Austin Powers
The Austin Powers series is a series of action-comedy films written by Mike Myers, he also stars the title character. The movies are directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema.
The movies parodies numerous James Bond, Derek Flint, Jason King, and Matt Helm films, characters, and video games, 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 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 involve time travel as a plot device and deliberately overlook inconsistencies.
First Movie: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) Second Movie: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) Third Movie: Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
A fourth movie is in the making.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery is a 1997 American science fiction/action-comedy film, it is the first movie of the Austin Powers series. 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. It made an impact at the box office, grossing US$53 million from its North American release and about US$68 million worldwide.
Plot
In 1967 the British spy agent Austin Powers wants to arrest his enemie Dr. Evil, in his own night Club "the Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club". Dr. Evil can escape, by launchin himself in a space rocket hidden in a Bob's Big Boy Statue. Austin Powers volunteers to be frozen until Dr. Evil returns.
Thirty years later in 1997 Dr. Evil returns to dominate the world. Dr. Evil has several plans to threaten the world for more money, but every plan have happened naturally while his abscence. He falls back on his usual plan, stealing nuclear weapons. HHe finds out that his henchwoman Frau Farbissina has used his semen to create his son, Scott Evil, a teenager. Scott is angry of 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 acclimate him to the year 1997 he gets the help of agent Vanessa Kensington, the daughter of his sidekick in the 1960s, Mrs. Kensington.
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 Alota Fagina who is holding Vanessa hostage, Dr. Evil's henchman Bumber 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 defeat 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
Austin Powers (Based 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: Miss Moneypenny) - Mimi Rogers Commander Gilmour (Based on: General Brad Whitaker) - 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 (Based on: James Suzuki) - Seth Green Alotta Fagina (Based on: Pussy Galore; Fiona Volpe) - Fabiana Udenio Mustafa (Based on: Gobina) - Will Ferrell Random Task (Based on: Oddjob) - 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 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 including:
Dr. No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball Casino Royale You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever
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" and the TV series "Adam Adamant Lives!" The setting is inspired by the 1960s rock band Ming Tea, much of the film was improvised.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is the 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.