Mystery Men
Paese d'origine: USA
Location del set: Los Angeles, California, USA The Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA
Versioni alternative: - The DVD version contains 11 deleted scenes: - Dr. Heller (Tom Waits) hits on an old lady in a nursing home - the Shoveler (William H. Macy) comes home and scolds his kids about leaving toys in the driveway - the Blue Raja (Hank Azaria) is caught sneaking back silverware by his mom - Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller) tries to convince the Shoveler to help rescue Captain Amazing, and they recall an oath they took - the Shoveler and Mr. Furious go to where the Blue Raja/Jeffrey works and get him to help rescue Captain Amazing - the trio discusses how to summon the Sphinx (Wes Studi) - the trio goes to a taco stand and unsuccessfully try to contact the Sphinx - an extended version of a bar scene: Mr. Furious drunkenly makes a toast, and the Shoveler lectures him about leadership - the assembled Mystery Men use animal call signals - the Sphinx and Blue Raja throw sticky bombs at one of Casanova Frankenstein's (Geoffrey Rush) gangs during the last siege on the villain's mansion - a different version of the destruction of the psychofrakulator: instead of throwing her bowling ball, the Bowler uses a Tornado-in-a-Can to destroy the machine - UK video version is cut by 5 seconds to get a PG rating: gone are some shots in the opening fight (earclaps/headbutts)
Genere: Action Comedy
Lingue: English
Plot: In order to generate more endorsement revenue, Champion City's resident superhero Captain Amazing arranges for the release of supervillian Casanova Frankenstein, only to be captured by him. The city's fate rests in the hands of seven loser superhero wannabes: the fork-flinging Blue Rajah, the shovel-wielding Shoveler, the posessed bowling ball-hurling Bowler, the flatulent Spleen, the only-when-nobody's-looking Invisible Boy, the mysterious Sphinx, and the perpetually-angry Mr. Furious. In Champion City, would be superheroes like The Shoveler, The Blue Raja and Mr. Furious can't seem to make a difference and impress either the city or its greatest superhero, Captain Amazing. However, when Captain Amazing is captured by his greatest enemy, Cassanova Frankenstein, these stumblebum heroes must join with other superhero hopefuls to save the Captain and the city.
Visti censura internazionale: UK:PG Australia:PG Singapore:PG Ireland:PG USA:PG-13 Germany:12 France:U
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Australia:13 January 2000 |
| Denmark:21 January 2000 |
| France:15 December 1999 |
| Iceland:10 December 1999 |
| Italy:23 June 2000 |
| Kuwait:19 January 2000 |
| Mexico:21 January 2000 |
| Netherlands:3 August 2000 |
| Singapore:16 December 1999 |
| UK:26 December 1999 |
| USA:6 August 1999 |
| USA:22 July 1999 | (premiere) |
| Argentina:7 August 2000 | (video premiere) |
| Hungary:26 September 2000 | (video premiere) |
| Japan:26 July 2000 | (video premiere) |
| Venezuela:11 June 2000 | (video premiere) |
| OFM:35 mm |
| PCS:Spherical |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:1.85 : 1 |
| Dolby Digital |
| DTS |
| SDDS |
| UK:120 |
| USA:121 |
Cast & Credits
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
united international pictures (uip)
produzione cinematografica: lawrence gordon productions dark horse entertainment
produttore cinematografico: levin lloyd engelman robert richardson mike gordon lawrence (i) gilder steven
regista: usher kinka
