References
Frankenstein (1931)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967)
Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968)
"Super Friends" (1973)
"The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Jaws (1975)
Frankenstein all'italiana (1975)
Star Wars (1977)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
"Battlestar Galactica" (1978)
- Mr. Furious says, "Frak you later, Frankenpuss." (also a reference to the frakulator, a weapon the team uses.)
The Terminator (1984)
- Car runs over toy in driveway in both
Brazil (1985)
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
"All That" (1994)
- Kel Mitchell's character wants to call the team Super Dudes, after Kenan Thompson's character on the show
Home Fries (1998)
- Buzz Burgermatic appears at superhero convention
Referenced in
The Prime Gig (2000)
- poster shown on the door of a video store
Blow (2001)
How to Make It in Hollywood Before You Make It (2004) (V)
- Augustine L. Cavanagh "Auggie" mentions that he got his SAG card by working two weeks as a union extra in the feature film "Mystery Men".
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
- Dodgeball repeats a joke delivered in Mystery Men, another Ben Stiller movie, where an individual cannot remember the correct plural of the noun "nemesis"
InkSwell (2004)
- Interview with creator, Bob Burden
"Robot Chicken: 1987 (#2.6)" (2006)
- Ben Stiller stars in Mystery Men 2
"Pushing Daisies: Smell of Success (#1.7)" (2007)
- Paul Reubens (Vibenius) played 'The Spleen', whose super power is the targeted emission of very bad smells.
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- Video Seen
Featured in
"Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (1999-08-07)" (1999)
- Clips shown for the review.
Spotlight on Location: Mystery Men (2000) (V)
- clips shown
"Troldspejlet: (#25.3)" (2001)
- VHS/DVD release reviewed + footage used
Spoofs
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) (TV)
"The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)
Superman (1978)
Blade Runner (1982)
Batman (1989)
Henry V (1989)
- Shoveler's "egg salad" inspirational speech uses line's from the Battle of Agincourt rally
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman & Robin (1997)
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