Mystery Men

Aug 6, 1999

2h 1m

★ 5.8

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

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.

Genres

Adventure

Fantasy

Action

Comedy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Golar Productions

Dark Horse Entertainment

Mystery Men Trailers

Cast

Mr. Furious / Roy

Ben Stiller

Blue Raja / Jeffrey

Hank Azaria

Shoveler / Eddie

William H. Macy

Captain Amazing / Lance

Greg Kinnear

Invisible Boy

Kel Mitchell

Spleen

Paul Reubens

Bowler / Carol

Janeane Garofalo

Sphinx

Wes Studi

Monica

Claire Forlani

Casanova Frankenstein

Geoffrey Rush

Dr. Anabel Leek

Lena Olin

Tony P

Eddie Izzard

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5.8

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6.9

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5.6

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5.2

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5.8

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6.4

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6.2

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6.7

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6.8

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6.5

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7.5

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6.2

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5.2

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