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Series of action-comedy films written by and starring Mike Myers, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema.


Series of action-comedy films written by Mike Myers, who also stars as the title character and several of the villains.
The Austin Powers series parodies agents following the [[James Bond]] formula. In the first film, ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997), Austin and Dr Evil are awakened in 1997 after being frozen since 1967. To involve elements of the 1960s and 1970s, the second and third movies, ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) and ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002), also use time travel.  
The movies are directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema.
 
The movies parody James Bond, Derek Flint, Jason King, and Matt Helm films, characters, and video games. The parody incorporates a myriad of other elements of popular culture and follows the British spy's heroic quest to bring the villain Doctor Evil to justice.
 
In the first film, ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997), Austin and Dr. Evil are awakened after being frozen for 30 years. Continuing to cultural elements of the 1960s and 1970s, the second and third films, ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) and ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002), involve time travel as a plot device and deliberately overlook inconsistencies. A fourth movie is in the making.[1]




== Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ==
== Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ==


[[Image:Austin_Powers_International_Man_of_Mystery_theatrical_poster.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]
Mike Myers plays the title role and the role of the villain Dr Evil. It cost US$16.5 million and opened on May 2 1997.
The movie earned US$53 million at the cinema in North American and about US$68 million worldwide. [2]


Mike Myers plays Austin Powers and Dr. Evil, the film co-stars Elizabeth Hurley, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, and Michael York. The film costs US$16.5 million and opened on May 2, 1997.
1967: The British spy Austin Powers wants to arrest the criminal Dr Evil, in his own nightclub, the "Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club".  
It made an impact at the box office, grossing US$53 million from its North American release and about US$68 million worldwide. [2]
Dr. Evil is able to escape, he launches himself in a space rocket hidden in a Bob's Big Boy Statue.
Austin Powers volunteers to be frozen until Dr Evil returns.


1997: Dr. Evil returns, he wants to dominate the world and develops several cunning plans. His henchwoman Frau Farbissina reveals that she had used the semen of Dr Evil to create a son, Scott Evil.


=== Plot ===
Austin is unfrozen when the British Ministry of Defense realises that Dr Evil is back.
He gets the help of agent Vanessa Kensington, to acclimatise him in the new culture. Vanessa is the daughter of his sidekick in the 1960s, Mrs. Kensington.


In 1967 the British agent Austin Powers wants to arrest his enemy Dr. Evil, in his own nightclub, the Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club. Dr. Evil can escape, by launching himself in a space rocket hidden in a Bob's Big Boy Statue.
Austin wants to have sex with Vanessa, but free love and machismo are out.  
Austin Powers volunteers to be frozen until Dr. Evil returns.
They pose as a married couple in a Las Vegas hotel, the meet of No. 2's Italian secretary, [[Alotta Fagina]]. Austin breaks into her suite and discovers Dr Evil's Project Vulcan, where he wants to trigger volcanic eruptions.


Thirty years later in 1997 Dr. Evil returns to dominate the world.  
Dr. Evil creates seductive female robots (called Fembots) to seduce and kill Austin.
Dr. Evil has several plans to threaten the world for more money, but every plan has already happened during his absence. He falls back on his usual plan, stealing nuclear weapons.
Vanessa and Austin infiltrate Dr Evil's headquarters but are captured, Dr Evil makes his demands to the world. But, in the end is beaten by Powers and Kensington.  
He finds out that his henchwoman Frau Farbissina has used his semen to create a son, Scott Evil, a teenager.
Scott is angry with his father, despite Dr. Evil's attempts to get closer to him through therapy.  


Having experienced that Dr. Evil is back, the British Ministry of Defence unfreezes Powers, to acclimatise him to the year 1997 he gets the help of agent Vanessa Kensington, the daughter of his sidekick in the 1960s, Mrs. Kensington.  
Austin and Vanessa marry, but in their honeymoon they are attacked by Random Task.
Austin fights with the assassin and he and Vanessa can return to their balcony to have wild sex.
They see a bright star and Austin discovers that it is Dr. Evil in his rocket vowing revenge.


