"[13], "The Case of the Incredible Mystery Team", "A Viral-Video Making Comedy Group Takes Aim at Hollywood with Help from the RED Camera", "Ultra Culture Cinema presents ... Teenage Wasteland", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mystery_Team&oldid=970492072, Articles with failed verification from August 2010, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 31 July 2020, at 16:20. I am tired of movies with blood and guts, bad language and graphic sex, so I thought I would watch this one. Adorable. Who wrote the positive reviews here? At the end of the second period it is still daylight. They have continued the same mindset and antics even though they are teenagers, focusing on children's infractions, although adults (such as their parents) wonder when the teens will grow out of this attitude. After going to Kelly's house to find the papers, he finds Kelly and they both find a paper that states something called Iphedolene is extremely toxic. This movie just does'nt know what it wants to be. There are also lots of cheesy dialogue and odd moments, which all works well for the movie. I was told to go into it knowing nothing and avoid the trailer at any cost because it spoils the best jokes. Don't waste your time or your money. And when he sparks with a single mother, he learns how his choices have real-life consequences. Loved it all over. In the end it's going to be up to you to decide whether you like it or not, but I for one recommend it. But I feel that way about EVERYTHING........So so so good. This movie is one of the best comedies I've seen in a while. Duncan: Everything is in the toilet! The refer to this history quite frequently, but it's never explicitly shown or explained. I suppose that a movie can't please everyone. They loved it too. You have to like these guys sense of humor though. Derrick Comedy are on the brink of being the next comedy wave...hell in a lot of ways they already are with their shorts. Get into the Mood for the Winter Olympics, View production, box office, & company info, 20 Years Back: Celebrating the Cinematic Delights of 1997, The Mystery of Why Top TV Producers Shonda Rhimes, Greg Berlanti and Chuck Lorre Haven’t Won an Emmy, CNBC Renews ‘Jay Leno’s Garage’, Orders Sports Pilot From Michael Strahan & Alex Rodriguez, Development Projects With Hank Azaria, More. Well, I must say I laughed more during this film than any other comedy I've seen this year. $3,102,191 Instead I just wanted to throw in my two cents in an effort to help guide other IMDb visitors. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Hilarious. I feel as though any negative reviewers on here probably wanted to see a simple, straight-forward comedy and that it is not. Mystery Team is a 2009 American comedy film by the comedy group Derrick Comedy. The film was released on DVD on May 25, 2010. Derrick Comedy strikes on the big screen! It must be those associated with this sad production. The Mystery Team consisting of "Master of Disguise" Jason Rogers (Donald Glover), "Boy Genius" Duncan Wheeler (DC Pierson), and the "Strongest Kid in town" Charlie Day (Dominic Dierkes) began with three children who styled themselves as detectives, solving mostly kid-related mysteries such as missing cats or a lost baseball, but also gaining some local fame. Mystery Team Adventures: The Case of the Haunted Hotel. A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery. Derrick Comedy just proves that you don't need big budgets and special effects to make good movies. Leroy Maddox (Peter Saati) is a dangerous drug dealer who used to work at the local lumber yard. Was this review helpful to you? CNBC Renews ‘Jay Leno’s Garage’, Orders Sports Pilot From Michael Strahan & Alex Rodriguez, Development Projects With Hank Azaria, More. After sneaking into Robert's office, Jason learns that Robert is trying to treat wood with the toxic substance Iphedolene. the answer is that it is aimed for people who don't sit in the back of comedy shows where they fold their arms and frown when the comic makes an inappropriate joke. Kimberley Jones of the Austin Chronicle wrote: "The twentysomething talents behind Mystery Team are still in the comedy minors, but this nerdy, nutty, perfectly pitched first swing suggests there are major things to come. I really enjoyed this film. After Jason makes up with Duncan and Charlie, Robert, who has taken Kelly hostage, uses the walkie-talkie to contact them into bringing the papers to the lumber yard. When Jason, who admits his feelings for Kelly and kisses her, finds a firecracker Jordy gave to him earlier, he gives it to Duncan, who lights it and shoots it at Robert with his slingshot, severely damaging his face. The film grossed $89,442 in the United States. You know what? This short video is about a woman who breaks up with her boyfriend. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? It is an unbelievably stupid and vulgar waste of time. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. After a high frequency of demands on eventful.com, the film received additional theater engagements throughout the fall, including one starting in New York City on December 4. "[11], Peter Debruge of Variety called the film "A genuinely funny but amateurishly constructed laffer from Derrick Comedy, a troupe of YouTube-savvy NYU grads with promising writing careers ahead of them. When Leroy kept asking for money, he killed him too. But, the film often delves into VERY adult territory--material that is bound to unnecessarily alienate and offend many. Dominic Dierkes had a funny character, but as for himself, he was just OK. D.C. Pierson has a great character and he was pretty watch to just listen to. But enough with my story. Donald Glover is pretty funny and has one of the funniest screams in cinema. After returning the ring to Kelly, they go back to Jordy, who tells them about Dougie and who Leroy is. I for one am a fan of Derrick Comedy and this was good time spent. One day a little girl brings them a grown-up mystery: her parents were murdered. Help Center Contributor Zone Polls. Flickeringmyth However, they escape from the bouncer and Duncan and Charlie overhear Dougie saying that someone named Leroy gave him Kelly's ring and the ring is now in the stripper's vagina. An hour and a half of my life I will never get back. 