Evil's ( Mike Myers) weapons designer also has the rare distinction of being killed twice in two different movies. So watching Ferrell as Mustafa after the fact is like looking into a comedy time machine.ĭr. And while Ferrell had success early as a Spartan cheerleader on the show, there wasn't any indication that he'd turn into the star we all know so well. At the time the film was released, he was just finishing his second year on Saturday Night Live. Though the role of Mustafa was small, it's even more impactful upon reflection.įerrell wasn't THE Will Ferrell in 1997 when International Man of Mystery was released. After all, EW's Owen Gleiberman, who reviewed both Austin Powers films Ferrell appeared in, International Man of Mystery and The Spy Who Shagged Me, gave each B grades and a big part of that is due to its ensemble cast. We're kind of breaking our own rule about Ferrell not quite having a meaty enough role for inclusion in this list but considering how memorable Mustafa (Ferrell) is and that the character stands out in two separate films, exceptions were made.

The film was not critically acclaimed but EW's Lisa Schwarzbaum still found something to like about it, stating, 'Weirdly, opening the story out to give the bros a bad-taste Beverly Hills home, ostensible career ambitions, and unlikely romantic possibilities helps make the boys interestingly pathetic, not just obnoxious.'Īlthough critically panned, A Night at the Roxbury contains the charm of many other Lorne Michaels-produced movies from the 1990s like Tommy Boy and Wayne's World, where lovable losers find success despite their enormous shortcomings. The film itself works as an extension of the sketch, where viewers learn that the two rayon-suited men are moronic brothers Doug (Kattan) and Steve Butabi (Ferrell), who dream of owning a nightclub. A Night at the Roxbury is based on the long-running SNL skit 'The Roxbury Guys,' which showcased Chris Kattan and Ferrell as two dim-witted nightclub regulars with no social skills who constantly bob their heads to the Haddaway song, 'What is Love?' An enormous hit, the recurring skit featured the likes of Tom Hanks, Sylvester Stallone, Cameron Diaz, Pamela Anderson, Martin Short, Alec Baldwin, and Jim Carrey when each hosted SNL.

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