X-Men (2000)

Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers (WGA):

Tom DeSanto (story) &
Bryan Singer (story) ...

Release Date:

14 July 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Evolution Begins.

Plot:

Two mutants come to a private academy for mutants whose resident superhero team must oppose a powerful mutant terrorist organization.

Plot Keywords:

Mutant | X Men | Senator | Superhero Team | Superhero

Awards:

11 wins & 23 nominations

Cast

Hugh Jackman	...	Logan / Wolverine
Patrick Stewart	...	Professor Charles Xavier
Ian McKellen	...	Eric Lensherr / Magneto
Famke Janssen	...	Jean Grey
James Marsden	...	Scott Summers / Cyclops
Halle Berry	...	Ororo Munroe / Storm
Anna Paquin	...	Rogue / Marie D'Ancanto
Tyler Mane	...	Sabretooth
Ray Park	...	Toad
Rebecca Romijn	...	Mystique (as Rebecca Romijn-Stamos)
Bruce Davison	...	Senator Kelly
Matthew Sharp	...	Henry Gyrich
Rhona Shekter	...	Magneto's Mother
Kenneth McGregor	...	Magneto's Father
Shawn Roberts	...	Rogue's Boyfriend

Also Known As:

X-Men (Canada: French title)
X-Men 1.5 (USA) (DVD box title)
X-Men: The Movie (USA) (working title)
X-Men (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Iks-men (Serbia) [sr]
X-Men (Germany) [de]
X-Men (Finland) [fi]
X-Men (Portugal) [pt]
X-Men (Denmark) [da]
X-Men (Norway) [no]
X-Men (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
X-Men (France) [fr]
X-Men 1.5 (Brazil) (longer version) [pt]
X-Men: O Filme (Brazil) [pt]
X-mehed (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37616) | Ireland:12 | Iceland:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:TE | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

Ajax, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The opening caption notes that this film, released in the year 2000, in its main action takes place in "the near future". However, in a giveaway prequel comic book involving the Silver Samurai and Wolverine, set just before the main action of this film, that story gave the year as 2000.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Toad is struck by lightning, the lightning hits the pole first, and then electrocutes Toad. While the pole is grounded, there is enough power in a lightning strike that the field would still affect Toad (though not as visibly as shown). In addition, Storm does, after all, have some control over lightning.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Prof. Charles Francis Xavier: [narration] Mutation: it is the key to our evolution. It has enabled us to evolve from a single-celled organism into the dominant species on the planet. This process is slow, and normally taking thousands and thousands of years. But every few hundred millennia, evolution leaps forward.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Soundtrack:

ATOM BOMB

entertaining special effects masterpiece

"X-men" is a well done sci-fi action film for all action fans: especially for those who as kids dreamed of having special powers themselves. Each of the main mutant characters has a special ability and during the film I sometimes found myself thinking about which of those abilities I would choose if I were given the chance. Of course all of those special abilities are visible in the film's spectacular special effects. But the special effects were not the only thing that made watching this film fun. There is also plenty of action and character interaction besides shooting and beating and using special powers. As each mutant character is given a past (to give him a motivation) and a weakness, the film's plot never got boring because I also wanted to know how things developed between the mutants themselves.

And I won't even talk about the ending. It actually surprised me. But go see for yourself