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** Amok has unsuccessfully hit on every girl in the Specials. But then, one of them is married, one is gay, and one is in love with Minute Man.
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** Amok has unsuccessfully hit on every girl in the Specials. But then, one of them is married, one is gay, and one is in love with Minute Man. That only leaves new girl Night Bird.
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* {{All Love Is Unrequited}}: Minute Man says this is one of the team's rules [[spoiler: He's proved wrong.]]
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* {{All Love Is Unrequited}}: Minute Man says this is one of the team's rules [[spoiler: He's proved He proves himself wrong.]]]]
** The Strobe and Ms. Indestructible are married and were in love once, but [[spoiler: Ms. Indestructible feels alienated by the time the film starts and has an affair with Weevil, whose love, or lust, for her was otherwise unrequited.]]
** Deadly Girl has an unrequited love for Minute Man, who develops a crush of his own on the new girl, Night Bird. [[spoiler: He eventually does return Deadly Girl's feelings and they hook up.]]
** Amok has unsuccessfully hit on every girl in the Specials. But then, one of them is married, one is gay, and one is in love with Minute Man.
** The Strobe and Ms. Indestructible are married and were in love once, but [[spoiler: Ms. Indestructible feels alienated by the time the film starts and has an affair with Weevil, whose love, or lust, for her was otherwise unrequited.]]
** Deadly Girl has an unrequited love for Minute Man, who develops a crush of his own on the new girl, Night Bird. [[spoiler: He eventually does return Deadly Girl's feelings and they hook up.]]
** Amok has unsuccessfully hit on every girl in the Specials. But then, one of them is married, one is gay, and one is in love with Minute Man.
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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: "If I wanted to, I could cut your head off, and then do some intricate welding and slicing with your guts!"
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* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Inverted. The Strobe actually threatens to kill first, ''then'' mutilate the body. "If I wanted to, I could cut your head off, and then do some intricate welding and slicing with your guts!"
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** The Strobe storms out of the Specials toy-line launch-party, seeming furious. So it's somewhat understandable that, when the Weevil tries to stop him, he implies that he could kill Weevil if he wanted to. But then he starts talking about "do some intricate welding and slicing with your guts." No-one else knows that Zip-Boy has been trying to recruit him to work as a human replacement for expensive laser machinery.
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** The Strobe storms out of the Specials toy-line launch-party, seeming furious. So it's somewhat understandable that, when the Weevil tries to stop him, he implies that he could kill Weevil if he wanted to. But then he starts talking about "do ''"do some intricate welding and slicing with your guts." "'' No-one else knows that Zip-Boy has been trying to recruit him to work as a human replacement for expensive laser machinery.
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** The Strobe storms out of the Specials toy-line launch-party, seeming furious. So it's somewhat understandable that, when the Weevil tries to stop him, he implies that he could kill Weevil if he wanted to. But then he starts talking about "do some intricate welding and slicing with your guts." No-one else knows that Zip-Boy has been trying to recruit him to work as a human replacement for expensive laser machinery.
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-->'''Sunlight Grrrll:''' There are already eight of us. Traditional counting is an oppressive patriarchal tool.
-->'''Sunlight Grrrll:''' There are already eight of us. Traditional counting is an oppressive patriarchal tool.
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* [[HayItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy!:]] At least half the cast, including Creator/JordanLadd, Rob Lowe, RobLowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, PagetBrewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, Creator/JudyGreer, [[Music/{{X}} John Doe]] and Melissa Joan Hart.
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* ChekhovsGun: Deadly Girl specifically mentions that Ms. Indestructible's eyes.power is indestructible skin, and that anyone who wanted to really hurt her should go for her eyes. [[spoiler: When Deadly finds out that Ms. Indestructible is cheating on The Strobe, she sucker-punches Ms. Indestructible in the right eye.]]
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* {{Evil Costume Switch}}: [[spoiler: The Weevil]]
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'''Sunlight Grrrll:''' There are already eight of us. Traditional counting is an oppressive patriarchal tool.
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* TakeThat: [[spoiler:The audio commentary confirms that Weevil's be-nippled costume at the end is a swipe at ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.]]
