Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Debonair. Defiant. Defrosted.

Release:1997
Runtime:1h 29m
Country:Germany
Director:Jay Roach
Language:English

Keywords

UndercoverMissilespyGroup TherapySecret AgentParodyLas VegasJames Bond Spoof

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 272K votes
Rotten Tomatoes72%
Metacritic51%
TMDb6.598/10· 4K votes

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

    Mike Myers

    as Austin Powers / Dr. Evil

  • Elizabeth Hurley

    Elizabeth Hurley

    as Vanessa Kensington

  • Michael York

    Michael York

    as Basil Exposition

  • Mimi Rogers

    Mimi Rogers

    as Mrs. Kensington

  • Robert Wagner

    Robert Wagner

    as Number Two

  • Seth Green

    Seth Green

    as Scott Evil

  • Fabiana Udenio

    Fabiana Udenio

    as Alotta Fagina

  • Mindy Sterling

    Mindy Sterling

    as Frau Farbissina

  • Will Ferrell

    Will Ferrell

    as Mustafa

  • Paul Dillon

    Paul Dillon

    as Patty O'Brien

  • Charles Napier

    Charles Napier

    as Commander Gilmour

  • J

    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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