A world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil.A world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil.A world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total
- 60s Model
- (as Anastasia Nicole Sakelaris)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe shushing scene was improvised by Mike Myers and Seth Green.
- GoofsBolton (the tour guide at Virtucon) states that the company makes volatile chemicals, although Number 2 had stated earlier that Virtucon abandoned this industry in favor of communications.
- Quotes
Therapist: Okay, well... we've heard from you, Scott. Now, uh, you tell us a little about yourself.
Dr. Evil: The details of my life are quite inconsequential...
Therapist: Oh, no, please. Please, let-let's hear about your childhood.
The Group: Yeah! C'mon, Doctor! C'mon.
Dr. Evil: Very well. Where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen-year-old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims, like he "invented" the question mark. Sometimes, he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy... the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess, and the insane lament. My childhood was typical: summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring, we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds; pretty standard, really. At the age of twelve, I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles... there really is nothing like a shorn scrotum. It's breathtaking; I suggest you try it.
[the rest of the therapy group is baffled and disturbed by Dr. Evil's recollections]
Therapist: You know, we have to stop.
- Crazy creditsThe final credits include scenes of a photo shoot with Austin Powers, as well as a music video of the song "BBC" by Ming Tea.
- Alternate versionsIn edited for TV versions, Dr. Evil's "shaved testicles/scrotum" dialogue is replaced with alternate, less racy dialogue about going to evil medical school. Despite this, the disgusted reactions from other people in the group are still intact.
- ConnectionsEdited into Diminishing Returns: Oscars 2020 (2020)
- SoundtracksSoul Bossa Nova
Written by Quincy Jones
Performed by Quincy Jones and His Orchestra
Courtesy of Mercury Records, Inc.
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing
The plot is very creative... Austin Powers (a swinging 60's spy that poses as a fashion photographer by day) tries to foil Dr. Evil's (also played by Mike Meyers) plan to make all the volcanoes in the world explode with a nuclear warhead. Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley) is his partner that helps him out. They have a great and funny chemistry... and the creative semi-nudity is very funny!
Mike Meyers is truly talented.. rent 'Austin Powers' tonight!
My Rating: 9 out of 10
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Filming locations
- Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino - 3535 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA(Alotta's penthouse, exterior shots)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $16,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $53,911,748
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,548,111
- May 4, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $67,711,748
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1