X-Men [2000]

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1999 - 2000
Running Times: 104 mins
Length: 9377 ft
Format: colour     Panavision [anamorphic]      35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: DTS     Dolby Digital      Dolby EX 6.1     SDDS

SELECTED CREDITS

[Full Credits]

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Twentieth Century Fox / Bad Hat Harry / Donner/Schuler-Donner Productions / Genetics Productions / Marvel Entertainment / Springwood Productions
Executive Producers: Avi Arad, Tom DeSanto, Richard Donner, Stan Lee
Producers: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter

SCRIPT
Script: David Hayter
Story: Tom DeSanto, Bryan Singer

DIRECTOR
Director: Bryan Singer
2nd Unit Directors: Conrad E. Palmisano, Philip C. Pfeiffer
Action Director: Corey Yuen

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Newton Thomas Sigel
2nd Unit Directors of Photography: Mike Benson, Paul Sarossy

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editors: Steven Rosenblum, Kevin Stitt, John Wright
Additional Editor: Todd Busch

MUSIC
Music: Michael Kamen
Additional Music: Robert Israel [Fox News Update]
Songs: Lucinda Williams, Duane Jarvis [Still I Long For Your Kiss]; Michael Tournier, Jonathan Fugler, Michael Bryant [Atom Bomb]; traditional [Garb of Old Gaul]; A.S. Leeming [Governor's Guard]

SOUND
Sound Designers: Craig Berkey, Steve Boeddeker
Assistant Sound Designer: Beau Borders
Sound Design Consultant: Gary Rydstrom

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Key Make Up: Ann Brodie
Make Up: Inge Klaudi
Costume Designer: Louise Mingenbach

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: Gordon J. Smith, FXSmith Inc

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Producers: Amy Hollywood Wixson, Denise Davis, Kevin Elam
Visual Effects Supervisors: Michael L. Fink, Michael S. Harbour
Visual Effects: Alisa Loren Klein
Special Effects Supervisors: Kaz Kobielski, Tony Kenny

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: John Myhre
Art Directors: Paul D. Austerberry, Tamara Deverell, Rando Schmook

LOCATIONS
Locations: Ajax, Ontario, Canada; Burlington, Ontario, Canada; Greenwood Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; New York City, New York, USA; Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; The Greystone Estate, Beverly Hills, California, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Location Manager: Byron A. Martin

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinators: Gary Jensen, Jonathan Ke Quan, Rick Forsayeth
Stunts: Ben Jensen, Ron Van Hart, Heather Burton-Gibson, Brian Jagersky, C.J. Fidler, Cotton Mather, Danny Lima, Dennis Keiffer, Denny Arnold, Eric Bryson, Henry Korhonen, James Kim, Jim Flett, Kathryn Anderson, Peter Szkoda, Randy Butcher, Rebecca Stoneham, Scott Leva, Simon Kim, Steve McMichaels

CASTING
Casting: Juli-Ann Kay, Roger Mussenden

CAST
Hugh Jackman [Logan / Wolverine]
Patrick Stewart [Professor Charles Francis Xavier / Professor X]
Ian McKellen [Erik Magnus Lehnsherr / Magneto]
Famke Janssen [Dr Jean Grey]
James Marsden [Scott Summers / Cyclops]
Halle Berry [Ororo Munro / Storm]
Anna Paquin [Marie / Rogue]
Tyler Mane [Victor Creed / Sabretooth]
Ray Park [Mortimer Toynbee / Toad]
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos [Raven Darkholme / Mystique]
Bruce Davison [Senator Robert Jefferson Kelly]
Matthew Sharp [NSC Agent Henry Peter Gyrich]
Brett Morris [young Erik]
Rhona Shekter [Mrs Lehnsherr]
Kenneth McGregor [Mr Lehnsherr]
Shawn Roberts [Cody]
Donna Goodhand [Rogue's mother]
John E. Nelles [Rogue's father]
George Buza [trucker]
Darren McGuire [contender]
Carson Manning, Scott Leva [waterboys]
Aron Tager [emcee]
Kevin Rushton [Stu]
Doug Lennox [bartender]
David Nichols [newscaster #1]
Malcolm Nefsky [Stu's buddy]
Sumela Kay [Katherine 'Kitty' Pryde / Shadowcat]
Shawn Ashmore [Robert 'Bobby' Drake / Iceman]
Katrina Florece [Jubilation Lee / Jubilee]
Alex Burton [St John Allerdyce / Pyro]