Powers finds out, that his 1960s credo of free love is out of touch with the 1990s, he is unable to turn Vanessa onto his charms.
Later, the two pose as a married couple in a Las Vegas hotel and meet No. 2's Italian secretary, Alotta Fagina. Powers later breaks into her penthouse suite and discover plans for Dr. Evil's Project Vulcan, which aims to drill a nuclear warhead into the Earth's molten core and trigger volcanic eruptions worldwide.
Dr. Evil creates a series of seductive female robots (Fembots) to lure Powers with their charm before killing him. Austin apologizes to Vanessa for the affair with Alotta, he wants to be only with her. The couple infiltrates Dr. Evil's headquarters but are captured by his henchman.
Dr. Evil makes his requirements to the world, he says that after he receives the money he will proceed with Project Vulcan.
Austin and Vanessa are placed in a death trap, but they can easily escape. Vanessa goes to get help and Austin destroys the fembots, he performes a striptease to arouse them, their heads explode.
Vanessa returns with British forces.
Powers finds the doomsday gadget, in the last moment he deactivates it.
After that he finds Dr. Evil in a chamber with Alotta Fagina who is holding Vanessa hostage,
Dr. Evil's henchman Number 2 appears and betrays Dr. Evil by making a deal with Powers.
Dr. Evil kills Number 2 and wants to escape to his rocket setting off the base's self-destruct system. Vanessa and Powers can escape before the building explodes.
Powers and Vanessa marry, but during their honeymoon they are attacked by Random Task.
Powers defeats the assassin and the couple returns to their balcony to have wild sex.
Noticing a rather bright star, Powers pulls out a telescope to discover that it is in fact Dr. Evil's chamber in which he vows revenge.


=== Cast ===
=== Cast ===
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Austin Powers (Based on: James Bond): Mike Myers
Austin Powers (Based - not only - on: James Bond): Mike Myers


Dr. Evil (Based on: Ernst Stavro Blofeld;  Dr. Julius No): Mike Myers
Dr. Evil (Based on: Ernst Stavro Blofeld;  Dr. Julius No): Mike Myers
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Mustafa: Will Ferrell
Mustafa: Will Ferrell


Random Task (Based on: Oddjob): Joe Son
Random Task (Based on: henchman Oddjob from ''Goldfinger''): Joe Son


=== Inspiration ===
=== Inspiration ===


Mike Myers said that he was inspired to create the character after hearing the song "The Look of Love" on the radio, which was the theme song of Ursula Andress' character, Vesper Lynd, in the 1967 version of ''Casino Royale''. Not only ''Casino Royale'', but elements from all the early James Bond movies are used for inspiration. Mike Myers said that the hairstyle of Austin Powers is inspired by Sean Connery's, further the character and the movie is inspired by the movie ''Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine''
Mike Myers said that he was inspired to create the character after hearing the song "The Look of Love" on the radio, which was the theme song in the 1967 version of ''Casino Royale''.  
and the TV series ''Adam Adamant Lives!''
In the movie there are several elements from early James Bond movies included and used for inspiration.
The setting is inspired by the 1960s rock band Ming Tea, much of the film was improvised. [3]
The hairstyle of Austin Powers looks like the hairstyle of Sean Connery
in the movie ''Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine''.
The setting of the movie is inspired by the 1960s tribute band Ming Tea. [3]


== Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me ==
== Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me ==


[[Image:Austin_Powers-_The_Spy_Who_Shagged_Me.jpg|thumb|Caption text]]
The title is inspired by the 1977 James Bond film ''The Spy Who Loved Me''.
 
Second movie of the Austin Powers movie trilogy from 1999. The film is also directed by Jay Roach and co-written by Mike Myers.
Like in the first movie Myers plays the main character Austin Powers, Dr. Evil and Fat Bastard.
The title is inspired by the 1977 James Bond film ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' and contains plot elements from other James Bond movies.
 
The movie grossed US$310 million in worldwide sales, it was nominated at the Oscars for best Makeup. [4]
The movie grossed US$310 million in worldwide sales, it was nominated at the Oscars for best Makeup. [4]


=== Plot ===
The NATO observes the return of Dr. Evil and informs British intelligence.
In Dr. Evil's Seattle headquarter he is presented with a little clone of himself, he calls him Mini-Me.
His henchman Number 2 survived the end of the first movie and shows him the profits they have made with a new company called "Starbucks".
But Dr. Evil is unimpressed and he has a new plan, he has developed a "time machine".
So he wants to go back to the sixties and steal Austin Powers’ mojo, a fluid inside his testicles which is the source of Austin's incredible sexual prowess and appeal.