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* TakeThat: [[spoiler:The audio commentary confirms that TakeThat
** [[spoiler: Weevil's be-nippled costume at the end is a swipe at ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.]]]] Confirmed by the audio commentary.
** [[spoiler: Weevil's be-nippled costume at the end is a swipe at ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.
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** The Strobe, Ms Indestructible, Minute Man, Deadly Girl, Amok, Power Chick, U.S. Bill, Night Bird, and so on.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Amok is a reformed crook and looks demonic. Deadly Girl can summon demons and travel through the netherworld. While they both aren't the ''nicest'' folks, neither of them are evil.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Amok is a reformed crook super-villain with blue skin and looks demonic. a nineties-style black leather coat and pants costume. Deadly Girl can summon summons demons and travel teleports through the netherworld. While they both aren't the ''nicest'' folks, neither of them are evil.
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** [[spoiler: Only if oral sex counts.]] Which it does.
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* {{Did You Just Have Sex}}: Sex}}:
** [[spoiler: Minute Man and DeadlyGirl]]
** [[spoiler: Only if oral sex counts.]] Which it does.Girl]]
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** [[spoiler: Only if oral sex counts.]] Which it does.
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* HayItsThatGuy: At least half the cast, including Creator/JordanLadd, Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, Creator/JudyGreer, [[Music/{{X}} John Doe]] and Melissa Joan Hart.
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* HayItsThatGuy: [[HayItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy!:]] At least half the cast, including Creator/JordanLadd, Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, Creator/JudyGreer, [[Music/{{X}} John Doe]] and Melissa Joan Hart.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: At least half the cast, including Creator/JordanLadd, Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, Creator/JudyGreer, [[Music/{{X}} John Doe]] and Melissa Joan Hart.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: HayItsThatGuy: At least half the cast, including Creator/JordanLadd, Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, Creator/JudyGreer, [[Music/{{X}} John Doe]] and Melissa Joan Hart.
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** Stretchie Boy's demise in "Who Are the Specials?" Apparently, the North-Western states of the US, specifically in Takoma, have the right kind of flouridation that stretching powers are one of the most common superpowers. Unfortunately, rubber-bodied superheroes are extremely susceptible to cancer. Stretchie Boy died of mouth cancer just six months after joining ''the Specials'', to be followed by:
*** Captain Elastic...who died of cancer,
*** Flagpole Lad...who died of cancer,
*** And Gooey Stan...who died of cancer.
*** Captain Elastic...who died of cancer,
*** Flagpole Lad...who died of cancer,
*** And Gooey Stan...who died of cancer.
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** Stretchie Boy's demise in "Who Are the Specials?" Apparently, the North-Western states of the US, specifically in Takoma, have the right kind of flouridation that stretching powers are one of the most common superpowers. Unfortunately, rubber-bodied superheroes are extremely susceptible to mouth cancer. Stretchie Boy died The rubber-bodied heroes of mouth cancer just six months after joining ''the Specials'', to be followed by:
in order, were:
*** Stretchie Boy...who died of mouth-cancer,
*** Captain Elastic...who died ofcancer,
mouth-cancer,
*** Flagpole Lad...who died ofcancer,
mouth-cancer,
*** And Gooey Stan...who died ofcancer.mouth-cancer.
*** Stretchie Boy...who died of mouth-cancer,
*** Captain Elastic...who died of
*** Flagpole Lad...who died of
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* {{DeathBy Origin Story}}: Stretchie Boy's demise in "Who Are the Specials?" could be considered an example of this.
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* {{DeathBy Origin Story}}: Story}}
** Stretchie Boy's demise in "Who Are the Specials?"could Apparently, the North-Western states of the US, specifically in Takoma, have the right kind of flouridation that stretching powers are one of the most common superpowers. Unfortunately, rubber-bodied superheroes are extremely susceptible to cancer. Stretchie Boy died of mouth cancer just six months after joining ''the Specials'', to be considered an example followed by:
*** Captain Elastic...who died ofthis.cancer,
*** Flagpole Lad...who died of cancer,
*** And Gooey Stan...who died of cancer.
** Stretchie Boy's demise in "Who Are the Specials?"
*** Captain Elastic...who died of
*** Flagpole Lad...who died of cancer,
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* {{Chest Insignia}}: The Strobe, U.S. Bill, The Weevil
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* {{Chest Insignia}}: Insignia}}
** TheStrobe, Strobe has a lightning bolt. His wife, Ms Indestructible, has two smaller lightning bolts closer to her shoulders.