In the near future, mutants are beginning to appear possessed of incredible physical and mental powers. Fearing the powers of these mutants, Mankind begins to discriminate against them and a new law is being debated in the U.S. requiring mutants to be registered. Against this backdrop, two rival mutant factions form - the evil Brotherhood of Mutants led by Erik Lehnsherr [aka Magneto] and the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier who have more sympathy for Mankind. The two groups clash when two new mutants come on the scene, the teenager Rogue and the powerful Logan, aka Wolverine.

Though fans of the comic were, by and large, disappointed, the big screen debut of the X-Men is great fun, though seriously flawed by the lack of decent action set-pieces. The ending is particularly weak but Hugh Jackman's towering performance as Wolverine goes a long way to making up for any failings and excellent support from Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen [their scenes together are astonishing] is the icing on the cake. Flawed but certainly the best Summer blockbuster in many years.

Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox de Argentina

France
Theatrical Distributor: UGC-Fox Distribution

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox of Germany
DVD Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment [includes deleted scenes; Mutant Watch featurette; Bryan Singer being interviewed on The Charlie Rose Show; Hugh Jackman's screen test; stills gallery; TV spots]

Japan
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox

Portugal
Theatrical Distributor: Filmes Castello Lopes

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E.

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Video Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
DVD Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment [2000640 - includes deleted scenes; Mutant Watch featurette; Bryan Singer being interviewed on The Charlie Rose Show; Hugh Jackman's screen test; stills gallery; TV spots]

Argentina
Rating: 13

Australia
Rating: M

Chile
Rating: 14

Denmark
Rating: 11

Finland
Rating: K-14

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: 12

Hong Kong
Rating: IIA

Netherlands
Rating: 16

New Zealand
Rating: M

Norway
Rating: 15

Portugal
Rating: M/12

Singapore
Rating: PG

Spain
Rating: 7

Sweden
Rating: 15

Switzerland
Rating: 12

UK
Rating: 12

USA
Rating: PG-13 [for sci-fi action violence]

AWARDS

2000
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Sierra Award: Best Visual Effects - nominated

2001
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA [Saturn Awards]
Best Actor [Hugh Jackman] - winner
Best Costumes [Louise Mingenbach] - winner
Best Director [Bryan Singer] - winner
Best Science Fiction Film - winner
Best Supporting Actress [Rebecca Romijn-Stamos] - winner
Best Writing [David Hayter] - winner
Best Make-Up [Ann Brodie, Gordon J. Smith] - nominated
Best Performance by a Younger Actor [Anna Paquin] - nominated
Best Special Effects [Theresa Ellis, Michael L. Fink, Michael J. McAlister, David Prescott] - nominated
Best Supporting Actor [Patrick Stewart] - nominated

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Favorite Supporting Actor - Science Fiction [James Marsden] - winner
Favorite Supporting Actress - Science Fiction [Rebecca Romijn-Stamos] - winner
Favorite Actor - Science Fiction [Patrick Stewart] - nominated
Favorite Actress - Science Fiction [Anna Paquin] - nominated
Favorite Male - Newcomer [Hugh Jackman] - nominated
Favorite Supporting Actress - Science Fiction [Famke Janssen] - nominated
Favorite Villain (Internet Only) [Ian McKellen] - nominated

Costume Designers Guild
Excellence for Costume Design for Film - Contemporary [Louise Mingenbach] - nominated

Hugo Awards
Best Dramatic Presentation - nominated

MTV Movie Awards
Best Movie - nominated
Best On-Screen Team [Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, James Marsden, Anna Paquin] - nominated
Breakthrough Male Performance [Hugh Jackman] - nominated

