Generation X - T.V. Pilot

Generation X is a made-for-TV film which aired on FOX on February 20, 1996. It is based on the Marvel Comics series Generation X. It was produced by New World Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment.

Characters from the comics:
Emma Frost/White Queen (Finola Hughes) runs the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters with Banshee. She takes her job very seriously and wants to make sure the students are sufficiently trained for any situation. Part of the reason for this may be because in her past she trained another group called the Hellions who were lost, something she blames herself for. Before her teaching duties Emma worked as a researcher on a project to develop a "dream machine" to access the dream dimension, she came into conflict with fellow researcher Russel Tresh. Her powers include mind control.

Sean Cassidy/Banshee (Jeremy Ratchford), an Irish mutant, runs the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters with Emma Frost. Sean is much more laid back in his teaching approach than Emma, and wants to make sure that the students bond as a team. He can produce a sonic scream that can stun people.

Monet St. Croix/M (Amarilis) is one of the students at the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, she claims that she is the perfect mutant; super intelligent, enhanced physical abilities and "level five invulnerability".

Jubilation Lee/Jubilee (Heather McComb) is the newest student at the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, she is highly intelligent, and very curious. She can generate brightly colored bursts of plasma energy which she can fire from her hands. She also seems to have some psychic abilities.

Mondo (Bumper Robinson) is one of the students at the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, he is hot-headed, and gets into fights easily. He has the ability to take on the properties of any organic or inorganic matter he touches. Consequently, he doesn't like Jell-O, (though this is also a reference to Bumper Robinson's first acting role: a Jell-O Pudding Pop commercial).

Angelo Espinosa/Skin (Austin Rodriguez) has skin that can stretch in a variety of different ways, including the ability to wrap himself around objects. He has a younger sister, whom Russel Tresh threatened if Skin didn't obey him. He seems to have some psychic abilities.

Characters created for the film:
Arlee Hicks/Buff (Suzanne Davis) is one of the students at the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, she is a friendly likable person, whose mutation increases her muscle mass and strength. She is insecure about her new physique and wears loose clothing to cover it up.

Kurt Pastorius/Refrax (Randall Slavin) is one of the students at the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, his eyes emit radiation giving him X-Ray vision and heat beams. He is a practical joker who has a crush on Buff. He wears special glasses to control his powers and is best friends with Mondo. He is probably based on Cyclops.

Doctor Russel Tresh (Matt Frewer) an unethical scientist and researcher who is investigating subliminal and psychic powers. He worked on a project with Emma Frost, who got him fired for his unethical behaviour. Following this he put his talents towards the advertising industry where he uses the money to build a machine to access the "dream dimension".

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[ROCHE BLAKK]

0:52:20 and afterwards...Does Jubiliee drop an F bomb?

[SotNist]

I would pay good money for a 1080p bluray transfer from the original film... you know that shit didn't get archived, though.

I love this flick.

[abramhb]

yes true but its better when they come close to the original character, but oh well this movie wasn't that bad.

[Paul Ridgon]

And Kingpin was Caucasian, Colossus was Russian and Elektra was Greek - ethnicities change in movie adaptaions - it's no biggie

[Aaron Hawkins]

why is jubilee white and not asian!

[ralf caetano]

hey it was the 90's... tell me about one movie that was faithful to the source material.. i think it was pretty good considering it was a movie that kinda helped the original x men movies work... come to think of it, it kinda fits into the other x men movie timelines

[AdamTPersonette]

the things in my playlist "things i truly regret watching"

[FandomExplorer]

For a moment, I almost thought it was Jim Carrey.

[Jester JLay]

Heh! NERD ALERT! Time to throw you face first in the garbage can.

Eh, who am I kidding. I know that info, too. I also still have this movie taped on VHS. I'm going to go throw myself into a garbage can now...

[ralf caetano]

didn't know they did this... any other film i should know about?