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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Directed by Jay Roach
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Overview
As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the ‘60s’ most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the ‘90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.
Rated PG-13 | Length 94 minutes
Actors
Mike Myers | Elizabeth Hurley | Michael York | Mimi Rogers | Robert Wagner | Seth Green | Fabiana Udenio | Mindy Sterling | Paul Dillon | Charles Napier | Will Ferrell | Joann Richter | Anastasia Sakelaris | Afifi Alaouie | Monet Mazur | Mark Bringelson | Clint Howard | Elya Baskin | Carlton Lee Russell | Daniel Weaver | Neil Mullarkey | Lea Sullivan | Chekesha Van Putten | Heather Marie Marsden | Sarah Christine Smith | Laura Payne-Gabriel | Joe Son | Tyde Kierney | Larry Thomas | Cheryl Bartel | Cindy Margolis | Donna W. Scott | Barbara Moore | Cynthia Lamontagne | Brian George | Kaye Wade | Steve Monroe | Vince Melocchi | Patrick Bristow | Jim McMullan | Robin Gammell | Ted Kairys | Burt Bacharach | Douglas Aarniokoski | Lana Antonova | Tom Arnold | Johnathan Brownlee | JoAnn Bush | Neill Calabro | Bruno Campolo | Lois Chiles | Lisa Danielle | Carrie Fisher | Joe Grisaffi | Susanna Hoffs | Richard Joel | Stuart D. Johnson | Mike Judge | Sergio Kato | Hannah Kozak | Erik Liberman | Rob Lowe | Michael McDonald | Ayesha Orange | Cheri Oteri | Gwenda Perez | Ben Scott | John-Clay Scott | Christian Slater | Matthew Sweet | Patricia Tallman | Andreanna Veith | Isabella Vosmikova | Sterling Wolfe | SGC Belfry Ted Nude-Gent | Mike Hagerty
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/08/2016 | Movie Screen | Blu-ray | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Arrived and seated at Northbrook Library for a 35mm presentation of this for their “Spoof” month movie theme only to receive some disappointing news: the print they received was an Answer print, basically the first print struck from the interpositive. However, this print was sans the audio. And shockingly no DCP has been made of this movie so they had to go with a Blu-ray for the screening.
I was sad because the 35mm print was a big factor in making the trip in addition to this movie being on my 90s rewatch project and that I didn’t see this movie on the big screen. Fortunately the Blu looked good on the big screen and it was cool to see this in theater for the first time.
This movie still holds up despite all the jokes being burned into our collective conscious. It’s really a clever spoof that references a few Bond movies primarily Diamonds Are Forever and Dr No (and of course the nod to Goldfinger’s Oddjob). Having not seen this movie for 15+ years it’s wild to note all the references. Also wild to see all the actors in this movie like Will Ferrell and Carrie Fisher in bit roles. Odd I was thinking about Elizabeth Hurley the other day in that we never hear about her anymore yet there was a period of time in the mid-90s when she her light was shining bright.
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