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Generation X

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
2.2K
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Finola Hughes, Suzanne Davis, Lalainia Lindbjerg, Heather McComb, Jeremy Ratchford, Bumper Robinson, and Agustin Rodriguez in Generation X (1996)
SuperheroActionAdventureSci-Fi

The new teenage students at a school for mutants (normal-looking humans with fantastic powers) try to stop an evil scientist from controlling the world's dreams.The new teenage students at a school for mutants (normal-looking humans with fantastic powers) try to stop an evil scientist from controlling the world's dreams.The new teenage students at a school for mutants (normal-looking humans with fantastic powers) try to stop an evil scientist from controlling the world's dreams.

  • Director
    • Jack Sholder
  • Writer
    • Eric Blakeney
  • Stars
    • Matt Frewer
    • Finola Hughes
    • Jeremy Ratchford
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    2.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jack Sholder
    • Writer
      • Eric Blakeney
    • Stars
      • Matt Frewer
      • Finola Hughes
      • Jeremy Ratchford
    • 31User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
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      • Eric Blakeney
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    jediharr

    Was cool when I first saw it. Lame now.

    A few years ago, the people at FOX produced a little tele-movie based on the newer comic book installment of the famous mutants..."Generation X". I was eagerly awaiting the film. Hoping it to be cool. I recorded it, and watched it. I did enjoy it. But, then again I was 10 years old. I am 14 now. So now I realize how crappy it is. It isn't horrible, the new "Godzilla", and "Psycho" re-make take that award. But, it is a less than average movie. i wish it was more like the comic. But, oh well. Hopefully the X-men movie will be better. But, then again maybe it won't. Maybe Spiderman. Nah. Hey, they are both to be directed by Bryan Singer and David Fincher. That's something good. Chris Columbus should get Fantastic Four.
    johncage1000

    Interesting Film

    I'm fairly lenient were it is concerned to comic to film productions, and with that in mind I enjoyed this film. I haven't seen it since 1996 (I taped over my recording), but I thought that it was pretty good. The characters weren't as close as one would like, but it was still really fun seeing the four-color characters brought to life.

    It was on as a late-night movie where I live about eight months ago and I watched and enjoyed it again. Heather McComb was a standout as Jubilee. Hey, I didn't even have to look at the cast list to remember her name. Neato.

    It wasn't anything to write home about, but it was at least a fun adaptation. I mean, how many comics have been made into films anyway. Gen X fans should be proud.

    Have a good day then.
    Hypno-2

    It did have potential

    Quite frankly this Tv movie wasn't that bad. the actors did the best they could but it had such a terrible script. First off the whole concept of dream dimensions should have been thrown in the garbage. why can't writers just write a simple story? why do they have to complicate stories with some life altering philosophy? its superhero movie!! based on some pretty serious issuses (racism) so why try to fix something if its not broken?!!! The actors did a good job i think. some changes to the movie from the comic were understandable. i mean not every adaptation is always exact, come on lets be realistic. One thing though they should have mentioned the X-men in some point of the movie. thats all just drop a comment like well the owners of the house are away or Prof.Xaviar has left us in charge of you. or something referring to the X-men hell they're in their mansion!. Anyhow the actors weren't that bad, im sorry to hear that the entire cast from this movie has been scrapped and will be replaced with a new one. Oh well at least i was smart enough to tape it.
    4owen-watts

    Nightmare on X Street

    This tonally bewildering pilot from the dark depths of the 1990's is notable for being the first live action attempt to bring the X-Men universe to the screen. Strangely the route in is via Bachalo & Lobdell's Generation X spin-off team, one of the many X titles doing the X rounds in the... X nineties. It's an odd sort of a vehicle, this, and none of it really works. The high school vibe is queasily written and some of it has dated appallingly. The villain is Max Headroom doing a diabolical Jim Carrey impression which makes the hard lurch between adolescent melodrama and dark slapstick even weirder. Further to that it hangs everything on a completely insane "all mutants can access the dream dimension" mechanic so it can act as a sub-par version of Nightmare on Elm Street which they also actually reference because subtlety and this era of TV were never on friendly terms.
    5dinoandes

    The Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters Movie

    Warning guys! Hey, the following is just my opinion. To the makers of this film, don't get offended. This is just my opinion. I liked your movie, anyway.

    The movie was about the star of Generation X with Emma Frost and Sean Cassidy as headmasters of the Xavier's School for Gifted Younsters. In the story, Angelo Espinosa and Jubilation Lee were being recruited by the headmasters. In school, they then meet the rest of the kids, M, Mondo, Buff, & Refrax. Typically, not all students get along. The movie showed the life of the kids in and out of school. Then later, they battle against Russell Tresh. After some twists and thrills, Generation X won the battle against Tresh.

    I saw that TV movie from way back. They didn't follow the storyline, they added two characters (who aren't even in the comics), failed to include Penance, Chamber, Paige, Synch. Speaking as a BIG fan of Gen X, that was so appalling. Speaking as a BIG fan who wants a Gen X Movie, that was quite OK. I loved the movie in a way because there is no real Gen X movie. The cast just don't look like the comic book characters. Anyone would totally agree with me. But all in all, it was just OK.

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    • Trivia
      The actor who plays Banshee, Jeremy Ratchford, also voiced Banshee on the '90s X-Men cartoon.
    • Goofs
      While Jubilee is supposedly playing a video game, in fact the screen shows the between-games demo and the legend "Insert Coin."
    • Quotes

      Sean Cassidy: You know, for an over-sexed mind-witch you really are a tight ass.

      Emma Frost: Oh why don't you wax your chest hair!

    • Alternate versions
      The UK video release contains Jubilee spouting off a few swears which were not in the version that aired on U.S. television.
    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
      Telephone Call From Istanbul
      Written and Performed by Tom Waits

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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Покоління Ікс
    • Filming locations
      • Brampton, Ontario, Canada(street scenes)
    • Production companies
      • MT2 Services
      • Marvel Entertainment Group
      • Marvel Films
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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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