History YMMV / MysteryMen

** During the music video for Smash Mouth's ''All Star,'' the Mystery Men assault the band's limo after Steve cuts in on their hero work. With the song's ''enormous'' popularity in the late New 10's and this film's continued obscurity, it now looks like the heroes are mad at being overshadowed by Shrek.

** Sung Kang, who would go on to play Han in ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' series, appears as a henchman during the big villain gang get-together; it was his first film credit.

** Is the Sphinx a genuine EccentricMentor or a posturing phony (albeit a well-meaning one) whose advice just sounds profound.

* CompleteMonster: In the otherwise-comedic film, the vicious [[BigBad Casanova Frankenstein]] is released from the asylum he's been in for twenty years. Showing he hasn't changed in the slightest, Casanova promptly blows the Asylum up and abducts his old nemesis Captain Amazing, who had him released in the first place out of boredom. Planning to create the greatest act of evil Champion City has ever seen, Casanova unveils the Psycho-Frakulator that will [[CruelAndUnusualDeath painfully warp reality and kill]] every citizen in the city. [[CardCarryingVillain Delighted by his own evil]], Casanova even [[BadBoss kills his own henchmen]] just to prove a point to the heroes when they try to stop him and abducts hero Mr. Furious's girlfriend with obvious lewd intentions before attempting to annihilate the city with them.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is the spirit of the Bowler's father really in the bowling ball, or does the Bowler have some form of telekinesis (inherited from her father) and an ImaginaryFriend and/or schizophrenia?

** Sung Kang, who would go on to play Han in the ''Fast & Furious'' series, appears as a henchman during the big villain gang get-together; it was his first film credit.

* NightmareRetardant: The SeinfeldianConversation before, during, and after [[spoiler: Captain Amazing's death]] is either moodwhiplash or makes said event impossible to take seriously.

* NightmareRetardant: The SeinfeldianConversation before, during, and after [[spoiler: Captain Amazing's death]].

* AdaptationDisplacement: The movie really has nothing to do with the great Flaming Carrot comics it takes its name from, but it's easily good enough on its own.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Eddie Izzard slips back and forth between his FakeAmerican accent and his natural British one.

** Dane Cook appears as the Waffle Man aka The Waffler during the superhero try-outs.

** Cee-Lo Green to those who have known him post-"Crazy" as a member of the Not So Goodie Mob.

* MoralEventHorizon: [[BigBad Casanova Frankenstein]] blows up the insane asylum he'd been locked up in for twenty years, killing a lot of people in the process--not because he hated the place, but simply because he wanted to speak to Captain Amazing. Later, he [[BadBoss sadistically kills several of his henchmen]] just to prove a point.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Dane Cook appears as the Waffle Man aka The Waffler during the superhero try-outs.

** Cee-Lo Green to those who have known him post-"Crazy".
** Gabrielle Conforti is the PMS Avenger

* WTHCastingAgency: What other movie has this broad range of actors including comedians and musicians: Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Janeane Garofalo, Kel Mitchell, Paul Reubens, Greg Kinnear, Geoffrey Rush, Eddie Izzard, Tom Waits, Goodie Mob, plus the RetroactiveRecognition above.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is the spirit of the Bowler's father really in the bowling ball, or does the Bowler have some form of telekinesis (inherited from her father) and an ImaginaryFriend and/or schizophrenia?

* NightmareRetardant: The SeinfeldianConversation before, during, and after [[spoiler: Captain Amazing's death]]

* DeaderThanDisco: Tony P's stake in Casanova's takeover is to resurrect disco in general.

** Sung Kang, who would go on to plan Han in the ''Fast & Furious'' series, appears as a henchman during the big villain gang get-together; it was his first film credit.

** Sung Kang, who go on to plan Han in the ''Fast & Furious'' series, appears as a henchman during the big villain gang get-together; it was his first film credit.

* HilariousInHindsight: [[Creator/GeoffreyRush Casanova Frankenstein]] relishes a hammy moment where he [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean eats an apple.]]

** Captain Amazing sporting a superhero costume plastered in corporate logos becomes sort of a precursor to the ProductPlacement costumes of TigerAndBunny.

* ItGetsBetter: The movie starts out terribly with a scene that's shot and edited so chaotically and with so many purple lighting filter and closeups, you'd think you were watching Film/BatmanAndRobin. (Possibly a parody?) Thankfully, the movie gets good after that.

* FridgeHorror: During his conversation with his publicist, Captain Amazing suggests that he "get" a supervillain for him to fight so that his sponsors will not back out. With that in mind, one can only wonder how many of his other deeds were EngineeredHeroics.

* FridgeHorror: During his conversation with his publicist, Captain Amazing suggests that he "get" a supervillain for him to fight so that his sponsors with not back out. With that in mind, one can only wonder how many of his other deeds were EngineeredHeroics.

* ItGetsBetter: The movie starts out terribly with a scene that's shot and edited so chaotically and with so many purple lighting filter and closeups, you'd think you were watching Film/BatmanAndRobin. Thankfully, the movie gets good after that.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The entire skunk-humping-spleen's-leg scene.
* CultClassic: To the point where there are Alamo Drafthouse screenings of it.

** Also Doug Jones is Pencil Head in the aforementioned auditions.