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 Evil returns to earth to bring about terror and mass destruction but finds his ideas and methods a bit out of date.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 |
| Run time | 91 mins |
| Genres | Comedy |
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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
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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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Makes one laugh
Spoof comedy of 007/secret service type agent. What makes this film funny is the silly humour which Mike Myers plays and does an excellent job.
The funny parts are good and this film has the capacity to be watched a few times until the jokes are worn thin, but after a couple of years, and re-visited, the jokes once again work. The Spy Who Shagged Me is an excellent follow-up, but the last one - Gold Member is dull, as all the originality of the first two are repeated and does not have the same effect. -
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