Sorry to correct you, but Gregg Kinnear played Lance Hunt AND Captain Amazing, two totally different characters. Did you not notice that one wears glasses and the other doesn't?
The movie wasn't designed to be a cinematic or financial success. It was designed to be a symbolic Masonic success. All the secret messages go right over the ordinary guy's head. The movie is a like a visual Mozart masterpiece...but I'm the only Salieri in the audience who can see it.
@@jamessum825 Unfortunately yes and Ben Stiller agrees that the film was terrible. Stiller hated this film. It was not ahead of anything. It was a swing and a miss.
@@845835 he probably hates it because it's not about him. I don't know about ahead of it's time, but it's a beautifully designed and executed film. I think the Umbrella Academy owes a lot to this, so maybe it is ahead of it's time.
The whole movie is an allegory with hidden symbology. It wasn't meant to be appreciated by the public as much as it was designed to convey certain stealth messages. Here's the list so far... MYSTERY MEN SYMBOLOGY LIST CAPTAIN AMAZING - AMERICA. (Lance Hunt means 'Weapon Search') CASANOVA-FRANKENSTEIN represents the VATICAN. Casanova (Desire) & Frankenstein (Fear) represent 'Heaven & Hell'. TONY P - PROTESTANTS TONY C - CATHOLICS DISCO - ALL RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS (The Disco Room clock reads 1:19 which is 9-11 backwards) RED EYES - COMMUNISM MR. FURIOUS - ANGRY YOUTH THE SHOVELER - THE MIDDLE WORKING CLASS LUCILLE (THE SHOVELOR'S WIFE) represents the WELFARE STATE. THE BLUE RAJAH - THE THIRD WORLD ('FORKS' represent Third World Hunger) THE BLUE RAJAH'S MOTHER - THE 'COLONIAL NATIONS' OF EUROPE (ENGLAND, FRANCE, SPAIN, ETC) THE BOWLER'S DAUGHTER - FEMINISM INVISIBLE BOY - CHILDREN and the UNBORN THE SPHINX - SECRET SOCIETIES THE SPLEEN - THE GREAT UNWASHED (the OLD, the INFIRM, the POOR and CRIMINALS) DOCTOR HELLER - SCIENCE (Specifically 'ALTERNATIVE SCIENCE') CASANOVA'S GANGS REPRESENT 'THE 7 DEADLY SINS' (Pride, Wrath, Greed, Lust, Gluttony, Envy Sloth.) PRIDE...THE FRAT BOYS (ELITISTS) WRATH...THE RAPPERS (GANGS,DRUGS). GREED...THE DISCO BOYS (RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS) LUST...THE FURRIERS (HOLLYWOOD, THE SEX INDUSTRY) GLUTTONY...THE SUITS (BANKING) ENVY...THE SUZIES (The LGBTQ Community). SLOTH...ANNABELLE LEEK (SECRET SOCIETIES, The 1%). MONICA THE WAITRESS - FEMALE GENDER / REPRODUCTION OLD SALLY - OLD CORPORATIONS. THE POLICE - MILITARY. TRY-OUT HEROES - FAILED IDEOLOGIES AND RELIGIONS. PSYCHO FRAKULATOR - CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING. OLD FOLKS HOME - MASONIC LODGES. VICTOR WEEMS - THE MEDIA HERKIMER BATTLE JITNEY - NEW TECHNOLOGY CHAMPION CITY - THE WORLD
That line is taken from some "stars behaving badly" audio when William Shatner was doing voicework for a videogame. I thought it was an coincidence at first, but there's also a scene where they're debating the pronunciation of the word, "sabotage" that was also from the Shatner audio.
Yea i was hoping the rebrand would refresh the old cheesy channel i loved as a kid but all we got was nostalgic call backs and crap defense of crap new star wars haha
What people overlook the most is the fact that Casanova Frankenstein was his own demise. He created a machine that warped reality and allowed fantasy to become real. Once the machine starts, the team becomes they always dreamed of being. Mr. Furious finally becomes what he always wanted to be. And that ultimately defeats Casanova Frankenstein.
