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Mystery Men

Mystery Men

Not your classic superheroes...they're the other guys.

19995.82h 1m

Overview

When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.

Directed by Kinka Usher
Written by Neil Cuthbert, Bob Burden
Produced by Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson
Box OfficeBudget: $68.0MRevenue: $29.8M

Top Cast

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Mr. Furious / Roy

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Blue Raja / Jeffrey

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Shoveler / Eddie

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Captain Amazing / Lance

Kel Mitchell

Kel Mitchell

Invisible Boy

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Spleen

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Bowler / Carol

Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Sphinx

Claire Forlani

Claire Forlani

Monica

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Casanova Frankenstein

Themes & Keywords

bowlinghostagesuperherosphinxtraininginsane asylumbased on comiccasanovatoolsspoofshoveldiscosuperhero spoofinvisible personsuper villaininvisibilitybowling ballevil geniusgood versus evil

About Mystery Men

Mystery Men is a adventure, fantasy, action, comedy, science fiction film released in 1999 exploring themes of bowling, hostage, superhero, sphinx, training, insane asylum. Directed by Kinka Usher, it stars Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy. When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raja -- assemble a new super team to save him.

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