Taglines: If he were any cooler, he’d still be frozen, baby!
Austin Powers is a 60’s spy who is cryonically frozen and released in the 1990’s. The world is a very different place for Powers. Unfortunately for Austin, everyone is no longer sex-mad. Although he may be in a different decade, his mission is still the same. He has teamed up with Vanessa Kensington to stop the evil Dr. Evil, who was also frozen in the past. Dr. Evil stole a nuclear weapon and is demanding a payment of (when he realises its the 90’s) 100 billion dollars. Can Austin Powers stop this madman? or will he caught up with Evil’s henchman, with names like Alotta Fagina and Random Task? Only time will tell!
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (commonly referred to as just Austin Powers) is a 1997 American spy action comedy film and the first installment of the Austin Powers series. The film spoofs the James Bond films, amongst other classic films.
It was directed by Jay Roach and written by Mike Myers, who starred as both the title character Austin Powers and main antagonist Dr. Evil,[ Powers’ arch-enemy. The film co-stars Elizabeth Hurley, Robert Wagner, Seth Green and Michael York. The film also includes appearances by Will Ferrell, Mimi Rogers, Carrie Fisher, Tom Arnold, Christian Slater, Rob Lowe, Neil Mullarkey and Burt Bacharach.
The film, which cost US$16.5 million, opened on May 2, 1997, grossing US$53 million from its North American release and over $67 million worldwide. The film later spawned two sequels, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), with Myers repeatedly mentioning the possibility of a fourth film over the years (as of 2017).
Austin Powers: International Man (1997)
Directed by: Jay Roach
Starring: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Fabiana Udenio, Mindy Sterling, Will Ferrell, Charles Napier, Monet Mazur
Screenplay by: Mike Myers
Production Design by: Cynthia Kay Charette
Cinematography by: Peter Deming
Film Editing by: Debra Neil-Fisher, Dawn Hoggatt
Costume Design by: Deena Appel
Set Decoration by: Bob Kensinger
Art Direction by: Dan Olexiewicz
Music by: George S. Clinton
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for nudity, sex-related dialogue and humor.
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release Date: May 2, 1997
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