Special
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Cast & Crew
Jeremy Passmore
Josh Peck
Michael Rapaport
Alexandra Holden
Paul Blackthorne
Jack Kehler
Film Details
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Synopsis
Les Franken is a kind-hearted and soft-spoken man who loves reading comic books. He's the type of guy who most people walk by on the street without even noticing; in essence, he's completely average and virtually invisible. However, everything changes for Les the day he is accepted into an experimental drug study for a new and exciting anti-depressant, Specioprin Hydrochloride. As Les begins to take the drugs an unexpected side effect occurs--he begins to develop special powers: the ability to levitate, to read peoples' minds, and even walk through walls. Faced with the dilemma of how best to utilize his new "powers," the answer seems obvious to Les. He puts together a homemade superhero suit and hits the streets to fight crime and protect the world from the forces of evil. Surveillance video soon exposes Les and his actions to the public via television news and therefore brings him to the attention of the businessmen developing the drug. Worried about the bad publicity Les is bringing to their new anti-depressant, they attempt to put an end to his superhero antics before too much damage is done. However, in typical comic book fashion, Les sees the men from the drug company as his evil arch nemeses--"The Suits"--men who want him to join them in their evil plan to use 'Special' to create an army of unstoppable assassins. Les refuses to play ball.
Cast
Josh Peck
Michael Rapaport
Alexandra Holden
Paul Blackthorne
Jack Kehler
Robert Baker
Ian Bohen
Christopher Darga
Crew
Nathan Amondson
Craig Anderson
Craig Anderson
Zack Bangma
Eyde Belasco
Annie Bloom
Autumn Butler
Bp Cooper
Nelson Cragg
Andre Fabrizio
Hal Haberman
Louis W Hagney
Adam King
Peter Lagos
Michael Leone
Frank Mele
Katie Mustard
Edward Parks
Jeremy Passmore
Manish Raval
Manish Raval
Michael Saenz
Dawn Weisberg
Tom Wolfe
Tom Wolfe
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 21, 2008
Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States November 2006
Released in United States on Video March 31, 2009
Feature directorial debut for Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmore.
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Spectrum) January 19-29, 2006.)
Released in United States on Video March 31, 2009
Released in United States November 2006 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival (American Directions) November 1-12, 2006.)
Released in United States Fall November 21, 2008 (NY)
