Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

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

Director:

Jay Roach

Writer:

Mike Myers

Stars:

Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York

3 wins & 8 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

Storyline

Austin Powers is a 60's spy who is cryonically frozen and released in the 1990's. The world is a very different place for Powers. Unfortunately for Austin, everyone is no longer sex-mad. Although he may be in a different decade, his mission is still the same. He has teamed up with Vanessa Kensington to stop the evil Dr. Evil, who was also frozen in the past. Dr. Evil stole a nuclear weapon and is demanding a payment of (when he realises its the 90's) 100 billion dollars. Can Austin Powers stop this madman? or will he caught up with Evil's henchman, with names like Alotta Fagina and Random Task? Only time will tell!

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Plot Keywords:

spy | spoof | fembot | british secret service | bullet firing bra | 

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Taglines:

Debonair. Defiant. Defrosted.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Daniel Craig, the sixth actor to play James Bond, went on record to say that "Austin Powers" messed up the James Bond film franchise.

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Goofs

The gold leafs on the Russian General's lapels are the wrong design and are pointing upside down.

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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!

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Crazy Credits

The film ends with Mr. Bigglesworth and Dr. Evil all frozen inside the Big Boy spaceship

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Alternate Versions

In the airline version the name of the Alotta Fagina character is changed to Alotta Cleavaga.

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Connections

Referenced in Gex: Enter the Gecko (1998)

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Soundtracks

Call Me
Written by Tony Hatch
Performed and Arranged by Mike Flowers Pops (as The Mike Flowers Pops)
Courtesy of MFP Productions

User Reviews

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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Austin Powers

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,548,111, 4 May 1997

Gross USA:

$53,883,989

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$67,683,989

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capella International, Gratitude, Juno Pix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 68 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1