Special (film)

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Special
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Directed by	Hal Haberman Jeremy Passmore
Produced by	Edward Parks Frank Mele
Written by	Hal Haberman Jeremy Passmore
Starring	Michael Rapaport Paul Blackthorne Josh Peck Robert Baker Jack Kehler Alexandra Holden
Music by	Tom Wolfe Manish Raval
Cinematography	Nelson Cragg
Editing by	Mike Saenz
Distributed by	Revolver Entertainment Fabrication Films
Release date(s)	November 17, 2006 Summer 2007
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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Special is a 2006 film written and directed by Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmore. It was released in theatres in the UK on November 17, 2006 and on DVD in the UK on March 5, 2007. It was released in theatres in the US in Summer 2007[1].

Tagline: A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.

[edit] Plot summary

Les Franken leads a painfully unremarkable life as a meter maid until he enrolls in a drug study for an experimental antidepressant, Specioprin Hydrochloride. An unexpected side effect of the drug convinces Les he is developing special powers and must quit his job to answer his new calling in life...superhero.