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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for comic action violence and crude humor
Starring Hank Azaria, Geoffrey Rush, Janeane Garofalo, Greg Kinnear, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Ben Stiller, and Eddie Izzard
By day, they're a bunch of losers, but by night, they're the Mystery Men...a rag team of superhero wannabes who emerge from the darkness to fight the evil madman Cassanova Frankenstein and his disco-dancing henchmen. (Universal Pictures)
| GENRE(S): | Comedy |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Neil Cuthbert
Bob Burden (comic book series by Dark Horse) |
| DIRECTED BY: | Kinka Usher |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: May 7, 2002 Video: May 16, 2000 Theatrical: August 6, 1999 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 121 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Dale D. gave it a9:
This is a great movie to watch several times. The characters are right on for adolesent males that never grew up. Its a smart comedey that not everyone will appreciate. For this 40 something reviewer it brings back some fond memories of sitting around in the local Freindly's restaurant planning how we were going to save the world, feeble attempts to pick up girls, and being a good friend to your fellow misfits.
Teemu gave it a1:
Possibly the worst movie I have ever seen. Crappy characters crappy plot and weel it's all crap. Reason I'm giving it 1rating and not 0 is because I didn't trhow up during this horrible movie.
Cameron S. gave it a 3:
I don't know why, but this was one of the most painful experiences I had ever suffered when I had to bare through it in theatres. There might have been some bright moments of comedy, but by the end, it's a frustrating mess of unenjoyable nastiness. I was very surprised when I saw that it had been relatively well reviewed here and at rotten tomatoes. Maybe my assessment is wrong, but by the end of the film, it just collapsed and I couldnt stand it. There are many better comic book films out there.
[Anonymous] gave it a 9:
If you aren't into visual gags and physical comedy, like flying cutlery and wicked wedgies from shrinking clothes, this may not be your thing. But it's worth noting that this particular portion of the film simply serves as punctuation for what is a very smart and often hilarious story. Great acting by several reliable Hollywood workhorses--particularly Garofalo and Macy, who is always good.
Mike M. gave it a 9:
Loveable losers by day, misfit superheroes by night. A good comic book movie helped by such comedic acts of Paul Ruebens (Pee Wee Herman), Kel Mitchell (Keenan and Kel) and Hank Azaria (The Simpsons). There was a time it seemed like Willam H. Macy was in all the movies I saw, and in this movie I believe he played his role well. Casanova Frankenstein's henchmen (Tony P. & Big Red) could have stayed in the 70's but the other assorted "bad guys" at his party were cool. Overall, I loved the cast, it was creative and funny; perhaps just a little too campy for some people.
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