Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Director:

Jay Roach

Writer (WGA):

Mike Myers (written by)

Release Date:

2 May 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

If he were any cooler, he'd still be frozen, baby!

Plot:

A 1960's hipster secret agent is brought out of cryofreeze to oppose his greatest enemy into the 1990's where his social attitudes are glaringly out of place.

Plot Keywords:

Agent | Secret Agent | Spy | 1960s | Spoof

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mike Myers	...	Austin Powers / Dr. Evil
Elizabeth Hurley	...	Vanessa Kensington
Michael York	...	Basil Exposition
Mimi Rogers	...	Mrs. Kensington
Robert Wagner	...	Number Two
Seth Green	...	Scott Evil
Fabiana Udenio	...	Alotta Fagina
Mindy Sterling	...	Frau Farbissina
Paul Dillon	...	Patty O'Brien
Charles Napier	...	Commander Gilmour
Will Ferrell	...	Mustafa
Joann Richter	...	'60s Model
Anastasia Sakelaris	...	'60s Model (as Anastasia Nicole Sakelaris)
Afifi Alaouie	...	'60s Model
Monet Mazur	...	Mod Girl

Also Known As:

Austin Powers (USA) (working title)
Austin Powers - Das Schärfste, was Ihre Majestät zu bieten hat (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for nudity, sex-related dialogue and humor.

Runtime:

94 min | Turkey:68 min (TV version)

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SX | Netherlands:12 (VHS/DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-12 (original rating) | Finland:S (DVD rating) | France:U | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34834)

Filming Locations:

Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino - 3535 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Capella International

Trivia:

For the 2001 Fox Network TV presentation of this film, Alotta Fagina's name was changed to Alotta Clefage.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Miss Kensington is introduced, Basil calls her one of their "top agents". At the end of the film when Miss Kensington and Austin are in their suite talking to Basil on the phone, Basil congratulates her on being made a "full agent" after her success in the Dr. Evil case.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dr. Evil: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my underground lair. I have gathered here before me the world's deadliest assassins, and yet each of you has failed to kill Austin Powers. That makes me angry. And when Dr. Evil gets angry, Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset. And when Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset... people DIE!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Diabolik (#11.13)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

The Look of Love

Finally, a good Bond spoof

This is really a funny parody of the Bond movies. This is the best thing to watch if you've seen a typical by-the-numbers Bond movie, one of the old ones, for example, and thought it was ridiculous, or at the very least something other than great. The plot is directly spoofing the old Bond movies, with an evil villain trying to take over the world. The acting is pretty good, for a spoof movie; the characters are mostly caricatures and stereotypes, to further parody the Bond movies, but they add to the humor of the film. Mike Myers is great in this movie, pretty much anyone who likes him will probably enjoy him in this. I loved how it was spoofing the Bond movies, sometimes even mentioning the ludicrousness of the characters actions in details. If you're into 60's stereotypes, crude sexual humor and some great Bond-spoof action, you'll most likely enjoy this. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys spoof movies, and who's seen at least one Bond movie and thought it was a bit ridiculous. It's filled to the brink with crude sexual innuendo and Bond-spoofing. 8/10