Kel Mitchel is a very funny very underrated comedian, it's sad that Keenan got the SNL spot instead of Kel but imagine if they were BOTH on SNL omg it would have been great.
I remember seeing Mystery Men in theaters. I loved it and could hardly ever get anyone to watch it back then. Nice to see it still has a solid fanbase as a cult classic.
It really is great and underappreciated. I was 17 when it premiered and had gone with my 15 year old brother with the intention of watching the blair witch project. I had seen it a few weeks prior. His attempt failed and we ended up watching mystery men instead and I fell in love with it I don't think I've met anyone who actually remembers this film.
This was a refreshing movie at the time. It dared to poke fun at the genre, and was ahead of its time. Witty and very well written and edited, the timing was impeccable. Actor selection was spot on, and it just was a good time for a while at the movies. It was a humorous good escape, that didn’t require a lot of buy in. Still one of my favorite movies, and the fact that it didn’t ‘do well’ and has a cult status makes it even more so. Cheers!! P.S. Greatest cameo was Blue Raja’s mom played by none other than Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman!!
"I WILL KEEP DREAMING!! I WILL KEEP DREAMING MY FRIEND!! AND WHEN I WAKE UP...YOU BETTER HOPE...YOU BETTER HOPE THAT YOU'RE ASLEEP!! SWEET DREAMS!! LILAC!!
Homelander from The Boys immediately reminded me of Captain Amazing the way he's supposed to be the good guy who is a corporate tool who creates his own villains.
I saw it in the theater, bought it on VHS (remember that?), I watch it at least once a year, & I reference it ALL THE TIME! This is one of those movies that's so brilliant it takes a special audience to appreciate!!
This is my favorite movie, period. I didn't even realize it was a box office flop till the minute I watched this video. Sure, there's a lot of nostalgia for me, but still, this movie is incredible! And, it's got a ton of rewatchability!
But you missed the best part of The Shovelers' inspiring speech! It ends with him asking..."OR DO I EAT THIS SANDWICH?".... It makes more sense in context.
Tom waits deserves props every time he's in front of a camera. Not to downplay his music, but I love him soooo much more as an actor. He will forever be the best devil I've seen on the silver screen.
I'm SO glad they shouted out Blade (1998) that film is severely underrated for the fact it did MOST of the heavy lifting for The Matrix. Mystery Men is also another gem that did something similar. I really feel like Guardians of the Galaxy took some ques from this film even Deadpool has some of the same DNA as Mystery Men.
The movie was awesome simply because it pokes fun at the superhero theme. It reminds you comic books are silly fun. Not every superhero flick needs to be awe inspiring levels of drama and emotion. Sometimes it's nice to watch a funny, fun comic book movie.
Something a lot of people sadly seems to forget... not just with super heroes. It really sometimes feel like people forget that being just fun and silly can be very good. Not everything needs to be dark and serious all the time. Not sure how this quote was but something like "trying to avoid and kind of childishness is the most childish thing, someone can do".
Mystery Men brought us the musical eargasmic gem that are the lyrics..... "Somebody once told me the world was going to...." Thumbs up if you remember the video playing all day on MTV back in the day.
1989's Batman was a bit of a game changer. It really brought some of the super hero movies into a "non cheesy" type of filming. And to be honest the first of the Christopher Reeve's Superman movies was not cheesy either. Although in both cases their sequels did get cheesy.
This video should be called "everything you didn't know about mystery men unless you've seen the movie." They're basically just describing the movie for people who haven't watched it.
The death of Captain Amazing is like the one big thing I remember of this movie and makes me never forget it... how his whole structure get's deformed and turned inside out in a way going against all rules of physics and reality... absolutely nightmare fuel... and I love it XD Still sad to hear it bomb... though would not surprise me if this certain scene was reason for it
sama flame I’m actually quite partial with the nicoise salad myself, I would appreciate it if you would hold the back-on bits but seeing as you’re new here I will fork-give you if you fork-get Nnnn-geh nnnn-geh-who’s next?
