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Special

Special

He's not your ordinary superhero.

20066.31h 21m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hal Haberman
Written by Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore
Produced by Edward Parks, Frank Mele
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $7K

Top Cast

Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport

Les Franken

Paul Blackthorne

Paul Blackthorne

Jonas Exiler

Josh Peck

Josh Peck

Joey

Robert Baker

Robert Baker

Everett

Jack Kehler

Jack Kehler

Dr. Dobson

Alexandra Holden

Alexandra Holden

Maggie

Ian Bohen

Ian Bohen

Ted Exiler

Christopher Darga

Christopher Darga

Steve

Michael Shamus Wiles

Michael Shamus Wiles

Cop

Erich Anderson

Erich Anderson

Newscaster

Themes & Keywords

superherohallucination

About Special

Special is a drama, fantasy, science fiction film released in 2006 exploring themes of superhero, hallucination. Directed by Hal Haberman, it stars Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, Josh Peck. 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.

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