The Lone Gunmen

– After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on  The X-Files, the trio of compu..

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TVSeries
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
45 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
The Lone Gunmen (2001)

After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on  The X-Files, the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen are finally heading out on their own. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude.

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Release Date:

04 Mar 2001

Language:

English

Writer:

Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz

Main Actors:

Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, Zuleikha Robinson

Plot:

Spin-off of The X-Files featuring the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen. Never ones to stray far from the center of corporate and government intrigue, the threesome of John Byers, Melvin Frohike, and Richard Langly play like a misguided Mission Impossible team, embarking on a series of comic adventures that simultaneously highlight their genius and ineptitude. While their newfound independence inspires them to investigate even the most shadowy of conspiracies, their social skills remain stagnant, which only makes their lives more difficult when they learn their chief competitor in the "information business" is the brilliant and beautiful Yves Adele Harlow. Perpetually short of funds to publish The Lone Gunmen newspaper, Byers, Frohike and Langly begrudgingly take on Jimmy Bond as an unlikely benefactor who bankrolls their missions and joins them in their investigations to uncover the truth.

Awards:

1 win.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10