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The Specials

  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
2.4K
YOUR RATING
Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Jamie Kennedy, Paget Brewster, and Judy Greer in The Specials (2000)
  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
The sixth or seventh best superhero team in the world pursue their rightful place in the harshly competitive world of toy tie-ins and fighting evil.The sixth or seventh best superhero team in the world pursue their rightful place in the harshly competitive world of toy tie-ins and fighting evil.The sixth or seventh best superhero team in the world pursue their rightful place in the harshly competitive world of toy tie-ins and fighting evil.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
2.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Craig Mazin
  • Writer
    • James Gunn
  • Stars
    • Rob Lowe
    • Thomas Haden Church
    • Paget Brewster
Top credits
  • Director
    • Craig Mazin
  • Writer
    • James Gunn
  • Stars
    • Rob Lowe
    • Thomas Haden Church
    • Paget Brewster
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    The Specials
    Trailer 2:31
    The Specials

    Photos38

    Melissa Joan Hart at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Paget Brewster at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Paget Brewster at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Paget Brewster at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Thomas Haden Church and Craig Mazin at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, and Craig Mazin at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Thomas Haden Church at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Thomas Haden Church at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Thomas Haden Church at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Thomas Haden Church at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Lisa Edelstein at an event for The Specials (2000)
    Lisa Edelstein at an event for The Specials (2000)

    Top cast

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    Rob Lowe
    Rob Lowe
    • The Weevilas The Weevil
    Thomas Haden Church
    Thomas Haden Church
    • The Strobeas The Strobe
    Paget Brewster
    Paget Brewster
    • Ms. Indestructibleas Ms. Indestructible
    Jordan Ladd
    Jordan Ladd
    • Nightbirdas Nightbird
    Jamie Kennedy
    Jamie Kennedy
    • Amokas Amok
    Mike Schwartz
    Mike Schwartz
    • U.S. Billas U.S. Bill
    Kelly Coffield Park
    Kelly Coffield Park
    • Power Chickas Power Chick
    • (as Kelly Coffield)
    Sean Gunn
    Sean Gunn
    • Alien Orphanas Alien Orphan
    Judy Greer
    Judy Greer
    • Deadly Girlas Deadly Girl
    James Gunn
    James Gunn
    • Minute Manas Minute Man
    Jim Zulevic
    Jim Zulevic
    • Mr. Smartas Mr. Smart
    Johnny Mountain
    • News Anchoras News Anchor
    John Doe
    John Doe
    • Eightas Eight
    Abdul Salaam El Razzac
    Abdul Salaam El Razzac
    • Eightas Eight
    Lauren Cohn
    Lauren Cohn
    • Eightas Eight
    Tom Dorfmeister
    • Eightas Eight
    Chuti Tiu
    Chuti Tiu
    • Eightas Eight
    Johann Stauf
    • Eightas Eight
    • Director
      • Craig Mazin
    • Writer
      • James Gunn
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      James Gunn wrote the screenplay in just two weeks. and the screenplay is what got him every bit of work hes had in Hollywood since. Paget Brewster adds that the film has gotten her no work at all. Gunn specifies that it was the screenplay that led to more work not the actual film.
    • Quotes

      College Girl: Hey, are you Minuteman? Can we have your autograph?

      Minute Man: My-noot Man! Do I look like a soldier from the Revolutionary War? I don't think so! Am I wearing a three-cornered hat? No! I turn small. Think!

      College Girl: Fuck you.

      [her car pulls away from the curb]

      College Girl: That costume makes you look gay!

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits we see an "In Memory: 1970-1993" reference and picture of Mr. Stretch, an original member of the Specials that we are told died of mouth cancer in one of interview segments.
    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: The Suicide Squad (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Better Days
      Written by Matt Sims and Dave Cooley

      Performed by Citizen King

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews55

    Review
    Top review
    Eric Rohmer directs MYSTERY MEN
    Nifty low-budget variant on MYSTERY MEN, with a script that's about four times as good. Here, the superheroes are less dysfunctional and more beset by the amorous pangs and gnawing dissatisfactions of everyday life; the humor ranges from the gulpingly broad to the surprisingly observant, deft, life-sized. The movie is visually hideous, but the script is astonishingly lively, and some members of the cast burst out at you. As the Shatneresque team leader, the Strobe, Thomas Haden Church is like a concentrated Swat team of extreme earnestness. And there is a lovely scene--not really funny, but you can feel the audience beaming at it--in which a mongoloid "space orphan," dandled like a pinhead mascot through most of the movie, takes the stage at a techno nightclub and breakdances to "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)."
    helpful•15
    4
    • nunculus
    • Feb 28, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Необыкновенные
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Brillstein-Grey Entertainment
      • Mindfire Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,276
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,131
      • Sep 24, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,276
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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