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| released = 1997–2002 | released = 1997–2002
| runtime = 286 minutes | runtime = 286 minutes
| country = United States | country = United States
| language = English | language = English
| budget = $112.5 million | budget = $112.5 million
| gross = $676.3 million | gross = $676.3 million
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'''''Austin Powers''''' is a series of American ] ] ]: '']'' (1997), '']'' (1999) and '']'' (2002). The films were produced and written by ], who also starred as ] and ]. They were directed by ] and distributed by ]. '''''Austin Powers''''' is a series of American ] ] ]s created by ], who stars as the British spy ] as well as his arch-nemesis, ]. The series consists of '']'' (1997), '']'' (1999) and '']'' (2002), all of which were directed by ], and co-produced and released by ].


The franchise parodies numerous films and characters, including the ] and '']'', and incorporates myriad other elements of ] as it follows a British spy's quest to bring his nemesis down. The character represents an archetype of 1960s ], with his advocacy of ], his use of obscure impressions and his clothing style. The series is a satire of numerous films and characters, particularly the ] and '']'', and incorporates many other elements of ] as it follows a British spy's quest to bring down his nemesis. The character of Powers represents an archetype of 1960s ], with his advocacy of ], his use of obscure impressions and his clothing style. The films also poke fun at the outrageous plots, rampant sexual ], and one-dimensional ]s associated with 1960s ].


==Development==
The films poke fun at the outrageous plots, rampant sexual ], and two dimensional ]s associated with 1960s ], as well as the cliché of the ultra suave super spy.
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Myers himself has stated in interviews that the idea for ''Austin Powers'' came to him one night while driving home from ] practice. Hearing the song "]" by ] on his car radio, he wondered "Where have all the swingers gone?" and conceived the character who would become Austin Powers.<ref name="Nast 2016">{{cite magazine | title=Why the Cinema of Swinging London Matters, 50 Years Later | magazine=Vanity Fair | date=2016-02-05 | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/02/why-the-cinema-of-swinging-london-matters | access-date=2022-04-26}}</ref>


In an interview in November 2018 with '']'', Myers stated, "After my dad died in 1991, I was taking stock of his influence on me as a person and his influence on me with comedy in general. So Austin Powers was a tribute to my father, who ], ], ], ], ] and ]."<ref>. RTE. Retrieved November 2, 2018</ref>
The general theme of the films is that the arch villain Dr. Evil plots to extort large sums of money from governments or international bodies but is constantly thwarted by Powers, and (to a degree) his own inexperience with life and culture in the 1990s.


The Austin Powers character first appeared in the band ], with Myers as Powers, ] as Jillian Shagwell, and ] as Sid Belvedere. Myers' wife Robin Ruzan said Myers should write a movie based on Powers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hollywood Q&A|last=Thomlison|first=Adam|work=]|via=TV Media|date=January 8, 2022|page=32}}</ref>
In ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'', Austin and Dr. Evil are awakened after being cryogenically frozen for thirty years. Continuing to incorporate cultural elements of the 1960s and 1970s, ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' and ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' feature ] as a ] and deliberately overlook inconsistencies. A proposed fourth film, ''Austin Powers 4'', has reportedly been in development since 2005, but has since been stalled. <!--- change this to a static date if the next film ever gets made -->


The first phrase he thought the character might say was "Do I make you ]?", which later did indeed become a ] for the character. He has also disclosed that the character also draws on his recollections of former ] DJ ], who hosted the first real ] in the United Kingdom in 1967, which ended with his driving off in a sports car with a young blonde in the passenger seat. An important inspiration for the series is British super spy ]. Myers said of Bond, "I can't even tell you how huge it was in our house ... That's really why I wanted to do Austin Powers. Austin Powers is out of pure love for James Bond."<ref name="untold007">{{Cite AV media |title=Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 |date=January 5, 2014 |publisher=Passion Pictures / Red Box Films}}</ref>
==Development==
Myers himself has stated in interviews that the idea for ''Austin Powers'' came to him one night while driving home from ] practice. Hearing the song "]" by ] on his car radio, he wondered "Where have all the swingers gone?" and conceived the character who would become Austin Powers.


Though Myers is ] by birth, his parents are natives of ], England, and Myers holds ]. Although the films parody the plots and characters of 1960s spy movies and the ] fashion scene of the era, the humour is influenced by Myers's British heritage, particularly the ] and the comedic works of ] and ], the latter of whom Myers is a self confessed fan (his favorite films being the Bond spoof '']'' and '']'').<ref name="Storey">John Storey (2010). "Culture and Power in Cultural Studies: The Politics of Signification". p. 60. Edinburgh University Press</ref>
In an interview in November 2018 with '']'', Myers stated, “After my dad died in 1991, I was taking stock of his influence on me as a person and his influence on me with comedy in general. So Austin Powers was a tribute to my father, who ], ], ], ], ] and ].”<ref>. RTE. Retrieved 2 November 2018</ref>


{{Blockquote|''Austin Powers'' is everything I watched (on TV in the late sixties). My parents were from Liverpool, and there's no one more English than an Englishman who no longer lives there. Every molecule of British culture that came across the Atlantic was tasted and worshipped.|Mike Myers<ref name="Storey" />}}
The first phrase he thought the character might say was "Do I make you ]?", which later did indeed become a ] for the character. He has also disclosed that the character also draws on his recollections of former ] DJ ], who hosted the first real ] in the ] in 1967, which ended with his driving off in a sports car with a young blonde in the passenger seat. An important inspiration for the series is British super spy ]. Myers said of Bond, "I can't even tell you how huge it was in our house ... That's really why I wanted to do Austin Powers. Austin Powers is out of pure love for James Bond."<ref name="untold007">{{Cite AV media |title=Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 |date=2014-01-05 |publisher=Passion Pictures / Red Box Films}}</ref>


Powers' bad teeth were created by Los Angeles dental technician Gary Archer. Myers came to Archer and told him, "I want bad British 1960s teeth", based on a widely held stereotype. Archer took pictures of ] patrons at an English pub that he frequented in the ], made sketches, and showed Myers the design. Myers told him that he had "nailed it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenkin |first=David |date=February 2, 2017 |title=Dentally challenged – the art of creating false teeth for the movies |url=https://lwlies.com/articles/gary-archer-false-teeth-hollywood-movies/ |access-date=May 27, 2020 |website=Little White Lies}}</ref>
Though Myers is ] by birth, his parents are natives of ], England, and Myers holds ]. Although the films parody the plots and characters of 1960s spy movies and the ] fashion scene of the era, the humour is influenced by Myers's British heritage, particularly the ] and the comedic works of ] and ], the latter of whom Myers is a self confessed fan (his favorite films being the Bond spoof '']'' and '']'').<ref name="Storey">John Storey (2010). "Culture and Power in Cultural Studies: The Politics of Signification". p. 60. Edinburgh University Press</ref>