attore: azaria hank garofalo janeane macy william h. mitchell kel reubens paul stiller ben studi wes kinnear greg rush geoffrey olin lena izzard eddie lange artie pras forlani claire waits tom lasser louise jay ricky lewis jenifer banks ernie lee becker gerry bellamy ned bleu corbin bolden philip cross jason 'jake' laybourne emmy lucero mason mazur monet mccrary joel mugglebee christopher todd olivia lauren usher frederick usher kinka vance gayle (i) armas adrian gamba gichi lake thomas musselman robert scott solo tristan erik michael duke james c. bridges angelica brockman ungela james kimberly radutoiu andreea bay michael blake noah rachtman riki barnett robert (ii) burton thomas gipp cameron knighton jr. willie chieffo michael christner gil strand carl chow robert cole john brantley jang steven kang sung bray sasha görg sunny johnson shane (ii) keyes jennifer lee matiko marie watley jody wheeler margaret beck billy lieb robert p. stone fevergeon florence kane sarah denette ed gehr nori t. kiko kiko yamaguchi kiyoko mothersbaugh mark ferguson nancye adams katie bowden shirley etting helen gay lu gitter valerie greenstein mac innes c. elane kamsler irene lawless miriam r. maclean teresa mcdermott joanne gaer white crystal richter joann travis stacey campbell larkin clark oliver (i) plotnick jack cook dane melocchi vince jones doug (i) bowman vincent fagerholm vylette gould dana williams brandon (i) priest aaron martin jr. robert b. conferti gabrielle danziger jeff z. sampson wilbert watts kenneth w. durant iii elliot marinelli anthony shaneyfelt drinda e. castro félix craig michael (iv) lasky ronald still david khan jonathan farmer jerry guzmán luis kurz cody meyers lucas warnock dawn marie
direttore della fotografia: burum stephen h.
scenografia: petruccelli kirk m.
montaggio: buff iv conrad
compositori: walker shirley mothersbaugh mark
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: cuthbert neil burden bob
costumi: vance marilyn
effetti speciali ottici: buzz image group digiscope grant mccune design illusion arts, inc. visionart netter digital entertainment o'connor fx pop film rhythm & hues
troupe varia: barnes rodney p. platt jess rachtman karyn warbeck stephen meyers lucas springer matt (i) buchignani lisa decaux xanthia mann anita harris barbara (ii) kerum tony d'damery jr. james dawson robert (i) de souza amy decrescent sandy deluca william m. doherty terry duggan daniel dumas john (i) ehrhart susan elder katrina ferguson taylor foley ann french-myerson sierra gaudio jason glenn jack (i) goike jeremiah golden karen gonzales jorge (ii) green andrew greufe kurt guthrie kim hager jay hampton jason hebron justine hill jessica (i) hittelman sara hunter steele jacobs rick (ii) jarrell david kelly kristen (ii) kirk jonas kohtala jack korbel jack scarano nick cohen david (ii) crowther david abroms terra alexander erin alexander geoff (i) avadon david awad roger barius claudette blauvelt alan s. blauvelt dustin boccoli daniel booher-ciarimboli linda brodsky steve brown leah burritt gary callahan brian (i) canamar kevin a. caputo jr. guy paul cheung paul (i) christensen amy cody richard (i) coogan leslie crawford james b. cronin demelza j. curry brad curry vern mcandrews robert mcclure matthew mcfadden daniel c. mcneill dennis milazzo ray murphy sue (ii) o'brien valerie t. o'heron maureen peterson randy petty kathy pine angel pontrelli john ramirez charles riewerts dennis rose gail russ patrick sacchi trish sands dennis s. simmrin deborah smithey alfred e. smytka nancy springer matthew stanley mark strachan j. marc sugg thomas terranova joseph t. truhett melanie usher fred van gundy craig w. van loon mark velasco larry walker o'shana way kelly weisberg deborah winn eric yeary sandra l. gordon melinda sue anthony pete carter kristopher kempel arthur mccuistion michael
varie ecomond press: universal studios sound facility steve martin's working wildlife tony's food service cenex casting central casting custom film effects
produzione cinematografica: lawrence gordon productions dark horse entertainment
produttore cinematografico: levin lloyd engelman robert richardson mike gordon lawrence (i) gilder steven
regista: usher kinka