** U.S.Bill, Bill has a number 1 in the centre of a shield.
** TheWeevilWeevil wears ''The Specials'' logo.
** Eight wears the roman numeral, VIII, on all of his chests.
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** U.S.
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** Eight wears the roman numeral, VIII, on all of his chests.
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* ButchLesbian: Power Chick. Somehow Amok manages to miss this until she has to tell him outright.
* {{The Cape}}: The Strobe thinks he is.
* {{The Cape}}: The Strobe thinks he is.
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* ButchLesbian: ButchLesbian
** Power Chick. She was even on the cover of ''Out'' magazine. Somehow Amokmanages managed to miss this until this, so she has to tell him outright.
* {{The Cape}}: TheStrobe thinks he is.Strobe. A lot of the rest of the Specials have gotten tired of his "self-righteousness".
** Power Chick. She was even on the cover of ''Out'' magazine. Somehow Amok
* {{The Cape}}: The
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* {{Civvie Spandex}}/{{Coat Hat Mask}}: Most of the Specials wear costumes made from the kinds of items you can find in a costume or fabric store.
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* Expy: Amok is obviously one of [[GreenLantern Guy Gardner]], and Alien Orphan is somewhat one of ComicBook/MartianManhunter.
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* Expy: Expy:
** Amok is obviously one of [[GreenLantern Guy Gardner]], and visually of Nightcrawler.
** Alien Orphan is somewhat one of ComicBook/MartianManhunter.
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** Alien Orphan is somewhat one of ComicBook/MartianManhunter.
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* BadassNormal: Mr. Smart's super power is...being ''really'' smart.
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* BadassNormal: Mr. Smart's only super power is...is being ''really'' smart.the world's smartest man.
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* Expy: Amok is obviously one of [[GreenLantern Guy Gardner]], and Alien Orphan is somewhat one of MartianManhunter.
* {{Face Heel Turn}}: [[spoiler: The Weevil]]
* {{Face Heel Turn}}: [[spoiler: The Weevil]]
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* Expy: Amok is obviously one of [[GreenLantern Guy Gardner]], and Alien Orphan is somewhat one of MartianManhunter.
ComicBook/MartianManhunter.
*{{Face Heel Turn}}: FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: The Weevil]]
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* HeyItsThatGuy: At least half the cast, including JordanLadd, Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, Creator/JudyGreer, John Doe and Melissa Joan Hart.
* {{Hive Mind}}: Eight
* {{Informed Ability}}: We never see most of the team's powers, and even the TeamShot at the end suggests more than displays them.
* {{It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY}}: Minute Man needs to repeatedly point out that his codename is pronounced "MY-NEWT man", as in tiny, not "MIH-NITT man", as in sixty seconds.
* {{Hive Mind}}: Eight
* {{Informed Ability}}: We never see most of the team's powers, and even the TeamShot at the end suggests more than displays them.
* {{It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY}}: Minute Man needs to repeatedly point out that his codename is pronounced "MY-NEWT man", as in tiny, not "MIH-NITT man", as in sixty seconds.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: At least half the cast, including JordanLadd, Creator/JordanLadd, Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, Creator/JudyGreer, [[Music/{{X}} John Doe Doe]] and Melissa Joan Hart.
*{{Hive Mind}}: HiveMind: Eight
*{{Informed Ability}}: InformedAbility: We never see most of the team's powers, and even the TeamShot at the end suggests more than displays them.
*{{It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY}}: ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Minute Man needs to repeatedly point out that his codename is pronounced "MY-NEWT man", as in tiny, not "MIH-NITT man", as in sixty seconds.
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* YouAreNumberSix: EightEight.
