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Before They Could Save the World, They Had to Save Themselves. morePlot:
The sixth or seventh best superhero team in the world pursue their rightful place in the harshly competitive world of toy tie-ins and fighting evil. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Feature: Five Rules For Making an Indie Superhero Movie (From IFC. 25 November 2008, 2:03 PM, PST)
A New Experiment For Jamie Kennedy
(From Ugo MovieBlog. 21 October 2008, 2:01 AM, PDT)
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Eric Rohmer directs MYSTERY MEN moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jordan Ladd | ... | Nightbird |
 | Rob Lowe | ... | The Weevil |
 | Jamie Kennedy | ... | Amok |
 | Mike Schwartz | ... | U.S. Bill |
 | Thomas Haden Church | ... | The Strobe |
 | Paget Brewster | ... | Ms. Indestructible |
| Kelly Coffield | ... | Power Chick |
| Sean Gunn | ... | Alien Orphan |
 | Judy Greer | ... | Deadly Girl |
 | James Gunn | ... | Minute Man |
 | Jim Zulevic | ... | Mr. Smart |
| Johnny Mountain | ... | News Anchor |
 | John Doe | ... | Eight |
 | Abdul Salaam El Razzac | ... | Eight |
 | Lauren Cohn | ... | Eight |
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Rated R for strong language.Parents Guide:
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Judy Greer was considered for both Deadly Girl and Power Chick. The director felt her talents were needed for the more difficult role of Deadly Girl. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Nightbird: I've been a humongous fan of the Specials since I was knee-high to... something for sure. All my friends would make fun of me because the Specials were not a "cool" group like the Amazing Trio or the Crusaders. But, you know, screw that. I also liked Winger better than Bon Jovi. I still do. I don't care what the critics say.
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Nifty low-budget variant on MYSTERY MEN, with a script that's about four times as good. Here, the superheroes are less dysfunctional and more beset by the amorous pangs and gnawing dissatisfactions of everyday life; the humor ranges from the gulpingly broad to the surprisingly observant, deft, life-sized. The movie is visually hideous, but the script is astonishingly lively, and some members of the cast burst out at you. As the Shatneresque team leader, the Strobe, Thomas Haden Church is like a concentrated Swat team of extreme earnestness. And there is a lovely scene--not really funny, but you can feel the audience beaming at it--in which a mongoloid "space orphan," dandled like a pinhead mascot through most of the movie, takes the stage at a techno nightclub and breakdances to "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)."