Back in 1999 Austin Powers is still enjoying his honeymoon with his wife Vanessa Kensington, who is, at it turns out, one of Dr. Evil's fembots.
Dr. Evil returns to earth, this is observed by the NATO.
She wants to kill Austin after being malfunctioned by Austin's TV remote, but eventually self-destructs. A short time he is sad, but then he goes to the lobby naked and celebrates his new single life.
In his headquarters he is is presented with a little clone of himself: Mini-Me.
His henchman Number 2 survived the fight at the end of the first movie and he shows Dr Evil the profits they have made with a new company called "Starbucks".
Dr Evil is not very impressed and tells that he has a new plan, he has now a time machine.
With the time machine he wants to go back to the 1960s and steal Austin's mojo.


Meanwhile Dr. Evil and Mini-Me go back to 1969 and meet a younger Number 2 and Frau Farbissina,
Meanwhile Austin is still on his honeymoon with his wife Vanessa, but it is revealed that Vanessa is a fembot.
a Scottish guy called Fat Bastard (Mike Myers) should extract the mojo from Austin's frozen body at the Ministry of Defence Cryo Chamber.
When she wants to kill Austin she dies, Austin is single again.


Austin is warned that one of Dr. Evil's agents is his after him, during a photo shoot the sexy Ivana Humpalot seduces him, but she confesses to her orders and that he is too sexy for her to go through with killing him. They want to have sex in his bed, but he then discovers that he has lost his mojo and is now impotent.
Dr Evil and Mini-Me go back to 1969 and meet a Scottish guy called Fat Bastard he should steal the mojo from Austin's frozen body at the Ministry of Defence.


The Ministry of Defense find out that Dr. Evil has a time machine, so they send Austin back to 1969 in his own time machine, a Volkswagen New Beetle painted with 1960 colours.
Austin finds out that his mojo has been stolen when he wants to have sex with one of Dr. Evil's agents.
Austin arrives at a party in London. The CIA agent Felicity Shagwell assists him, they can escape Dr. Evil's assassins. But they are chased by Mustafa, another Dr. Evil henchman, he reveals that there is another secret volcano lair. Mustafa cant tell where the lair is, because Mini-Me shoots him in the neck.
With the help of the Ministry of Defense Austin goes also back to 1969,  
After that Mustafa falls off a cliff, but he is still alive. Mustafa asks Austin for help, he ignores him. At the headquarter of the Ministry of Defense Austin finds out that Fat Bastard has stolen his mojo.
he arrives at a party in London where the CIA agent Felicity Shagwell assists him. Mayhem, confusion, chaos.  


In Dr. Evil's secret lair Fat Bastard arrives with the stolen mojo, Dr. Evil drinks it and needs then some private time with Frau Farbissina. After a little time Frau Farbissina reveals that she maybe is pregnant, meanwhile Scott Dr. Evil's son arrives through the time machine.  
Meanwhile at Dr Evil's lair: Fat Bastard has brought the stolen mojo. Scott Evil arrives. Dr Evil has a new cunning plan: he wants to destroy Washington D.C. and then he wants to destroy other important cities with a laser from the moon.
Dr. Evil explain his new plan, he wants to destroy Wahington D.C and he wants to destroy other main cities every hour with a laser on the moon.


In London Felicity want to have sex with Austin, but he fends her off because of his lost mojo.
Felicity and Austin find Dr No's lair on a Caribbean island. At the same time Mini-Me and Dr Evil want to install the laser on the moon.
The Ministry of Defense wants to implant a homing device into Fat Bastard, Felicity seduces him and he allows her to put it in his buttocks.
Austin and Felicity follow them because they hitch a ride on Apollo 11.
He forces it out of his bowels into a public toilet, a stool sample reveals traces of a rare vegetable that only grows on one Caribbean island.


Felicity and Austin arrive on the island, but they get arrested immediately.
Showdown in outer space. Austin can rescue the world but Felicity is killed.
Felicity shows her breasts to the guard of their cell and so they come free, at this time Dr. Evil and Mini-Me leave off to the moon to install the laser.
To rescue both Austin travels back in time for 10 minutes after killing of Dr. Evil.
Austin and Felicity can follow them because they hitch a ride on Apollo 11, in the moon base Austin battles with Mini-Me, at the end of the fight Austin flushes Mini-Me into space.
So Felicity is alive and the world is saved, but Dr. Evil can escape in his rocket. The bottle with Austin's mojo smashes on the floor, but Felicity tells him that he has done all these things without his mojo.  
 
