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

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 12	12:00 AM	FX
Sat. Dec. 12	9:00 AM	FX

Cast

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)
Austin Powers (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Austin Powers (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Ajanlar krali (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Austin Powers (Slovenia) [sl]
Austin Powers (Denmark) [da]
Austin Powers - 000 Um Agente Nada Discreto (Brazil) [pt]
Austin Powers - O... kataskopos pou gyrise apo... trio (Greece) [el]
Austin Powers - agenten som kom ut av fryser'n (Norway) [no]
Austin Powers - hemlig internationell agent (Sweden) [sv]
Austin Powers - kumma jätkä (Finland) [fi]
Austin Powers: Dularfulli njósnarinn (Iceland) [is]
Austin Powers: agent specjalnej troski (Poland) [pl]
Austin Powers: il controspione (Italy) [it]
O Agente Misterioso (Portugal) [pt]
O kataskopos pou gyrise apo to... trio (Greece) (TV title) [el]
O kataskopos pou irthe apo to... trio (Greece) (festival title) [el]

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:

2.00 : 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:

Part of the influence for this film can be seen in an early sketch Mike Myers did for "Saturday Night Live" (1975) in which several of James Bond's nemeses complain about his invulnerability and how much easier it should be to kill him.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the bathroom drowning scene. Austin is holding the Irish man between his legs, in such a way that Austin would be stuck with his pants wrapped around base of toilet. Immediately after toilet flushes, Austin walks out without having freed himself.

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 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Incense and Peppermints

One of the greatest 90s comedies

This is right up there with The Big Lebowski. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery is actually funny, unlike its sequels. Its an excellent parody of the James Bond films, while adding an additional theme of the free love of the '60s, and how it would be received in the '90s. Its sweet, from the "Thats not a woman, that's a man, man", to "That looks just like Uranus". The soundtrack is sweet, the acting is superb, and that just translates into a masterpiece. What a work of art. I have never seen such a good comedy since "The Big Lebowski", but this is better.