At the beginning of the DVD commentary, Peter O'Toole relates his meeting with Anouilh in Paris a few years before this movie was made because he was being considered for the play. Anouilh told him that he had been looking for an idea based on a rift in the leftist Théâtre National Populaire between Gérard Philipe and Daniel Ivernel. He visited Canterbury and decided the Becket story would be a good vehicle. Philipe and Ivernel were cast as Becket and King Henry II, respectively for the Paris premiere of the play, but Philipe died during rehearsals.
The X Files - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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In the chronology of the series, the movie takes place between the fifth season finale, episode #5.20 "The End" (with the CSM torching Mulder's office) and the sixth season premiere episode #6.1 "The Beginning" (which deals with the gestating-breed of aliens in the movie).
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The final scene takes place in Foum Tatouine, which is an actual place (in Tunisia), which was also used for filming the scenes on the planet Tatooine in the Star Wars movies.
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The opening X in the credits had to be different from the TV show's version for legal reasons.
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11:21 - the time Mulder goes to the Dallas Field Office, where Scully joins him and analyzes the fossils. 11:21 is also the time when Scully wakes up to Mulder calling her in The Pilot Episode and The Erlenmeyer Flask in the series. 11/21 is the birth date of Chris Carter's wife. Also, D-1121 is shown on one of the domes during the Antarctic section at the end of the movie. The D represents his wife's name, which is Dori.
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Blythe Danner's initial reaction on being offered a part in the film was surprise. She wondered if they had made a mistake as she didn't think she was cool enough to considered.
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Because of the demands of making the ongoing TV series (Season 5 was about to go into production), David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson were only available to work on the film for 75% of its shooting schedule.
The X Files - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The X Files - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The X Files - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The X Files - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The X Files - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The X Files - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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