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Writers:
D.C. Pierson (screenplay) and
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Tagline:
One big case. Zero clue.
Plot:
A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery. | full synopsis
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Cast

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Donald Glover ... Jason
D.C. Pierson ... Duncan
Dominic Dierkes ... Charlie
Aubrey Plaza ... Kelly

Matt Walsh ... Jim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Kevin Brown ... Bouncer

Gregory Burke ... Football Player
Kay Cannon ... Destiny
Neil Casey ... Broken Man
Lillian Chandler ... Mrs. Kimmel
Daphne Ciccarelle ... Brianna
Jonathan C. Daly ... Greg (as Jon Daly)
Dan Eckman ... Bread Squeezer
George Eckman ... Old Man McGinty
Cheryl Freeman ... Mrs. Rogers
Will Hines ... Mr. Stevens
Heidi May Johnson ... Robert's Wife

Glenn Kalison ... Robert

Ellie Kemper ... Jamie
Anthony King ... Office Worker

Kristopher Kling ... Sam
John Kneeland ... Officer Mills

John Lutz ... Frank
Meggie McFadden ... Cathy

Bobby Moynihan ... Jordy
Nick Packard ... Dougie
Ben Rodgers ... Caleb

Peter Saati ... Leroy
Xavier Salazar ... Eric
Calvin Santiago ... Sad Kid

Ben Schwartz ... Dougie's Buddy
John Sefel ... Murphy
Tom Shillue ... Alan McGinty

Ron Simons ... Mr. Rogers
Steve Stout ... Tyler

Robbie Sublett ... Ricky Appleman
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for crude sexual content, nudity, language and some drug material.
Runtime:
USA:105 min (Sundance Film Festival)
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1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45503)

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
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Kelly: [holding a ring] Where did you find this?
Jason: It's a... long story.
Charlie: No it's not. A stripper peed it into a toilet.
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Mystery Team Movie Review from The Massie Twins, 14 November 2009
7/10
Author: joel massie (GoneWithTheTwins) from www.GoneWithTheTwins.com

Although it's incredibly silly, the humor is undeniable. Inserting the most ignorant, imbecilic and inexperienced kids into the most depraved adult situations provide some fairly unique moments, as well as incredibly unexpected laughs. The film is off to an odd start with an out-of-order sequence and introductions for the three lead characters that doesn't give much of an opportunity for accustoming to their extreme immaturity. But after the Nickelodeon TV show feeling, the opening scene gives way to an angry child spouting obscenities and the Mystery Team reveals a unique brand of hilarity.

Jason (Donald Glover) is the ringleader and master of disguises for the Mystery Team, a group of high school students who have failed to outgrow their fascination with solving little mysteries, including locating lost objects and tattling on children who sneak into movies. At the age of seven, their gig was popular – but now as high school seniors, they're the laughing stock of the class. Jason's sidekicks are Duncan (D.C. Pierson), a boy genius who provides plenty of worthless trivia and statistics, and Charlie (Dominic Dierkes), the self-proclaimed strongest kid in school, whose feats consist of accidentally punching his partners in the face.

When a little girl approaches the group with the standard 10 cent fee and a case of double homicide, Jason immediately accepts, intent to prove to the world that their detective work is professional and mature (after all, their slogan is "No case too hard, no case too tough") – and also because the young girl's sister is Kelly (Aubrey Plaza), a sexy goth who Jason can't resist. His reluctant team starts to gather clues, aided by the unquestionably unbalanced grocery store clerk Jordy (Bobby Moynihan), which will lead them to a seedy strip club, heroine addicts, a conspiracy-laden lumberyard, a cocaine dealer and dead bodies. Exactly the sort of thing this chocolate milk-loving group can handle.

"You're an adult now. Act like one!" demands the principle. Brilliantly, no one takes the Mystery Team seriously, causing their admiration for their own work to be that much more hilarious. The group can barely manage spilt milk, so their involvement with blood, human waste, naked flesh and loaded guns brings about a constant source of highly contrasting conflicts. It's also the only real problem – the coincidences that grant their harebrained escapes, especially toward the climax, are often so unrealistic that they put a strain on the already preposterous plot. Despite the few faults that also include editing abnormalities, the film is surprisingly witty, and a worthy feature film debut for Derrick Comedy, a youthful five-person sketch comedy group made famous by YouTube and responsible for directing, editing, producing, writing and starring in Mystery Team.

- Mike Massie

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