AUSTIN POWERS

Full Name:	Austin Powers
Nationality:	British
Organization:	British Secret Service
Occupation	Agent

Creator:	Mike Myers
Time Span:	1997 - 2002

ABOUT THE SERIES

       Austin Powers is an agent with the British Secret Service.
       The year is 1997 and Austin Powers is asleep. Really asleep. As in cryostatis. He has been that way for 30 years, willingly so, put there to snooze away until he is needed again. Now that time has come and the greatest secret agent there was back in the day is awake and "ready for action, Baby". That last may or may not have been something he actually said but it definitely sounds like him.
       Back in 1967, Powers was the epitome of suave and cool and oh so mod (slang from back then for "with it", "hip", "rad" and other terms that have also come and gone). He was such a hip cat (little before his time) that no one really noticed how bad his teeth were or how truly un-handsome he was. Guys loved being around him and girls flocked to him. He was Mr. Charm indeed.
       And he was also very, very good at being an agent. He was the best, as just said, and he was also the only man to be able to go toe-to-toe with Dr. Evil. That man, bald-headed, white-suited evil genius scientist and criminal, was the greatest threat the civilized nations had to face. Forget the Cold War. Dr. Evil was who we had to worry about. But Powers bested him again and again and almost had him when Dr. Evil escaped to outer space and had himself cryogenically frozen. Trooper that Powers was, he volunteered to also go into hibernation until Dr. Evil returned.
       Now that Dr. Evil is back, so is Powers and again the two can go mano-a-mano with the fate of the world in the balance.

MOVIES

Number of Movies:	3
First Appearance:	1997
Last Appearance:	2002


1			Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Director: Jay Roach Writer: Mike Myers Actors: Michael York as Basil Exposition, Elizabeth Hurley as Vanessa Kensington, Robert Wagner as Number Two, Seth Green as Scott Evil, Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil Released: 1997 When the notorious Dr. Evil comes out of cryofreeze and threatens the world, it is necessary to bring Austin Powers, his nemesis, back as well to counter his danger.

2			Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Director: Jay Roach Writers: Mike Myers, Michael McCullers Actors: Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat Bastard, Heather Graham as Felicity Shagwell Released: 1999 Dr. Evil has created a time machine which he uses to go back to the 1960's to find and steal Austin Powers' mojo, rendering him helpless.

3			Austin Powers in Goldmember Director: Jay Roach Writers: Mike Myers, Michael McCullers Actors: Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil, Beyoncé Knowles as Foxxy Cleopatra, Verne Troyer as Mini Me Released: 2002 When he hears that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers knows he must use the time machine to go back to 1975 and take on the villain known as Goldmember, a henchman of Dr. Evil

MY COMMENTS

       How could I not like this wonderfully satiric put-down of all things secret-agent-ish from the 60's and 70's. Sharks with frickin' laser beams. What a great idea. I mean, "Groovy, baby!" Everyone in that first movie was so incredibly spot on for the role they were filling, especially the wonderful Elizabeth Hurley. I laughed so hard in parts my side hurt.
       The second one was not as funny, in my opinion, or I was not so in the mood. Loved Rob Lowe as a younger Robert Wagner. Stroke of genius casting. And other parts were pretty good as well.
       The third is still on my to-watch some day list.

GRADE

My Grade: B

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