I legitimately thought I was the only idiot who watched and liked this movie.

@madkatcaruthers9186

5 жыл бұрын

I love it too

@Zefrem23

5 жыл бұрын

Naaah, Bruv - we gotchoo

@mrf19741

5 жыл бұрын

You are not alone, my friend!

@DevilinDisguise18

4 жыл бұрын

Are you kidding?? This is still one of my favorite movies!!

@ComedianBobFarrell

4 жыл бұрын

I love it too.

MM didn't fail. People failed MM.

@michaelhenry2297

4 жыл бұрын

To witty, smart, and spot on for the kids in the back. They all road the little school bus.

@Lost_n_Found_1

4 жыл бұрын

No, it was and still is garbage.

@mikegould6590

4 жыл бұрын

ZBot47 ✊

@QuixoteX

4 жыл бұрын

"A little bit formulaic?"

@garyedwards3269

4 жыл бұрын

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.

This movie was definitely ahead of it's time. It made fun of the tropes that people didn't even know were tropes yet!

@jos2578

4 жыл бұрын

kidalex77 lol my family still quotes this movie in conversation and everyone else just as absolutely no idea what we are talking about! Lol 😂

@_michaelfaith

3 жыл бұрын

@@jos2578 cool family

Hey dad, I’m going to my room with three strange men.

@iamhistorygeek

3 жыл бұрын

😂

@seansacustics

3 жыл бұрын

Dad didn't even react to that statement one bit

@JakNasty69

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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?

@tompadfoot3065

4 жыл бұрын

He takes them off when he transforms!

@rustyshackelford1413

4 жыл бұрын

But how could he see? It doesn't make any sense

@tompadfoot3065

4 жыл бұрын

@@rustyshackelford1413 he doesn't need them as Captain Amazing!

@Vasharan

4 жыл бұрын

@@rustyshackelford1413 He wouldn't be able to see!

@FistyClown

4 жыл бұрын

Wait, the same guy plays both roles?

“We’ve got a date with destiny and it looks like she ordered the lobster”

I will never consider Mystery Men a failure, it is such a loved movie that people will never forget!

@benilinshingoseth2086

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

Casanova Frankenstein. Best name ever.

@casinodelonge

3 жыл бұрын

Makes no sense at all but is perfect

The All Star music video was literally made for this movie.

@tylersinger2401

4 жыл бұрын

I always have to tell people where that's from :/

@mattjindrak

4 жыл бұрын

And then it was at the end of Rat Race in 2000. Shrek was 3rd place

@BobbiVrrcetti217

4 жыл бұрын

It was in Inspector Gadget too

@mattjindrak

4 жыл бұрын

@@BobbiVrrcetti217 damn that song was everywhere.

@justastrugglermovingforwar6209

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattjindrak and Digimon the movie.

“This is egg salad. It’s loaded with cholesterol. The wife won’t even let me touch it.”

@yukimaruzam

3 жыл бұрын

Every time I see egg salad I think of this classic speech. "...or do I eat this sandwich?!?"

"Disco is not dead...Disco is LIFE!" Love this movie!

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.

@squidsweat

11 ай бұрын

wow i never saw it like that!

"Because I smelled it, I would forever be known as he who DEALT IT!....now.... pull my finger"

@filmfreakreacts2516

4 жыл бұрын

Joey REY REY LMFAOOO Paul Ruben

I know it’s been a decade, but syfy instead of sci-fi still bothers me.

@michaelhenry2297

4 жыл бұрын

Let it go. It's a dead horse. That's not coming back to life.

@morganrobinson8042

4 жыл бұрын

Always.

@FistyClown

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelhenry2297 never!

@michaelhenry2297

4 жыл бұрын

@@FistyClown it's like integrity in our news reporters and Trump hairline they'll never come back.

@bobhoskins124

4 жыл бұрын

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

"... 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.

@norsemyn6865

4 жыл бұрын

Kent Rohlfing She did give it a cameo the last few seconds of the vid.

@Kazzlin1

4 жыл бұрын

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!

@Chipotleadvisory

4 жыл бұрын

Warren Lee psychofrackulated

@txst8cat

4 жыл бұрын

“...still get frackulated!”

@RobynHarris

4 жыл бұрын

SOlson2375 Missed it by *that* much.

@Reason1717

4 жыл бұрын

Warren Lee, nope your going to get compliments from the masses. I being a part of said "masses".

@yukimaruzam

3 жыл бұрын

This is 2020. Someone turned on the fraculator.

