Less
a parody of the early James Bond film than a parody of the films that
parodied the early James Bond films, Austin
Powers: International Man Of Mystery stars Mike
Myers as Austin Powers, by day a hipster fashion photographer in
mid-60's Swingin' London and by night a crime fighting secret agent.
Austin's wardrobe is pure Carnaby Street at its most outrageous, his
vocabulary is crowded by the cool lingo of the day ("Groovy, baby! Yeah!!")
and he's irresistible to women, despite the fact he can be charitably
described as stocky and has teeth that strike fear into any practicing
dentist. When his nemesis, the arch-enemy Dr. Evil (also played by Myers),
has himself cryogenically frozen and sent into space, Powers also has
himself put on ice so he can be thawed out when Dr. Evil returns. Come
1997, Dr. Evil returns to Earth and is back to his old tricks, so Austin
is thawed out and returned to active service -- though he soon discovers
his style doesn't play so well 30 years on. The supporting cast includes
Elizabeth Hurley as Austin's sidekick, Vanessa Kensington; Michael York
as his boss, Basil Exposition; Robert Wagner as Dr. Evil's assistant,
Number Two, and Seth Green as Dr. Evil's troubled son, Scott Evil. Ming
Tea, the swingin' pop band that periodically backs up Austin, includes
real life pop-rockers Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs. Austin
Powers: International Man Of Mystery was a mild box-office hit
but an even bigger success on home video, which led to the 1999 sequel,
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged
Me.
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