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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

  • 1997
  • PG-13
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
266K
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Mike Myers, Cynthia LaMontagne, Cindy Margolis, Barbara Moore, and Donna W. Scott in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
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A world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil.A world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil.A world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil.

  • Director
    • Jay Roach
  • Writer
    • Mike Myers
  • Stars
    • Mike Myers
    • Elizabeth Hurley
    • Michael York
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    266K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,371
    70
    • Director
      • Jay Roach
    • Writer
      • Mike Myers
    • Stars
      • Mike Myers
      • Elizabeth Hurley
      • Michael York
    • 522User reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Mike Myers
    Mike Myers
    • Austin Powers…
    Elizabeth Hurley
    Elizabeth Hurley
    • Vanessa Kensington
    Michael York
    Michael York
    • Basil Exposition
    Mimi Rogers
    Mimi Rogers
    • Mrs. Kensington
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Number Two
    Seth Green
    Seth Green
    • Scott Evil
    Fabiana Udenio
    Fabiana Udenio
    • Alotta Fagina
    Mindy Sterling
    Mindy Sterling
    • Frau Farbissina
    Paul Dillon
    Paul Dillon
    • Patty O'Brien
    Charles Napier
    Charles Napier
    • Commander Gilmour
    Will Ferrell
    Will Ferrell
    • Mustafa
    Joann Richter
    • 60s Model
    Anastasia Sakelaris
    • 60s Model
    • (as Anastasia Nicole Sakelaris)
    Afifi Alaouie
    • 60s Model
    Monet Mazur
    Monet Mazur
    • Mod Girl
    Mark Bringelson
    Mark Bringelson
    • Andy Warhol
    Clint Howard
    Clint Howard
    • Radar Operator
    Elya Baskin
    Elya Baskin
    • General Borschevsky
    • Director
      • Jay Roach
    • Writer
      • Mike Myers
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    User reviews522

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    zack2085

    A Very FUnNy movie!

    'Austin Powers' is a very hilarious film. I liked Dr. Evil and Mr. Biggelsworth (Dr. Evils freaky hairless cat) the best. They rocked!

    The plot is very creative... Austin Powers (a swinging 60's spy that poses as a fashion photographer by day) tries to foil Dr. Evil's (also played by Mike Meyers) plan to make all the volcanoes in the world explode with a nuclear warhead. Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley) is his partner that helps him out. They have a great and funny chemistry... and the creative semi-nudity is very funny!

    Mike Meyers is truly talented.. rent 'Austin Powers' tonight!

    My Rating: 9 out of 10
    8droog-56936

    "They're always after me lucky charms."

    Mike Myers brings his absurdist brand of funny to the secret agent genre. At his peak Myers delivered a highly stylized form of comedy in an Airplane sense that holds up even today. This is his peak.
    8Coxer99

    The Finest Spoof...

    In this hilarious spoof of 60's spy flicks, a swinging secret agent is thawed out of his cryogenic state in order to combat his old nemesis. The laughs never stop as Myers entertains in two pivotal roles. Hurley is sexy as Austin's partner and love interest. Robert Wagner finds ways to make fun of his "It Takes a Thief" character and is very entertaining in the process. A quickly paced film that generates constant laughs with each viewing. A sequel is soon to be released...Yeah, baby!
    TxMike

    Forget "high art", and this silly, fun movie gets a solid "8" for entertainment.

    I didn't see this original Austin Powers movie until a year after I saw the sequel, "...The Spy Who Shagged Me." Both involve suspended animation through cryogenics, and set both in the 1960s and the 1990s. In each, Mike Myers plays both the British spy Austin Powers, a spoof of James Bond, and also plays the evil and funny Dr Evil. In both films, some of the funnier scenes are between Dr Evil and his back-talking son.

    This movie spoofs lots of different things, has many subtle sexual references, but in the hands (and delivery) of Mike Myers they always come out funny. One of the references, however is not a spoof. The "bad teeth" of the British. They really do have bad teeth! Otherwise, this is not a movie to be taken seriously, just silly entertainment, and there it succeeds almost perfectly.

    However, as pretty as she is, Elizabeth Hurley, in this film, is not nearly as entertaining as is Heather Graham in the latter Austin Powers film. Hurley just does not have the comic timing nor the natural "playfulness" that is demanded for the female role. Heather Graham does, and she is even prettier!!

    Some day, when they sell a two DVD set of Austin Powers films, I'd like to buy the set.
    7SmileysWorld

    Raunchy humor,but a fun spoof

    Aside from it's overwhelmingly raunchy humor,I consider this to be a great spoof of the spy genre and 60's culture.Mike Myers has created yet two more endearing characters in Powers and his nemisis,Dr.Evil.When certain characters inspire imitation (and who hasn't at least heard imitations of these two,or perhaps even Robert Wagner's character, Number 2 and others),then you have done something right.This movie is good for it's amusing characters and good story line,but again I think it would have worked without so much vulgar humor.Worth a look.

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The shushing scene was improvised by Mike Myers and Seth Green.
    • Goofs
      Bolton (the tour guide at Virtucon) states that the company makes volatile chemicals, although Number 2 had stated earlier that Virtucon abandoned this industry in favor of communications.
    • Quotes

      Therapist: Okay, well... we've heard from you, Scott. Now, uh, you tell us a little about yourself.

      Dr. Evil: The details of my life are quite inconsequential...

      Therapist: Oh, no, please. Please, let-let's hear about your childhood.

      The Group: Yeah! C'mon, Doctor! C'mon.

      Dr. Evil: Very well. Where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen-year-old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims, like he "invented" the question mark. Sometimes, he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy... the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess, and the insane lament. My childhood was typical: summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring, we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds; pretty standard, really. At the age of twelve, I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles... there really is nothing like a shorn scrotum. It's breathtaking; I suggest you try it.

      [the rest of the therapy group is baffled and disturbed by Dr. Evil's recollections]

      Therapist: You know, we have to stop.

    • Crazy credits
      The final credits include scenes of a photo shoot with Austin Powers, as well as a music video of the song "BBC" by Ming Tea.
    • Alternate versions
      In edited for TV versions, Dr. Evil's "shaved testicles/scrotum" dialogue is replaced with alternate, less racy dialogue about going to evil medical school. Despite this, the disgusted reactions from other people in the group are still intact.
    • Connections
      Edited into Diminishing Returns: Oscars 2020 (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Soul Bossa Nova
      Written by Quincy Jones

      Performed by Quincy Jones and His Orchestra

      Courtesy of Mercury Records, Inc.

      By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 2, 1997 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Austin Powers
    • Filming locations
      • Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino - 3535 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(Alotta's penthouse, exterior shots)
    • Production companies
      • Capella International
      • Gratitude
      • Juno Pix
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $16,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $53,911,748
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,548,111
      • May 4, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $67,711,748
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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