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Mystery Men

Genre
Fantasy
Rating
PG-13
Released
6 August, 1999
Mystery Men

Mystery Men is a 1999 American superhero comedy film directed by Kinka Usher and written by Neil Cuthbert, loosely based on Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot Comics, and starring Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Greg Kinnear, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Reubens, Kel Mitchell, Wes Studi, Geoffrey Rush, Lena Olin, Eddie Izzard, Claire Forlani, and Tom Waits. The film details the story of a team of lesser superheroes with unimpressive powers who are required to save the day. Mystery Men received generally positive reviews from critics, but was a box-office bomb, only making a little over $33 million worldwide against a $68 million budget. But many avid fans of the superhero genre consider this as a cult classic.

Director Kinka Usher
Produced by Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson
Writer(s) Neil Cuthbert
Starring Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Greg Kinnear, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Reubens, Kel Mitchell, Wes Studi, Geoffrey Rush, Lena Olin, Eddie Izzard, Claire Forlani, Tom Waits
Music Stephen Warbeck
Cinematography Stephen H. Burum
Edited by Conrad Buff
Production, company Golar Productions, Dark Horse Entertainment
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Released August 06, 1999
Running time 120 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $68 million
Box office $33.5 million
Netflix ID 22500313

About Mystery Men

The time comes when the less-talented superheros of the world are the only ones to come and save the day and bring down villain Casanova Frankenstein.

Achievement of Mystery Men

Though the film had a budget of $68 million, the movie only grossed $33.5 million worldwide. Janeane Garofalo had no bowling experience prior to filming. 

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Latest information about Mystery Men updated on July 28 2021.