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Description: In 1999, Ben Stiller got to play a superhero. Well, kind of. You see, he was one of the leads in Universal’s big-budget superhero comedy Mystery Men. The first (and last) movie directed by noted commercial director Kinka Usher, the film landed with a thud in the summer of 1999, topping out at $33 million worldwide on a $68 million budget. Based on an obscure comic, Mystery Men always seemed like a risky bet at the box office, with star Ben Stiller, who plays Mr. Furious, having only recently begun to show any box office mettle thanks to There’s Something About Mary. He was surrounded by an ace cast of character actors, including Janeane Garofalo, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-Wee Herman) and Greg Kinnear. Still, none of them were household names at this point. Plagued by behind-the-scenes drama, with Stiller reportedly trying to quit after an on-set argument with Kinnear and Usher swearing off movie-making permanently, Mystery Men is little remembered now. Yet, the film has a tiny cult of fans who think it's an underrated gem, with Geoffrey Rush a particular favorite as the villain Casanova Frankenstein. It also features a cameo by none other than Michael Bay. So is this obscure entry into Stiller’s filmography best forgotten? We dig into it in this week’s episode of WTF Happened to this Movie? For more MOVIE NEWS, visit: joblo.com SUBSCRIBE for more of all the LATEST JoBlo Videos here: goo.gl/R9U81J JOBLO YOUTUBE NETWORK: ► MOVIE TRAILERS: bit.ly/3rVdsq8 ► MOVIE CLIPS: bit.ly/3k355GA ► STREAMING/TV TRAILERS: bit.ly/37ifDMz ► HORROR TRAILERS: bit.ly/3qsPxyc ► ANIMATED VIDEOS: bit.ly/3pqYiaJ ► SUPERHEROES: bit.ly/37nXgGd ► JOBLO VIDEOS: bit.ly/2Zp4WDG ► JOBLO HORROR VIDEOS: bit.ly/3bd7Voj ► CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS: bit.ly/3dk7ISN ► PARANORMAL NETWORK: bit.ly/2NvY58P SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL - PURCHASE VIA OUR LINKS BELOW: ► AMAZON BEST SELLING MOVIES: amzn.to/3jWER8t ► MOST POPULAR POSTERS: bit.ly/3s4sTfJ JOBLO MOVIE NEWS AND REVIEWS: ► joblo.com JOBLO ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ► JOBLO MOVIE NEWS (FACEBOOK): bit.ly/3bbIFPf ► JOBLO MOVIE TRAILERS (FACEBOOK): bit.ly/3dl9NxS ► HORROR MOVIE TRAILERS (FACEBOOK): bit.ly/3jTWZzX ► ARROW IN THE HEAD HORROR NEWS (FACEBOOK): bit.ly/3aqQ2D8 #MysteryMen #BenStiller #WTFHappenedToThisMovie