Dr. Evil gives Austin a chance when they meet, he can choose Felicity or the world.
Felicity is locked into a chamber with gas, she tells Austin to save the world.
Austin can rescue the world by beating Frau Farbissina, but Felicity is killed in the chamber.
He chases Dr. Evil and kills him, but before this Dr. Evil tells him that he could use the time machine to rescue Felicity. Austin travels back in time for 10 minutes, he can save the world and Felicity, but also Dr. Evil is alive again.
Dr. Evil destroys the moon base and escapes in his rocket, after throwing the bottle with Austin's mojo in the air. The bottle crashes on the floor, Austin is depressed but Felicity shows Austin that all the things he has done show that he never lost his mojo.
They can escape through the time portal back to 1999.
 
Back in London, Fat Bastard makes another attemp to kill Austin, Felicity fends him off by asking him if he is happy, after a little emotional moment Felicity kicks him into the "Mommy and Daddy Button".
After that Austin and Felicity have a party with many other people.
Dr. Evil recovers Mini-Me from space, he vows that he will get Austin.
 
Later, Scott is in the ''Jerry Springer Show'', where he learns that he was not created in a tube and is actually the love child of Dr. Evil and Frau Farbissina.
 
At the end of the movie Austin returns to his flat, where Felicity has sex with another man.
But he discovers that it was the past Austin, he claims that he and Austin are the same person and so it is no cheating. He forgives her and he discovers that he has his mojo back, so the two Austins make their move on Felicity.




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Austin Powers: Mike Myers
Austin Powers: Mike Myers


Dr. Evil (Based on: Ernst Stavro Blofeld; Dr. Julius No): Mike Myers
Dr Evil: Mike Myers


Basil Exposition (Based on: M; Major Boothroyd/Q.): Michael York  
Basil Exposition (Based on: Aristotle's ''Poetics''): Michael York  


Vanessa Kensington: Elizabeth Hurley  
Vanessa Kensington: Elizabeth Hurley  
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Scott Evil: Seth Green
Scott Evil: Seth Green


Fat Bastard: Mike Myers
Fat Bastard (based on the aging Sean Connery): Mike Myers


Mustafa: Will Ferrell
Mustafa: Will Ferrell


=== Censorship ===
=== Problems ===
 
When the film was released in the United Kingdom the title proved controversial, because the word "shag" is used for sexual intercourse.


TV gave only parts of the title (''Austin Powers: The Spy Who-'') before cutting off the spot with a range of scenes from the movie.
The title was controversial, because the word ''shag'' means ''to have sexual intercourse''. So the title was changed to ''Austin Powers: 2'' and the movie was not advertised during school holidays.[5]
Spots aired later gave the whole title, there also had been two different posters, one showed the full title and the other one showed only the title ''Austin Powers 2''.[5]


In Singapore the title was changed into ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shioked Me'' (Shioked = treated nicely) [5], in Finland the movie was called ''The Spy who Bumped Me'', in China the movie was called ''The Spy Who Liked Me a Lot''. Not every country changed the title into a less raunchy title. The Norwegian title was ''Spionen som spermet meg'' that means ''The Spy Who Ejaculated on Me'', in Germany the title was ''Spion in geheimer Missionarsstellung''.
In Singapore the title has been changed into ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shioked Me'' (Shioked = treated nicely) [6]. In China the movie was called ''The Spy Who Liked Me a Lot''. Other countries only changed the title to show also a sexual reference, so the Norwegian title was ''Spionen som spermet meg'' that means ''The Spy Who Ejaculated on Me'', in Germany the title was ''Spion in geheimer Missionarsstellung'', with these changes the sexual content of the title was preserved in the language of the country.


== Austin Powers in Goldmember ==
== Austin Powers in Goldmember ==


Third movie from the Austin Powers film series.
As a parody of the Austin Powers trilogy there is a film in the film. The movie is called ''Austinpussy'' (parodying the James Bond movie ''Octopussy'') supposedly directed by Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise plays Austin.
The film is directed by Jay Roach and co-written by  Mike Myers, he also plays the title role.
 
As a self parody of the movies there is a film in the film. Austin is featured in a movie called ''Austinpussy'' (an allusion to James Bond movie ''Octopussy'')directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise as Austin.