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* {{Stripperiffic}}: The closest thing in this movie is [[JudyGreer Deadly Girl]]'s costume. But [[HelloNurse ho]]-[[FetishFuel ly]] ''DAMN''!
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* {{Stripperiffic}}: The closest thing in this movie is [[JudyGreer Deadly Girl]]'s costume. But [[HelloNurse ho]]-[[FetishFuel ly]] ''FUCK''!
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[[caption-width-right:281:We're there for the oddball, the rebel, the outcast, the geek!]]
->'''Title Card:''' This is the story of the Specials...
->'''Title Card:''' ...The 6th or 7th greatest superhero team in the world.
->'''Title Card:''' They have spent many a day fighting natural disasters and battling supervillains.
->'''Title Card:''' This is not one of those days.
A (2000) comedy film about the sixth (or seventh) greatest superhero team in the world. The movie follows the events of several days during which no major world-shaking events occur, instead focusing on the various team members' lives. During the course of the film a new member joins the team, a line of toys based on the Specials is unveiled, and long-festering conflicts within the team come to a head.
No relation to [[Music/TheSpecials the band]] or the third ''{{Uglies}}'' book.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* AchillesHeel: Ms. Indestructible's [[EyeScream eyes]].
* AdaptationDecay: The line of action figures in the movie.
* AllLesbiansWantKids: Power Chick's mothering of Alien Orphan.
* {{All Love Is Unrequited}}: Minute Man says this is one of the team's rules [[spoiler: He's proved wrong.]]
* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: Nightbird was a huge fan of the team before she joined.
* {{Atlas Pose}}: U.S. Bill in the "Who Are the Specials?" mockumentary
* BadassNormal: Mr. Smart's super power is...being ''really'' smart.
* {{Bad Powers Bad People}}: Averted by Deadly Girl, who uses her creepy powers for good; invoked ''and'' averted by Amok, who is a former villain with suitably villainous powers, but is now a hero.
* BreakTheCutie: Nearly happens to [[spoiler: Nightbird]], but is mostly averted.
* {{Bold Inflation}}: The Strobe
* BerserkButton: Minute Man is somewhat sensitive to the proper pronunciation of his codename.
** Likewise, please don't try to remove US Bill's mask. He's rather sensitive about keeping his identity secret.
* ButchLesbian: Power Chick. Somehow Amok manages to miss this until she has to tell him outright.
* {{The Cape}}: The Strobe thinks he is.
* ChekhovsGun: Ms. Indestructible's eyes.
* {{Civvie Spandex}}/{{Coat Hat Mask}}: Most of the Specials wear costumes made from the kinds of items you can find in a costume or fabric store.
* {{Chest Insignia}}: The Strobe, U.S. Bill, The Weevil
* {{Coconut Superpowers}}: The characters' powers are more discussed than demonstrated, although the VFormationTeamShot at the very end (see the photo above) shows some of them in use.
* {{Code Name}}: Played straight.
* ConspicuousCGI: Power Chick during the VFormationTeamShot.
* {{Comes Great Responsibility}}: The Strobe lectures on this at the first meeting.
* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: "If I wanted to, I could cut your head off, and then do some intricate welding and slicing with your guts!"
* {{Day In The Life}}: Though not a completely routine day, there are no world saving heroics going on.
* DeadpanSnarker: Deadly Girl
* {{DeathBy Origin Story}}: Stretchie Boy's demise in "Who Are the Specials?" could be considered an example of this.
* {{Did You Just Have Sex}}: [[spoiler: Minute Man and Deadly Girl]]
* TheDitz: U.S. Bill
* {{Domino Mask}}: Nightbird, U.S. Bill, The Weevil
* DumbMuscle: U.S. Bill -- who is not just dumb, but clearly mentally disabled.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Completely and utterly averted with the Specials' headquarters, which is the suburban home of The Strobe and Ms. Indestructible.
* {{Evil Costume Switch}}: [[spoiler: The Weevil]]
* EvilIsSexy: Again, Deadly Girl.
* ExecutiveMeddling: The obvious cause of the... discrepancies between the Specials and their toy counterparts.