I had no idea Mystery Men was a flop. I saw it in the theater, and it’s been one of my favorites ever since. I think I even had it on VHS before upgrading to the DVD.
I saw this in the theater back in ‘99. I loved it. Favorite line: “We are number one. All others are number two or lower.” Cool thing: I met Wes Studii at a Bennigan’s in Orlando. (That’s a sentence you won’t hear most people say). Awesome guy!
Nah, the movie was pretty bad. It's campy and fun and has metal commentary, but that doesn't make it good. People aren't stupid for knowing that and also knowing it's bad.
Alte McCrae I’m confused, what’s your definition of a bad movie? the movie set out to be fun and campy and meta and succeeded on all fronts, it’s a fun watch, what makes it “bad”?
The scene where Stiller squeezes the stress ball and says "that little sucker just saved your life" is to this day one of my favorite scenes of all time.
I have fond memories of this movie. I watched it during a big transitional period of my young life and thus became a part of it. I thought I found it good because of the nostalgia but it's good to know it still holds up.
One of my favorite cult classics. I watch it a few times a year. I actually saw it in the theater when it was releases..and hey..Tom Waits. The Buckaroo Banzai of it's day.
Its refreshing to know my family isnt the only ones who absolutely love this kind of humor in a movie! It's one of the most uniquely heroic and wholesome movie and underappreciated!
I love Mystery Men. The times it did show up on television, I’d drop everything to watch it, even if it was that week’s new episode of my favorite show at the time.
I remember Mystery Men being in the theater for a whole two weeks, I caught the trailer in front of M.I.B. and Knowing it was based on the Flaming Carrot and the Mystery Men was excited to see it. *Long time Comic geek and comic historian. so I made sure that when it was released on video I got the movie and loved it. I think it was ahead of it's time and has the same flavor that Guardians of The Galaxy and Thor Ragnorok had, and this was almost twenty years before those Movies. I blame Universal for poor Marketing of the movie. It's a lot like how if Dredd had been marketed correctly it wouldn't have been a box office flop. Everything about the movie works, the cast is excellent. And it's very well written. It remains one of my favorite movies.
I loved this movie so much, my housemates and I went as the MM that Halloween; I was THE SHOVELER...watch his speech, and the speech CAP gives, just before the time heist in ENDGAME...IT’S PRACTICALLY THE SAME SPEECH...!!!
I love the Mystery men movie. I am still waiting on a sequel... eh Netfix. Each season has a rotating cast as like in the comics the cast dies and are replaced by others whose powers are questionable; picking up where movie ends and introducing the Flaming carrot at that point.
Absolutely wonderful movie. I stumbled upon it in the form of a discounted VHS tape at some point in the yearly 00s I think, and couldn't believe I'd never heard of it. Loved it ever since.
This movie was definitely ahead of it's time. It made fun of the tropes that people didn't even know were tropes yet!
kidalex77 lol my family still quotes this movie in conversation and everyone else just as absolutely no idea what we are talking about! Lol 😂
@@jos2578 cool family
Sorry to correct you, but Gregg Kinnear played Lance Hunt AND Captain Amazing, two totally different characters. Did you not notice that one wears glasses and the other doesn't?
He takes them off when he transforms!
But how could he see? It doesn't make any sense
@@rustyshackelford1413 he doesn't need them as Captain Amazing!
@@rustyshackelford1413 He wouldn't be able to see!
Wait, the same guy plays both roles?
I legitimately thought I was the only idiot who watched and liked this movie.
I love it too
Naaah, Bruv - we gotchoo
You are not alone, my friend!
Are you kidding?? This is still one of my favorite movies!!
I love it too.
MM didn't fail. People failed MM.
