Mystery Men (1999)

Written by Bob Burden, Neil Cuthbert

Directed by Kinka Usher

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1999

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Three superheroes appear on a crime scene but screw up. They get beaten up, while the real tough guy, Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear) cleans up and milks all the publicity.

However, the Captain has a problem; in all the city, there isn't anyone bad enough to justify his existence. And with his sponsors threatening to pull their glossy logos off his bullet-proof black kevlar suit, he needs to start pulling some really tough stunts.

Captain Amazing consults his publicist to track down a supervillain worthy of his talents.

"Death Man?"

"Death Man is dead."

"OK. Father Doom."

"Life without parole."

"Apocalypter's doing 50 years, Armagezmo's in exile, Baron von Chaos got the chair, Casanova Frankenstein's locked up in a nuthouse.."

They track down Casanova (Geoffrey Rush) and pardon him. But when the disco-loving evil genius with the Bavarian accent kidnaps Captain Amazing, it is up to the three would-be superheroes to save the city.

Great lines, top costumes and a first-rate cast who all get in on the act and never duck the pratfalls.

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Cast

	Ben Stiller		Mr. Furious
	Geoffrey Rush		Casanova Frankenstein
	Greg Kinnear		Captain Amazing
	William H. Macy		The Shoveller
	Hank Azaria		The Blue Raja
	Janeane Garofalo		The Bowler
	Paul Reubens		The Spleen
	Kel Mitchell		The Invisible Boy
	Wes Studi		The Sphinx
	Tom Waits		Dr. A. Heller
	Eddie Izzard		Tony P.
	Claire Forlani		Monica the Waitress
	Lena Olin		Dr. Annabel Leek
	Artie Lange		Big Red
	Louise Lasser		Violet