- Actors: Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria, Kel Mitchell
- Directors: Kinka Usher
- Writers: Bob Burden, Neil Cuthbert
- Producers: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson, Robert Engelman, Steven Gilder
- Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Mca (Universal)
- Release Date: Jan 18 2005
- Run Time: 121 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (191 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000035Z38
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#14,476 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #16 in DVD > Comedy > Comedy Stars > Ben Stiller
- #57 in DVD > En français > Comédie > Comédies fantastiques
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Ever wonder if there was a class system in the world of superheroes? After all the big names like Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, etc., who were the supporting players? The folks assigned to the less-than-stellar gigs of saving only a small part of the world? According to this intermittently successful send-up of comic book heroism, there are indeed masked heroes who struggle and toil for their moment in the super sun. Based on the Dark Horse comic book series, Mystery Men follows the travails of three B-list avengers--Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), the Shoveler (William H. Macy), and the Blue Raja (Hank Azaria)--as they fight to make themselves known to the citizens of Champion City, quite difficult to do when the flashy Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear, never better) takes all the cool gigs and has product endorsements up the ying-yang. According to them, it's all a matter of timing--never mind that Mr. Furious never rises above a snit, or that the Blue Raja wears green. Their big break comes when Captain Amazing is abducted by the evil Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush), and it's up to this motley crew to save Champion City.
Blessed with a wondrously gifted comic cast and full of droll details, Mystery Men struggles in fits and spurts towards its climax. Transcendently witty in parts, it's also woefully sophomoric in others. Literally, this is the kind of movie in which someone gets off a brilliant line and then sits on a fork. Still, when this movie is rolling, it's gleefully on target, thanks primarily to the mordantly cocky Stiller and Janeane Garofalo as a latecomer to the superhero gang; her secret weapon is a bowling ball in which her dead father's head is encased. The comic chemistry between these two is fierce, and when you add the dryly funny Macy and the endearing Azaria (who finally gets a chance to let loose with his comic gifts), it's a hilarious joyride. Too bad that the gas tank is only half-full; this stunning cast deserves a first-rate vehicle. With Tom Waits as a weapons expert, Claire Forlani as the requisite babe, and Paul Reubens as the Spleen, the world's most flatulent superhero. --Mark Englehart
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Very nice
Feb 26 2012
Format:DVD
Everything was perfect. The shipping was fast. For sure, I'll buy an other dvd from this seller. The DVD was in perfect condition
Hysterical and very Art Deco!
July 5 2004
Format:DVD
This film is really special. It's not some low budget comedy movie but it's a mix between Batman, Seinfeld and Austin Powers, an overall bizarre combination!
I really like the part when Stiller jumps on the badguys' car and tries to scratch the label off! LOL!
If you really want to give yourself a break and indulge in some innocent childish fun you should watch this movie.
An Interesting Cast Makes the Film Better
May 2 2004
Format:VHS Tape
With all honesty we know this film would have been like gum underneath a shoe if it hadn't been for the cast. The story is nonexistent, the dialogue a joke and the plot...well you get the picture. The best part of Mystery Men is how the cast is so colorful they come together to rescue what would otherwise be a disastrous movie. This is not a film you can easily recommend to anyone. It's not a film that's so black and white you can classify it so it's truly up to people's tastes whether they should see it or not. I bought it in 1999 and have watched it about ten times since then. It's a good film to watch if you're bored but I can't say it's so wonderful you should run out and buy it. Just wait to see it on television. You'll enjoy it better when you save your money. It's entertaining even if the story centers around a bunch of funny, yet weird morons.
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ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES OF 1999
This is one of the best movies ever I could not believe how good
It was It was much better than A Beautiful Mined and Pearl Harbor it is a must buy.
It was It was much better than A Beautiful Mined and Pearl Harbor it is a must buy.
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Published on Mar 26 2004
We're not your classic heros. We're the other guys.
Being acutely familiar with the source material for this film as I collected many a comic book in my youth, I thought Mystery Men (1999) did a really good job staying close to its'... Read more
Published on Mar 25 2004 by cookieman108
Great movie, laughs ahoy!
Ben Stiller, as always, is hilarious. The rest of the cast does a good job too. They all did pretty well. But they make the movie funny. Read more
Published on Feb 21 2004 by mdizzog
SAVING THE DAY
MYSTERY MEN has as many misses as it does hits, but the hits are great, and a wonderful cast imbues this otherwise iffy comedy with vitality, life and a droll sense of humor. Read more
Published on Feb 13 2004 by Michael Butts
Staggeringly bad
There are dozens of clever, offbeat films worth watching, but this isn't one of them.
This was the worst movie I have seen since Robert Townsand's Meteor Man.
This was the worst movie I have seen since Robert Townsand's Meteor Man.
Published on Feb 5 2004
Don't Judge a Book . . .
I passed this on the shelves for months then rented on the recommendation of a friend. Boy, am I glad I did -- it is freaking hilarious! Read more
Published on Jan 25 2004 by Brian A. Jewell
What a Riot!
This is a 4-star movie increased to 5 stars with Janeane Garofalo's riotous inclusion as "The Bowler". Read more
Published on Jan 3 2004 by Cincy Kid
Fun. Maybe not quite a four, but fun.
Mystery Men is an amusing movie, and well worth watching. Sure, it has a semi-schmaltzy ending. But, the concept is fun; the performances are spot on; and the story is inventive... Read more
Published on Dec 29 2003 by Maine Writer
A great cast wasted
This could have been a really funny movie, considering the talented cast in it. Unfortunately, it's fitfully funny, and the cast is mostly wasted. Therefore, it's mostly unfunny. Read more
Published on Nov 28 2003 by R. Wallace
In My Opinion: Hilarious
Champion City is the home of one of the greatest superheroes of all time: Captain Amazing. Unfortunatly for him, his crime fighting skills have left him without any publicity left... Read more
Published on Nov 16 2003 by R. M. Fisher
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