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Flagpole Special

6.2/10
TMDB4 votes
1998Original: English17 min

Commissioned for Creative Time’s RET.inevitable in 1998, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Flagpole Special is a DV short showing John C. Reilly and Chris Penn from the waist down, riffing on pickup-seminar bravado that anticipates Magnolia’s “Seduce and Destroy.” Screened once under the Brooklyn Bridge and never released, it’s now regarded as a lost film.

Genres: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Chris Penn, John C. Reilly

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About Flagpole Special

Flagpole Special (1998) is a film in the comedy, drama genres. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The cast includes Chris Penn, John C. Reilly.

Released
1998-06-16
Original language
English
Runtime
17 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Writers
Paul Thomas Anderson

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What is Flagpole Special about?

Commissioned for Creative Time’s RET.inevitable in 1998, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Flagpole Special is a DV short showing John C. Reilly and Chris Penn from the waist down, riffing on pickup-seminar bravado that anticipates Magnolia’s “Seduce and Destroy.” Screened once under the Brooklyn Bridge and never released, it’s now regarded as a lost film.

Who stars in Flagpole Special?

Chris Penn, John C. Reilly. See the cast cards above for character names.

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