Influences from Sellers' films are apparent throughout the series; the character of Austin Powers reflects the inspiration of Sellers' portrayal of the character Robert Danvers in the 1970 film '']''. Myers states Powers' dandyish appearance was also inspired by that of ] – the adventurous character (played by ]) from the ] ] series '']'' who was featured in the eponymous spin off series.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Higgs |first=John |title=Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century |publisher=Soft Skull Press |year=2015 |isbn=9781619026803}}</ref> Myers was also influenced by the comedy troupe ], with film critic ] writing "the ''Austin Powers'' series chugs along on Pythonisms."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collin |first=Robbie |date=November 21, 2013 |title=Monty Python reunion: no one else has the nerve to do what Python do |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/comedy-news/10459076/Monty-Python-reunion-no-one-else-has-the-nerve-to-do-what-Python-do.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/comedy-news/10459076/Monty-Python-reunion-no-one-else-has-the-nerve-to-do-what-Python-do.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=August 19, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
{{Quote|''Austin Powers'' is everything I watched (on TV in the late sixties). My parents were from Liverpool, and there's no one more English than an Englishman who no longer lives there. Every molecule of British culture that came across the Atlantic was tasted and worshipped.|Mike Myers.<ref name="Storey" />}}


Other obviously apparent influences are the ]'s '']'' television series, whose protagonist was a ] spy, who was frozen in 1902, and then revived in the year 1966; The 1965 James Bond parody ''Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine'', in which a mad scientist builds a small army of attractive female robots; the ] series of films starring ]; the ] movies starring ]; ], ], and the "cocktail party" skits from '']''. Powers was also influenced by the secret agent ] (played by ] in three films, beginning with the 1965 film '']''), especially Caine's thick ].<ref name="Caine">{{Cite news |title=Michael Caine: Austin Powers in Goldmember |agency=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/07/17/michael_caine_austin_powers_goldmember_interview.shtml |access-date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> Caine himself starred in ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002), with his portrayal of Nigel Powers, father of Austin Powers, spoofing Harry Palmer.<ref name="Caine" />
Powers' bad teeth were created by Los Angeles dental technician Gary Archer. Myers came to Archer and told him, "I want bad British 1960s teeth", based on a widely-held stereotype. Archer took pictures of ] patrons at an English pub that he frequented in the ], made sketches, and showed Myers the design. Myers told him that he had "nailed it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenkin |first=David |date=2 February 2017 |title=Dentally challenged – the art of creating false teeth for the movies |url=https://lwlies.com/articles/gary-archer-false-teeth-hollywood-movies/ |access-date=27 May 2020 |website=Little White Lies}}</ref>


==Cast==
Influences from Sellers' films are apparent throughout the series; the character of Austin Powers reflects the inspiration of Sellers' portrayal of the character Robert Danvers in the 1970 film '']''. Myers states Powers' dandyish appearance was also inspired by that of the fictional ] – the adventurous character (played by ]) from the ] ] series '']'' who was featured in the eponymous spin off series.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Higgs |first=John |title=Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century |publisher=Soft Skull Press |year=2015 |isbn=9781619026803}}</ref> Myers was also influenced by the comedy troupe ], with film critic ] writing “the ''Austin Powers'' series chugs along on Pythonisms.”<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collin |first=Robbie |date=21 November 2013 |title=Monty Python reunion: no one else has the nerve to do what Python do |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/comedy/comedy-news/10459076/Monty-Python-reunion-no-one-else-has-the-nerve-to-do-what-Python-do.html |access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref>


{{See also|List of Austin Powers characters}}
Other obviously apparent influences are the ]'s '']'' television series, whose protagonist was a ] spy, who was frozen in 1902, and then revived in the year 1966; ], ], James Bond, and the "cocktail party" skits from '']''. Powers was also influenced by the secret agent ] (played by ] in three films, including the 1965 film '']'').<ref name="Caine">{{Cite news |title=Michael Caine: Austin Powers in Goldmember |agency=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/07/17/michael_caine_austin_powers_goldmember_interview.shtml |access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> Caine himself starred in ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002), with his portrayal of Nigel Powers, father of Austin Powers, spoofing Harry Palmer.<ref name="Caine" />


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==Main cast and crew==
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! '']''
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|- |-
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| colspan="2" | ]
|- |-
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| ]
|- |-
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|{{rh}}|]||colspan="3"|Number 2
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|- |-
! ]
|{{rh}}|]||colspan="3"|]
| colspan="3" | ]
|- |-
! ]
|{{rh}}|]||colspan="3"|Scott Evil
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|{{rh}}|]||colspan="2"|]||{{n/a|–}}
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|- |-
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|{{rh}}|]||{{n/a|–}}||]||{{n/a|–}}
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| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
| colspan="2" | ]
|- |-
! ]
|{{rh}}|]||{{n/a|–}}||{{n/a|–}}||Nigel Powers
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| ]
| colspan="1" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
|- |-
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| ]
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| ]
|-
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==Crew==
!{{rh}}|Credit
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!width="27%"|'']''
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|- |-
! Credit
|{{rh}}|Director||colspan="3"|]
! ]
! ]
! ]
|- |-
! Director
|{{rh}}|Producers||]<br />]<br />]<br />]||colspan="2"|Mike Myers<br />John S. Lyons<br />Eric McLeod<br />Demi Moore<br />Jennifer Todd<br />Suzanne Todd
| colspan="3" | ]
|- |-
! Producers
|{{rh}}|Writers||Mike Myers||colspan="2"|Mike Myers<br />]
| ], ], ] & ]
| colspan="2" | Mike Myers, Demi Moore, Eric McLeod, Jennifer Todd, John S. Lyons & Suzanne Todd
|- |-
! Writers
|{{rh}}|Composer||colspan="3"|]
| Mike Myers
| colspan="2" | Mike Myers & ]
|- |-
! Composer
|{{rh}}|Cinematographer||]||]||Peter Deming
| colspan="3" | ]
|- |-
! Cinematographer
|{{rh}}|Editors||Debra Neil-Fisher<br />Dawn Hoggatt||Debra Neil-Fisher<br />]||Greg Hayden<br />Jon Poll
| ]
| ]
| Peter Deming
|- |-
! Editors
|{{rh}}|Production<br />company||]<br />Moving Pictures<br />Eric's Boy||Team Todd<br />Moving Pictures<br />Eric's Boy||Gratitude International<br />Team Todd<br />Moving Pictures
| Dawn Hoggatt & Debra Neil-Fisher
| ] & Debra Neil-Fisher
| Jon Poll & Greg Hayden
|- |-
! Production company
|{{rh}}|Distributor||colspan="3"|]
| Eric's Boy<br>Moving Pictures<br>]
| Eric's Boy<br>Team Todd<br>Moving Pictures
| Team Todd<br>Moving Pictures<br>Gratitude International
|-
! Distributor
| colspan="3" | ]
|} |}


==Cars== ==Cars==
] ]
The series featured two cars number plates "SWINGER" and "SWINGER2" and collectively dubbed the "Shaguars" that were portrayed by a 1961 ] and a 2001 ] convertible, with a ] ]. The Ministry of Defence creates two cars to transport Powers through time: a ] rainbow painted 1999 ] "]" convertible in the second film, and a purple 1975 ] "]" (number plate "SWNGR 3") in the third. The series featured two cars with license plates reading "SWINGER" and "SWINGER2" and collectively dubbed the "Shaguars" that were portrayed by a 1961 ] and a 2001 ] convertible, with a ] ]. The Ministry of Defence creates two cars to transport Powers through time: a ] rainbow painted 1999 ] "]" convertible in the second film, and a purple 1975 ] "]" (license plate "SWNGR 3") in the third.