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA [Golden Reel Awards]
Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects & Foley: Domestic Feature Film [Craig Berkey (sound editor), Steve Boeddeker (sound editor), Beau Borders (sound editor), Richard Burton (sound editor), David C. Hughes (sound editor), Andy Kopetzky (foley editor), John A. Larsen (supervising sound editor), John Morris (supervising foley editor), Ethan Van der Ryn (sound editor), Jay Wilkinson (sound editor)] - nominated

Political Film Society, USA
Human Rights Award - nominated
Peace Award - nominated

World Stunt Awards
Taurus Award: Best Specialty Stunt [Steven N. McMichael] - nominated

1999
September
27: USA - filming begins

2000
February
Day Unknown: USA - filming ends

July
13: Australia - theatrical release
14: USA - theatrical release
20: Singapore - theatrical release

August
2: Sweden - theatrical release
3: Hong Kong, Malaysia - theatrical release
4: Thailand - theatrical release
10: Peru - theatrical release
11: Mexico, Taiwan - theatrical release
12: Indonesia [in Jakarta], South Korea - theatrical release
16: Belgium, France - theatrical release
17: New Zealand - theatrical release
18: Brazil, Iceland, UK - theatrical release
23: Venezuela - theatrical release
24: Argentina - theatrical release
30: Philippines - theatrical release
31: Austria, Germany, Switzerland [in German speaking region] - theatrical release

September
1: Finland - theatrical release
8: Denmark, Norway - theatrical release
28: Netherlands - theatrical release
29: Portugal - theatrical release

October
3: Spain - theatrical release
5: Czech Republic - theatrical release
6: India - theatrical release
7: Japan - theatrical release
12: Israel - theatrical release
13: Greece, Poland - theatrical release
26: Slovenia - theatrical release
27: Italy - theatrical release

November
1: Egypt - theatrical release
2: Croatia, Hungary - theatrical release
9: Romania - theatrical release
10: Estonia - theatrical release
21: USA - DVD release [Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment [2000640]]

2001
March
22: Germany - DVD release [Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment]

August
24: USA - television broadcast [on Momax]

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Change is coming. The evolution begins July 14th.

The time is coming when all that we are afraid of will be all that can save us.

Trust a few. Fear the rest.

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We're Not What You Think

The future is here.

X-Men: The Movie - working title

SEQUEL
X-Men 2 [2002]

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
The Making of X-Men 2 [2003]

SEE ALSO
Generation X [1996]
The Mutant Watch [2000]
Pryde of the X-Men [1989]
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace [1999]
X-Men [1992]
X-Men: Children of the Atom [1994]
X-Men: Evolution [2000]
X-Men vs. Street Fighter [1996]

MAGAZINES

Empire no.88 [October 1996] p.15 [UK]
illustrated interview with Stan Lee [Inaction Heroes by Ian Freer]

Entertainment Weekly no.499/500 [20 August 1999] pp.10-11 [USA]
article [X-tra Effort by Jeff Jensen]

Entertainment Weekly no.550 [21 July 2000] pp.26-32; 50-51 [USA]
article [Generating X by Jeff Jensen]; review [Un 'X'-ceptional (C) by Owen Gleiberman]

Entertainment Weekly no.551 [28 July 2000] p.13 [USA]
article [The Whys of 'X' by Josh Wolk]

Entertainment Weekly no.571 [1 December 2000] p.71 [USA]
review [Video: Mutant Strained (C+) by Ken Tucker]

Flicks September 2000 p.28; 29 [USA]
illustrated review [by Damon Wise]; illustrated interview with Halle Berry [by Marianne Gray]

Rolling Stone no.847 [17 August 2000] pp.119-120 [USA]
review [X-Men: The Geek Movie Of The Year by Peter Travers]

Starlog no.277 [August 2000] pp.62-67 [USA]
illustrated interview with Bruce Davison [Senator Intolerance by Tom Weaver]

TV Guide vol.48 no.29 [15 July 2000] pp.12-28 [USA]
article [The X-Men Cometh by Ted Johnson]

NEWSPAPERS

The New Yorker 24 July 2000 pp.86-87 [USA]
review [The Current Cinema: Dazzled by David Denby]

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Last Updated: 6 March, 2007