Flagpole Special
movieComedyDrama
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.
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Comedy
Drama
Primarily a comedy title with drama undertones.
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Adult audience
Comedy-firstDramaCasual watchLight intensityStandalone film
This title is positioned as a comedy-first and drama experience for a adult audience aimed at casual watch.
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