Darin Morgan Movies
Former X-Files writer James Wong makes his sophomore feature as a director at the helm of this science fiction thriller that's reminiscent of Timecop (1994). In the near future, a technology called "quantum tunneling" allows human beings to travel between parallel universes. The abuse of this ability by criminal elements has led to the formation of the Multi-Verse Authorities or "MVA," an agency of quantum traveling cops who apprehend violators of inter-dimensional laws. The MVA faces its greatest crisis when a former agent named Gabriel Yulaw (Jet Li) goes renegade, traveling between one universe and the next, murdering his own parallel selves and gaining enormous power with each slaying. It is believed that when Yulaw has become "the one," the only version of himself to exist, he will be omnipotent, but the final Gabriel Yulaw exists in our plane of existence (the "magna universe") and is also becoming stronger, though he doesn't understand why. Hot on the evil Yulaw's trail are his former partner Harry Roedecker (Delroy Lindo) and Harry's new colleague Evan Funsch (Jason Statham). Created with Wong's longtime writing and producing partner Glen Morgan, The One (2001) co-stars Carla Gugino. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jet Li, Carla Gugino, (more)
- 1996
Mulder and Scully arrive on the scene when a small town is seemingly targeted for extinction by a swarm of killer cockroaches. As the case unfolds, the agents reach the seemingly inescapable conclusion that the tiny scourges are visitors from another planet. The climax of the story invokes chilling but nostalgic memories of Orson Welles' classic radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds," courtesy of scriptwriter Darin Morgan -- with a truly pungent twist at the very end. "War of the Coprophages" was originally telecast January 5, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1996
Charles Nelson Reilly guest stars as Jose Chung, a best-selling novelist specializing in books about paranormal phenomena. As Chung researches his latest book, he teams up with Mulder and Scully, who are looking into a reported case of alien abduction. What follows is X-Files' own version of Rashomon, with every eyewitness -- including the aliens -- providing a different account of the incident in question. First broadcast April 12, 1996, "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" was written by Darin Morgan. This light-hearted episode is a fan favorite. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1995
"Humbug" takes place in Gibsontown, FL, a retirement community for circus sideshow freaks. The mysterious death of a performer known as the Alligator Man brings Mulder and Scully to town. The suspects herein range from a pair of Siamese twins to a sinister escape artist named Dr. Blockhead (Jim Rose). A riddle wrapped in a mystery wrapped in an enigma (in fact, one of the actors is billed as The Enigma), "Humbug" was written by Darin Morgan. It first aired March 31, 1995. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1994
Mulder is summoned to a small suburban community in Pennsylvania, where an inexplicable murder spree has occurred. The killers are all local residents, otherwise peaceful individuals who have been whipped into a frenzy by subliminal electronic messages. Joined in his investigations by Scully, Mulder traces the cause of the murders to a rare chemical agent that affects only those who are plagued by phobias -- a description that could apply to nearly one-quarter of the town's population. First telecast September 30, 1994, "Blood" was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
