Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Timing: 1:29 (89 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1997-05-02

Country

Germany, United States

Production

Team Todd, New Line Cinema, Eric's Boy, Moving Pictures, KC Medien, Capella International

Genre

Science Fiction, Comedy, Crime

Budget

$16 500 000

Revenue

$67 711 748

Website

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/austin-powers-international-man-mystery

Director

Jay Roach

Actors

Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Fabiana Udenio, Mindy Sterling, Will Ferrell, Paul Dillon
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Scenario

Producer

Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd, Demi Moore, Mike Myers, Eric McLeod, Claire Rudnick Polstein

Operator

Peter Deming

Composer

George S. Clinton

Artist

Audition

John Papsidera

Editing

Dawn Hoggatt, Debra Neil-Fisher
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• The musical theme for this film and its sequels is Quincy Jones’ "Soul Bossa Nova".
• Initially, Jim Carrey was supposed to play Dr. Evil, but he declined due to scheduling conflicts with his other film, "Liar Liar" (1997).
• According to Mike Myers, Austin Powers owes his existence to several events in the actor's family history. His father adored British comedies with actors like Peter Sellers (1925-1980) and Sir Alec Guinness (1914-2000), so Myers always wanted to play a Briton in some comedic project. Once, Myers returned home from hockey practice and began fooling around, speaking to his wife with a pronounced British accent. She burst out laughing and told him to record it to repeat later. This was the beginning of work on the script.
• The appearance of Dr. Evil (bald head, gray suit, scar on the eye, cat on his lap) parodies the image of Ernst Stavro Blofeld as played by Donald Pleasence (1919-1995) in the fifth Bond film, "You Only Live Twice" (Lewis Gilbert, 1967). But the voice and mannerisms were inspired by Lorne Michaels, the creator and producer of "Saturday Night Live" (1975). Incidentally, Pleasence starred in the "Halloween" franchise (1978, 1981, 1988, 1989), where his enemy was named Michael Myers.
• Mike Myers was suggested to dance during the credits by his wife.
• In one episode, Dr. Evil proposes blackmailing Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997), but by the time the film was released in the United Kingdom, she had already died in a car crash in Paris.
• The fictional Russian republic of “Kreplakhistan” owes its name to kreplach (small dumplings, a dish of Jewish cuisine).
• During their honeymoon, a piece of red tape crosses Vanessa’s left breast as she sits next to Austin. Photographers were present on set, and this small detail prevented them from selling pictures of Elizabeth Hurley with a bare breast to the tabloids.
• The musical theme for this film and its sequels is “Soul Bossa Nova” by Quincy Jones.
• Jim Carrey was originally supposed to play the role of Dr. Evil, but he turned it down due to scheduling conflicts with his other film, “Liar Liar” (1997).