To witty, smart, and spot on for the kids in the back. They all road the little school bus.
No, it was and still is garbage.
ZBot47 ✊
"A little bit formulaic?"
The movie wasn't designed to be a cinematic or financial success. It was designed to be a symbolic Masonic success. All the secret messages go right over the ordinary guy's head.
The movie is a like a visual Mozart masterpiece...but I'm the only Salieri in the audience who can see it.
I will never consider Mystery Men a failure, it is such a loved movie that people will never forget!
Exactly!
The All Star music video was literally made for this movie.
I always have to tell people where that's from :/
And then it was at the end of Rat Race in 2000. Shrek was 3rd place
It was in Inspector Gadget too
@@BobbiVrrcetti217 damn that song was everywhere.
@@mattjindrak and Digimon the movie.
Even deadpool has that scene where they do superhero recruiting. Like in mystery men
I still love this movie. I always thought it was ahead of it's time.
How exactly was it ahead of its time?
845835ab have you watched it???
@@jamessum825 Unfortunately yes and Ben Stiller agrees that the film was terrible. Stiller hated this film. It was not ahead of anything. It was a swing and a miss.
@@845835 he probably hates it because it's not about him. I don't know about ahead of it's time, but it's a beautifully designed and executed film. I think the Umbrella Academy owes a lot to this, so maybe it is ahead of it's time.
The whole movie is an allegory with hidden symbology. It wasn't meant to be appreciated by the public as much as it was designed to convey certain stealth messages. Here's the list so far...
MYSTERY MEN SYMBOLOGY LIST
CAPTAIN AMAZING - AMERICA.
(Lance Hunt means 'Weapon Search')
CASANOVA-FRANKENSTEIN represents the VATICAN.
Casanova (Desire) & Frankenstein (Fear) represent 'Heaven & Hell'.
TONY P - PROTESTANTS
TONY C - CATHOLICS
DISCO - ALL RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS
(The Disco Room clock reads 1:19 which is 9-11 backwards)
RED EYES - COMMUNISM
MR. FURIOUS - ANGRY YOUTH
THE SHOVELER - THE MIDDLE WORKING CLASS
LUCILLE (THE SHOVELOR'S WIFE) represents the WELFARE STATE.
THE BLUE RAJAH - THE THIRD WORLD ('FORKS' represent Third World Hunger)
THE BLUE RAJAH'S MOTHER - THE 'COLONIAL NATIONS' OF EUROPE (ENGLAND, FRANCE, SPAIN, ETC)
THE BOWLER'S DAUGHTER - FEMINISM
INVISIBLE BOY - CHILDREN and the UNBORN
THE SPHINX - SECRET SOCIETIES
THE SPLEEN - THE GREAT UNWASHED (the OLD, the INFIRM, the POOR and CRIMINALS)
DOCTOR HELLER - SCIENCE (Specifically 'ALTERNATIVE SCIENCE')
CASANOVA'S GANGS REPRESENT 'THE 7 DEADLY SINS' (Pride, Wrath, Greed, Lust, Gluttony, Envy Sloth.)
PRIDE...THE FRAT BOYS (ELITISTS)
WRATH...THE RAPPERS (GANGS,DRUGS).
GREED...THE DISCO BOYS (RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS)
LUST...THE FURRIERS (HOLLYWOOD, THE SEX INDUSTRY)
GLUTTONY...THE SUITS (BANKING)
ENVY...THE SUZIES (The LGBTQ Community).
SLOTH...ANNABELLE LEEK (SECRET SOCIETIES, The 1%).
MONICA THE WAITRESS - FEMALE GENDER / REPRODUCTION
OLD SALLY - OLD CORPORATIONS.
THE POLICE - MILITARY.
TRY-OUT HEROES - FAILED IDEOLOGIES AND RELIGIONS.
PSYCHO FRAKULATOR - CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING.
OLD FOLKS HOME - MASONIC LODGES.
