"The X Files" Kitsunegari (1998)

Director:

Daniel Sackheim

Writers:

Chris Carter (creator)
Vince Gilligan (written by) ...

TV Series:

"The X Files" (1993)

Original Air Date:

4 January 1998 (Season 5, Episode 8)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

Robert Modell (Pusher) escapes from prison. Mulder and Scully find themselves in another game of "cat...

Plot Keywords:

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

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder
Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner
Diana Scarwid	...	Linda Bowman
Colleen Winton	...	Therapist
Robert Wisden	...	Robert Patrick Modell
Scott Oughterson	...	Old Orderly
Ty Olsson	...	Young Orderly
Kurt Evans	...	Todd
Donna Yamamoto	...	Female Agent
Stuart O'Connell	...	First Cop
Jill Krop	...	Reporter
Michelle Hart	...	Trace Agent
Michael Dobson	...	U.S. Marshal
Richard Leacock	...	Second Cop

Runtime:

Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the point in the episode that Scully and Mulder are explaining "Pusher"'s background to another character they state that he follows a warrior code, which they call "Budo". In fact, Budo is a Japanese word referring to martial arts. The Japanese warrior code is called Bushido.

Movie Connections:

References "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961)

You can, sometimes, go back

Sequels are often strange and difficult things, but Kitsunegari proves that you can go back and although it won't be exactly the same, it'll be close. Diana Scarwid does a good job of a difficult role, the interview scene between her, Duchovny and Anderson is especially taut and gripping, it's difficult to say why, it just is. It's great to see Robert Wisden again and, although he does little more than lean against walls and eat energy bars, he is electrifying and his final scene is downbeat and gentle, as befits a character we were beginning to forgive. Vince Gilligan's script is tight and difficult to second guess, while Daniel Sackheim clearly realises that he's been handed a gem and just lets the story ebb and flow. Kitsunegari is like visiting a warmly remembered location for the second time: it's not quite as much fun, but it's not far off.