* {{Face Heel Turn}}: [[spoiler: The Weevil]]
* FridgeHorror: Nightbird's power: [[spoiler: she lays eggs, each of which supposedly contains a "trick" (i.e., knock-out gas or explosives). The horror comes in when you think about how this would work in a fight, and remember what part of the body eggs usually come...]]
* HandBlast: The Mighty Strobe has this. Amok has something similar, except their source is more random, due to a slight case of power incontinence, meaning they can sometimes come out his dick.
* HeelFaceTurn: Albeit offscreen and in the BackStory: Amok was a villain before joining the Specials.
* HeyItsThatGuy: At least half the cast, including JordanLadd, Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, JudyGreer, John Doe and Melissa Joan Hart.
* {{Hive Mind}}: Eight
* {{Informed Ability}}: We never see most of the team's powers, and even the TeamShot at the end suggests more than displays them.
* {{It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY}}: Minute Man needs to repeatedly point out that his codename is pronounced "MY-NEWT man", as in tiny, not "MIH-NITT man", as in sixty seconds.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Amok is a lewd, crude jerk, but in the end [[spoiler:he is one of the most vocal proponents of keeping the team together.]]
* JudyGreer: Deadly Girl.
* KubrickStare: Deadly Girl (natch)
* MerchandiseDriven: Spoofed and PlayedForLaughs at the launch party scene.
* {{Mockumentary}}: "Who Are the Specials?"
* {{Moe}}: Nightbird.
* NaiveNewcomer: Nightbird.
* NoodleIncident: The movie is full of these; the Pterodactyls, the anal slugs (it's a pretty good one), the Colossal Blister, Amok and the Scabies (not Scurvy) incident, and why Deadly Girl's action figure is not available in Vermont.
* {{Not Wearing Tights}}: Mr. Smart
* PerkyGoth: Mostly averted. Deadly Girl is only seen to be perky when she's insulting someone, or after her tryst with Minute Man.
* PokeThePoodle: Back in his days as a villain, Amok's big evil plan was to give people scabies (and not scurvy, as previously thought).
* PrecisionFStrike: "But in the meantime, get off my fucking lawn, whore."
* RaceLift: "He's a Special, [[UnfortunateImplications just for me]]!"
* TheReveal: After dancing around it for almost the entire movie, Nightbird's power is finally revealed minutes before the end of the movie.
* {{Secret Identity}}: Played straight by U.S. Bill to the point of parody, averted by all the other Specials.
* {{The Smart Guy}}: Mr. Smart, naturally.
* {{Smug Super}}: The "Great" Strobe
* {{Soaperizing}}
* {{Something Person}}: Deadly Girl, Minute Man, Power Chick, Zip Boy.
* {{Spandex Latex Or Leather}}: Averted -- the Specials' costumes are mostly mundane fabrics.
* SpontaneousChoreography: The dance on stage at the club.
* StrawFeminist: Sunshine Grrrll and arguably the other seven members of the Femme Five:
-->'''Sunlight Grrrll''': The Femme Five. I'm here to ask you to join.\\
'''Deadly Girl:''' Well, then you'd be the Femme Six.\\
'''Sunlight Grrrll:''' There are already eight of us. Traditional counting is an oppressive patriarchal tool.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: The closest thing in this movie is [[JudyGreer Deadly Girl]]'s costume. But [[HelloNurse ho]]-[[FetishFuel ly]] ''FUCK''!
* SuperHero
* SuperheroSpeciation: Played straight.
* TakeThat: [[spoiler:The audio commentary confirms that Weevil's be-nippled costume at the end is a swipe at ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.]]
* ThirdPersonPerson: The Strobe on occasion.
* VFormationTeamShot: The final moments of the film.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Alien Orphan's power.
* WelcomeEpisode: The beginning of the film is spent introducing Nightbird (and the audience) to the Specials. Subverted in that there isn't all that much to see which is really spectacular, and the tour is given by U.S. Bill, who is clearly mentally handicapped.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Discussed by Nightbird and Minute Man.
* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Subverted. The Specials' HQ is an ordinary suburban home with all that implies about its furnishings, and only acquires a wide-screen HD TV in the final minutes of the movie.
