
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.
Flagpole Special was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
Flagpole Special holds an average rating of 6.2/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of comedy and drama. Join the discussion below to add your take.
Flagpole Special runs for 17min, and was released in 1998.
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