jack Noriaki Matsumoto
CG Painter
Wayne A. Shepherd
Compositors
Mike Spring
Compositors
Dean Hart
Stunts
Paul Rinaldi
Construction Foreman
Rodrigo Armendariz
Compositors
Junji Hirano
CG Painter
Daniel Leduc
Visual Effects Producer
Tony Morelli
Stunts Coordinator
Mark Prior
Set Dressing Artist
Jenny Seinen
Storyboard
David Grimaldi
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Goldberg
Compositors
Steve J. McLeod
Compositors
Geoff Coulter
Set Dressing Artist
David Lucarelli
ADR & Dubbing
Michel Barrière
Compositors
Mat Beck
Visual Effects Supervisor
Matthias Lowry
Compositors
Randal Shore
Visual Effects Producer
Melissa R. Stubbs
Stunts
Gitte Axen
Makeup Artist
Steve Au
CG Painter
Don Greenberg
Compositors
Corbin Fox
Stunts
Julio Pallares
Makeup Effects
Wayne Bennett
Production Manager
Brenda Ilic
Visual Effects Producer
Eugene Paluso
CG Painter
Ian Wilson
CG Painter
Kimberly Chiang
Stunts
Bill Edwards
Stunts
Matt Almas
Grip
Shirley Inget
Set Decoration
Maureen Terezakis
Makeup Effects
Simon Abbott
Production Manager
Paul Rabwin
Post Production Supervisor
Chuck Michael
Sound Designer
Joni Jacobson
Visual Effects Producer
Vinay Mehta
Compositors
Tena Montoya
Visual Effects Producer
John C. Wash
Visual Effects Supervisor
George Collins
Video Assist Operator
Bill Terezakis
Makeup Effects
Raul Casillas
Set Dressing Artist
Scott Holburn
Set Dressing Artist
Martin Lacroix
Boom Operator
William Unrau
Cableman
Brian Petras
Compositors
Chris Atkinson
Stunts
Brent O'Connor
Unit Production Manager / Executive Producer
Linda Drake
Visual Effects Editor
James Bamford
Stunts
Mike Mitchell
Stunt Coordinator
Portia Tickell
Script Supervisor
Matthew Harrison
Foley Editor
Eric Partridge
Assistant Property Master
Eric A. Larsen
Assistant Sound Editor
Dennis Rogers
Sound Recordist
Bryce Brecheisen
Visual Effects Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 24, 2008
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$30,000,000
Box Office$69,363,381
Filming LocationsCoquitlam · Vancouver · British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Wiki.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe is a 2008 American supernatural thriller film directed by Chris Carter and written by both Carter and Frank Spotnitz. It is the second feature film installment of The X-Files franchise created by Carter, following the 1998 film. Three main actors from the television series, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, and Mitch Pileggi, reappear in the film to reprise their respective roles as Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, and Walter Skinner.
Unlike the first film, the plot does not focus on the series' ongoing extraterrestrial-based mytharc themes, but instead works as a standalone thriller horror story, like many of the monster-of-the-week episodes frequently seen in the TV series, as well as focusing on the personal relationship between Mulder and Scully. The story follows Mulder and Scully who have been out of the FBI for several years, with Mulder living in isolation and Scully having become a doctor at a Catholic hospital, where she has formed a bond with a critically ill child patient. When an FBI agent is mysteriously kidnapped and a former Catholic priest who has been convicted of pedophilia claims to be experiencing psychic visions of the endangered agent, Scully is asked to bring Mulder back to the bureau to consult on the case because of his work with psychics. The narrative goes through the push and pull of his at-first reluctant involvement and Scully's attempts to stay out of it.
The film was first anticipated in November 2001 to follow the conclusion of the ninth season of the television series, but it remained in development hell for six years before entering production in December 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The film premiered on July 23, 2008, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood before opening theatrically two days later on July 25. The worldwide gross was $68.4 million from a $30 million budget. It received mixed reviews; critics praised the chemistry between Duchovny and Anderson while criticizing the plot.