Austin Powers: How to be an International Man of Mystery

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Inflation Negation: One meeeeeeeee-llion dollar ransom. Memetic Mutation as well. This was so ubiquitous, even King Hussein of Jordan joked around with it. Unguided Lab Tour: In International Man of Mystery, this is part of how Austin and Vanessa are able to get into a compound. Evil Laugh: Spoofed massively. Often causes those trying to emulate Doctor Evil to fail hard. Overlaps with Leave the Camera Running in the first film. Dr. Evil and his minions share a bout of maniacal laughter... and then instead of cutting away at its peak, the camera keeps rolling as it slowly and awkwardly peters out. Punny Name: According to the DVD Commentary, the Sphynx cat playing Mr. Bigglesworth was called Ted Nude-Gent. British Royal Guards: Has a montage where Austin and Felicity goad a royal guard into participating in a Motionless Makeover.

Bond Villain Stupidity: Used and lampshaded, most notably in the scene where Scott asks " Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?" Twenty years later, it’s hard to imagine that we’ll ever see a comedy like this tap into the pop culture zeitgeist again. And there are several major reasons for that… 1960s Nostalgia Is On the Decline Hypocritical Humor: There's two things Nigel Powers can't stand: "people who are intolerant of other people's cultures... and the Dutch!"The three Austin Powers movies took the piss out of all of that with Myers’ buffoonish secret agent making dad joke-puns until his leading ladies were visibly uncomfortable, and literally calling out the absurdity of his one-hit kills by saying “JUDO CHOP!” every time he slapped someone with his hand. Brosnan never did that physical maneuver again. And while his tenure maintained some of the aforementioned tropes (hello, Dr. Christmas Jones!), it’s notable that his following three films were produced in the same years as the Austin Powers trilogy. Goldmember and Brosnan’s unfortunate swan song in the role, Die Another Day, were both released in 2002. And while Myers announced even then that he was done with Austin and Dr. Evil, the Bond movies apparently were done for a longtime with all of that stuff too.

Rule of Three: Spoofed, where Mustafa, one of Dr. Evil's assassins, always answers a question truthfully the third time it's asked , because he can't stand being asked the same question three times. However, Mustafa will only answer if the same question is asked three consecutive times. Dr. Evil's minions, Alotta Fagina and Random Task aren't mentioned after the first movie. The former could have been killed in the lair explosion but so should have Frau and Scott. In April 2017, as the 20th anniversary approached for Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Mike Myers claimed, "I would love to do another, but you just have to see". [40] Two days later, Roach stated that a fourth film would only occur if Myers creates a good story for it. [41] In May 2017, Troyer stated that Mini-Me would reveal that he can speak in the fourth movie. [42] On April 5, 2018, Myers reprised his role as Dr. Evil on a segment of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon complaining about having been dismissed from a Cabinet post in the Trump administration, raising speculation that a fourth film was in development. [43] Following the death of Verne Troyer on April 21, 2018, questions have been raised about the potential for a fourth film without the character of Mini-Me, or with the part recast. [44] Roach claimed in an interview that a fourth Austin Powers film may not be possible without Troyer. [45] Mike Myers sprinkled quite a few Lenny Bruce references in all three films. Myers was a major fan of the comedian.It's entirely likely that, given he was taken down in Austin & Vanessa's hotel room, Random Task was simply sent to prison. Spies Are Lecherous: Austin is an extremely promiscuous super-spy who is in his prime during the sexual revolution of the 1960s, and really lives by it. Despite being a homely man with Nerd Glasses and British Teeth, he's extremely popular with the ladies. In his second movie, his "mojo" gets stolen, making him temporarily lose his sexual prowess. Post-Climax Confrontation: At the end during Austin and Vanessa's honeymoon, Random Task shows up again to kill them... and is defeated with the help of the penis enlargement pump.

Toronto: Fleming Q&A's Mike Myers On 'Supermensch' Directorial Debut". Deadline Hollywood. September 6, 2013 . Retrieved September 16, 2013.During the threequel’s opening sequence, we see Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Steven Spielberg, Danny DeVito, and Kevin Spacey (that aged well) all make glitzy applause line walk-ons. Even Britney Spears showed up long enough to help Myers retread the “fembot” gag from the first movie. The opening scene is set in 1967, when You Only Live Twice premiered, hammering home the continuing influence of the fifth Bond film. In March 2010, Jay Roach indicated to MTV that Myers is working on ideas for a fourth film. [33] [34] In August 2011, Mike Myers revealed he would return, and had begun writing a script for a fourth installment. [35] In September 2013, when asked about the future of Austin Powers, Myers answered "I'm still figuring that out." [36] In September 2015, Verne Troyer expressed his desire to return as Mini-Me if he was asked to do so. [37] Austin's cryogenic chamber is shown in a single small room in the second movie, rather than the large vault seen in the first. The World of Austin Powers explains that after Austin's mojo was successfully stolen, it was decided to move Austin's body to the celebrity vault, on the grounds that it would be more visible and thus better protected. Austin's swinging lifestyle and velvet suits are no longer in fashion in the 90's and he now comes off as weird instead of hip.

Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: "DO! YOU! WORK! FOR! NUMBER! TWO!??" (original release version. The current releases use the clip of Austin shouting "Who... does... Number Two... work for?!")Hook Hand: Don Luigi, one of the assassins who Dr. Evil executes for failing to kill Austin Powers, has one of these. He uses it to smoke cigars. During the ending of the first movie, Austin reminisces about the moment he and Vanessa met. As he recalls how beautiful and sexy he thought she was, Vanessa gradually blows up a pink, tubular balloon. Austin then asks if Vanessa felt the same way, but Vanessa replies that she actually couldn't stop staring at his teeth. Both Austin and the balloon promptly deflate. Antagonist Title: Being a spoof of the Bond movies, Goldmember is used in place of Goldfinger as the title. Goldmember is indeed the antagonist, just not the only one. Implausible Deniability: Austin's increasingly desperate insistence that "Swedish-Made Penis Enlarger Pump" wasn't his bag, baby, as the evidence continued to mount against him. While in Vegas, Austin goes to a casino and gambles against a villain, a favorite reconnaissance activity of 007.