Mystery Men(1999)- Production Details

Poster of Mystery Men

Synopsis

In futuristic Champion City, a large scale robbery draws the would-be derring-do of three earnest but unlikely saviors. The Blue Raja sports a turban and Brit accent and tries to subdue his enemies by flinging forks and spoons. Shoveler wears a hard hat and wields a shovel, while blustering, leather-clad. Furious attempts to level opponents with his bad temper. It's not a good night for the team of fearless freelancers. Once again, their bumbling heroics are overshadowed by the arrival of the city's preeminent superhero, the gleaming-toothed Captain Amazing. But the good Captain is not as secure as he seems; his success has put all the city's great supervillains out of commission. Anxious to retain his reknown, he secures the prison release of one of his archnemeses Cassanova Frankenstein, who promptly sets himself up in a disco-equipped castle and begins plotting citywide mahem...

Production Details

In Theaters

  • August 6, 1999

MPAA Rating

PG 13 (for comic action violence / crude humor)

Genres

Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Comedy, Adaptation

Run Time

2 hours

Distributors

Universal Pictures

Box Office

$29,762,012

Also Known As

  • The Mystery Men

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Los Angeles, California, USA

Produced In

United States

Director

Kinka Usher

Director

CAST

Hank Azaria

The Blue Raja

Janeane Garofalo

The Bowler

William H. Macy

The Shoveler

Kel Mitchell

The Invisible Boy

Paul Reubens

The Spleen

Ben Stiller

The Furious