'Skank' Marden: After going to a police officer, who tells Jason he needs proof to believe him, he goes to the Holden and Charles Corporation, where Robert works and Kelly's father worked, but not before attempting to warn Kelly about Robert on a walkie-talkie he gave her, not knowing that Robert has it. For Industry Professionals. They sell it to us as a children's movie. A concept that makes much more sense as a 10-minute comedy sketch is stretched into a 90-minute feature film and only really has one joke, but somehow it works. Jason, Duncan and Charlie then retrieve the ring from the toilet the stripper urinated it into and escape from the gentlemen's club before the bouncer catches them. Goodnight sweet hobo. Cute. Please make your quotes accurate. Check out our editors' picks for the movies and shows we're excited about this month, including Season 3 of "Star Trek: Discovery" and the premiere of After We Collided. I was on the edge of my seat, but I kept falling over with laughter. IMDb Rating; In Theaters; On TV; Release Year; Keywords; Prime Video (5) IMDb TV (5) Prime Video (Rent or Buy) (87) Mystery (95) Thriller (76) Drama (63) Crime (31) Action (14) Sci-Fi (13) Horror (10) Romance (9) Fantasy (8) Adventure (7) Comedy (4) History (3) Family (2) Film-Noir (2) War (2) Biography (1) Western (1) Feature Film (100) IMDb user rating (average) to. Of course this isn't a family film and the movie is not to be taken so seriously. [8], The film had its UK premiere in February 2012 at the Teenage Wasteland festival organised by Ultra Culture.[9]. The acting was so bad, I felt embarrassed for the actors. It just feels like the film misses too many opportunities. Copyright © Fandango. As for anyone who asks, "What demographic is this aimed at?" A horrified Duncan then decides to give up, despite Jason's objections. This comedy is about the residents of a small town who get over-excited when their hockey team gets chosen to host a televised event I found out about it because it has a little cult following. There were some minor things such as production value that held it back from being all it could be, but even that couldn't hold it back. A young musician seeks to hold a festival to liberate the oppressed people of Guava Island, even if only for a day. With his life turned upside down, he hooks up with the wrong people and things take a turn for the worst with almost no way out. Pssst, want to check out Mystery Team in our new look? Directed by Jay Roach. What do you get when you cross Spy Kids with Porkies, or Pink Panther with Clerks, or Scooby Doo with a Saturday Night Live skit or a Cohen Brothers film? The movie is mostly done with stupid comedy that mostly teens and young adults from high school to college will love.
. I use to watch all their stuff online and I thought it was pretty funny. The writing and camera work is pretty good, resulting in some genuinely funny moments. They ignore her, and go to the local grocery store, where they are told by their friend Jordy (Bobby Moynihan) that a hobo named Sam may know something. To prove to themselves and the town at large that they can be "real detectives", the Mystery Team take it upon themselves to solve a double homicide when they are hired by a young girl named Brianna (Daphne Ciccarelle) to discover why her parents were killed. [5] Marks Showplace, a real-life strip club in Bedford, New Hampshire, was used as Ponytail's Gentlemen's Club in the movie. The trio have remained as naïve as ever, although they are about to graduate from high school. A master of disguise, a boy genius and a tough kid, together they formed the Mystery Team, who would solve petty, childish mysteries around town for a dime a pop. The gist of the movie is explained plenty in reviews before this one so I won't get into it. View All Photos (10) Mystery Team Quotes. Mike Myers's character Donnie Shulzhoffer seems to have the same mannerisms and sayings as Canadian hockey commentator, hero, and all-around legend Don Cherry. "[12] The Lumber Yard scenes were filmed on location at Reeds Ferry Lumber Corp. Merrimack, NH. All rights reserved. The Mystery of Why Top TV Producers Shonda Rhimes, Greg Berlanti and Chuck Lorre Haven’t Won an Emmy, 17 January 2017 3 October 1999, 12 August 2017 [4] Mystery Team was filmed primarily in Manchester, New Hampshire, Eckman and McFadden's hometown. Written by 20 Years Back: Celebrating the Cinematic Delights of 1997, 30 May 2017 My friends showed me Childish Gambino then told me about this movie. When the mother of his infant son unexpectedly passes away, struggling actor Mark grapples with fatherhood and his inability to grow up. Can they bumble to success and a renewed reputation? I enjoyed the ultra-low budget "Mystery Team" a whole lot, just like I enjoyed the equally low budget comedy "The Foot Fist Way." As for the plot itself, it's not what makes the movie good. Maybe it's because of all the hours I've been awake so far, but I was laughing the whole way through. A story about a family man's fall from grace through a series of downward spiraling events beyond his control. There's a sequence where two of the kids reveal to the third that they do indeed intend to go to college next year that demonstrates that the film could have been much more.