Even deadpool has that scene where they do superhero recruiting. Like in mystery men

"JUNK IT" (Squeeze the rubber ball faster and harder) "This rubber ball just saved your life"

If you really think about it, this movie low key predicted The Boys

@Pantheragem

4 жыл бұрын

This is what I thought too. Kinnear's character is basically what "The Boys" is about.

@redsxncubs23

4 жыл бұрын

I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT THAT LIKE 5 MIN AGO.

Mystery Men never faded away, it is a cult classic

I still love this movie. I always thought it was ahead of it's time.

@845835

4 жыл бұрын

How exactly was it ahead of its time?

@jamessum825

4 жыл бұрын

845835ab have you watched it???

@845835

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@QuixoteX

4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@garyedwards3269

4 жыл бұрын

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

“JUST JUNK IT”... a favorite movie of my childhood

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.

@subterraneanhomesickalien666

4 жыл бұрын

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.

"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!!

I remember being a kid & thinking William h. Macy would legit mess ppl up with a shovel 😂

@MatataMcCleskey

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

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.

It gave us the iconic song All Stars by Smash Mouth

@brunneng38

4 жыл бұрын

Elwin A My younger brother made the weird accusatory content to me -"You only like that song because it's in Mystery Men!"

People who don’t close their mouths when they chew, make me furious

@hahahagivemeasmile6074

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Bernardo 🤣to this day it’s my favorite Ben stiller movie

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.

@k.delpino1124

4 жыл бұрын

ikr. like for the 20th anniversary, You'd think it would be like a 'Fantom Events' re-release.

@danielstack4158

4 жыл бұрын

I think it would do just as bad because it blows.

@casinodelonge

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, people are even more stupid now than they were then. 20% would think it was a documentary.

@mjproebstle

2 жыл бұрын

It probably would. Def literally ahead of its time.

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.

@RyanLBrown9396

4 жыл бұрын

Tanner Carson I say what the fork. Let’s do it !

@realar

4 жыл бұрын

@@RyanLBrown9396 The forkisms are all gold.

My favorite scene of all time Mr. Furious trying to pull off the Corvette emblem with his bare fingers.

I love Mystery Men. I couldn't possibly count how many times I watched it.

0:52 “Most profitable movies in history” Hey, what’s Justice League doing there?

@draege626

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@austintrousdale2397

4 жыл бұрын

GB Rogo WHOOPSIE

In the intro you forgot to mention the game-changing, mold-breaking superhero masterpiece *BLANKMAN*

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.

"Get Deathman!" "Deathman is dead" Lol

@LEGENDKILLER900

5 жыл бұрын

Dude can we bring the brewskis?

@likedat2

5 жыл бұрын

Yes of course you can absolutely bring the brewskis

@LEGENDKILLER900

5 жыл бұрын

ah! the old disco room!... just as i left it.

@likedat2

5 жыл бұрын

Didnt u hear that disco is dead?

@notryan1502

4 жыл бұрын

Best line in the movie

My aim screen name was TheWaffler in the early 2000's when I was in High School.

Mad props to Tom Waits for playing crazy scientist

@eansba88-

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@realar

4 жыл бұрын

Heller is so awesome!!

@RobynHarris

4 жыл бұрын

Bill Tree You *ARE* a genius. That’s what it says on the card.

@casinodelonge

3 жыл бұрын

Was he in Book of Eli playing the same character or did I dream it??

@billtree52

3 жыл бұрын

@@casinodelonge he did play an engineer in Eli, so theoretically he could be the same character. 🤣😂

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.

@alainchristian

4 жыл бұрын

First time?

@casinodelonge

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly most people haven't watched it so there you go.

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.

It “failed” because people are stupid and the movie wasn’t

@danielstack4158

4 жыл бұрын

The people in the movie think it was bad and I agree with them

@TheTendouSouji87

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Stack and? Jim Carey didn’t like Kick Ass 2 but it wasn’t a bad film

@Alr3m1

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@ryanhalien8468

4 жыл бұрын

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”?

@davidantwine6276

4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't pat to see it

Thanks for highlighting Wes Studi. A very underappreciated actor.

My favorite was "The Sphinx " and those saying of his like: "Only when you know your weakness, can you truly be strong."

@babyzorilla

4 жыл бұрын

"if you show too much favortism. You are not likely to become someone's favorite"-The Sphinx

When i saw this video I was like, “Testicles......rising”

@Vometbomb

4 жыл бұрын

Blaze Piffington “Aw Dang!!”

@BlazePiffington

4 жыл бұрын

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 watched this movie on repeat on video, as a kid.

