Mystery Men Movie Review 1999

A cast of quirky comedy all-stars, including Garafalo, Stiller and Macy, help deflate the superhero genre by playing a team of bush league crimefighters. The superhero washouts use their dubious powers to save Champion City from party monster villain Casanova Frankenstein (Rush), who has kidnapped real superhero Captain Amazing (Kinnear). Great concept and dialogue are stretched a bit thin over the long running time. Based on the Dark Horse comic book.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Super Heroes, Kidnapped!, Adapted from Comics, Flatulence, Invisibility

Screenplay

Neil Cuthbert

Cast

Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Paul (Pee-wee Herman) Reubens, Claire Forlani, Wes Studi, Janeane Garofalo, Kel Mitchell, Geoffrey Rush, Lena Olin, Greg Kinnear, Tom Waits, Eddie Izzard, Ricky Jay, Louise Lasser, Stacey Travis, Artie Lange, Jenifer Lewis, Pras, Dane Cook

Cinematography

Stephen Burum

Director

Kinka Usher

Music

Stephen Warbeck

Producer

Lawrence Gordon, Michael Richardson, Lloyd Levin, Universal Studios