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2006

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Starring	Michael Rapaport
Director	Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore
Genres	Drama

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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; in essence, he's completely average and virtually invisible. However, everything changes for Les the day he is accepted into an experimental drug study for a new and exciting anti-depressant, Specioprin Hydrochloride. As Les begins to take the drugs an unexpected side effect occurs--he begins to develop special powers: the ability to levitate, to read peoples' minds, and even walk through walls. Faced with the dilemma of how best to utilize his new "powers," the answer seems obvious to Les. He puts together a homemade superhero suit and hits the streets to fight crime and protect the world from the forces of evil. Surveillance video soon exposes Les and his actions to the public via television news and therefore brings him to the attention of the businessmen developing the drug. Worried about the bad publicity Les is bringing to their new anti-depressant, they attempt to put an end to his superhero antics before too much damage is done. However, in typical comic book fashion, Les sees the men from the drug company as his evil arch nemeses--"The Suits"--men who want him to join them in their evil plan to use 'Special' to create an army of unstoppable assassins. Les refuses to play ball.

Starring	Michael Rapaport
Director	Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore
Studio	REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 18 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2006 To Rent: DVD: 05 Mar 2006

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- An unsatisfying addition to the genre-based existential crisis territory marked out by the likes of âMementoâ,... read more on Time Out
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- - Ben Walters
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  Charming and affecting and just plain great
  
  You might be most familiar with Michael Rapaport from his irritating sitcom The War At Home, in which he plays an unlikeable father. Please forget about all of ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Apr 2007 at 17:51
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  The Avengers it is not
  
  With Hollywood so obsessed with easily-bankable superheroes, sooner or later you were going to get a spate of movies making fun of them.
  
  However, &#... read more »
  
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  To infinity and beyond!
  
  A guy takes part in a drugs trial and becomes convinced he has super-powers. Diametrically opposite to most superhero movies, this is a sort of anti-Kick Ass! ... read more »
  
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  Not at all what I expected
  
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  I thought this was going to be one of those weird, off beat comedy type movies and is even described as such in several reviews but it actually turned out to be... read more »
  
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  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; in essence, he's completely average and virtually invisible. However, everything changes for Les the day he is accepted into an ...