X-Men 1.5 [DVD] / 20th Century Fox ; Bad Hat Harry Productions ; Digital Domain ; Donner/Schuler-Donner Productions ; Genetics Entertainment ; Marvel Entertainment ; Springwood Productions ; producers, Lauren Schuler-Donner, Ralph Winter ; writers, Tom DeSanto, Bryan Singer ; director, Bryan Singer.
Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Special features: Disc 1: enhanced viewing mode containing 6 deleted scenes and 17 behind-the scenes featurettes; Disc 2: introduction by Bryan Singer; The uncanny suspects casting featurette: "X-Factor: The look of the X-Men Costumes" featurette, The special effects of the X-Men featurette; storyboard-to-animatic-to-film comparisons; reflection of the X-Men publicity featurette; exclusive movie premiere footage from Ellis Island and around the world; multi-angle scene studies; still photo gallery; 3 theatrical trailers; 14 TV spots; 12 web interstitials; X-Men 2 sneak preview; Daredevil teaser.
Summary:
Chronicles the beginnings of professor Xavier's super-powered X-students. The battle focuses on their primary sinister foe, Magneto, who has his mutant minions at his side. A George Wallace-like senator launches a campaign against mutantkind which, of course, only complicates things for our heroes.
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