The movie took US$296.6 million from ticket sale worldwide. [6]
The movie took US$296.6 million from ticket sale worldwide. [6]
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=== Plot ===
=== Plot ===


2002: Dr. Evil has a new lair behind the Hollywood sign, he publishes his new plan to his followers.
2002: Dr. Evil has a new lair behind the Hollywood sign, he publishes his latest plan to his followers.
He will travel back in time to 1975 to bring back Johan van der Smut, aka Goldmember.
He wants to travel back in time to 1975 to bring back Johan van der Smut, also called "Goldmember".
Goldmember developed a cold fusion unit for a tractor beam, the project is called Preparation H by Dr. Evil.
Goldmember developed a cold fusion unit for a tractor beam, the project is called Preparation H by Dr Evil.
With the tractor beam Dr. Evil wants to pull a meteor into the Earth to destroy the polar caps and cause global flooding.
With the tractor beam Dr Evil wants to pull a meteor into the orbit to destroy the polar caps and destroy the world.


After telling his plan Dr. Evil is attacked and arrested by Austin Powers and the British Secret Service.  
After disclosing his plan Dr Evil is attacked and arrested by Austin Powers and the British Secret Service.  
Austin is knighted for his services, but when his father the famous spy Nigel Powers does not appear at the event, he is dissapointed.
Austin is knighted for his services, but when his father the famous spy Nigel Powers (played by Michael Caine, who used to star in the ''Harry-Palmer'' series) does not turn up at the event, he is disappointed.


At a party for Austin he sings a song with the band Ming Tea, he meets two japanese twins called
The Oedipal drama continues when Austin finds out that his father has been kidnapped by Goldmember. So Austin travels back to 1975 and infiltrates Goldmember's roller disco club "Studio 69". Great to-ing and fro-ing in time and space ensue.  
Fook Mi and Fook You and wants to have sex with them.


But Basil Exposition appears and tells Austin that his father has been kidnapped, there is only one clue that points to the kidnapper: the crew of his yacht have had their genitalia painted gold.
Meanwhile in 2002: Dr. Evil and Mini-Me can escape out of prison.


To find answers, Austin visits Dr. Evil in prison. Dr. Evil tells him that Goldmember is the kidnapper, so Austin travels back to 1975 and infiltrates Goldmembers roller disco club "Studio 69".
The plot thickens, but lacks some Oriental flavours. Hence, Austin, Foxxy and half the world's villains meet again in Tokyo, where - after further to-ing and fro-ing - everyone faces the final showdown.  
In the club Austin meets Foxxy Cleopatra, she is Austin's old flame and FBI Agent undercover as a disco singer.
Austin wants to shoot Dr Evil, but Nigel Exposition appears and reveals that Dr Evil and Austin are brothers. They were separated when they were toddlers, because their mother was killed, so Dr Evil was found and raised by Belgians.
Foxxy hepls Austin to find his father, but Austin can not rescue him.
Austin and Dr Evil embrace, but Goldmember tries to start the tractor beam.  
Goldmember uses Dr. Evil's time machine to go into 2002, he leaves his henchwoman to kill Austin.


Austin and Foxxy can escape and Foxxy travels with Austin into 2002, she wants revenge upon Goldmember, because he killed her partner.
Now they know that they're brothers Austin and Dr Evil work together, they reverse the polarity of the tractor beam and destroy the meteor and save the world.
The brothers can arrest Goldmember, he turns to the camera and - lo and behold! - it's John Travolta! In a final post-modern frame break we are back to the action movie ''Austinpussy'', directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise as Austin, Kevin Spacey as Dr Evil, Danny DeVito as Mini-Me and John Travolta as Goldmember.


In 2002 Dr. Evil and Mini-Me can escape out of prison, a British Intelligence mole, called Number 3, tells Austin that Dr. Evil's new lair is near Tokyo and that it is a giant submarine shaped liked Dr. Evil.
=== Cast ===


Austin and Foxxy fly to Tokyo, they confront Fat Bastard, now a sumo wrestler.
Austin Powers: Mike Myers
Austin and Fat Bastard have a fight, but Foxxy can arrest Fat Bastard and he tells them that Mr. Roboto (a Japanese business man) is working for Dr. Evil and Goldmember.


Later Austin and Foxxy meet Mr. Roboto, but he pleads ignorance about Nigel's whereabouts.
Dr. Evil: Mike Myers
Austin and Foxxy dont believe him, so they infiltrate Mr. Robotos company. In the factorythe command unit for the tractor beam is loaded into Goldmembers car, Roboto hands Goldmember a golden key to activate the tractor beam.


