Mystery Men

1999
PG
2h 1m

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Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Ben Stiller, Kel Mitchell, and Wes Studi in Mystery Men (1999)

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A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillain threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city.A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillain threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city.A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillain threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

72K

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POPULARITY

4,474

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

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Trivia
Tom Waits' odd hand gestures when explaining the psychofrakulator were the result of him writing his dialogue on his fingers and reading the words as he went along.

Goofs
Pencil Head's costume appears to have the initials "PM" on it. This seems to suggest his original name was "Pencil Man".

Quotes
The Shoveller: We've got a blind date with destiny... and it looks like she's ordered the lobster.

Crazy credits
There is a statement in the closing credits: "Dockers Khakis are the official khakis of Champion City."

Alternate versions
PG-rated home video versions in the UK were cut by the BBFC to get a PG rating (although the UK cinema version was passed uncut with the same rating). A double ear clap was removed, as well as the (apparent) sound of a head-butt. The film was finally passed uncut with a 12 rating in January 2020.

Connections
Edited from The Trammps: Disco Inferno (1976)

Soundtracks
The Mystery Men Mantra
Written by Mark Mothersbaugh
Performed by Mark Mothersbaugh
With additional vocals by Terry Bradford, Wil Wheaton Jr. (as Wil Wheaton), Nancye Ferguson

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Featured review

An extremely underrated film

I thought this movie was hilarious when I first saw it and even bought it. I'm surprised that there is so much controversy over this film, because everyone did great performances, especially Ben Stiller as Mr. Furious. Quotes like "I need a compass to show me which way the wind shines." are just a small fraction of the hilarity in this film.

Grade: A+(One of my favorite comedies of all time)