In the second film, Felicity Shagwell drives a 1965 ] with an ] ]. In the third Nigel Powers has a 2001 ] – able to travel underwater, and which bears the number plate "GR8SHAG". In the second film, Felicity Shagwell drives a 1965 ] with an ] ]. In the third, Nigel Powers has a 2001 ] which can travel underwater, and which bears the license plate "GR8 SHAG".


==Reception== ==Reception==
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===Box office performance=== ===Box office performance===
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|-
! rowspan="2" width="30%"| Film
! rowspan="2" width="10%"| Release date ! rowspan="2" | Film
! rowspan="2" | Release date
! colspan="3" | Box office revenue
! rowspan="2" width="11%"| Budget
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! rowspan="2" | Budget
! colspan="2" width="22%"| Box office ranking
! rowspan="2" width="3%"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} ! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|- |-
! United States ! United States
! Foreign ! Foreign
! Worldwide ! Worldwide
! width="12%"| All time domestic ! All time domestic
! width="10%"| All time worldwide ! All time worldwide
|- |-
| style="text-align: left;"| '']'' | style="text-align: left" | '']''
| May 2, 1997 | style="text-align: left" | May 2, 1997
| $16.5 million
| $53,883,989 | $53,883,989
| $13,800,000 | $13,800,000
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| #1,171 | #1,171
| style="background-color:lightgrey;"| | style="background-color:lightgrey;"|
| $16.5-18 million
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=austinpowers.htm |access-date=2012-09-17 |website=]}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=austinpowers.htm |access-date=September 17, 2012 |website=] }}</ref> <ref name="numbers">{{cite web |title=Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Austin-Powers-International-Man-of-Mystery#tab=summary |website=]}}</ref>
|- |-
| style="text-align: left;"| '']'' | style="text-align: left" | '']''
| June 11, 1999 | style="text-align: left" | June 11, 1999
| $33 million
| $206,040,086 | $206,040,086
| $105,976,772 | $105,976,772
| $312,016,858 | $312,016,858
| #119 {{small|&}} #152{{efn|name=bomfn|Adjusted totals based on current ticket prices by ].}} | #119 and #152{{efn|name=bomfn|Adjusted totals based on current{{when|date=August 2024}} ticket prices by ].}}
| #257 | #257
| $33 million
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=austinpowers2.htm |access-date=2012-09-17 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=austinpowers2.htm |access-date=September 17, 2012 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|- |-
| style="text-align: left;"| '']'' | style="text-align: left" | '']''
| July 26, 2002 | style="text-align: left" | July 26, 2002
| $63 million
| $213,307,889 | $213,307,889
| $83,347,542 | $83,347,542
| $296,655,431 | $296,655,431
| #110 {{small|&}} #188{{efn|name=bomfn}} | #110 and #188{{efn|name=bomfn}}
| #283 | #283
| $63 million
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=austinpowers3.htm |access-date=2012-09-17 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=austinpowers3.htm |access-date=September 17, 2012 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|- |-
! colspan="2"| Total ! colspan="2"| Total
! $112.5 million
! $473,231,964 ! $473,231,964
! $203,124,314 ! $203,124,314
! $676,356,278 ! $676,356,278
! colspan="2"| ! colspan="2"|
! $112.5 million
! <ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers series |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=austinpowers.htm |access-date=23 December 2016 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
! <ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers series |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=austinpowers.htm |access-date=December 23, 2016 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|} |}


===Critical response=== ===Critical response===
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! Film ! Film
! ] ! ]
! ] ! ]
! ]<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |publisher=] |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |url-status=live }} {{Better reference needed|reason=] empty search box is not and has never been a good reference|date=August 2024}}</ref>
! ]
|- |-
| align="left" | ''International Man of Mystery'' | style="text-align: left" | ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery''
| 71% (63 reviews)<ref name="austin1">{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/austin_powers_international_man_of_mystery/ |access-date=November 27, 2019 |website=] |publisher=]}}</ref> | 74% (68 reviews)<ref name="austin1">{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/austin_powers_international_man_of_mystery/ |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=] |publisher=]}}</ref>
| 51 (25 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-17 |title=Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/austin-powers-international-man-of-mystery |website=] |publisher=]}}</ref> | 51 (25 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2012 |title=Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/austin-powers-international-man-of-mystery |website=] |publisher=]}}</ref>
| B-
| B-<ref name="CinemaScore">{{Cite web |title=AUSTIN POWERS (1997) B- |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date=2018-12-20 |website=]}}</ref>
|- |-
| align="left" | ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'' | style="text-align: left" | ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me''
| 52% (90 reviews)<ref name="austin2">{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/austin_powers_the_spy_who_shagged_me/ |access-date=November 27, 2019 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=]}}</ref> | 53% (90 reviews)<ref name="austin2">{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/austin_powers_the_spy_who_shagged_me/ |access-date=November 27, 2019 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=]}}</ref>
| 59 (34 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/austin-powers-the-spy-who-shagged-me |access-date=2012-09-17 |website=Metacritic |publisher=]}}</ref> | 59 (34 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/austin-powers-the-spy-who-shagged-me |access-date=September 17, 2012 |website=Metacritic |publisher=]}}</ref>
| B+
| B+<ref name="CinemaScore" />
|- |-
| align="left" | ''Goldmember'' | style="text-align: left" | ''Austin Powers in Goldmember''
| 53% (186 reviews)<ref name="austin3">{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers in Goldmember |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/austin_powers_in_goldmember/ |access-date=November 27, 2019 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=]}}</ref> | 52% (186 reviews)<ref name="austin3">{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers in Goldmember |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/austin_powers_in_goldmember/ |access-date=November 27, 2019 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=]}}</ref>
| 62 (34 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers in Goldmember |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/austin-powers-in-goldmember |access-date=2012-09-17 |website=Metacritic |publisher=]}}</ref> | 62 (34 reviews)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Austin Powers in Goldmember |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/austin-powers-in-goldmember |access-date=September 17, 2012 |website=Metacritic |publisher=]}}</ref>
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There is NO reliable source for an Austin Powers 4 being made, "confirmed", or happening at all. There is NO reliable source for an Austin Powers 4 being made, "confirmed", or happening at all.


IMDB has had a page for "Austin Powers 4" for at least five years with no sign of it moving forward. IMDb has had a page for "Austin Powers 4" for at least five years with no sign of it moving forward.