Foxxy attacks Goldmember and Austin tries to rid Nigel, Goldmember can escape in his car.
Fat Bastard: Mike Myers
Nigel and Austin disagree on how to deal with the situation, so they part ways.


At the same time Dr. Evil's son Scott Evil has become very evil, so he looses all his hair. Dr. Evil replaces Mini-Me with Scott, Mini-Me so joins Austin.
Goldmember (Based on: Auric Goldfinger): Mike Myers


While Austin, Foxxy and Mini-Me infiltrate the submarine, Austin gets captured.
Basil Exposition: Michael York
Dr. Evil wants to start the tractor beam, bur Foxxy has stolen the key and frees Austin.
Austin wants to shoot Dr. Evil, but Nigel appears and reveals that Dr. Evil and Austin are brothers. They were seperated when they were toddlers, because their mother was killed, so Dr. Evil was found and raised by Belgians.
Austin and Dr. Evil embrace, but Goldmember tries to start the tractor beam. He pulls his pants off and reveals his golden genitals as a second key for the tractor beam.


Now they know that they're brothers Austin and Dr. Evil work together, they reverse the polarity of the tractor beam and destroy the meteor and save the world.
Foxxy Cleopatra (Based on: Rosie Carver and all the great disco queens of the 1970s): Beyonce Knowles
The brothers can arrest Goldmember, he turns to the camera to reveal that all events was adapted into a film by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise as Austin, Kevin Spacey as Dr. Evil, Danny DeVito as Mini-Me and John Tarvolta as Goldmember.


Austin, Foxxy, Mini-Me, Dr. Evil and Nigel are sitting in the audience watching the film.
Nigel Powers (based on his starring roles as Harry Palmer and Charlie Croker from ''The Italian Job''): Michael Caine
When they went home, they meet Fat Bastard who is now normal size because of the subway diet.
At the end Scott Evil swears revenge on Austin, like his father before. He starts to dance like Michael Jackson.


==== Cast ====
Frau Farbissina: Mindy Sterling


Austin Powers (Based on: James Bond): Mike Myers
Mini-Me: Verne Troyer


Dr. Evil (Based on: Ernst Stavro Blofeld;  Dr. Julius No): Mike Myers
Number 2: Robert Wagner
 
Scott Evil: Seth Green


Basil Exposition (Based on: M; Major Boothroyd/Q): Michael York


Foxxy Cleopatra (Based on: Rosie Carver): Beyonce Knwoles
== References ==


Nigel Powers: Michael Caine
L. Gouls, ''Shagadelically Speaking: The Words and World of Austin Powers'', New York 1999


Frau Farbissina (Based on: Rosa Klebb; Irma Bunt): Mindy Sterling
M. Myers, ''Austin Powers: How to be an International Man of Mystery'', New York 1999
 
''Austin Powers: Internation Man of Mystery'' at the IMDb: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/]


Mini-Me: Verne Troyer
''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' at the IMDb: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145660/]


Number 2 (Based on: Emilio Largo): Robert Wagner
''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' at the IMDb: [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295178/]


Scott Evil (Based on: James Suzuki (novels)): Seth Green


Fat Batard: Mike Myers


Goldmember (Based on: Auric Goldfinger): Mike Myers


Ming-Tea (Based on: Paul McCartney; Wings): Susanna Hoffs; Stuart D. Johnson; Matthew Sweet; Christopher Ward
=== Link References: ===


== References ==


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Latest revision as of 17:46, 15 December 2021

Series of action-comedy films written by and starring Mike Myers, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema.

The Austin Powers series parodies agents following the James Bond formula. In the first film, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Austin and Dr Evil are awakened in 1997 after being frozen since 1967. To involve elements of the 1960s and 1970s, the second and third movies, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), also use time travel.


Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Mike Myers plays the title role and the role of the villain Dr Evil. It cost US$16.5 million and opened on May 2 1997. The movie earned US$53 million at the cinema in North American and about US$68 million worldwide. [2]

1967: The British spy Austin Powers wants to arrest the criminal Dr Evil, in his own nightclub, the "Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club". Dr. Evil is able to escape, he launches himself in a space rocket hidden in a Bob's Big Boy Statue. Austin Powers volunteers to be frozen until Dr Evil returns.

