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Generation X, the not-so-famous pilot movie that was supposed to usher in a tv series that never made it to the small screen, was inspired by the original Marvel comic series by the same name.
With the villain cast with the annoying, over-actor Matt Frewer (Max Headroom-himself) and a strange plot, is it any wonder it flopped? The movie centered around the Emma Frost (the White Queen) played by Finola Hughes with a bad wig, Sean Cassidy (Banshee), a small group of teenage mutant students who come under attack by the mad-scientist doctor (played by Matt Frewer) in their dreams.
In this version, apparently all mutants with the x-gene have some level of telepathy. I guess they felt sorry for Jubilee’s limited powers of a neat fireworks display. And two mutant teens, Buff and Refrax, were created just for this movie. Characters like Chamber, the mutant with half of his face missing and replaced with just energy, and Husk, who can shed her skin to take on the substance of whatever material she chooses, were too high of a budget for them to take on. Though this movie did not have much display of mutant powers. It was still a good representation of how teens act and treat each other when they’re different. The teens were cast pretty well, as was Banshee.
Even though the special effects were cheesy, and the villain was extremely annoying, it’s still a fun movie. I’m glad I found it on Ebay.