The latest rumours, August 2011, have been debunked. The latest rumours, August 2011, have been debunked.
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* '']'' released on June 11, 1999 * '']'' released on June 11, 1999
* '']'' released on July 26, 2002 * '']'' released on July 26, 2002

===Television===
* ''Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club'' aired April 1997


===Games=== ===Games===
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* '']'' (Game Boy Color, 2000) * '']'' (Game Boy Color, 2000)
* '']'' (] and PC, 2002) * '']'' (] and PC, 2002)
* ''Austin Powers: Mojo Rally'' (], Cancelled)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/10/30/theyve-stolen-dreamcasts-mojo|title=They've Stolen Dreamcast's Mojo!|author=I. G. N. Staff|date=October 30, 2000|website=IGN}}</ref>


====Other==== ====Other====
* ''Austin Powers'', a ticket ] by Sega Pinball (1997) * ''Austin Powers'', a ticket ] by Sega Pinball (1997)
* '']'' by ] (1999) * '']'' by ] (1999)
* ''Austin Powers'', a pinball machine by ] (2001) * ''Austin Powers (pinball)'' (], 2001)


==Cancelled animated series== ==Cancelled animated series==
] purchased the rights to produce an animated series based on the ''Austin Powers'' films in May 1999. Despite announcing plans for a thirteen episode season, HBO ultimately shelved the project.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaplan |first=Don |date=May 4, 1999 |title=YEAH, BABY! HBO SINKS TEETH INTO ‘AUSTIN POWERS’ CARTOON |work=] |url=https://nypost.com/1999/05/04/yeah-baby-hbo-sinks-teeth-into-austin-powers-cartoon/ |access-date=2020-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Seiler |first=Andy |date=1999-06-21 |title=The spy who won't go away HBO will animate 'Austin Powers,' and a third movie is expected |work=USA Today |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/42551689.html?dids=42551689:42551689&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+21,+1999&author=Andy+Seiler&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=The+spy+who+won't+go+away+HBO+will+animate+'Austin+Powers,'+and+a+third+movie+is+expected&pqatl=google |access-date=2010-11-05}} {{Dead link|date=September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ressner |first=Jeffrey |date=1999-06-21 |title=Cinema: Austin's Power |work=] |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,991301-2,00.html |access-date=2010-12-04}} {{Dead link|date=September 2020}}</ref> ] purchased the rights to produce an animated series based on the ''Austin Powers'' films in May 1999. Despite announcing plans for a thirteen-episode season, HBO ultimately shelved the project.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaplan |first=Don |date=May 4, 1999 |title=YEAH, BABY! HBO SINKS TEETH INTO 'AUSTIN POWERS' CARTOON |work=] |url=https://nypost.com/1999/05/04/yeah-baby-hbo-sinks-teeth-into-austin-powers-cartoon/ |access-date=September 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Seiler |first=Andy |date=June 21, 1999 |title=The spy who won't go away HBO will animate 'Austin Powers,' and a third movie is expected |work=USA Today |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/42551689.html?dids=42551689:42551689&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+21,+1999&author=Andy+Seiler&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=The+spy+who+won%27t+go+away+HBO+will+animate+%27Austin+Powers,%27+and+a+third+movie+is+expected&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419000637/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/42551689.html?dids=42551689:42551689&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+21,+1999&author=Andy+Seiler&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=The+spy+who+won%27t+go+away+HBO+will+animate+%27Austin+Powers,%27+and+a+third+movie+is+expected&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |access-date=November 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ressner |first=Jeffrey |date=June 21, 1999 |title=Cinema: Austin's Power |magazine=] |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,991301-2,00.html |access-date=December 4, 2010 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106122139/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,991301-2,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Possible fourth film== ==Possible fourth film==
In October 2005, in an interview with '']'', Mike Myers discussed the possibility of studio sources moving forward with a fourth film: "There is hope! We're all circling and talking to each other. I miss doing the characters."<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Mike Myers may return to ''Austin Powers'' |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1114708,00.html |magazine=] |access-date=2015-04-26}}</ref> In October 2005, in an interview with '']'', Mike Myers discussed the possibility of studio sources moving forward with a fourth film: "There is hope! We're all circling and talking to each other. I miss doing the characters."<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Mike Myers may return to ''Austin Powers'' |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/10/07/mike-myers-may-return-austin-powers/ |magazine=] |access-date=April 26, 2015 |archive-date=January 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106081941/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1114708,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2007, in an interview with ], "So no more ''Austin Powers''?" was asked, and Myers replied, "No, no, there is a fully conceived idea for a fourth and I can just say that it's from Dr. Evil's point of view. So if you balanced how much of it was Austin with Dr. Evil, it's more about Dr. Evil than Austin".<ref>{{Cite web |title=IGN: Interview: Mike Myers and Antonio Banderas |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/788/788829p2.html |access-date=April 26, 2015 |publisher=]}}</ref> Also, in the audio commentary from the DVD release of '']'', Myers revealed that in the fourth film, ] would return and regain the weight that he lost in ''Goldmember''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/news/austin-powers-needs-kill-fat-bastard-wbna44147655|title='Austin Powers' needs to kill off Fat Bastard|website=TODAY.com|date=August 15, 2011 }}</ref>

In May 2007, at the '']'' premiere, Mike Myers announced that a fourth ''Austin Powers'' film was planned, but that it would focus more on ] rather than ]. He also said that he would start work on it after he started work on '']'', which became a ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adler |first=Shawn |date=May 8, 2007 |title=Mike Myers Revives Dr. Evil, Plus Kirsten Dunst, 'High School Musical' & More, In Movie File |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1559113/20070501/story.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513182600/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1559113/20070501/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 13, 2007 |access-date=April 26, 2015 |publisher=]}}</ref> In February 2008, it was announced that ] would return as director. In April 2008, it was reported that ] had been offered a role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orange |first=B. Alan |date=April 14, 2008 |title=Is Gisele Bundchen the Next 'Austin Powers' Girl? |url=http://movieweb.com/is-gisele-bundchen-the-next-austin-powers-girl/ |access-date=April 26, 2015 |publisher=]}}</ref>

However, ], who played Scott Evil, stated that there was no script at the moment and that ''Austin Powers 4'' would be made if a script is written and approved.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sorry Giselle But 'Austin Powers 4' Still Isn't Happening, Says Seth Green |website=] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2429982/sorry-giselle-but-austin-powers-4-still-isnt-happening-says-seth-green/#more-2191|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630201602/http://www.mtv.com/news/2429982/sorry-giselle-but-austin-powers-4-still-isnt-happening-says-seth-green/#more-2191|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref> In June 2008, in an interview, when asked about another ''Austin Powers'' film, Myers stated, "I have an idea, and again it's one of those things that will emerge or it won't."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mike Myers on Love Guru, Shrek 4, Austin 4 and Wayne's World |publisher=Latino Review |url=http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=4813 |access-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref> In July 2008, Mike Myers stated that he had begun writing ''Austin Powers 4'', and that the plot is "really about Dr. Evil and his son."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Myers is Writing Austin Powers 4 |date=July 30, 2008 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/mike-myers-is-writing-austin-powers-4/ |access-date=April 26, 2015 |publisher=]}}</ref>