* YouAreNumberSix: Eight
* YourCheatingHeart: Ms. Indestructible cheats on her husband, The Strobe, with The Weevil.
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[[caption-width-right:281:We're there for the oddball, the rebel, the outcast, the geek!]]
->'''Title Card:''' This is the story of the Specials...
->'''Title Card:''' ...The 6th or 7th greatest superhero team in the world.
->'''Title Card:''' They have spent many a day fighting natural disasters and battling supervillains.
->'''Title Card:''' This is not one of those days.
A (2000) comedy film about the sixth (or seventh) greatest superhero team in the world. The movie follows the events of several days during which no major world-shaking events occur, instead focusing on the various team members' lives. During the course of the film a new member joins the team, a line of toys based on the Specials is unveiled, and long-festering conflicts within the team come to a head.
No relation to [[Music/TheSpecials the band]] or the third ''{{Uglies}}'' book.
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!!This film contains examples of:
* AchillesHeel: Ms. Indestructible's [[EyeScream eyes]].
* AdaptationDecay: The line of action figures in the movie.
* AllLesbiansWantKids: Power Chick's mothering of Alien Orphan.
* {{All Love Is Unrequited}}: Minute Man says this is one of the team's rules [[spoiler: He's proved wrong.]]
* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]]: Nightbird was a huge fan of the team before she joined.
* {{Atlas Pose}}: U.S. Bill in the "Who Are the Specials?" mockumentary
* BadassNormal: Mr. Smart's super power is...being ''really'' smart.
* {{Bad Powers Bad People}}: Averted by Deadly Girl, who uses her creepy powers for good; invoked ''and'' averted by Amok, who is a former villain with suitably villainous powers, but is now a hero.
* BreakTheCutie: Nearly happens to [[spoiler: Nightbird]], but is mostly averted.
* {{Bold Inflation}}: The Strobe
* BerserkButton: Minute Man is somewhat sensitive to the proper pronunciation of his codename.
** Likewise, please don't try to remove US Bill's mask. He's rather sensitive about keeping his identity secret.
* ButchLesbian: Power Chick. Somehow Amok manages to miss this until she has to tell him outright.
* {{The Cape}}: The Strobe thinks he is.
* ChekhovsGun: Ms. Indestructible's eyes.
* {{Civvie Spandex}}/{{Coat Hat Mask}}: Most of the Specials wear costumes made from the kinds of items you can find in a costume or fabric store.
* {{Chest Insignia}}: The Strobe, U.S. Bill, The Weevil
* {{Coconut Superpowers}}: The characters' powers are more discussed than demonstrated, although the VFormationTeamShot at the very end (see the photo above) shows some of them in use.
* {{Code Name}}: Played straight.
* ConspicuousCGI: Power Chick during the VFormationTeamShot.
* {{Comes Great Responsibility}}: The Strobe lectures on this at the first meeting.
* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: "If I wanted to, I could cut your head off, and then do some intricate welding and slicing with your guts!"
* {{Day In The Life}}: Though not a completely routine day, there are no world saving heroics going on.
* DeadpanSnarker: Deadly Girl
* {{DeathBy Origin Story}}: Stretchie Boy's demise in "Who Are the Specials?" could be considered an example of this.
* {{Did You Just Have Sex}}: [[spoiler: Minute Man and Deadly Girl]]
* TheDitz: U.S. Bill
* {{Domino Mask}}: Nightbird, U.S. Bill, The Weevil
* DumbMuscle: U.S. Bill -- who is not just dumb, but clearly mentally disabled.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Completely and utterly averted with the Specials' headquarters, which is the suburban home of The Strobe and Ms. Indestructible.
* {{Evil Costume Switch}}: [[spoiler: The Weevil]]
* EvilIsSexy: Again, Deadly Girl.
* ExecutiveMeddling: The obvious cause of the... discrepancies between the Specials and their toy counterparts.
* {{Face Heel Turn}}: [[spoiler: The Weevil]]
* FridgeHorror: Nightbird's power: [[spoiler: she lays eggs, each of which supposedly contains a "trick" (i.e., knock-out gas or explosives). The horror comes in when you think about how this would work in a fight, and remember what part of the body eggs usually come...]]