VICTOR WEEMS - THE MEDIA
HERKIMER BATTLE JITNEY - NEW TECHNOLOGY
CHAMPION CITY - THE WORLD
Casanova Frankenstein. Best name ever.
Makes no sense at all but is perfect
"Because I smelled it, I would forever be known as he who DEALT IT!....now.... pull my finger"
Joey REY REY LMFAOOO Paul Ruben
"... Don't correct me. It sickens me."
This is the funniest line from MM.
I was disappointed it wasn't included, but BOOM, snuck it in.
Kent Rohlfing She did give it a cameo the last few seconds of the vid.
That line is taken from some "stars behaving badly" audio when William Shatner was doing voicework for a videogame. I thought it was an coincidence at first, but there's also a scene where they're debating the pronunciation of the word, "sabotage" that was also from the Shatner audio.
I don't wanna get frackulated for saying this but: Mystery Men was great!
Warren Lee psychofrackulated
“...still get frackulated!”
SOlson2375 Missed it by *that* much.
Warren Lee, nope your going to get compliments from the masses. I being a part of said "masses".
This is 2020. Someone turned on the fraculator.
“This is egg salad.
It’s loaded with cholesterol. The wife won’t even let me touch it.”
Every time I see egg salad I think of this classic speech. "...or do I eat this sandwich?!?"
I know it’s been a decade, but syfy instead of sci-fi still bothers me.
Let it go. It's a dead horse. That's not coming back to life.
Always.
@@michaelhenry2297 never!
@@FistyClown it's like integrity in our news reporters and Trump hairline they'll never come back.
Yea i was hoping the rebrand would refresh the old cheesy channel i loved as a kid but all we got was nostalgic call backs and crap defense of crap new star wars haha
What people overlook the most is the fact that Casanova Frankenstein was his own demise.
He created a machine that warped reality and allowed fantasy to become real.
Once the machine starts, the team becomes they always dreamed of being. Mr. Furious finally becomes what he always wanted to be. And that ultimately defeats Casanova Frankenstein.
wow i never saw it like that!
"Disco is not dead...Disco is LIFE!" Love this movie!
“We’ve got a date with destiny and it looks like she ordered the lobster”
Hey dad, I’m going to my room with three strange men.
😂
Dad didn't even react to that statement one bit
Kel Mitchel is a very funny very underrated comedian, it's sad that Keenan got the SNL spot instead of Kel but imagine if they were BOTH on SNL omg it would have been great.
It gave us the iconic song All Stars by Smash Mouth
Elwin A My younger brother made the weird accusatory content to me -"You only like that song because it's in Mystery Men!"
I remember seeing Mystery Men in theaters. I loved it and could hardly ever get anyone to watch it back then. Nice to see it still has a solid fanbase as a cult classic.
It really is great and underappreciated. I was 17 when it premiered and had gone with my 15 year old brother with the intention of watching the blair witch project. I had seen it a few weeks prior. His attempt failed and we ended up watching mystery men instead and I fell in love with it I don't think I've met anyone who actually remembers this film.
This was a refreshing movie at the time. It dared to poke fun at the genre, and was ahead of its time. Witty and very well written and edited, the timing was impeccable. Actor selection was spot on, and it just was a good time for a while at the movies. It was a humorous good escape, that didn’t require a lot of buy in. Still one of my favorite movies, and the fact that it didn’t ‘do well’ and has a cult status makes it even more so. Cheers!!
P.S. Greatest cameo was Blue Raja’s mom played by none other than Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman!!
"JUNK IT"
(Squeeze the rubber ball faster and harder)
"This rubber ball just saved your life"
"I WILL KEEP DREAMING!! I WILL KEEP DREAMING MY FRIEND!! AND WHEN I WAKE UP...YOU BETTER HOPE...YOU BETTER HOPE THAT YOU'RE ASLEEP!! SWEET DREAMS!! LILAC!!
