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The Special

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Producing House

Suspecting his wife of infidelity, Jerry is persuaded by his best friend to accompany him to a brothel to sample ‘The Special’, which proves to be a lifechanging experience in more ways than one. Because every pleasure has its price...

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2020-01-31

Runtime: 94 mins

Director: B. Harrison Smith

Writer: James Newman, Mark Steensland

Spoken language: Español, English

Genres: Horror, Comedy

Original title: The Special

Production Companies: Brick Top Productions, Class of 85 LLC, Everything's Fire, Barrow Group, York, PA Film Office, Red Hound Films

Production Countries: United States of America

Reviews

F

FelicityBliss
Weird, gross, and disgusting but a good one.
2025-07-27

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