In March 2010, ] indicated to ] that Myers is working on ideas for a fourth film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fourth 'Austin Powers' Movie Will Go 'Somewhere You Haven't Though Of,' Jay Roach Says |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/22/fourht-austin-powers-movie-will-go-somewhere-you-havent-though-of-jay-roach-says/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325010116/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/22/fourht-austin-powers-movie-will-go-somewhere-you-havent-though-of-jay-roach-says/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 25, 2010 |access-date=October 14, 2010 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Myers Revives Dr. Evil |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1559113/20070501/story.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513182600/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1559113/20070501/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 13, 2007 |access-date=May 9, 2007 |publisher=]}}</ref> In August 2011, Mike Myers revealed he would return, and had begun writing a script for a fourth installment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: Mike Myers is signed, sealed, delivered for 'Austin Powers 4' |url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/exclusive-mike-myers-is-signed-sealed-delivered-and-austin-powers-04-is-coming |access-date=April 26, 2015 |publisher=] }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In September 2013, when asked about the future of ''Austin Powers'', Myers answered "I'm still figuring that out."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toronto: Fleming Q&A's Mike Myers On 'Supermensch' Directorial Debut |url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/toronto-fleming-qas-supermensch-helmer-mike-myers-on-shep-gordon-pic-580132/ |access-date=September 16, 2013 |website=]|date=September 6, 2013 }}</ref> In September 2015, ] expressed his desire to return as ] if he was asked to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2015 |title=Verne Troyer waiting for the call for Austin Powers 4 |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/verne-troyer-waiting-for-the-call-for-austin-powers-4-697306.html}}</ref>
In May 2007, in an interview with ], "So no more ''Austin Powers''?" was asked, and Myers replied, "No, no, there is a fully conceived idea for a fourth and I can just say that it's from Dr. Evil's point of view. So if you balanced how much of it was Austin with Dr. Evil, it's more about Dr. Evil than Austin".<ref>{{Cite web |title=IGN: Interview: Mike Myers and Antonio Banderas |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/788/788829p2.html |access-date=2015-04-26 |publisher=]}}</ref> Also, in the audio commentary from the DVD release of '']'', Myers revealed that in the fourth film, ] would return and regain the weight that he lost in ''Goldmember''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Austin Powers' needs to kill off Fat Bastard |url=http://www.today.com/news/austin-powers-needs-kill-fat-bastard-wbna44147655}}</ref>


In May 2007, at the '']'' premiere, Mike Myers announced that a fourth ''Austin Powers'' film was planned, but that it would focus more on ] rather than ]. He also said that he'd start work on it after he started work on '']'', which became a ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adler |first=Shawn |date=8 May 2007 |title=Mike Myers Revives Dr. Evil, Plus Kirsten Dunst, 'High School Musical' & More, In Movie File |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1559113/20070501/story.jhtml |access-date=2015-04-26 |publisher=]}}</ref> In February 2008, it was announced that ] would return as director. In April 2008, it was reported that ] had been offered a role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orange |first=B. Alan |date=14 April 2008 |title=Is Gisele Bundchen the Next ‘Austin Powers’ Girl? |url=http://movieweb.com/is-gisele-bundchen-the-next-austin-powers-girl/ |access-date=2015-04-26 |publisher=]}}</ref> In May 2016, Roach was asked about the fourth ''Austin Powers'' film during an interview with ], and he stated the ideas for the fourth film that he and Myers have are good and interesting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2016 |title=Austin Powers 4 could still happen, according to director Jay Roach - NME |website=] |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/austin-powers-4-could-still-happen-according-to-di-885106}}</ref> In August 2016, in a telephone interview, Mike Myers stated "Everything is being negotiated and worked out and all that stuff" regarding the fourth installment of the ''Austin Powers'' film series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Canadian Press |date=August 25, 2016 |title=Mike Myers talks 'Wayne's World,' the Leafs, 'Austin Powers' |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1391580-mike-myers-talks-waynes-world-the-leafs-austin-powers |access-date=August 27, 2016 |publisher=]}}</ref>


In April 2017, as the 20th anniversary approached for '']'', Mike Myers claimed, "I would love to do another, but you just have to see".<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2017 |title=Austin Powers 4: 'I would love to do another' Mike Meyers says as original turns 20 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/austin-powers-4-new-film-movie-mike-myers-interview-a7707001.html |access-date=May 26, 2017 |work=The Independent}}</ref> Two days later, Roach stated that a fourth film would only occur if Myers creates a good story for it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jay Roach On Why There's No "Austin Powers 4" - Dark Horizons |url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/jay-roach-on-why-theres-no-austin-powers-4/ |website=www.darkhorizons.com|date=April 30, 2017 }}</ref> In May 2017, Troyer stated that Mini-Me would reveal that he can speak in the fourth movie.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2017 |title=Verne Troyer teases Austin Powers 4: Mini Me will speak! |url=http://www.mymbuzz.com/2017/05/26/verne-troyer-teases-austin-powers-4-mini-me-will-speak/ |access-date=July 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127111319/http://www.mymbuzz.com/2017/05/26/verne-troyer-teases-austin-powers-4-mini-me-will-speak/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On April 5, 2018, Myers reprised his role as Dr. Evil on a segment of '']'' complaining about having been ] in the ], raising speculation that a fourth film was in development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=April 5, 2018 |title=Mike Myers Returns as Dr. Evil to Mock Donald Trump Jr.: 'He Looks Like He's Missing a Facial Feature' — Watch |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/04/mike-myers-dr-evil-donald-trump-cabinet-video-1201949302/ |access-date=April 8, 2020 |website=IndieWire}}</ref> Following the death of Verne Troyer on April 21, 2018, questions have been raised about the potential for a fourth film without the character of Mini-Me, or with the part recast.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 21, 2018 |title=Austin Powers Star Verne Troyer Dies at 49 |url=http://people.com/movies/verne-troyer-dies-at-49/ |magazine=]}}</ref> Roach claimed in an interview that a fourth ''Austin Powers'' film may not be possible without Troyer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=July 30, 2019 |title='Austin Powers' Director Says Fourth Movie Would've Gone Deep on Verne Troyer's Mini-Me |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/austin-powers-4-jay-roach-verne-troyer-mini-me-1202161908/ |access-date=April 8, 2020 |website=IndieWire}}</ref>
However, ], who played Scott Evil, stated that there was no script at the moment and that ''Austin Powers 4'' would be made if a script is written and approved.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sorry Giselle But 'Austin Powers 4’ Still Isn't Happening, Says Seth Green |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2429982/sorry-giselle-but-austin-powers-4-still-isnt-happening-says-seth-green/#more-2191}}</ref> In June 2008, in an interview, when asked about another ''Austin Powers'' film, Myers stated, "I have an idea, and again it's one of those things that will emerge or it won't."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mike Myers on Love Guru, Shrek 4, Austin 4 and Wayne's World |publisher=Latino Review |url=http://www.latinoreview.com/news.php?id=4813 |access-date=2015-04-26}}</ref> In July 2008, Mike Myers stated that he had begun writing ''Austin Powers 4'', and that the plot is "really about Dr. Evil and his son."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Myers is Writing Austin Powers 4 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/mike-myers-is-writing-austin-powers-4/ |access-date=2015-04-26 |publisher=]}}</ref>


