Special (Rx) [videorecording] : specioprin hydrochloride / Fabrication Films presents ; a Rival Pictures production ; producers, Edward Parks & Frank Mele ; written & directed by Hal Haberman & Jeremy Passmore.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 10174 | Magnolia Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Subtitle language: Spanish Publication details: Los Angeles : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2009]Description: 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Special (Rx) specioprin hydrochloride
- Special
- Director of photography, Nelson Cragg ; editor, Mike Saenz ; music, Tom Wolfe, Manish Raval.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | COMEDY Special | Available | 33111006616680 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An unremarkable parking-enforcement officer living a low-key existence of solitary lunches in the park, lonely dinners at home, and superhero comics that at least afford him the quiet release of fantasy enrolls into a clinical trial for antidepressant pills, only to find that it has some decidedly unexpected side effects, in directors Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmore's quirky comic-book superhero comedy. Les Franken (Michael Rappaport) leads an unassuming life that rarely deviates from a strict regiment of working, eating, sleeping, and comic book reading. His only two friends are a pair of stoners who own a local comic shop, so Les determines to shake things up a bit by volunteering as a test subject for an experimental drug designed to curb depression. When the drug appears to give Les special powers, the doctor in charge of the clinical controlled test insists that Les is simply experiencing an unanticipated psychological reaction to the medication. But Les is convinced that his powers are genuine, and as he ditches his work uniform in favor of more superhero-appropriate threads, he is about to find out once and for all whether he truly is able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, or his depression, combined with the strange side-effects of the drug, has somehow propelled his superhero fantasies to the forefront of his damaged psyche. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
DVD release of the 2006 motion picture.
Special features: deleted scenes ; HDNET: a look at Special ; director's commentary.
Director of photography, Nelson Cragg ; editor, Mike Saenz ; music, Tom Wolfe, Manish Raval.
Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, Josh Peck, Robert Baker, Jack Kehler, Alexandra Holden, Ian Bohen, Christopher Darga.
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.
MPAA rating: R; for language, some violence and brief drug use.
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo. surround.
In English, with optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned.