Mystery Men is a 1999 American superhero comedy film based on the Dark Horse comic book Flaming Carrot Comics by Bob Burden. The film was directed by Kinka Usher. It stars William H. Macy, Ben Stiller, and Hank Azaria as a trio of lesser superheroes with fairly unimpressive superpowers who are required to save the day. The film's two great strengths are considered to be the art direction and the dialogue, much of which was improvised by the cast. Despite its list of stars Mystery Men was widely considered to be a flop with a final box office gross of just $29,762,011 domestically and... $3,699,000 outside the USA. It has since built a cult following. In the fictional metropolis of Champion City, three men attempt to make a name for themselves as superheroes, but find themselves upstaged by the well-sponsored Captain Amazing. However, Amazing is finding that his skill at capturing villains has left the city with virtually no crime, and his corporate sponsors are threatening to terminate his funding.
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| Release date: | July 22, 1999 |
| Directed by: | Kinka Usher, Danny Boyle |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 121 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lloyd Levin, Lawrence Gordon, Mike Richardson |
| Editor: | Conrad Buff |
| Music by: | Stephen Warbeck |
| Cinematography: | Stephen H. Burum |
| Screenplay by: | Neil Cuthbert |
| Estimated budget: | $68,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Flaming Carrot Comics |
| Genre: | Comedy, Action, Fantasy |