If, as a child, you revered costumed superheroes above all, you're the audience for this knowing parody of comic book conventions. Somewhere in Champion City, a trio of second-string crime-fighters is waiting for a big break. Roy (Ben Stiller) becomes
leather-clad Mr. Furious, whose superpower is that he gets really,
really mad. Hen-pecked Eddie (William H. Macy) wields a mean shovel, though his wife's (Jenifer Lewis) imaptience with his do-gooding is putting a strain on their marriage. And the Blue Rajah (Hank Azaria), who dons an
English accent with his turban, lives at home with his mom (Louise Lasser) and flings her flatware at bad guys. They're toiling ...
Released:
1999
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
111 mins