5 Facts about 1998's Mulder and Scully outing The X Files Movie
THE X FILES (1998)​
Directed by Rob Bowman.
​Since the closure of their supernatural investigative department a couple of FBI agents take it upon themselves to uncover shadowy goings-on in order to save the world from an alien invasion. ​You can uncover 5 truths about the movie below.​
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​5 FAST FILM FACTS​

​5. Although made to be watched by an audience not too familiar with the TV series, the film depicts events occurring between the end of Season 5 and the beginning of season 6. Due to necessities of filming however, the movie was actually shot while the cast were on break between seasons 4 and 5.

4. In one scene we see Mulder urinating in an alleyway against a poster for Independence Day (1996) apparently because the show's creator Chris Carter hated it. Oddly enough Mulder and Scully are referenced in Independence Day when a character mentions they watch the TV show.

3. While the film is simply titled ‘The X-Files’, the tag line accompanying it on posters which read ‘Fight The Future’ was so close to the title that many believed it to be a subtitle. Fans of the show have since adopted it as the film’s name when referring to it.

2. This was the second feature film to be directed by Rob Bowman, who had previously helmed Airborne (1993). A veteran of American TV, before directing the movie he had done episodes of the TV show as well as instalments of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Quantum Leap, 21 Jump Street and Baywatch. Since then he has directed such feature films as Reign of Fire (2002) and Elektra (2005).
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1. A success at the box office it grossed almost $190 million from a budget of $66 million. Despite this, it would take 10 years before a sequel was made – The X-Files: I Want To Believe (2008).​
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