The Specials Movie Review 2000

This is the movie that "Mystery Men" wanted to be. It's a smart comic book spoof that depends on good acting and well-written characters. The Specials are the sixth or seventh greatest team of superheroes in the business. Headquarters is a suburban house in Silver Lake. Their immediate goal--if they can quit bickering among themselves--it to get a line of action figures on the market.

Distribution

Pioneer Entertainment, c/o CDC America, 2265 E. 220th St., Long Beach, CA 90810, Phone: (310)952-2231, Toll-free: 800-526-0363, Fax: (800)843-7332, URL: http://www.pioneer-ent.com

Available on DVD
Running time 89 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Genre Spoofs, Super Heroes

Screenplay

James Gunn

Cast

Rob Lowe, Jamie Kennedy, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Judy Greer, James Gunn, Sean Gunn, Jordan Ladd, Kelly Coffield

Cinematography

Eliot Rockett

Director

Craig Mazin

Music

Brian Langsbard, Spring Aspers