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 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 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!

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!!

The watermelon part always makes me laugh, cause if the Sphinx didn’t tell him to do it, who did? So funny.

“I don’t need a compass to tell me which way the wind shines!” Favorite line

Is no one gna talk about this amazing set we got to look at hearing lore? Jebus what a doll.

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.

@toongrowner1

5 жыл бұрын

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".

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.

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.

One of my favorites. Absurd humor blended to a comicbook plot. Perfect, in my eyes.

I saw this in the theater opening night, and own it on VHS and DVD. Such an underappreciated gem.

@Lost_n_Found_1

4 жыл бұрын

So did I, and I walked out of it, too.

ive been quoting the sphinx since 99

@deucepickle2091

4 жыл бұрын

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!

Her voice makes me feel like it’s snowing outside😂. I would die to have her narrate my life.

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!

My friends and I cosplayed these chatacters, and even created our own RPG called Forks & Flatulence...

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've always loved this movie and show it to anyone willing to watch... it's criminally underrated.

Another fun fact: The Spleen’s jacket was made after Hunter S. Thompson’s hunting jacket.

@wyattrussell7496

4 жыл бұрын

I never knew that! Pure Gonzo

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

@Pantheragem

4 жыл бұрын

It was subversion in the best way. I did not expect that.

@jeremycraft2445

4 жыл бұрын

What do you mean "WE" killed Captain Amazing? I was standing over here!

I think the contextual point you miss is, those of us who bought into this from the trailer, assumed we were about to get a live-action version of the cartoon The Tick. WE weren't disappointed, everyone who never saw The Tick was lost on that style of humor.

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 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.

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.

I do enjoy when a random KZread video accurately reflects my thoughts on movie things so well.

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.

Been a fair few years since I've last seen this, might almost be time for a rewatch

I was just thinking about this movie the other day. I love this movie.

Jackie Jennings I could listen to you explain stuff all day, SYFY give this woman a raise

This movie is everything 90's rolled into one glorious movie. It's my absolute favorite.

"Yes, you can bring tha brewskis..."

@pittland44

4 жыл бұрын

Und ze Frat Boys, still on probation for lethal hazing. PHI ZETA!!!

@aquaticlife9251

4 жыл бұрын

@@pittland44 I crack up every time I see your comment. They were still on probation in their 30's 😆

@WeerdMunkee

4 жыл бұрын

The frat guy who asks if they can bring the brewskies is Michael Bay. True story. Lol

Dr. Heller also made the jump from page to screen. He’s played by Tom Waits..

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.

"Yeah. I don't think he's gonna pull through." R.I.P Captain Amazing. Someone should let Lance know.

Mystery men was one of the funniest movies ever!!

@danielstack4158

4 жыл бұрын

Not even in the top 1,000

Almost forgot about this movie, still a classic lol

I love this film. So ahead of it's time. I love all the subtle nuance & comedy in the film. The costumes look great, at a time when Batman couldn't turn his head. The film also has a lot of freedom to play with characters who aren't necessarily tied to a particular mythos.

Mystery Men was my first DVD. I still have it and watch it from time to time.

I never considered this movie a failed seeing as me and all my friends seemed to have enjoyed it

I"m a Dude, He's a Dude, She's a Dude and We're all dudes! Yea!

I like this movie much better than all the other modern superhero movies. This is coming from a person who has been reading comicbooks for almost 30 years.

I usually skip any vids that don't have Juan, but you, my dear lady, have earned my viewership :)

One bonus fact: the most hilarious scene was erased from the movie, how to summon the sphinx in the taco restaurant lol

Justice League was one of the most profitable movies of all time? Maybe on Earth 42!

It's really sad the actors didn't have a great enough experience to make a second one. They all wanted to take it in different directions.

Videos like this are usually unsurprising, but this was very informative. I'm one of 7 people who actually saw Mystery Men in the theater and I've loved it ever since.

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.

@feathero3

4 жыл бұрын

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 like how they had the sphinx be played by wes studi who is native American.

@benra4794

5 жыл бұрын

Terribly mysterious...

Saw it with my nephew. He was 8. We almost died laughing. Cool.

Yessss!!!!! Much love to you guys for honoring this AWESOME film :D

I MISS THIS MOVIE ! It’s ones of my favorites hahaha

you forgot claire forlani from meet joe black and the name of the king

@dbongoloid9541

3 жыл бұрын

And from police academy: mission to Moscow.

This movie is SO much better than the lack of recognition it gets. Re-release it!

I still remember the day it came out ... we had so much fun