Movie connections for
X2 (2003) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

X-Men (2000)

Followed by

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Version of

Pryde of the X-Men (1989) (TV)
"X-Men" (1992)
X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994) (VG)
X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996) (VG)
Generation X (1996) (TV)
X-Men (2000)
"X-Men: Evolution" (2000)

Edited into

Evolution in the Details: The Design of 'X2' (2003) (V)
FX2: Visual Effects (2003) (V)
Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler! (2003) (V)
Requiem for Mutants: The Score of 'X2' (2003) (V)
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (2003) (V)
 -  many scenes briefly shown

Spin off

X2 - Wolverine's Revenge (2003) (VG)
X-Men: The Official Game (2006) (VG)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men Origins: Magneto (2013)

References

Werewolf of London (1935)
 -  Mystique changes from Senator Kelly into Lady Deathstrike while passing through a series of columns, exactly like Wilfred Glendon.
Them! (1954)
 -  The sound heard by the mutants and the humans when Xavier is starting to kill them is the same as the sound emitted by the ants.
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
"Match Game PM" (1975)
 -  you hear the theme song as the kid is flipping through tv channels during the night of the attack
Scanners (1981)
 -  Stryker says his wife took a drill to the temple of her head because she couldn't get the images projected by her son out of her head. Michael Ironside takes a drill to the temple of his head because he can't get the images out of his head
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
 -  The Jean Gray death sequence heavily references Spock's death in The Wrath of Khan. While the rest of the crew is trying to get the engines started before disaster strikes, both Jean and Spock slip away unnoticed and sacrifice themselves to save their companions many of the shots, facial expressions and reactions of characters in both movies are the same. Both movies end with a voice over by the character who died and a long panning shot over an idyllic scene that shows the final resting place of Jean and Spock with a hint that they might not be dead at all. Even the score played over the final scene in X2 sounds closely related to Khan's familiar theme.
Firestarter (1984)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
 -  The prison scenes of Magneto resemble the prison scenes of Hannibal Lector.
Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994) (VG)
Three Kings (1999)
X-Men (2000)

Referenced in

X-Men Production Scrapbook (2003) (V)
"Saturday Night Live: Adrien Brody/Sean Paul & Wayne Wonder (#28.19)" (2003)
 -  Mentioned twice on Weekend Update
"Saturday Night Live: Dan Aykroyd/Beyonce (#28.20)" (2003)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
Evolution in the Details: The Design of 'X2' (2003) (V)
Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler! (2003) (V)
The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (2003) (V)
War Journal: On the Set of 'The Punisher' (2004) (V)
 -  Rebecca Romain-Stamos says she was in another comic book movie where she was a stylized villain.
The Girl Next Door (2004)
 -  There is a poster for X2 hanging prominently in the background in the scene where Matthew learns Danielle is a porn star.
Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
 -  The onscreen creative team making the film within a film lists this movie among their real life credits
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
 -  The character Deathstrike
Reel Paradise (2005)
 -  poster seen
"The O.C.: The Accomplice (#2.10)" (2005)
 -  Zach mentions it.
Film Geek (2005)
 -  Scotty mentions the X-Men films
Reefer Madness: Grass Roots (2005) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
Zodiac Killer (2005)
 -  poster inside movie store
Clerks II (2006)
 -  when jay is in jail he mentions this movie
Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman (2006) (TV)
 -  Newspaper stories about this film seen at start of Superman Returns segment
"Top Gear: (2006-07-16)" (2006)
 -  Jeremy says Brian Cox was in it
X-Men: The Excitement Continues (2006) (V)
 -  Mentioned several times in interviews
An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006) (V)
 -  referenced directly in dialogue
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned a few times
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Take (2008/I)
 -  Part of Jeff's list of great comic book movies
"Family Guy: Not All Dogs Go to Heaven (#7.11)" (2009)
 -  Patrick Stewart mentions the X-Men movie
"The Simpsons: Four Great Women and a Manicure (#20.20)" (2009)
 -  Marge quotes from "MacBeth," and Homer asks her if it is a quote from "X-Men 2."

Features

Why Man Creates (1968)
 -  Playing on museum.
"Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)

Featured in

"HBO First Look: X2: X-Men United (#10.6)" (2003)
 -  clips
"Troldspejlet: (#29.15)" (2003)
 -  reviewed + footage used
Reel Paradise (2005)
 -  a film clip of this film is in Paradise Reel
"SexTV: We Want You!/The Bedtrick/Saucy Stitchwork (#8.10)" (2006)
 -  Clip from film is used in this episode.
X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy (2006) (V)
 -  Clips and behind the scenes footage shown
"The Wright Stuff: (#11.5)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown to introduce today's special guest Alan Cumming.

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