Squeeze
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| Series: | The X-Files |
| Original Airdate: | September 24, 1993 |
| Production Number: | 1x02 |
| Date(s): | Unknown |
| Written by: | Glen Morgan and James Wong |
| Directed by: | Harry Longstreet |
Mulder and Scully investigate a serial killer who has been active since at least 1903 and is capable of squeezing his body through narrow gaps.
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[edit] Summary
[edit] Teaser
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
[edit] Act One
WASHINGTON, DC
CRIME SCENE, 7:25 PM
[edit] Act Two
FBI BUREAU
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
[edit] Act Three
[edit] Act Four
[edit] Act Five
[edit] Background Information
- This is one of the most famous episodes of The X-Files and was the first to feature a "Monster of the Week". The story would be concluded later in "Tooms".
- As the first two episodes had involved UFOs, 20th Century Fox requested that the next story focus on something completely different. Evidently, writers Glen Morgan and James Wong complied with that request.
- This episode is slightly similar to The Night Strangler, the second of two movies in the Kolchak: The Night Stalker series. In that film, a serial killer rose from the Seattle Underground every twenty-one years. The killer would strangle his victims and use their blood to keep himself alive for over a century.
- Writers James Wong and Glen Morgan were also inspired by Jack the Ripper and a large ventilator shaft outside their office. According to Morgan, the episode's concept began when he asked Wong, "What if we were working late at night and some guy came through that thing?"
- Morgan originally thought that actor Doug Hutchison looked too young to play Eugene Victor Tooms. The director, Harry Longstreet, instructed Hutchison to "go from a neutral position to an attack position". When the actor started snapping nastily at the director and disturbing everyone by spontaneously assuming the character's behavior, Morgan was convinced that Hutchison should play Tooms. Longstreet was somewhat reluctant to cast Hutchison, but the producers realized that he was the right actor for the role.
- Chris Carter contributed the idea of the killer having developed a taste for human liver. He was influenced by a recent visit to France, where he had eaten a lot of foie gras. According to Morgan, the writers settled on the liver as it was "funnier than any other organ".
- In real life, Doug Hutchison is vegetarian.
[edit] Memorable Quotes
- "Is there any way I can get it off my hand quick enough as to not betray my cool exterior?" - Mulder
- "So, what is this - the Anti-Waltons?" - Mulder
[edit] Guest Cast
[edit] Guest Starring
- Doug Hutchison as Eugene Victor Tooms (First appearance)
- Donal Logue as Agent Tom Colton
- Henry Beckman as Detective Frank Briggs
[edit] Co-Starring
[edit] Featuring
- James Bell as Det. Johnson
- Gary Hetherington as Kennedy
- Rob Morton as Kramer
- Paul Joyce as Mr. Werner
[edit] References
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