The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dave Parker directs. Dave Parker cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
• 2Released 23 years ago.
• 3Editor Dave Parker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 4Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen carry the top of the cast.
• 5IMDB entry: tt0395755 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing

Dave Parker

Runtime

59 min · 0h 59m

Status

Released

Original language

EN

IMDB

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 (2003) ↗

Also by

Dave Parker

• 
  Masters of Horror

  2002 · ★ 7.8
• 
  Evolution in the Details: The Design of X2

  2003 · ★ 7.0
• 
  FX2: Visual Effects

  2003 · ★ 7.0
• 
  Requiem for Mutants: The Score of X2

  2003 · ★ 6.2
• 
  The Secret Origin of X-Men

  2003 · ★ 5.9
• 
  The Hills Run Red

  2009 · ★ 5.8

Production companies

Who made it

• 

  20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

  US

• LU

  Ludovico Technique

  US

Key crew

• ProducerRobert Meyer Burnett
• Co-ProducerDave Parker
• EditorDave Parker
• MusicJohn Ottman
• ProducerRichard Ingber
• Co-ProducerCatherine Hodges
• CreatorDave Parker
• ProducerDave Parker
• CreatorRobert Meyer Burnett
• EditorRobert Meyer Burnett

Release history · US

When it landed

• Physical2003-11-25

Also known as

International titles

• The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2'US