Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997 · Directed by Jay Roach
A frozen British spy from 1967 is thawed in 1997 to fight Dr. Evil. Mike Myers plays both. The first one — before the catchphrases got stuck in your brain forever.
Why It's Cult
Austin Powers is Mike Myers's Bond/sixties-spoof love letter that became a quote machine for an entire decade. 'Yeah, baby!' 'Do I make you horny?' 'One million dollars.' The original is the leanest of the three — before Mini-Me, before Fat Bastard, before the franchise calcified. Elizabeth Hurley deadpanning across from Myers's full-tilt absurdity. Burt Bacharach on a double-decker bus. The shag-rug aesthetic was so committed it stained the late nineties.
The Plot, Officially
Austin Powers is a 60's spy who is cryonically frozen and released in the 1990's. The world is a very different place for Powers. Unfortunately for Austin, everyone is no longer sex-mad. Although he may be in a different decade, his mission is still the same. He has teamed up with Vanessa Kensington to stop the evil Dr. Evil, who was also frozen in the past. Dr. Evil stole a nuclear weapon and is demanding a payment of (when he realises its the 90's) 100 billion dollars. Can Austin Powers stop this madman? or will he caught up with Evil's henchman, with names like Alotta Fagina and Random Task? Only time will tell!
Starring
Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York
Where to Watch
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