Special (Rx) : specioprin hydrochloride / Magnet ; Fabrication Films presents ; a Rival Pictures production ; written & directed by Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore ; produced by Edward Parks, Frank Mele ; Ascend Media Corporation.

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. He is someone who is completely average and virtually invisible. Everything changes for Les the day he is accepted into an experimental d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raval, Manish (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Magnet Releasing (Firm)
Fabrication Films (Firm)
Rival Pictures
Ascend Media Corporation
Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Haberman, Hal (Screenwriter, Director)
Passmore, Jeremy (Screenwriter, Director)
Parks, Edward (Producer)
Mele, Frank (Producer)
Saenz, Mike (Film editor)
Cragg, Nelson (Cinematographer)
Amondson, Nathan (Designer)
Wolfe, Tom (Composer)
Weisberg, Dawn (Costume designer)
Bloom, Annie (Costume designer)
Rapaport, Michael (Actor)
Blackthorne, Paul (Actor)
Peck, Josh, 1986- (Actor)
Baker, Robert, 1979- (Actor)
Kehler, Jack (Actor)
Holden, Alexandra, 1977- (Actor)
Bohen, Ian (Actor)
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, with optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published: Los Angeles : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2009]
Series:6-shooter film series.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Men > Conduct of life > Drama.
Pharmacology, Experimental > Drama.
Drugs > Side effects > Drama.
Superheroes > Drama.
Hombres > Conducta (ética) > Teatro.
Drogas > Efectos secundarios > Teatro.
Feature films > United States.
Science fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Superhero films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Drugs > Side effects.
Men > Conduct of life.
Pharmacology, Experimental.
Superheroes.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Feature films
Science fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Superhero films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Special.
Special (Rx) specioprin hydrochloride.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
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. He is someone who is completely average and virtually invisible. Everything changes for Les the day he is accepted into an experimental drug study. As he begins to take the drugs, an unexpected side effect occurs -- he develops special powers. In an effort to use his new talents for protecting others, Les finds himself in a predicament to save himself.
Note:DVD release of the 2006 motion picture.
Special features: Outtakes; HDNET: a look at Special; 6-Shooter film series.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CT3 D0108701 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language, some violence and brief drug use.
Credits:Edited by Mike Saenz ; cinematographer, Nelson Cragg ; production designer, Nathan Amondson ; original music by Tom Wolfe, Manish Raval ; costume design by Dawn Weisberg, Annie Bloom.
System Details:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo. surround.
Cast:
Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, Josh Peck, Robert Baker, Jack Kehler, Alexandra Holden, Ian Bohen.