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May 15, 2014 · Mystery Men Clip: The Bowler (Janeane Garofalo) shows the boys how it's done (ft. Ben Stiller) Mystery Men (1999) SYNOPSIS: Based on the comic book series created by Bob Burden, Mystery...
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Mystery Men: Directed by Kinka Usher. With Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Kel Mitchell. A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillain threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city.
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- Action, Comedy, Fantasy
- Kinka Usher
- 1999-08-06
The bowler's skull ball was a custom ball. After the release of the movie, bowling ball manufacturer Ebonite made a less-detailed version of the skull ball as part of their Super Fun Ball line.
Janeane Garofalo as Carol / The Bowler, an amateur superhero with psychic powers and whose crystal bowling ball contains the skull of her dead father, Carmine the Bowler, who died fighting the Disco Boys. Wes Studi as The Sphinx, a mysterious superhero who can use his mind to cut weapons in half.
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Carmine was a professional bowler living in Champion City in the 1970's. He had a daughter and named her Carol. At some point in his life he decided to put his exceptional bowling skills to better use and became the superhero known as Carmine The Bowler. During his crimefighting career, he fought the Disco Boys gang an unknown number of times. Duri...
Powers
1. Immortality: After returning from the grave to avenge his murder, his supernatural nature protects him from conventional means of harm. 2. Levitation: After returning from the grave, he is able to levitate and move independently even after being placed in a bowling ball by his daughter. He is able to use his bowling ball encased body as a projectile weapon. 3. Telepathic Communication: After returning from the grave, he can no longer speak in the traditional sense (no longer having lips)....
Abilities
1. Expert Bowler: Expert level bowling skills he learned during his time as a professional bowler.
Weapons
1. Bowling Ball: His weapon of choice. Used with incredible skill and accuracy due to his skill as a bowler. Formerly used by him as a projectile weapon. Currently he is supernaturally possessing his skull, which is encased in a bowling ball and being used as a projectile weapon by his daughter.
Mystery Men is a 1999 American superhero comedy film directed by Kinka Usher and written by Neil Cuthbert, loosely based on Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot Comic...
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The Bowler : Picture, picture time! Becky Beaner : Well, whatever you call them, Champion City will forever owe a debt of gratitude to these mystery men. The Sphinx : Wait! Wait, that's it!... We are the Super Squad. The Bowler : No, no! Alliteration in these situations is corny...
