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      The Specials

      2000, Comedy, 1h 28m

      15 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      In a crowded and competitive market, wannabe superheroes (Rob Lowe, Jamie Kennedy, Thomas Haden Church) pride themselves on being the seventh-best unit in the world.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Craig Mazin

      • Producer: Mark A. Altman, Dan Bates, Rick Mischel

      • Writer: James Gunn

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (DVD):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $13.0K

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Regent Entertainment [us]

      • Production Co: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Mindfire Entertainment

      • Sound Mix: Dolby

      Cast & Crew

      Rob Lowe
      Thomas Haden Church
      Paget Brewster
      Kelly Coffield Park
      Judy Greer
      James Gunn
      Sean Gunn
      Jordan Ladd
      Jim Zulevic
      Dan Bates
      Ellie Cornell
      Mark Gottwald
      James Gunn
      Sean Gunn
      Jamie Kennedy
      Craig Mazin
      Robert Meyer Burnett
      Braxton Pope
      Peter Safran
      Ron Singer
      Brian Langsbard
      Eliot Rockett
      Stephen Garrett
      Jeremy Kasten

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      • Aug 30, 2011

        funny for a while but the satire runs its course quickly. you remember this after you finish it sadly

        brendan n Super Reviewer
      • Jun 12, 2010

        A good parody of superhero groups and how they would exist in real life.  James Gunn obviously has quite a lot of knowledge on the superhero genre, and a good sense of humour to boot.  Watch on a double bill with the excellent Special for a fantastic superhero-parodyathon.

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      • Feb 23, 2009

        It's the X-men meets The Real World. Written by James Gunn, who co-wrote Tromeo and Juliet with Lloyd Kaufman and wrote and directed Slither, this movie is kicks the living shit out of Mystery Men.

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      • Aug 30, 2008

        A day in the life of a band of rubbish superheroes. While I'll admit this probably had a budget of about 74 dollars, it's still pretty woeful and unfunny, and a bit boring, and quite predictable and pointless too. The star is for Deadly Girl who has the only decent line: "What's the difference between a child and a skeleton? The child doesn't try and eat the soft parts of your face while you're asleep". Otherwise, stick with Mystery Men for your lame superheroes movie fix.

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