
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Debonair. Defiant. Defrosted.
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 51/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
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.
Cast of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Mike Myers
as Austin Powers / Dr. Evil

Elizabeth Hurley
as Vanessa Kensington

Michael York
as Basil Exposition

Mimi Rogers
as Mrs. Kensington

Robert Wagner
as Number Two

Seth Green
as Scott Evil

Fabiana Udenio
as Alotta Fagina

Mindy Sterling
as Frau Farbissina

Will Ferrell
as Mustafa

Paul Dillon
as Patty O'Brien

Charles Napier
as Commander Gilmour
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Joann Richter
as '60s Model
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery facts
- Budget
- $16.5M
- Box office
- $67.7M
- Collection
- Austin Powers Collection
Our take on Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Jay Roach's 1997 comedy sends up swinging-sixties spy fantasies through Austin Powers, a groovy British superagent who moonlights as a fashion photographer and embodies the decade's shagadelic excess. After his nemesis, the bald megalomaniac Dr. Evil, freezes himself and thaws out in the buttoned-up 1990s, Austin is defrosted too and must adapt his mod swagger to a changed world. With sharp-witted sidekick Vanessa Kensington at his side, he sets out to foil the villain's schemes. Gleefully silly and packed with parody, it suits viewers in the mood for broad spoof comedy that cheerfully mocks the spy genre and a bygone era's style.
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •James Bond spoof delivers lighthearted comedic satire effectively
- •Comedy tone celebrates retro aesthetics with celebratory energy
- •Man-out-of-time premise enables creative comedic fish-out-of-water scenarios
What the audience disliked
- •Humor relies on crude jokes that haven't aged particularly gracefully
- •Comedy setpieces sometimes sacrifice narrative coherence for laughs
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