Mystery Men (1999)
Mystery Men (1999)
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Critic Consensus: Absurd characters and quirky gags are brought to life by a talented cast, providing this superhero spoof with lots of laughs.
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Cast
as The Blue Raja (Jeff)
as Mr. Furious (Roy)
as The Bowler
as The Shoveler (Ed)
as Captain Amazing
as Casanova Frankenstein
as The Spleen
as The Invisible Boy
as The Sphinx
as Monica
as Dr. Heller
as Violet (Jeff's Mom)
as Dr. Annabel Leek
as Tony P
as Tony C
as Ted
as Banyon
as Funk
as Butch
as Roland
as Thugs
as Vic Weens
as Reporter
as Lucille
as Young Kid
as Becky Beaner
as Funk
as Reporter
as Tracy
as Thug
as Moe
as Sally
as Disco Boy
as Disco Boy
as Disco Boy
as Disco Boy
as Disco Boy
as Big Tobacco
as Furrier
as Furrier
as Furrier
as Furrier
as Frat Boy
as Frat Boy
as Frat Boy
as Rapper
as Rapper
as Rapper
as Rapper
as Suit
as Suit
as Suit
as Susie
as Susie
as Susie
as Susie
as Disco Girl
as Disco Girl
as Disco Girl
as Disco Girl
as Disco Girl
as Disco Girl
as Big Red
as Old Lady
as Old Man
as Old Party Goer
as Old Party Goer
as Old Veteran
as Back-Up Singer
as Back-Up Singer
as Back-Up Singer
as Band Leader
as Singer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Dancer
as Powerwoman
as Powerwoman
as Supervacman
as Reverse Psychologist
as Mr. Pups
as Waffler
as Disco Man/Ballerinaman
as Mailman
as Pencilhead
as Son of Pencilhead
as Little Miss Vengeance
as Squeegeeman
as Maintainer
as The Artiste
as Big Billy Hill Billy
as PMS Avenger
as Radio Man
as Pig
as Pig
as Martial Artist
as Gorilla
as Evil Dead Woman
as Globalman
as Gardener
as Bullfighter
as Stilt Man
as Fisherman
as Thirstyman
Critic Reviews for Mystery Men
All Critics (103) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (62) | Rotten (41) | DVD (8)
The characters have been designed to make fun of themselves, disguising the craft of writer Neil Cuthbert and director Kinka Usher in getting us to laugh at them.
Usher's amiable spoof of superhero movies takes a brave stab at rewriting the mythology from the inside out, with lots of witty, mildly subversive stuff.
Mystery Men is like its hapless heroes. It's a wannabe that has the best intentions -- including a pronounced anti-gun stance -- but none of the knack it takes to save the day, or itself.
This bunch achieves peaks of sublime nuttiness.
Surprisingly, this spoof's heart is genuinely warm.
Crafty, witty.
Audience Reviews for Mystery Men
A wacky, silly occasionally hilarious tale of a group of unlikely superheroes who struggle to stay together after their leader, Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear) is taken, and a new villain (Geoffrey Rush) emerges as a legitimate threat to overrun their city with evil. The set designs perfectly match the acting, overdone and colorful, and even when the film veers all over the place, it still remains largely entertaining. However, the running time is much too long, there is no reason for a movie like this to surpass two hours. With that said, it is funny in spurts, and Ben Stiller's energetic performance is often enough to keep the movie watchable. Far from perfect, far from terrible, just an average little weird film.
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Not the worst superhero movie ive ever watched however i wouldnt say its that great either! Its amusing in places but not enough for it to be honestly called a comedy! I don't like Ben Stiller as an actor and so he was the one i disliked most in this movie which isnt a surprise! Good cast in my opinion but not a great movie, watchable on a wet sunday afternoon whilst doing the ironing and catching glimpses of the actual movie!
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Mystery Men Quotes
| Spleen: | (talks about his curse) ... I blamed it on an old gypsy woman who happened to be passing by. BIG! MISTAKE! |
| Spleen: | [talks about his curse] I blamed it on an old gypsy woman who happened to be passing by. BIG! MISTAKE! |
| Mr. Furious: | I don't need a compass to know which way the wind shines. |
| Shoveler: | Don't start that again. Lance Hunt wears glasses, Captain amazing doesn't wear glasses. |
| Mr. Furious: | He takes them off when he transforms. |
| Shoveler: | That doesn't make any sense. he wouldn't be able to see. |
| Mr. Furious: | [talking about Carmine the Bowler] Seems there was a little controversy there regarding your father's death. |
| The Bowler: | Yes, the police said he fell down an elevator shaft. Onto some bullets. |
| Blue Raja: | You know, I've always suspected a bit of foul play there. |
| The Bowler: | As have I. |
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