Special Correspondents

20162016
TV-MATV-MA
1h 41m

Eric Bana and Ricky Gervais in Special Correspondents (2016)

A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.

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A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.

Director
- Ricky Gervais
Writers
- Ricky Gervais
- Jacques Labib(story: "Envoyés très spéciaux")
- Simon Michaël(story: "Envoyés très spéciaux")
Stars

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Eric Bana, Ricky Gervais, America Ferrera, and Raúl Castillo in Special Correspondents (2016)

Eric Bana and Ricky Gervais in Special Correspondents (2016)

Vera Farmiga and Kelly Macdonald in Special Correspondents (2016)

Eric Bana, Ricky Gervais, and Pedro Miguel Arce in Special Correspondents (2016)

Kevin Pollak, Eric Bana, Ari Cohen, Vera Farmiga, Ricky Gervais, Mimi Kuzyk, Kelly Macdonald, America Ferrera, Meghan Heffern, and Raúl Castillo in Special Correspondents (2016)

Ricky Gervais and Kelly Macdonald in Special Correspondents (2016)

Ricky Gervais in Special Correspondents (2016)

Eric Bana in Special Correspondents (2016)

Eric Bana and Ricky Gervais in Special Correspondents (2016)

Special Correspondents (2016)

Ricky Gervais and America Ferrera in Special Correspondents (2016)

Kevin Pollak in Special Correspondents (2016)

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A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in South America and hide out in New York instead.

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Taglines
- Fake news. Real disaster.
Genre
- Comedy
Certificate
- TV-MA
Parents guide

Trivia
While in Toronto during production, Ricky Gervais donated a personally owned guitar used in the film to the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary. Gervais posted two links to the eBay auction for the guitar during the period he was hosting the Golden Globes in attempts to help the sanctuary raise funds for much needed extension work. The guitar was purchased by Danny Young, a well respected musician in the guitar industry, who used the guitar to help the sanctuary with further fund raising. Gervais is well known on social media for animal welfare activism.

Goofs
The Aircraft Frank and Finch return home from Ecuador IN shows the registration number AS being simply "GSTG". In actuality, this Bombardier Challenger 605 has the Canadian registration number of "C-GSTG", the Canadian International code prefix of "C-" having been OBVIOUSLY whited out. Had this been an Ecuadorian civil aircraft, it would have an "HC-" prefix, and thus would have been "HC-GSTG".

Quotes
Claire Maddox: Be careful - both of you - obviously. It will be dangerous.
Frank Bonneville: Danger's my middle name...
Ian Finch: Mine's Dennis...

Crazy credits
"Trailer Puppy .... Charlie"

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Ricky Gervais/Ariana Grande (2016)

Soundtracks
Spanish Stroll
Written by Willy DeVille
Performed by Mink DeVille
© 1977 Willy DeVille
Published by Nina Lagerwall / Jockamo Music (BMI) and Warner/Chappell Music Inc.
Courtesy of Capital Records LLC
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd.

Top review

8/10

More than enough laugh out loud moments

Pretty ridiculous storyline. It waivers towards the end as well.

But more than enough laugh out loud moments to go around. Good escapism at 10pm last night. I wasn't really expecting a tour de force in witty, edgy comedy.

It is difficult because other genres you can always take critics opinions seriously. They can look at the film as a whole rather than rating it on the gags. What I find funny will not be what others will find funny, so how much should we care about some person I will never meet totally panning the film?.

A good offering from Netflix. It will have an audience regardless of how many people are criticising it. It is what it is.

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Release date
- April 29, 2016 (United States)
Countries of origin
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Also known as
- Phóng Viên Đặc Biệt
Filming locations
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production companies
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Runtime
1 hour 41 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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