The Specials (2000)

Name: The Specials
Director: Craig Mazin
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action
Released: 2000-09-22
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Cast: Rob Lowe, Jamie Kennedy, Thomas Haden Church, Jordan Ladd

Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction Action

Director: Craig Mazin

Cast: Rob Lowe, Jamie Kennedy, Thomas Haden Church, Jordan Ladd

Runtime82 min

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America's seventh best superhero team, the Specials, are a group of geeks and oddballs. Lifelong fan Nightbird joins the group just in time for the group to get a new line of action figures. But the members' extreme personalities and personal issues threaten to rip the group apart.

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Fans of quirky, offbeat superhero stories will appreciate the clever meta-commentary and eccentric ensemble cast in The Specials, the 2000 comedy directed by Craig Mazin. With an unconventional blend of humor, action, and character-driven drama, this film offers a fresh take on the superhero genre by focusing on the personal lives and idiosyncrasies of a ragtag group of C-list heroes, led by standout performances from stars like Rob Lowe and Thomas Haden Church.

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The Specials is a 2000 American superhero comedy film directed by Craig Mazin and written by James Gunn. It stars an ensemble cast, featuring Gunn, Thomas Haden Church, Rob Lowe, Jamie Kennedy, Judy Greer, Sean Gunn, Paget Brewster, Jordan Ladd, Jim Zulevic and Kelly Coffield.