1997: Dr. Evil returns, he wants to dominate the world and develops several cunning plans. His henchwoman Frau Farbissina reveals that she had used the semen of Dr Evil to create a son, Scott Evil.

Austin is unfrozen when the British Ministry of Defense realises that Dr Evil is back. He gets the help of agent Vanessa Kensington, to acclimatise him in the new culture. Vanessa is the daughter of his sidekick in the 1960s, Mrs. Kensington.

Austin wants to have sex with Vanessa, but free love and machismo are out. They pose as a married couple in a Las Vegas hotel, the meet of No. 2's Italian secretary, Alotta Fagina. Austin breaks into her suite and discovers Dr Evil's Project Vulcan, where he wants to trigger volcanic eruptions.

Dr. Evil creates seductive female robots (called Fembots) to seduce and kill Austin. Vanessa and Austin infiltrate Dr Evil's headquarters but are captured, Dr Evil makes his demands to the world. But, in the end is beaten by Powers and Kensington.

Austin and Vanessa marry, but in their honeymoon they are attacked by Random Task. Austin fights with the assassin and he and Vanessa can return to their balcony to have wild sex. They see a bright star and Austin discovers that it is Dr. Evil in his rocket vowing revenge.


Cast

Austin Powers (Based - not only - on: James Bond): Mike Myers

Dr. Evil (Based on: Ernst Stavro Blofeld; Dr. Julius No): Mike Myers

Vanessa Kensington (Based on: Tracy Bond; Holly Goodhead; Sylvia Trench): Elizabeth Hurley

Basil Exposition (Based on: M; Major Boothroyd): Michael York

Marie Kensington (Based on: Emma Peel from the Avengers): Mimi Rogers

Commander Gilmour: Charles Napier

General Borschevsky (Based on: General Gogol): Elya Baskin

Frau Farbissina ((Based on: Rosa Klebb; Irma Bunt): Mindy Sterling

Number 2 (Based on: Emilio Largo): Robert Wagner

Scott Evil: Seth Green

Alotta Fagina (Based on: Pussy Galore; Fiona Volpe and every evil Bond girl): Fabiana Udenio

Mustafa: Will Ferrell

Random Task (Based on: henchman Oddjob from Goldfinger): Joe Son

Inspiration

Mike Myers said that he was inspired to create the character after hearing the song "The Look of Love" on the radio, which was the theme song in the 1967 version of Casino Royale. In the movie there are several elements from early James Bond movies included and used for inspiration. The hairstyle of Austin Powers looks like the hairstyle of Sean Connery in the movie Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine. The setting of the movie is inspired by the 1960s tribute band Ming Tea. [3]

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

The title is inspired by the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. The movie grossed US$310 million in worldwide sales, it was nominated at the Oscars for best Makeup. [4]


Dr. Evil returns to earth, this is observed by the NATO. In his headquarters he is is presented with a little clone of himself: Mini-Me.

His henchman Number 2 survived the fight at the end of the first movie and he shows Dr Evil the profits they have made with a new company called "Starbucks". Dr Evil is not very impressed and tells that he has a new plan, he has now a time machine. With the time machine he wants to go back to the 1960s and steal Austin's mojo.

Meanwhile Austin is still on his honeymoon with his wife Vanessa, but it is revealed that Vanessa is a fembot. When she wants to kill Austin she dies, Austin is single again.

Dr Evil and Mini-Me go back to 1969 and meet a Scottish guy called Fat Bastard he should steal the mojo from Austin's frozen body at the Ministry of Defence.

Austin finds out that his mojo has been stolen when he wants to have sex with one of Dr. Evil's agents. With the help of the Ministry of Defense Austin goes also back to 1969, he arrives at a party in London where the CIA agent Felicity Shagwell assists him. Mayhem, confusion, chaos.

Meanwhile at Dr Evil's lair: Fat Bastard has brought the stolen mojo. Scott Evil arrives. Dr Evil has a new cunning plan: he wants to destroy Washington D.C. and then he wants to destroy other important cities with a laser from the moon.

Felicity and Austin find Dr No's lair on a Caribbean island. At the same time Mini-Me and Dr Evil want to install the laser on the moon. Austin and Felicity follow them because they hitch a ride on Apollo 11.

Showdown in outer space. Austin can rescue the world but Felicity is killed. To rescue both Austin travels back in time for 10 minutes after killing of Dr. Evil. So Felicity is alive and the world is saved, but Dr. Evil can escape in his rocket. The bottle with Austin's mojo smashes on the floor, but Felicity tells him that he has done all these things without his mojo.


