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| Credits | |
| Title: | X-Men |
| Genres: | Superhero fantasy |
| Directed by: | Bryan Singer |
| Written by: | Tom DeSanto; Bryan Singer; David Hayter |
| Produced by: | Avi Arad; Tom DeSanto; Richard Donner; Matthew Edelman; Kevin Feige; Stan Lee; Scott Nimerfro; Lauren Shuler Donner; Joel Simon; Bill Todman, Jr.; Ralph Winter |
| Music by: | Michael Kamen |
| Cinematography: | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| Edited by: | Steven Rosenblum |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Marvel Entertainment Bad Hat Harry Productions |
| Released: | July 14th, 2000 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 104 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $75,000,000 |
| Gross: | $157,299,717 |
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X-Men is an American feature film of the superhero fantasy and action genres. It is based on the popular series of X-Men comic book titles published by Marvel Comics as first envisioned by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby back in September of 1963. It is the first installment in the original three-movie X-Men film series. The movie was directed by Bryan Singer and written by Singer and Tom DeSanto with a screenplay written by David Hayter. It was produced by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in association with Marvel Entertainment as well as Bad Hat Harry Productions. The film was released theatrically in the United States on July 14th, 2000.
X-Men features an ensemble cast of characters headed up by elder statesmen such as Patrick Stewart in the role of Professor Charles Xavier and Ian McKellen as his former comrade-turned-nemesis Erik Lensherr, aka Magneto. Rounding out Team Xavier is Hugh Jackman as fan-favorite Wolverine, Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, James Marsden as Cyclops (Scott Summers), Halle Berry as Storm (Ororo Munroe) and Anna Paquin as Rogue. Together, they form the X-Men - a team of mutants gifted (or cursed) with special abilities that sets them apart form humanity. In addition to their struggle in trying to survive in a world that hates and fears them, they must also contend with Magneto's band of evil mutants, which includes Tyler Mane as the savage Sabretooth, Ray Park as the Toad and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as the shape-shifting Mystique. Other notable cast members in the film include Bruce Davison as Senator Robert Kelly, Matthew Sharp as Henry Gyrich, Alex Burton as John Allerdyce and Shawn Ashmore as junior X-Man, Bobby Drake.
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Appearances[]
Characters
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hugh Jackman | Wolverine, Logan |
| Patrick Stewart | Professor X, Charles Xavier |
| Ian McKellen | Magneto, Erik Lehnsherr |
| Famke Janssen | Jean Grey |
| James Marsden | Cyclops, Scott Summers |
| Halle Berry | Storm, Ororo Munroe |
| Anna Paquin | Rogue, Marie |
| Tyler Mane | Sabretooth, Victor Creed |
| Ray Park | Toad |
| Rebecca Romijn-Stamos | Mystique, Raven Darkholme |
| Bruce Davison | Senator Robert Kelly |
| Matthew Sharp | Henry Gyrich |
| Brett Morris | Young Magneto |
| Rhona Shekter | Magneto's mother |
| Kenneth McGregor | Magneto's father |
| Shawn Roberts | Cody, Rogue's boyfriend |
| Donna Goodhand | Rogue's mother |
| John Nelles | Rogue's father |
| George Buza | Trucker |
| Darren McGuire | Contender |
| Carson Manning | Waterboy #1 |
| Scott Leva | Waterboy #2 |
| Aron Tager | Emcee |
| Kevin Rushton | Stu |
| Doug Lennox | Bartender |
| David Nichols | Newscaster #1 |
| Malcolm Nefsky | Stu's buddy |
| Sumela Kay | Shadowcat, Kitty Pryde |
| Shawn Ashmore | Iceman, Bobby Drake |
| Katrina Florece | Jubilee, Jubilation Lee |
| Alex Burton | Pyro, John Allerdyce |
| Quinn Wright | Lily pond kid |
| Daniel Magder | Boy on raft |
| Matt Weinberg | Tommy |
| Madison Lanc | Tommy's sister |
| Stan Lee | Hot dog vendor |
| Marsha Graham | Newscaster #2 |
| Amy Leland | Cerebro |
| Adam Robitel | Guy on line |
| David Brown | Lead cop |
| Ben Jensen | Sabretooth cop |
| Tom DeSanto | Toad cop |
| Todd Dulmage | Coast guard |
| Dan Duran | Newscaster #3 |
| Elias Zarou | U.N. Secretary General |
| David Black | President |
| Robert R. Snow | Secret Service |
| David Hayter | Museum cop |
| Cecil Philips | Security guard |
| Dave Allen Clark | Newscaster #4 |
| Deryck Blake | Plastic prison guard |
| Ilke Hincer | Translator |
| Ron Sham | Translator |
| Jay Yoo | Translator |
| Grigori Miakouchkine | Translator |
| Eleanor Comes | Translator |
| Giuseppe Gallaccio | Translator |
| Rupinder Brar | Translator |
| Abi Ganem | Translator |
| Joey Purpura | German soldier |
| Manuel Verge | German soldier |
| Wolfgang Muller | German soldier |
| Ralph Zuljan | German soldier |
| Andy Grote | German soldier |