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A Roger Corman tale of Dr. James Xavier's devastating experiments on himself and the unforeseen.A Roger Corman tale of Dr. James Xavier's devastating experiments on himself and the unforeseen.A Roger Corman tale of Dr. James Xavier's devastating experiments on himself and the unforeseen.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Diana Van der Vlis
- Dr. Diane Fairfax
- (as Diana van der Vlis)
Budd Albright
- Dance sequence
- (uncredited)
Leon Alton
- Casino Patron
- (uncredited)
Morris Ankrum
- Mr. Bowhead
- (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
- Dealer
- (uncredited)
George DeNormand
- Medical Board Member
- (uncredited)
John Dierkes
- Preacher
- (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert
- Man Outside Office
- (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
- Casino Patron
- (uncredited)
Kathryn Hart
- Mrs. Mart
- (uncredited)
Ed Haskett
- Casino Patron
- (uncredited)
Jonathan Haze
- Heckler
- (uncredited)
Harvey Jacobson
- Casino Boss
- (uncredited)
Vicki Lee
- Young Girl Patient
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo create the effect of being able to see through a building, the director filmed the building while it was under construction.
- GoofsThe first x-ray that Dr. Xavier quizzes Dr. Fairfax with is normal chest x-ray. There is no bullet anywhere on that film. Bullets show up very well on x-rays.
- Quotes
Dr. Diane Fairfax: What do you see?
Dr. James Xavier: The city... as if it were unborn. Rising into the sky with fingers of metal, limbs without flesh, girders without stone. Signs hanging without support. Wires dipping and swaying without poles. A city unborn. Flesh dissolved in an acid of light. A city of the dead.
- Alternate versionsThrough an apparent lab error, some of the 16mm U.S. television syndication prints had the ending credits in Spanish.
- ConnectionsEdited into Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità (2022)
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If thine eyes offend thee...
Brilliant Doctor Xavier is working on a a serum to hopefully improve human sight, he stumbles upon a formula that can give subjects x-ray vision. Refusing to wait for approval from colleagues, and driven by the potential the serum has, he tests it on himself. At first it seems to be a remarkable, almost beautiful thing, but as things move on, Xavier spirals downwards towards the darkest depths that man can see.
X is a totally memorable piece of sci-fi schlock, at times visceral with its weirdness, and at others wholly disturbing, this ranks as one of the best of director Roger Corman's efforts. Ray Milland takes the lead role of Xavier and adds a touch of class to the proceedings, Xavier's descent is quite something to observe with Milland layering it perfectly. From the jaunty hilarity of being able to see through peoples clothes, to the joy of being able to beat the casino at their own game, Xavier still has to go further because his pain is too much to bear, and only come the final shocking finale are we the viewers able to see clearly Xavier's pain. 7/10
X is a totally memorable piece of sci-fi schlock, at times visceral with its weirdness, and at others wholly disturbing, this ranks as one of the best of director Roger Corman's efforts. Ray Milland takes the lead role of Xavier and adds a touch of class to the proceedings, Xavier's descent is quite something to observe with Milland layering it perfectly. From the jaunty hilarity of being able to see through peoples clothes, to the joy of being able to beat the casino at their own game, Xavier still has to go further because his pain is too much to bear, and only come the final shocking finale are we the viewers able to see clearly Xavier's pain. 7/10
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- Sep 17, 2008
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- Budget
- $250,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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