attore: azaria hank garofalo janeane macy william h. mitchell kel reubens paul stiller ben studi wes kinnear greg rush geoffrey olin lena izzard eddie lange artie pras forlani claire waits tom lasser louise jay ricky lewis jenifer banks ernie lee becker gerry bellamy ned bleu corbin bolden philip cross jason 'jake' laybourne emmy lucero mason mazur monet mccrary joel mugglebee christopher todd olivia lauren usher frederick usher kinka vance gayle (i) armas adrian gamba gichi lake thomas musselman robert scott solo tristan erik michael duke james c. bridges angelica brockman ungela james kimberly radutoiu andreea bay michael blake noah rachtman riki barnett robert (ii) burton thomas gipp cameron knighton jr. willie chieffo michael christner gil strand carl chow robert cole john brantley jang steven kang sung bray sasha görg sunny johnson shane (ii) keyes jennifer lee matiko marie watley jody wheeler margaret beck billy lieb robert p. stone fevergeon florence kane sarah denette ed gehr nori t. kiko kiko yamaguchi kiyoko mothersbaugh mark ferguson nancye adams katie bowden shirley etting helen gay lu gitter valerie greenstein mac innes c. elane kamsler irene lawless miriam r. maclean teresa mcdermott joanne gaer white crystal richter joann travis stacey campbell larkin clark oliver (i) plotnick jack cook dane melocchi vince jones doug (i) bowman vincent fagerholm vylette gould dana williams brandon (i) priest aaron martin jr. robert b. conferti gabrielle danziger jeff z. sampson wilbert watts kenneth w. durant iii elliot marinelli anthony shaneyfelt drinda e. castro félix craig michael (iv) lasky ronald still david khan jonathan farmer jerry guzmán luis kurz cody meyers lucas warnock dawn marie
direttore della fotografia: burum stephen h.
scenografia: petruccelli kirk m.
montaggio: buff iv conrad
compositori: walker shirley mothersbaugh mark
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: cuthbert neil burden bob
costumi: vance marilyn
effetti speciali ottici: buzz image group digiscope grant mccune design illusion arts, inc. visionart netter digital entertainment o'connor fx pop film rhythm & hues
troupe varia: barnes rodney p. platt jess rachtman karyn warbeck stephen meyers lucas springer matt (i) buchignani lisa decaux xanthia mann anita harris barbara (ii) kerum tony d'damery jr. james dawson robert (i) de souza amy decrescent sandy deluca william m. doherty terry duggan daniel dumas john (i) ehrhart susan elder katrina ferguson taylor foley ann french-myerson sierra gaudio jason glenn jack (i) goike jeremiah golden karen gonzales jorge (ii) green andrew greufe kurt guthrie kim hager jay hampton jason hebron justine hill jessica (i) hittelman sara hunter steele jacobs rick (ii) jarrell david kelly kristen (ii) kirk jonas kohtala jack korbel jack scarano nick cohen david (ii) crowther david abroms terra alexander erin alexander geoff (i) avadon david awad roger barius claudette blauvelt alan s. blauvelt dustin boccoli daniel booher-ciarimboli linda brodsky steve brown leah burritt gary callahan brian (i) canamar kevin a. caputo jr. guy paul cheung paul (i) christensen amy cody richard (i) coogan leslie crawford james b. cronin demelza j. curry brad curry vern mcandrews robert mcclure matthew mcfadden daniel c. mcneill dennis milazzo ray murphy sue (ii) o'brien valerie t. o'heron maureen peterson randy petty kathy pine angel pontrelli john ramirez charles riewerts dennis rose gail russ patrick sacchi trish sands dennis s. simmrin deborah smithey alfred e. smytka nancy springer matthew stanley mark strachan j. marc sugg thomas terranova joseph t. truhett melanie usher fred van gundy craig w. van loon mark velasco larry walker o'shana way kelly weisberg deborah winn eric yeary sandra l. gordon melinda sue anthony pete carter kristopher kempel arthur mccuistion michael
varie ecomond press: universal studios sound facility steve martin's working wildlife tony's food service cenex casting central casting custom film effects