It be interesting if they rereleased it in theaters today. Given how many comic super movies have come out, I have a feeling it would do well.
ikr.
like for the 20th anniversary,
You'd think it would be like a 'Fantom Events' re-release.
I think it would do just as bad because it blows.
Nah, people are even more stupid now than they were then. 20% would think it was a documentary.
It probably would. Def literally ahead of its time.
If you really think about it, this movie low key predicted The Boys
This is what I thought too. Kinnear's character is basically what "The Boys" is about.
I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT THAT LIKE 5 MIN AGO.
“JUST JUNK IT”... a favorite movie of my childhood
Homelander from The Boys immediately reminded me of Captain Amazing the way he's supposed to be the good guy who is a corporate tool who creates his own villains.
I saw it in the theater, bought it on VHS (remember that?), I watch it at least once a year, & I reference it ALL THE TIME! This is one of those movies that's so brilliant it takes a special audience to appreciate!!
I remember being a kid & thinking William h. Macy would legit mess ppl up with a shovel 😂
Hahaha
This is my favorite movie, period. I didn't even realize it was a box office flop till the minute I watched this video. Sure, there's a lot of nostalgia for me, but still, this movie is incredible! And, it's got a ton of rewatchability!
I love Mystery Men. I couldn't possibly count how many times I watched it.
But you missed the best part of The Shovelers' inspiring speech! It ends with him asking..."OR DO I EAT THIS SANDWICH?".... It makes more sense in context.
Tanner Carson I say what the fork. Let’s do it !
@@RyanLBrown9396 The forkisms are all gold.
Mystery Men never faded away, it is a cult classic
Mystery Men was my first DVD. I still have it and watch it from time to time.
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“Most profitable movies in history”
Hey, what’s Justice League doing there?
😂😂😂😂
GB Rogo WHOOPSIE
In the intro you forgot to mention the game-changing, mold-breaking superhero masterpiece *BLANKMAN*
"Get Deathman!"
"Deathman is dead"
Lol
Dude can we bring the brewskis?
Yes of course you can absolutely bring the brewskis
ah! the old disco room!... just as i left it.
Didnt u hear that disco is dead?
Best line in the movie
My favorite scene of all time
Mr. Furious trying to pull off the Corvette emblem with his bare fingers.
Mad props to Tom Waits for playing crazy scientist
Tom waits deserves props every time he's in front of a camera.
Not to downplay his music, but I love him soooo much more as an actor. He will forever be the best devil I've seen on the silver screen.
Heller is so awesome!!
Bill Tree You *ARE* a genius.
That’s what it says on the card.
Was he in Book of Eli playing the same character or did I dream it??
@@casinodelonge he did play an engineer in Eli, so theoretically he could be the same character. 🤣😂
Thanks for highlighting Wes Studi. A very underappreciated actor.
I'm SO glad they shouted out
Blade (1998) that film is severely underrated for the fact it did MOST of the heavy lifting for The Matrix. Mystery Men is also another gem that did something similar. I really feel like Guardians of the Galaxy took some ques from this film even Deadpool has some of the same DNA as Mystery Men.
The watermelon part always makes me laugh, cause if the Sphinx didn’t tell him to do it, who did? So funny.
My aim screen name was TheWaffler in the early 2000's when I was in High School.
The movie was awesome simply because it pokes fun at the superhero theme. It reminds you comic books are silly fun. Not every superhero flick needs to be awe inspiring levels of drama and emotion. Sometimes it's nice to watch a funny, fun comic book movie.
Something a lot of people sadly seems to forget... not just with super heroes.
It really sometimes feel like people forget that being just fun and silly can be very good. Not everything needs to be dark and serious all the time.
Not sure how this quote was but something like "trying to avoid and kind of childishness is the most childish thing, someone can do".
Mystery Men brought us the musical eargasmic gem that are the lyrics..... "Somebody once told me the world was going to...." Thumbs up if you remember the video playing all day on MTV back in the day.
