Hey, I didn’t want this to turn into a ‘favorite quotes’ thread!
Oh, all right.
Mr. Furious: We need a publicist!
Shoveler: Why!? To tell people we get our butts kicked?
Blue Raja: As I recall, there was some question about the circumstances of your father’s death.
Bowler: Yes, he fell down an elevator shaft, onto some bullets.
Actually, does anyone think Casanova Frankenstein had any powers, other than being an insane evil genius? He was ‘unpredictable in bed’, and he had that fingernail thing going for him. What was that all about?
Can’t say I’m not jealous of her though. She gets to spend four days a month beating up bad guys, and the rest scarfing down chocolate. I think that’s every woman’s dream. And if not, it’s mine at least.
That was my first experience with Dane Cook, one of the single best stand-up comedians in the business today. I recommend checking him out on HBO or Comedy Central.
C’mon, Carol (aka “The Bowler”, but actually the daughter of Carmine “The Bowler”) was the only one of the core group (sans Sphinx) that actually has easily proven powers. That was amazing stuff she could do with that ball. Don’t ever mess with a goth chick with a bowling ball.
Laughed big time at “Look, I’m a publicist, not a magician.” Don’t think anyone else got it.
I just thought the idea of William H. Macy as a “Superhero” whose superpower involved hitting people with a shovel was sublime… as was The Blue Rajah, who threw cutlery at people.
I mean, that’s the sort of thing you’d do as a kid (assuming you were suitably maladjusted), but seeing adults doing it and taking themselves seriously in the process is just so funny I crack up even thinking about it.
That and the only people I know who have seen the film have done so because I’ve made them sit down and watch it at free alcohol- point.
Thank you! It seemed as if the producers just asked a bunch of buddies to show up with their own superhero ideas and just went with it.
and I’d like to dedicate this thread to all the people who are really good at their jobs but never get any recognition, just the lady at the DMV, that’s a hard job. And the school nurse…
I believe he is The Waffler, and uses syrup of justice.
“That’s my team! Go team!”
And for those that don’t know, The Mystery Men started off as a comic book. Not just a comic book, but a spin-off of the Flaming Carrot comic. In the comic, The Shovler fights with the magical shovel of King Arthur, and Mr.Furious gets so mad, he’s bulletproof (they are slightly more competant in the comic book…that I have read but a tad of.)
If you liked Mystery Men you may also like the Specials. Its even more indie and has a great cast. ITs actually more about the mundanity and personal conflicts of a super team.
I also really liked the Dr. Heller character, though he was also an insane genius, just not an evil one. But I always got the impression that if he’d seen “several ‘super heroes’ killed in attempt to stop Casanova Frankenstein” on the news, he’d have said, “Hey, that’s my team! Oh well, wrestling’s on next.”
Yeah, when the film first came out, I was a little disappointed because *Mystery Men *was made into a film and Flaming Carrot wasn’t. I thought FC was a stronger character and would have been a better first film.
That said, though, I loved the movie and bought the DVD as soon as it was available. It’s still one of my favorites.
