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Flagpole Special

  • Video
  • 1998
  • 17m
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6.2/10
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Flagpole Special (1998)
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Two guys talk about a seminar where they learn how to pick up chicks, both are seen from the waist down only, one is playing acoustic guitar. Related to the Frank TJ Mackie seminars shown in... Read allTwo guys talk about a seminar where they learn how to pick up chicks, both are seen from the waist down only, one is playing acoustic guitar. Related to the Frank TJ Mackie seminars shown in the film Magnolia.Two guys talk about a seminar where they learn how to pick up chicks, both are seen from the waist down only, one is playing acoustic guitar. Related to the Frank TJ Mackie seminars shown in the film Magnolia.

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    • Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Writer
    • Paul Thomas Anderson
  • Stars
    • Chris Penn
    • John C. Reilly
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    6.2/10
    98
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    • Director
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Writer
      • Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Stars
      • Chris Penn
      • John C. Reilly
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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      • June 16, 1998 (United States)
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      • English
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