---
title: 'Mystery Men (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kinka Usher'
released: '1999-07-22'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mystery-men-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132347/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mystery Men (1999)

1999 · 116 min · Action · United States


## Synopsis

Mystery Men is a 1999 American superhero comedy film directed by Kinka Usher and written by Neil Cuthbert, based on Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot Comics. The film stars Hank Azaria, Claire Forlani, Janeane Garofalo, Eddie Izzard, Greg Kinnear, William H. Macy, Kel Mitchell, Lena Olin, Paul Reubens, Geoffrey Rush, Ben Stiller, Wes Studi, and Tom Waits. The story revolves around a team of lesser superheroes with unimpressive powers who are required to save the day from a criminal genius when Champion City's resident superhero gets captured.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Lawrence Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-gordon), [Mike Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-richardson), [Lloyd Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-levin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen H. Burum](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-h-burum)
- **Director:** [Kinka Usher](https://cinepixo.com/people/kinka-usher)
- **Screenplay:** [Bob Burden](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-burden)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen Warbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-warbeck)

## Cast

- [Jack Plotnick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-plotnick)
- [Monet Mazur](https://cinepixo.com/people/monet-mazur)
- [Mark Mothersbaugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-mothersbaugh)
- [Billy Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-beck)
- [Wes Studi](https://cinepixo.com/people/wes-studi)
- [Ricky Jay](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricky-jay)
- [Dane Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/dane-cook)
- [Michael Bay](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-bay)
- [Joel McCrary](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-mccrary)
- [Ned Bellamy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-bellamy)
- [Lena Olin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-olin)
- [Kinka Usher](https://cinepixo.com/people/kinka-usher)
- [Paul Reubens](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-reubens)
- [Ben Stiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-stiller)
- [Doug Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-jones)

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