1989's Batman was a bit of a game changer. It really brought some of the super hero movies into a "non cheesy" type of filming. And to be honest the first of the Christopher Reeve's Superman movies was not cheesy either. Although in both cases their sequels did get cheesy.
People who don’t close their mouths when they chew, make me furious
Chris Bernardo 🤣to this day it’s my favorite Ben stiller movie
One of my favorites. Absurd humor blended to a comicbook plot. Perfect, in my eyes.
I watched this movie on repeat on video, as a kid.
This video should be called "everything you didn't know about mystery men unless you've seen the movie." They're basically just describing the movie for people who haven't watched it.
First time?
Sadly most people haven't watched it so there you go.
I saw this in the theater opening night, and own it on VHS and DVD. Such an underappreciated gem.
So did I, and I walked out of it, too.
The death of Captain Amazing is like the one big thing I remember of this movie and makes me never forget it... how his whole structure get's deformed and turned inside out in a way going against all rules of physics and reality... absolutely nightmare fuel... and I love it XD
Still sad to hear it bomb... though would not surprise me if this certain scene was reason for it
It was subversion in the best way. I did not expect that.
What do you mean "WE" killed Captain Amazing? I was standing over here!
When i saw this video I was like,
“Testicles......rising”
Blaze Piffington
“Aw Dang!!”
sama flame
I’m actually quite partial with the nicoise salad myself, I would appreciate it if you would hold the back-on bits but seeing as you’re new here I will fork-give you if you fork-get
Nnnn-geh nnnn-geh-who’s next?
My favorite was "The Sphinx " and those saying of his like: "Only when you know your weakness, can you truly be strong."
"if you show too much favortism. You are not likely to become someone's favorite"-The Sphinx
I had no idea Mystery Men was a flop. I saw it in the theater, and it’s been one of my favorites ever since. I think I even had it on VHS before upgrading to the DVD.
This movie is everything 90's rolled into one glorious movie. It's my absolute favorite.
I've always loved this movie and show it to anyone willing to watch... it's criminally underrated.
I saw this in the theater back in ‘99. I loved it. Favorite line: “We are number one. All others are number two or lower.” Cool thing: I met Wes Studii at a Bennigan’s in Orlando. (That’s a sentence you won’t hear most people say). Awesome guy!
Is no one gna talk about this amazing set we got to look at hearing lore? Jebus what a doll.
“I don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines!”
Favorite line
I was a huge fan, back in the day. I thought this was inspired by The Tick. I can’t believe she didn’t mention the big blue!
This was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. I could quote the whole thing
It “failed” because people are stupid and the movie wasn’t
The people in the movie think it was bad and I agree with them
Daniel Stack and? Jim Carey didn’t like Kick Ass 2 but it wasn’t a bad film
Nah, the movie was pretty bad. It's campy and fun and has metal commentary, but that doesn't make it good. People aren't stupid for knowing that and also knowing it's bad.
Alte McCrae I’m confused, what’s your definition of a bad movie? the movie set out to be fun and campy and meta and succeeded on all fronts, it’s a fun watch, what makes it “bad”?
I wouldn't pat to see it
The scene where Stiller squeezes the stress ball and says "that little sucker just saved your life" is to this day one of my favorite scenes of all time.
My friends and I cosplayed these chatacters, and even created our own RPG called Forks & Flatulence...
I have fond memories of this movie. I watched it during a big transitional period of my young life and thus became a part of it. I thought I found it good because of the nostalgia but it's good to know it still holds up.
One of my favorite cult classics. I watch it a few times a year. I actually saw it in the theater when it was releases..and hey..Tom Waits. The Buckaroo Banzai of it's day.
Loved this movie. Bowler's attitude was my favorite
ive been quoting the sphinx since 99
He's terribly mysterious
Its refreshing to know my family isnt the only ones who absolutely love this kind of humor in a movie! It's one of the most uniquely heroic and wholesome movie and underappreciated!
I was just thinking about this movie the other day. I love this movie.
