Austin Powers - International Man Of Mystery
1997
The dastardly doings of Dr. Evil lead to his escape into outer space and the cryogenic freezing of superagent Austin Powers. Thirty years later Dr. Evil returns to earth to bring about terror and mass destruction but finds his ideas and methods a bit out of date. So too does our hero who upon being thawed out, finds he's a bit .. Read more
| Starring | Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers |
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| Director | Jay Roach |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
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Austin Powers - International Man Of Mystery
The dastardly doings of Dr. Evil lead to his escape into outer space and the cryogenic freezing of superagent Austin Powers. Thirty years later Dr. Evil returns to earth to bring about terror and mass destruction but finds his ideas and methods a bit out of date. So too does our hero who upon being thawed out, finds he's a bit behind the times as well. Well meaning and bumbling efforts to thwart the insidious Dr. Evil keep Austin and his devastatingly beautiful partner Vanessa busy from London to Las Vegas. Freedom in the '90s, baby! A hilarious send up of James Bond spy films and 1960's schtick.
| Starring | Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Elya Baskin, Seth Green, Clint Howard, Steve Monroe, Fabiana Udenio, Brian George, Joe Son, Donna W. Scott, Paul Dillon, Will Ferrell, Charles Napier |
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| Director | Jay Roach |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 34 mins |
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| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 13 May 2004 Blu-ray: 11 Jan 2010 Production year: 1997 |
| Format | DVD |
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This Swinging Sixties spy spoof is a fast, furious and fabulously funny ride that expertly mocks every groovy fad, psychedelic fashion and musical style of the period. Mike Myers is brilliant as the secret agent-cum-fashion photographer, cryogenically frozen so he can foil the world domination plans of his arch nemesis Dr Evil (Myers again) in the 1990s. Witty, sophisticated and hysterically stupid by turns, the side-splitting humour arises from clever culture-clash comedy (free love versus safe sex), knockabout farce, Austin's catch phrases — “Oh, behave!” — and countless references to 007, Matt Helm and Our Man Flint. Even Elizabeth Hurley is fantastic as ersatz Bond girl Vanessa Kensington. Shagadelic, baby!
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Very late in the day comes a spoof of James Bond and films of swinging London that manages to be engaging, mainly by contrasting the fashions of yesterday with those of today.
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13 out of 14 people found this review helpful
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Its time to swing, baby.
Mike Myers shines as the secret agent desperately needing dental work in this light-hearted spoof of things shagadelic. Austin, a swinging international spy for British intelligence in the 1960’s, is.cryogenically frozen along with his archenemy, Dr. Evil (also Myers). After 30 years, Powers is thawed, and he's in for a few '90s surprises. Stewardesses are now flight attendants. Carnaby Street is no longer the centre of the world. Dancing has gone way beyond the Frug, the Jerk and the Monkey. Crushed velvet is a fashion 'don't,' and free love costs a fortune.
A somewhat shell-shocked Austin quickly teams up with Vanessa (Elizabeth Hurley), the daughter of his former Mrs. Peel-like sidekick, Mrs. Kensington. Meanwhile, Dr. Evil is having problems at home. He has a test-tube slacker son, Scott Evil, who can't relate to Daddy's desire for world domination. Myers is a total delight no matter which part he's tour-de-forcing. Hurley appears game, but doesn't seem to possess a natural flair for comedy. Robert Wagner, Carrie Fisher, Mimi Rogers and Burt Bacharach make cameos.
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- JediSi
- Posted 31 Aug 2007 20:54
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Groovy, Baby
Good comedy that has three thing's going for it. One, the appearance of Elizabeth Hurley who gives a performance that is both sensual and intelligent. Two, Mike Myers performance as Dr. Evil, which outweighs his performance as Austin Powers in terms of sheer comic delights. Three, its spoofing of James Bond films, which in some bizarre form manages to be more interesting than the some of the films from the series it seems to be parodying. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery(1997) is not a classic comedy, but is fun to due to a couple of memorable scenes. Probably the best performance, Liz Hurley has given in her film career. The moments where the film becomes annoying are during the moments of the sex jokes by Austin Powers and other cast of characters. Also, the film at times becomes too stupid for its own good. Robert Wagner shows a comic side that is full of subtle humour in his role of Dr. Evil's right hand man, Number Two.
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Austin Powers - International Man Of Mystery
The dastardly doings of Dr. Evil lead to his escape into outer space and the cryogenic freezing of superagent Austin Powers. Thirty years later Dr. Evil returns to earth to bring about terror and mass destruction but finds his ideas and methods a bit out of date. So too does our hero who upon being ...
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