Cast

Austin Powers: Mike Myers

Dr Evil: Mike Myers

Basil Exposition (Based on: Aristotle's Poetics): Michael York

Vanessa Kensington: Elizabeth Hurley

Felicity Shagwell: Heather Graham

Frau Farbissina (Based on: Rosa Klebb; Irma Bunt): Mindy Sterling

Mini-Me: Verne Troyer

Number 2 (Based on: Emilio Largo): Robert Wagner

Scott Evil: Seth Green

Fat Bastard (based on the aging Sean Connery): Mike Myers

Mustafa: Will Ferrell

Problems

The title was controversial, because the word shag means to have sexual intercourse. So the title was changed to Austin Powers: 2 and the movie was not advertised during school holidays.[5]

In Singapore the title has been changed into Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shioked Me (Shioked = treated nicely) [6]. In China the movie was called The Spy Who Liked Me a Lot. Other countries only changed the title to show also a sexual reference, so the Norwegian title was Spionen som spermet meg that means The Spy Who Ejaculated on Me, in Germany the title was Spion in geheimer Missionarsstellung, with these changes the sexual content of the title was preserved in the language of the country.

Austin Powers in Goldmember

As a parody of the Austin Powers trilogy there is a film in the film. The movie is called Austinpussy (parodying the James Bond movie Octopussy) supposedly directed by Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise plays Austin.

The movie took US$296.6 million from ticket sale worldwide. [6]

Plot

2002: Dr. Evil has a new lair behind the Hollywood sign, he publishes his latest plan to his followers. He wants to travel back in time to 1975 to bring back Johan van der Smut, also called "Goldmember". Goldmember developed a cold fusion unit for a tractor beam, the project is called Preparation H by Dr Evil. With the tractor beam Dr Evil wants to pull a meteor into the orbit to destroy the polar caps and destroy the world.

After disclosing his plan Dr Evil is attacked and arrested by Austin Powers and the British Secret Service. Austin is knighted for his services, but when his father the famous spy Nigel Powers (played by Michael Caine, who used to star in the Harry-Palmer series) does not turn up at the event, he is disappointed.

The Oedipal drama continues when Austin finds out that his father has been kidnapped by Goldmember. So Austin travels back to 1975 and infiltrates Goldmember's roller disco club "Studio 69". Great to-ing and fro-ing in time and space ensue.

Meanwhile in 2002: Dr. Evil and Mini-Me can escape out of prison.

The plot thickens, but lacks some Oriental flavours. Hence, Austin, Foxxy and half the world's villains meet again in Tokyo, where - after further to-ing and fro-ing - everyone faces the final showdown. Austin wants to shoot Dr Evil, but Nigel Exposition appears and reveals that Dr Evil and Austin are brothers. They were separated when they were toddlers, because their mother was killed, so Dr Evil was found and raised by Belgians. Austin and Dr Evil embrace, but Goldmember tries to start the tractor beam.

Now they know that they're brothers Austin and Dr Evil work together, they reverse the polarity of the tractor beam and destroy the meteor and save the world. The brothers can arrest Goldmember, he turns to the camera and - lo and behold! - it's John Travolta! In a final post-modern frame break we are back to the action movie Austinpussy, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise as Austin, Kevin Spacey as Dr Evil, Danny DeVito as Mini-Me and John Travolta as Goldmember.

Cast

Austin Powers: Mike Myers

Dr. Evil: Mike Myers

Fat Bastard: Mike Myers

Goldmember (Based on: Auric Goldfinger): Mike Myers

Basil Exposition: Michael York

Foxxy Cleopatra (Based on: Rosie Carver and all the great disco queens of the 1970s): Beyonce Knowles

Nigel Powers (based on his starring roles as Harry Palmer and Charlie Croker from The Italian Job): Michael Caine

Frau Farbissina: Mindy Sterling

Mini-Me: Verne Troyer

Number 2: Robert Wagner

Scott Evil: Seth Green


References

L. Gouls, Shagadelically Speaking: The Words and World of Austin Powers, New York 1999

M. Myers, Austin Powers: How to be an International Man of Mystery, New York 1999

Austin Powers: Internation Man of Mystery at the IMDb: [1]

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me at the IMDb: [2]

Austin Powers in Goldmember at the IMDb: [3]



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