In May 2018, Myers reiterated his interest in making a fourth ''Austin Powers'', stating that it would be fun, also hinting that some tribute to Troyer might be included.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2018 |title=New Austin Powers film is a 'very strong maybe', says Mike Myers |url=https://news.sky.com/story/new-austin-powers-film-is-a-very-strong-maybe-says-mike-myers-11364974 |publisher=Sky News}}</ref> In November 2018, Myers stated that the project's future is "looking good" with the script already written and that Austin Powers and Dr. Evil will return soon, citing his parenthood as the reason for how long the delays in development in the film have lasted and that Roach will most likely reprise his directorial duties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2018 |title=Mike Myers says 'Austin Powers 4' is 'looking good' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/austin-powers-4-looking-good-2395852 |publisher=]}}</ref>
In March 2010, ] indicated to ] that Myers is working on ideas for a fourth film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fourth 'Austin Powers' Movie Will Go 'Somewhere You Haven't Though Of,' Jay Roach Says |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/03/22/fourht-austin-powers-movie-will-go-somewhere-you-havent-though-of-jay-roach-says/ |access-date=2010-10-14 |publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Myers Revives Dr. Evil |url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1559113/20070501/story.jhtml |access-date=2007-05-09 |publisher=]}}</ref> In August 2011, Mike Myers revealed he would return, and had begun writing a script for a fourth installment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: Mike Myers is signed, sealed, delivered for 'Austin Powers 4' |url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/exclusive-mike-myers-is-signed-sealed-delivered-and-austin-powers-04-is-coming |access-date=2015-04-26 |publisher=]}}</ref> In September 2013, when asked about the future of ''Austin Powers'', Myers answered "I'm still figuring that out."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toronto: Fleming Q&A’s Mike Myers On 'Supermensch' Directorial Debut |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/09/toronto-fleming-qas-supermensch-helmer-mike-myers-on-shep-gordon-pic/ |access-date=September 16, 2013 |website=]}}</ref> In September 2015, ] expressed his desire to return as ] if he was asked to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2015 |title=Verne Troyer waiting for the call for Austin Powers 4 |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/verne-troyer-waiting-for-the-call-for-austin-powers-4-697306.html}}</ref>


In May 2016, Roach was asked about the fourth ''Austin Powers'' film during an interview with ], and he stated the ideas for the fourth film that he and Myers have are good and interesting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2016 |title=Austin Powers 4 could still happen, according to director Jay Roach - NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/austin-powers-4-could-still-happen-according-to-di-885106}}</ref> In August 2016, in a telephone interview, Mike Myers stated "Everything is being negotiated and worked out and all that stuff" in regards to the fourth installment of the ''Austin Powers'' film series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Canadian Press |date=25 August 2016 |title=Mike Myers talks 'Wayne's World,' the Leafs, 'Austin Powers' |url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1391580-mike-myers-talks-waynes-world-the-leafs-austin-powers |access-date=27 August 2016 |publisher=]}}</ref> In January 2020, ] again indicated that he was interested in doing a fourth film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=January 4, 2020 |title='Bombshell' Director Jay Roach On His Explosive Film, Why Politics And Movies Should Mix, And If A Fourth 'Austin Powers' Will Ever Happen – Behind The Lens |url=https://deadline.com/video/jay-roach-bombshell-movie-director-interview-behind-the-lens/ |access-date=January 6, 2020 |website=Deadline |language=en}}</ref> In February 2022, Myers told '']'' he "would love to do" a fourth ''Austin Powers'' movie but could "neither confirm nor deny" whether it would be made.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Lindsay |date=February 10, 2022 |title=Mike Myers says he'd 'love' to do another 'Austin Powers' movie |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/mike-myers-says-d-love-another-austin-powers-movie-rcna15716 |access-date=February 13, 2022 |website=]}}</ref>


In October 2022, Mike Myers stated on the ''Tonight Show'' that he would "love" to make another ''Austin Powers'' film, again citing parenting as the main reason as to why the film has not yet been made.<ref name="E">{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1349612/would-mike-myers-do-another-austin-powers-movie-he-says|title=Would Mike Myers Do Another Austin Powers Movie? He Says...|date=October 8, 2022|last=Parker|first=Ashley Joy|work=]|access-date=October 9, 2022}}</ref>
In April 2017, as the twentieth anniversary approached for '']'', Mike Myers claimed, "I would love to do another, but you just have to see".<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2017 |title=Austin Powers 4: 'I would love to do another' Mike Meyers says as original turns 20 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/austin-powers-4-new-film-movie-mike-myers-interview-a7707001.html |access-date=26 May 2017 |publisher=independent.co.uk}}</ref> Two days later, Roach stated that a fourth film would only occur if Myers creates a good story for it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jay Roach On Why There's No "Austin Powers 4" - Dark Horizons |url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/jay-roach-on-why-theres-no-austin-powers-4/ |website=www.darkhorizons.com}}</ref> In May 2017, Troyer stated that Mini-Me would reveal that he can speak in the fourth movie.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2017 |title=Verne Troyer teases Austin Powers 4: Mini Me will speak! |url=http://www.mymbuzz.com/2017/05/26/verne-troyer-teases-austin-powers-4-mini-me-will-speak/}}</ref> On April 5, 2018, Myers reprised his role as Dr. Evil on a segment of '']'' complaining about having been ] in the ], raising speculation that a fourth film was in development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=2018-04-05 |title=Mike Myers Returns as Dr. Evil to Mock Donald Trump Jr.: ‘He Looks Like He’s Missing a Facial Feature’ — Watch |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/04/mike-myers-dr-evil-donald-trump-cabinet-video-1201949302/ |access-date=2020-04-08 |website=IndieWire}}</ref> Following the death of Verne Troyer on April 21, 2018, questions have been raised about the potential for a fourth film without the character of Mini-Me, or with the part recast.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 21, 2018 |title=Austin Powers Star Verne Troyer Dies at 49 |url=http://people.com/movies/verne-troyer-dies-at-49/ |magazine=]}}</ref> Roach claimed in an interview that a fourth ''Austin Powers'' film may not be possible without Troyer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=2019-07-30 |title=‘Austin Powers’ Director Says Fourth Movie Would’ve Gone Deep on Verne Troyer’s Mini-Me |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/austin-powers-4-jay-roach-verne-troyer-mini-me-1202161908/ |access-date=2020-04-08 |website=IndieWire}}</ref>


