Special Needs (film)

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Special Needs is a dark comedy/satire about three reality TV producers creating show about people with physical and mental disabilities. The film was written, produced, and directed by Isaak James, who also starred. [1]

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Critical response

DVD Talk rated it "highly recommended", calling it "an instant candidate for independent comedy of the year ". [2] Variety called it "a rip-roaring good time" that succeeded with a subject that could have been disastrous. [3] Blogcritics found it "tastelessly hilarious". [4] French site Horreur.com was a bit more measured in its praise, suggesting a mixture of laughter and gritting of teeth as an appropriate reaction but awarded a rating of 5/6. [5]

Release

It was an official selection at the Calgary International Film Festival and Westwood International Film Festival. [5] It was released on DVD by Troma. [6]

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References

  1. Mark Deming. "Special Needs (2007) (Review)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Gibron, Bill (March 9, 2008). "Special Needs (Review)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 16 January 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Marks, Joshua (Sep 10, 2008). "Special Needs (Review)". Variety. Retrieved 16 January 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. Rigney, T (Apr 2, 2007). "Movie Review: Special Needs". BlogCritics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. 1 2 Vettier, Colin. "Special Needs (review)". Horreur.com. Retrieved 16 January 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. Garrett, Diane (Aug 17, 2007). "Troma talks up Isaak James". Variety.