The Making of The X-Files: Fight the Future

by Jody Duncan

"We are close to something here, Scully. . . ."
--Fox Mulder

The movie is The X-Files, the premiere feature-length film based on the groundbreaking dramatic television series from Chris Carter starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. In this exclusive book, Jody Duncan takes you behind the camera, on location, and into the hearts and minds of the incomparable creator, cast, and crew whose dedication and hard work resulted in a multi-million dollar motion picture—from the pre-production to final cut and finished product—in just one year.

How the movie came within ten minutes of not being made
The wizardry behind the film's more than 220 special effects
Behind the scenes with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson
What "Blackwood" means
What it's like to work with a swarm of 300,000 bees
How the huge, complicated sets were created and filmed-from a snowy ice cap in April to the 115 degree heat of the California Desert in July
And much, much more!

Whether you're an X-Phile or a film buff, The Making of the X-Files is your exclusive pass to this extraordinary film-making achievement.

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 19, 1998

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great short book about the process of the making of The X Files: Fight the Future. It really gave insight into all the cast and crew involved, the epic volume of work and effort required and the time in which it takes to complete each phase.
I found this good a good comprehensive "biography" of the movie being made. I found the end to skip over the sound/music effects and the final distribution but i guess you can guess how that is all achieved.

[Daniel Louro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this on an old nerdy book store in London, and being an X-Files obsessed, i was shocked that i never heard about this incredible production diary from the first motion picture.
Mandatory to any fan and quite interesting to anyone who likes to know backstage stories about how a movie come to be.

[Simone S · Rating 5 out of 5]

Libro molto interessante e pieno di aneddoti su come siano state realizzate le tante scene del film in termini di effetti speciali, location, e scelte del regista. Impressionante come i 4 mesi di riprese e i 7 mesi di post produzione si siano incastrati alla perfezione con il lavoro costante dei venti episodi e più all'anno di ogni singola stagione di The X-Files! Molte le testimonianze dei protagonisti del film, tra cui Chris Carter, Rob Bowman, e pure la coppia Duchovny - Anderson.
Consigliatissimo per gli appassionati di The X-Files, e anche per chi ne voglia sapere qualcosa di come si realizzasse un film d'azione/fantascienza nella Hollywood della seconda metà degli anni Novanta!

[Alivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining and informative look behind the scenes, including (my favorite) an interview with the "bee wrangler" who somehow managed to direct hundreds of thousands of bees safely to and fro on set - and also coax one specific bee into a delicate maneuver on Scully's collar that made for a fantastic scene. Only knocked off a star because on many pages, the light text printed on a dark background was blurry and nearly illegible.

[Deyth Banger · Rating 5 out of 5]

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