* HandBlast: The Mighty Strobe has this. Amok has something similar, except their source is more random, due to a slight case of power incontinence, meaning they can sometimes come out his dick.
* HeelFaceTurn: Albeit offscreen and in the BackStory: Amok was a villain before joining the Specials.
* HeyItsThatGuy: At least half the cast, including JordanLadd, Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Paget Brewster, Kelly Coffield, Jamie Kennedy, Sean Gunn, JudyGreer, John Doe and Melissa Joan Hart.
* {{Hive Mind}}: Eight
* {{Informed Ability}}: We never see most of the team's powers, and even the TeamShot at the end suggests more than displays them.
* {{It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY}}: Minute Man needs to repeatedly point out that his codename is pronounced "MY-NEWT man", as in tiny, not "MIH-NITT man", as in sixty seconds.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Amok is a lewd, crude jerk, but in the end [[spoiler:he is one of the most vocal proponents of keeping the team together.]]
* JudyGreer: Deadly Girl.
* KubrickStare: Deadly Girl (natch)
* MerchandiseDriven: Spoofed and PlayedForLaughs at the launch party scene.
* {{Mockumentary}}: "Who Are the Specials?"
* {{Moe}}: Nightbird.
* NaiveNewcomer: Nightbird.
* NoodleIncident: The movie is full of these; the Pterodactyls, the anal slugs (it's a pretty good one), the Colossal Blister, Amok and the Scabies (not Scurvy) incident, and why Deadly Girl's action figure is not available in Vermont.
* {{Not Wearing Tights}}: Mr. Smart
* PerkyGoth: Mostly averted. Deadly Girl is only seen to be perky when she's insulting someone, or after her tryst with Minute Man.
* PokeThePoodle: Back in his days as a villain, Amok's big evil plan was to give people scabies (and not scurvy, as previously thought).
* PrecisionFStrike: "But in the meantime, get off my fucking lawn, whore."
* RaceLift: "He's a Special, [[UnfortunateImplications just for me]]!"
* TheReveal: After dancing around it for almost the entire movie, Nightbird's power is finally revealed minutes before the end of the movie.
* {{Secret Identity}}: Played straight by U.S. Bill to the point of parody, averted by all the other Specials.
* {{The Smart Guy}}: Mr. Smart, naturally.
* {{Smug Super}}: The "Great" Strobe
* {{Soaperizing}}
* {{Something Person}}: Deadly Girl, Minute Man, Power Chick, Zip Boy.
* {{Spandex Latex Or Leather}}: Averted -- the Specials' costumes are mostly mundane fabrics.
* SpontaneousChoreography: The dance on stage at the club.
* StrawFeminist: Sunshine Grrrll and arguably the other seven members of the Femme Five:
-->'''Sunlight Grrrll''': The Femme Five. I'm here to ask you to join.\\
'''Deadly Girl:''' Well, then you'd be the Femme Six.\\
'''Sunlight Grrrll:''' There are already eight of us. Traditional counting is an oppressive patriarchal tool.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: The closest thing in this movie is [[JudyGreer Deadly Girl]]'s costume. But [[HelloNurse ho]]-[[FetishFuel ly]] ''FUCK''!
* SuperHero
* SuperheroSpeciation: Played straight.
* TakeThat: [[spoiler:The audio commentary confirms that Weevil's be-nippled costume at the end is a swipe at ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''.]]
* ThirdPersonPerson: The Strobe on occasion.
* VFormationTeamShot: The final moments of the film.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Alien Orphan's power.
* WelcomeEpisode: The beginning of the film is spent introducing Nightbird (and the audience) to the Specials. Subverted in that there isn't all that much to see which is really spectacular, and the tour is given by U.S. Bill, who is clearly mentally handicapped.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Discussed by Nightbird and Minute Man.
* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Subverted. The Specials' HQ is an ordinary suburban home with all that implies about its furnishings, and only acquires a wide-screen HD TV in the final minutes of the movie.
* YouAreNumberSix: Eight
* YourCheatingHeart: Ms. Indestructible cheats on her husband, The Strobe, with The Weevil.
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