As of 2024, ''Austin Powers 4'' has yet to be produced due to both promotional sensibilities and casting difficulties.<ref name="E"/>
In May 2018, Myers reiterated his interest in making a fourth ''Austin Powers'', stating that it would be fun, also hinting that some tribute to Troyer might be included.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2018 |title=New Austin Powers film is a 'very strong maybe', says Mike Myers |url=https://news.sky.com/story/new-austin-powers-film-is-a-very-strong-maybe-says-mike-myers-11364974 |publisher=Sky News}}</ref> In November 2018, Myers stated that the project's future is "looking good" with the script already written and that Austin Powers and Dr. Evil will return soon, citing his parenthood as the reason for how long the production has lasted and that Roach will most likely reprise his directorial duties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2018 |title=Mike Myers says ‘Austin Powers 4’ is ‘looking good’ |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/austin-powers-4-looking-good-2395852 |publisher=]}}</ref>


==Social concerns==
In January 2020, ] again indicated that he was interested in doing a fourth film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=2020-01-04 |title=‘Bombshell’ Director Jay Roach On His Explosive Film, Why Politics And Movies Should Mix, And If A Fourth ‘Austin Powers’ Will Ever Happen – Behind The Lens |url=https://deadline.com/video/jay-roach-bombshell-movie-director-interview-behind-the-lens/ |access-date=2020-01-06 |website=Deadline |language=en}}</ref>
The ''Austin Powers'' films have attracted controversy for their adult content while receiving the less-restricted PG-13-rating in the United States, prior to critics' protests against the ]'s ratings in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.slashfilm.com/mpaa-rating-nc-17-blue-valentine-tillman-story-kings-speech/ |title=Why the MPAA Should Be Ashamed of Itself |last=Chen |first=David |work=slashfilm.com |access-date=May 9, 2024 |date=November 8, 2010}}</ref> Nell Minow of '']'' expressed concern about the films exposing minors to ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/austin-powers-the-spy-who-shagged-me|title=Raunchy Austin Powers sequel full of sex and bathroom humor|work=]}}</ref> In ], the films were regarded to be almost ]; '']'' was banned from being screened<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/392036.stm|title=Malaysia bans Austin Powers|work=]|date=July 12, 1999|access-date=May 9, 2024}}</ref> while '']'' was released with the ].


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American film series This article is about the film series. For the title character, see Austin Powers (character). For other uses, see Austin Powers (disambiguation).

Austin Powers
Directed byJay Roach
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Music byGeorge S. Clinton
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures (New Line Cinema)
Release date1997–2002
Running time286 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$112.5 million
Box office$676.3 million

Austin Powers is a series of American satirical spy comedy films created by Mike Myers, who stars as the British spy Austin Powers as well as his arch-nemesis, Dr. Evil. The series consists of International Man of Mystery (1997), The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Goldmember (2002), all of which were directed by Jay Roach, and co-produced and released by New Line Cinema.

The series is a satire of numerous films and characters, particularly the James Bond series and Jason King, and incorporates many other elements of popular culture as it follows a British spy's quest to bring down his nemesis. The character of Powers represents an archetype of 1960s Swinging London, with his advocacy of free love, his use of obscure impressions and his clothing style. The films also poke fun at the outrageous plots, rampant sexual innuendo, and one-dimensional stock characters associated with 1960s spy films.

Development

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Myers himself has stated in interviews that the idea for Austin Powers came to him one night while driving home from ice hockey practice. Hearing the song "The Look of Love" by Burt Bacharach on his car radio, he wondered "Where have all the swingers gone?" and conceived the character who would become Austin Powers.

In an interview in November 2018 with Access Hollywood, Myers stated, "After my dad died in 1991, I was taking stock of his influence on me as a person and his influence on me with comedy in general. So Austin Powers was a tribute to my father, who James Bond, Peter Sellers, The Beatles, The Goodies, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore."

The Austin Powers character first appeared in the band Ming Tea, with Myers as Powers, Susanna Hoffs as Jillian Shagwell, and Matthew Sweet as Sid Belvedere. Myers' wife Robin Ruzan said Myers should write a movie based on Powers.

The first phrase he thought the character might say was "Do I make you horny?", which later did indeed become a catchphrase for the character. He has also disclosed that the character also draws on his recollections of former Radio Caroline DJ Simon Dee, who hosted the first real television chat show in the United Kingdom in 1967, which ended with his driving off in a sports car with a young blonde in the passenger seat. An important inspiration for the series is British super spy James Bond. Myers said of Bond, "I can't even tell you how huge it was in our house ... That's really why I wanted to do Austin Powers. Austin Powers is out of pure love for James Bond."

Though Myers is Canadian by birth, his parents are natives of Liverpool, England, and Myers holds dual nationality. Although the films parody the plots and characters of 1960s spy movies and the Swinging London fashion scene of the era, the humour is influenced by Myers's British heritage, particularly the Carry On films and the comedic works of Benny Hill and Peter Sellers, the latter of whom Myers is a self confessed fan (his favorite films being the Bond spoof Casino Royale and The Party).

Austin Powers is everything I watched (on TV in the late sixties). My parents were from Liverpool, and there's no one more English than an Englishman who no longer lives there. Every molecule of British culture that came across the Atlantic was tasted and worshipped.

— Mike Myers

Powers' bad teeth were created by Los Angeles dental technician Gary Archer. Myers came to Archer and told him, "I want bad British 1960s teeth", based on a widely held stereotype. Archer took pictures of expat patrons at an English pub that he frequented in the San Fernando Valley, made sketches, and showed Myers the design. Myers told him that he had "nailed it".

Influences from Sellers' films are apparent throughout the series; the character of Austin Powers reflects the inspiration of Sellers' portrayal of the character Robert Danvers in the 1970 film There's a Girl in My Soup. Myers states Powers' dandyish appearance was also inspired by that of Jason King – the adventurous character (played by Peter Wyngarde) from the ITV Spy fi series Department S who was featured in the eponymous spin off series. Myers was also influenced by the comedy troupe Monty Python, with film critic Robbie Collin writing "the Austin Powers series chugs along on Pythonisms."

Other obviously apparent influences are the BBC's Adam Adamant Lives! television series, whose protagonist was a Victorian era spy, who was frozen in 1902, and then revived in the year 1966; The 1965 James Bond parody Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, in which a mad scientist builds a small army of attractive female robots; the Matt Helm series of films starring Dean Martin; the Derek Flint movies starring James Coburn; The Beatles films, The Monkees television series, and the "cocktail party" skits from Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Powers was also influenced by the secret agent Harry Palmer (played by Michael Caine in three films, beginning with the 1965 film The Ipcress File), especially Caine's thick horn-rimmed glasses. Caine himself starred in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), with his portrayal of Nigel Powers, father of Austin Powers, spoofing Harry Palmer.

