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.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Pras Michel
- Tony C
- (as Prakazrel Michel)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaJaneane Garofalo had originally turned down the the part of The Bowler, but changed her mind when she heard William H. Macy and Geoffrey Rush had signed on.
- GoofsPencil 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 creditsThere is a statement in the closing credits: "Dockers Khakis are the official khakis of Champion City."
- Alternate versionsPG-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.
- SoundtracksThe 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
Featured review
The Lord be praised! From time to time somebody remembers that a movie has to be entertaining!
If you think movies and art in general must also educate and moralize, well, it takes us to a more complex issue and I'm willing to discuss it some other time. That said, I'll cast the first stone: Is William Shakespeare educating, moralizing or just plain entertaining? But today, I'm here to celebrate this extremely funny movie. The actors brought together make a `super squad', especially the three original members of the `super team'. Ben Stiller is superb and his character `Mr. Furious' is hilarious. In fact, everyone performs his or her role perfectly. The cinematography, locations, effects, costumes, make-up, music
everything in this movie is very well done and finely achieved. This movie also casts a beautiful actress, the waitress (Claire Forlani), who -- lo and behold! -- can act as well; and a great villain, Casanova Frankenstein (Geofrey Rush).
There's a hero, `The Shovel' (William H. Macy) who knows he's gifted but has taken numerous blows over the past twelve years, as his wife makes very clear whenever she has the opportunity. There's an Englishman from India, (the talented Hank Azaria) who throws his mother's silverware (to be precise he's a fork-thrower) There is an invisible man, who can become invisible only when nobody looks at him (himself included). There's an accursed young man who farts the enemy unconscious. There's a brave heroin, Baby Bowler (Janeane Garofalo) , whose devastating arm is a translucent bowling-ball that holds her father's skull, and when she's not throwing it against Casanova Frankenstein's evil forces, she quarrels with his father's skull, that of an anti-Communist, anti-gay autocratic and very bad tempered cantankerous old man. There are two possible outputs when one brings all of these unrealities together: One possibility is that of ending up with a ludicrous and altogether regrettable piece of junk. The other, that of this present case, one can achieve one of the funniest and most amazing pictures made in years.
There's a hero, `The Shovel' (William H. Macy) who knows he's gifted but has taken numerous blows over the past twelve years, as his wife makes very clear whenever she has the opportunity. There's an Englishman from India, (the talented Hank Azaria) who throws his mother's silverware (to be precise he's a fork-thrower) There is an invisible man, who can become invisible only when nobody looks at him (himself included). There's an accursed young man who farts the enemy unconscious. There's a brave heroin, Baby Bowler (Janeane Garofalo) , whose devastating arm is a translucent bowling-ball that holds her father's skull, and when she's not throwing it against Casanova Frankenstein's evil forces, she quarrels with his father's skull, that of an anti-Communist, anti-gay autocratic and very bad tempered cantankerous old man. There are two possible outputs when one brings all of these unrealities together: One possibility is that of ending up with a ludicrous and altogether regrettable piece of junk. The other, that of this present case, one can achieve one of the funniest and most amazing pictures made in years.
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- film-29
- Jun 11, 2003
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Người Bí Ẩn
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $68,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $29,762,011
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,017,865
- Aug 8, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $33,461,746
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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