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Special

Special

He's not your ordinary superhero.

2006 1h 21mDramaFantasyScience Fiction

A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.

3.2/5

TMDB score· 103 votes

Synopsis

A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.

The vibe

superherohallucination

Behind it

Hal HabermanDirectorJeremy PassmoreJeremy PassmoreDirectorTom WolfeComposerManish RavalComposer

Cast

Michael RapaportMichael RapaportLes FrankenPaul BlackthornePaul BlackthorneJonas ExilerJosh PeckJosh PeckJoeyRobert BakerRobert BakerEverettJack KehlerJack KehlerDr. DobsonAlexandra HoldenAlexandra HoldenMaggieIan BohenIan BohenTed ExilerChristopher DargaChristopher DargaSteveMichael Shamus WilesMichael Shamus WilesCopErich AndersonErich AndersonNewscasterKaryn BryantCo-HostTrish NelsonPregnant TeenFranc RossFranc RossCrackheadMarc SchafferMarc SchafferGrocery Store MuggerAmanda CarlinAmanda CarlinMugging VictimMatthew RugettiMuggerCharlie BabcockComic Book EnthusiastRichard Koyasu ParkJapanese Tourist Leader

Director

Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore

Writers

Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore

Release date

17 Nov 2006

Runtime

1h 21m

Budget

$1.0M

Box office

$0.0M · 0.0× its budget

Studio

Rival Pictures

Language

English

Country

United States of America

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