Cast

See also: List of Austin Powers characters
Actor Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Austin Powers in Goldmember
Mike Myers Austin Powers
Dr. Evil
Fat Bastard
Goldmember
Michael York Basil Exposition
Robert Wagner Number 2
Mindy Sterling Frau Farbissina
Seth Green Scott Evil
Elizabeth Hurley Vanessa Kensington
Will Ferrell Mustafa
Verne Troyer Mini-Me
Heather Graham Felicity Shagwell
Beyoncé Knowles Foxxy Cleopatra
Michael Caine Nigel Powers

Crew

Credit Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Austin Powers in Goldmember
Director Jay Roach
Producers Mike Myers, Demi Moore, Jennifer Todd & Suzanne Todd Mike Myers, Demi Moore, Eric McLeod, Jennifer Todd, John S. Lyons & Suzanne Todd
Writers Mike Myers Mike Myers & Michael McCullers
Composer George S. Clinton
Cinematographer Peter Deming Ueli Steiger Peter Deming
Editors Dawn Hoggatt & Debra Neil-Fisher Jon Poll & Debra Neil-Fisher Jon Poll & Greg Hayden
Production company Eric's Boy
Moving Pictures
Capella International 		Eric's Boy
Team Todd
Moving Pictures 		Team Todd
Moving Pictures
Gratitude International
Distributor New Line Cinema

Cars

Powers' "Shaguar"

The series featured two cars with license plates reading "SWINGER" and "SWINGER2" and collectively dubbed the "Shaguars" that were portrayed by a 1961 Jaguar E-Type and a 2001 Jaguar XK8 convertible, with a Union Jack paint scheme. The Ministry of Defence creates two cars to transport Powers through time: a psychedelic rainbow painted 1999 Volkswagen "New Beetle" convertible in the second film, and a purple 1975 Cadillac Eldorado Fleetwood "pimpmobile" (license plate "SWNGR 3") in the third.

In the second film, Felicity Shagwell drives a 1965 Chevrolet Corvette with an American flag paint scheme. In the third, Nigel Powers has a 2001 Mini Cooper which can travel underwater, and which bears the license plate "GR8 SHAG".

Reception

See also: List of accolades received by the Austin Powers film series

Box office performance

Film Release date Box office revenue Box office ranking Budget Ref.
United States Foreign Worldwide All time domestic All time worldwide
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery May 2, 1997 $53,883,989 $13,800,000 $67,683,989 #1,171 $16.5-18 million
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me June 11, 1999 $206,040,086 $105,976,772 $312,016,858 #119 and #152 #257 $33 million
Austin Powers in Goldmember July 26, 2002 $213,307,889 $83,347,542 $296,655,431 #110 and #188 #283 $63 million
Total $473,231,964 $203,124,314 $676,356,278 $112.5 million

Critical response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 74% (68 reviews) 51 (25 reviews) B-
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 53% (90 reviews) 59 (34 reviews) B+
Austin Powers in Goldmember 52% (186 reviews) 62 (34 reviews) B+

Media

Films

The series consists of three films:

Television

  • Austin Powers' Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club aired April 1997

Games

Video games

Other

Cancelled animated series

HBO purchased the rights to produce an animated series based on the Austin Powers films in May 1999. Despite announcing plans for a thirteen-episode season, HBO ultimately shelved the project.

Possible fourth film

In October 2005, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Mike Myers discussed the possibility of studio sources moving forward with a fourth film: "There is hope! We're all circling and talking to each other. I miss doing the characters."

In May 2007, in an interview with IGN, "So no more Austin Powers?" was asked, and Myers replied, "No, no, there is a fully conceived idea for a fourth and I can just say that it's from Dr. Evil's point of view. So if you balanced how much of it was Austin with Dr. Evil, it's more about Dr. Evil than Austin". Also, in the audio commentary from the DVD release of Austin Powers in Goldmember, Myers revealed that in the fourth film, Fat Bastard would return and regain the weight that he lost in Goldmember.

In May 2007, at the Shrek the Third premiere, Mike Myers announced that a fourth Austin Powers film was planned, but that it would focus more on Dr. Evil rather than Austin. He also said that he would start work on it after he started work on The Love Guru, which became a box office bomb. In February 2008, it was announced that Jay Roach would return as director. In April 2008, it was reported that Gisele Bündchen had been offered a role in the film.

However, Seth Green, who played Scott Evil, stated that there was no script at the moment and that Austin Powers 4 would be made if a script is written and approved. In June 2008, in an interview, when asked about another Austin Powers film, Myers stated, "I have an idea, and again it's one of those things that will emerge or it won't." In July 2008, Mike Myers stated that he had begun writing Austin Powers 4, and that the plot is "really about Dr. Evil and his son."

In March 2010, Jay Roach indicated to MTV that Myers is working on ideas for a fourth film. In August 2011, Mike Myers revealed he would return, and had begun writing a script for a fourth installment. In September 2013, when asked about the future of Austin Powers, Myers answered "I'm still figuring that out." In September 2015, Verne Troyer expressed his desire to return as Mini-Me if he was asked to do so.

In May 2016, Roach was asked about the fourth Austin Powers film during an interview with Larry King, and he stated the ideas for the fourth film that he and Myers have are good and interesting. In August 2016, in a telephone interview, Mike Myers stated "Everything is being negotiated and worked out and all that stuff" regarding the fourth installment of the Austin Powers film series.

In April 2017, as the 20th anniversary approached for Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Mike Myers claimed, "I would love to do another, but you just have to see". Two days later, Roach stated that a fourth film would only occur if Myers creates a good story for it. In May 2017, Troyer stated that Mini-Me would reveal that he can speak in the fourth movie. On April 5, 2018, Myers reprised his role as Dr. Evil on a segment of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon complaining about having been dismissed from a Cabinet post in the Trump administration, raising speculation that a fourth film was in development. Following the death of Verne Troyer on April 21, 2018, questions have been raised about the potential for a fourth film without the character of Mini-Me, or with the part recast. Roach claimed in an interview that a fourth Austin Powers film may not be possible without Troyer.

In May 2018, Myers reiterated his interest in making a fourth Austin Powers, stating that it would be fun, also hinting that some tribute to Troyer might be included. In November 2018, Myers stated that the project's future is "looking good" with the script already written and that Austin Powers and Dr. Evil will return soon, citing his parenthood as the reason for how long the delays in development in the film have lasted and that Roach will most likely reprise his directorial duties.

In January 2020, Jay Roach again indicated that he was interested in doing a fourth film. In February 2022, Myers told The Today Show he "would love to do" a fourth Austin Powers movie but could "neither confirm nor deny" whether it would be made.

In October 2022, Mike Myers stated on the Tonight Show that he would "love" to make another Austin Powers film, again citing parenting as the main reason as to why the film has not yet been made.

As of 2024, Austin Powers 4 has yet to be produced due to both promotional sensibilities and casting difficulties.

Social concerns

The Austin Powers films have attracted controversy for their adult content while receiving the less-restricted PG-13-rating in the United States, prior to critics' protests against the MPAA's ratings in 2010. Nell Minow of Common Sense Media expressed concern about the films exposing minors to explicit sexual content. In Malaysia, the films were regarded to be almost pornographic; The Spy Who Shagged Me was banned from being screened while Goldmember was released with the 18SX-rating.

Notes

  1. ^ Adjusted totals based on current ticket prices by Box Office Mojo.

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