The X-Files: I Want to Believe

To find the truth, you must believe.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
Timing: 1:44 (104 min)
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Release date
Budget
$30 000 000
Revenue
$69 363 381
Director
Scenario
Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz
Producer
Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz, Brent O'Connor
Operator
Bill Roe
Composer
Artist
Mark S. Freeborn, Cheryl Marion
Audition
Heike Brandstatter, Coreen Mayrs, Mindy Marin
Editing
Richard A. Harris, Dan Rucinski
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Short description

Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Due to the secrecy surrounding the film's plot, its director was listed as someone named Rich Tracers – an anagram for "Chris Carter." The characters of David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson were named Larry and Frankie in the script, in honor of Chris Carter's favorite dogs.
  • For a long time, work on the film was carried out under the working title "The X-Files: First Ready".
  • The female agent who catches Mulder's attention by walking past him in the FBI office is Vanessa Morley. In the series, she played eight-year-old Samantha Mulder, and it is her photograph that hangs on the door in Mulder's house at the beginning of the movie.
  • Due to the secrecy of the plot, the film's director was listed as a certain 'Rich Tracers'—an anagram of 'Chris Carter.' Additionally, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson's characters were called Larry and Frankie in the script, named after Chris Carter's favorite dogs.
  • At the end of the final credits, a boat with Mulder and Scully is shown, relaxing far from everyday life.
  • In one of the scenes in the film, when Agent Scully walks down a hospital corridor, you can see Chris Carter, the creator/director/screenwriter and producer.
  • The female agent who caught Mulder's attention by walking within two steps of him in the FBI office is Vanessa Morley. In the series, she played the role of eight-year-old Samantha Mulder, and her photograph hangs on the door of Mulder's house at the beginning of the film.
  • Mulder's notepad on his phone contains the following contacts: Gilligan is the surname of one of the series creators, Bowman is one of the directors, and Shiban is one of the screenwriters.
  • In one of the film's scenes, as Agent Scully walks down a hospital corridor, creator, director, screenwriter, and producer Chris Carter can be seen.

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