I love Mystery Men. The times it did show up on television, I’d drop everything to watch it, even if it was that week’s new episode of my favorite show at the time.
Almost forgot about this movie, still a classic lol
Jackie Jennings I could listen to you explain stuff all day, SYFY give this woman a raise
Been a fair few years since I've last seen this, might almost be time for a rewatch
Dude....I was a huge fan after I found this on DVD back in the late 90s, I love this movie. It's un-fork-ivable if you have not seen this movie.
I remember Mystery Men being in the theater for a whole two weeks, I caught the trailer in front of M.I.B. and Knowing it was based on the Flaming Carrot and the Mystery Men was excited to see it. *Long time Comic geek and comic historian. so I made sure that when it was released on video I got the movie and loved it. I think it was ahead of it's time and has the same flavor that Guardians of The Galaxy and Thor Ragnorok had, and this was almost twenty years before those Movies. I blame Universal for poor Marketing of the movie. It's a lot like how if Dredd had been marketed correctly it wouldn't have been a box office flop. Everything about the movie works, the cast is excellent. And it's very well written. It remains one of my favorite movies.
Hysterical movie, up there with The Fifth Element, Big Trouble in Little China, Dark Star,
Another fun fact: The Spleen’s jacket was made after Hunter S. Thompson’s hunting jacket.
I never knew that! Pure Gonzo
I loved this movie so much, my housemates and I went as the MM that Halloween; I was THE SHOVELER...watch his speech, and the speech CAP gives, just before the time heist in ENDGAME...IT’S PRACTICALLY THE SAME SPEECH...!!!
One bonus fact: the most hilarious scene was erased from the movie, how to summon the sphinx in the taco restaurant lol
The Herkimer Battle Jitney is one of the greatest movie vehicles of all time.
Dr. Heller also made the jump from page to screen. He’s played by Tom Waits..
Was a fan of the comic and had a thing for 1990's Janeane Garofalo. I enjoyed it a hugh amount. Seemed to be one of the few.
Mystery men was one of the funniest movies ever!!
Not even in the top 1,000
I usually skip any vids that don't have Juan, but you, my dear lady, have earned my viewership :)
I love the Mystery men movie. I am still waiting on a sequel... eh Netfix.
Each season has a rotating cast as like in the comics the cast dies and are replaced by others whose powers are questionable; picking up where movie ends and introducing the Flaming carrot at that point.
I would love a rotating cast to get to see more heros and their powers, but I would HATE for the cast to die. Maybe some, but definitely not all!
I do enjoy when a random RUclips video accurately reflects my thoughts on movie things so well.
I MISS THIS MOVIE ! It’s ones of my favorites hahaha
"Yeah. I don't think he's gonna pull through."
R.I.P Captain Amazing. Someone should let Lance know.
I never considered this movie a failed seeing as me and all my friends seemed to have enjoyed it
Casanova Frankenstein was fantastic. I mean Geoffrey Rush period, but he went all out in that role.
Justice League was one of the most profitable movies of all time? Maybe on Earth 42!
I love Mystery Men. About Ben Stiller coming in surprisingly late in the credits: the cast was listed in alphabetical order.
"Yes, you can bring tha brewskis..."
Und ze Frat Boys, still on probation for lethal hazing.
PHI ZETA!!!
@@pittland44 I crack up every time I see your comment. They were still on probation in their 30's 😆
The frat guy who asks if they can bring the brewskies is Michael Bay. True story. Lol
I loved The Spleen's origin story... best lines ever
I like how they had the sphinx be played by wes studi who is native American.
Terribly mysterious...
Absolutely wonderful movie. I stumbled upon it in the form of a discounted VHS tape at some point in the yearly 00s I think, and couldn't believe I'd never heard of it. Loved it ever since.
I"m a Dude, He's a Dude, She's a Dude and We're all dudes! Yea!
“I don't want to stand behind you, but I'll fight beside you with pride. “ - Classic