"The X Files" Drive (1998)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Rob Bowman

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Vince Gilligan (written by)

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

15 November 1998 (Season 6, Episode 2)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

With Mulder trapped in a car by a seemingly deranged man, Scully races to determine if the man is suffering from a deadly illness and if Mulder is in danger of becoming the next victim. |

Plot Keywords:

Title Spoken By Character | FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Timothy Agee	...	EMT (as Tim Agee)
Junior Brown	...	The Farmer
Frank Buckley	...	The Nevada News Anchor
Ken Collins	...	Gas Station Attendant
Mark Craig	...	Trooper #1
Bryan Cranston	...	Patrick Crump
Harry Danner	...	CDC Doctor
Michael O'Neill	...	The Patrol Captain
James Pickens Jr.	...	FBI Assistant Director Alvin Kersh
Art Pickering	...	Germ Suit Cop
Wiley M. Pickett	...	Trooper #2 (as Wiley Pickett)
Linda Porter	...	Elderly Woman
Mindy Seeger	...	Coroner
Scott Alan Smith	...	Prison Doctor (as Scott A. Smith)
Janine Venable	...	Vicky Crump
Tegan West	...	Navy Lieutenant

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Mulder and Krump are coming down the hill where Scully is waiting, both drivers side windows are rolled down. But when Mulder stop's and Scully run's up to the car Krump's window is rolled up.

Quotes:

Mulder: On behalf of the International Jewish Conspiracy, I've got to inform you that we're almost out of gas.

Movie Connections:

References Speed (1994/I)

Brilliantly dumb

A straight-forward X File that shows that action is always the equal of intelligence. Rob Bowman's direction is crisp and sharp, the episode looks just as fresh now as it did almost a decade ago. David and Gillian both give fine performances and both seem to relish the lack of baggage - it's a standalone X File that even non-fans could happen upon and enjoy. Junior Brown gives both the leads a run for their money during his scene with them, he's so convincing that you could believe the crew drove to the middle of nowhere and knocked on the first door they came to. Bryan Cranston is intense and energetic as Patrick Crump, he has since admitted in interviews that he knew next to nothing about the X Files prior to this role, a fact that makes his hit-the-floor-running performance all the more incredible. A brilliantly dumb episode.