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Austin Powers: How to be an International Man of Mystery

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Improbable Aiming Skills: Towards the end, Austin fires fewer shots from his handgun than the number of henchmen he hits. The opening scene is set in 1967, when You Only Live Twice premiered, hammering home the continuing influence of the fifth Bond film.

Clerk: One book, Swedish-Made Penis Enlargers and Me (This Sort of Thing Is My Bag, Baby). By Austin Powers. In the opening of the first movie, Dr. Evil eliminates his minions who have failed him... cue Austin dancing to Soul Bossa Nova.Austin Powers is a series of American satirical spy comedy films created by Mike Myers, who also stars as the eponymous title character as well as his arch-nemesis, Dr. Evil. The series consists of 1997's International Man of Mystery, 1999's The Spy Who Shagged Me and 2002's Goldmember, all of which were directed by Jay Roach.

Dancing Theme: During the opening titles of each movie, Austin dances to the theme tune of the films with supposedly random bystanders. While many Bond movies’ villains have underground lairs (e.g. Dr. No, Goldfinger, Live and Let Die), Dr. Evil’s lair, located beneath a volcano, is a direct reference to Blofeld’s volcanic hideout in You Only Live Twice. The second time, Austin wants to stay on 5. The dealer tells Austin to hit, but Austin says, "I also like to live dangerously." The dealer easily beats Austin's 5 with 20. Blind People Wear Sunglasses: When Austin enters a casino bathroom, the bathroom attendant is wearing dark glasses. When Austin sees this, he concludes that the man is blind.Great Escape: Dr. Evil's escape from normal prison involves starting a Prison Riot to cover the escape. He was able to manipulate the prison's populace after demonstrating how, you know, evil he is. Perspective Reversal: In the first film, Austin upsets Vanessa by sleeping with Alotta as part of the job; in this movie, Felicity upsets Austin by sleeping with Fat Bastard as part of the job. Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: The idea that A Million Is a Statistic, and the concept of the Red Shirt, are given the Deconstructive Parody treatment. A couple of times when the good guys kill a Mook, said Mook's loved ones are shown having the news broken to them, and we're shown the beginning of them coping with their losses.

Mugged for Disguise: Subverted and parodied. When Austin and Vanessa are infiltrating Virtucon, they notice an extremely heavyset female scientist and a thin, lanky scientist almost seven feet tall go into the restrooms; they follow them, and emerge wearing a pair of perfectly-fitting uniforms. They also do this right in front of the tour guide, who alerts the guards, making the whole charade pointless. Conveniently Empty Roads: In the second movie, Austin and Felicity are chased down the countryside by one of Dr. Evil's assassins. Not only do they not pass a single other car during the chase, but no one drives by after they capture and interrogate the assassin. As an academically proven phenomenon, mass cultural nostalgia tends to heighten and reach critical mass for an “era” about 30 years after the fact. Presumably this ties into generational turnover, with adults becoming new parents and being eager to introduce their children to the things they loved growing up. Hair Reboot: Foxxy Cleopatra's hair goes from a fairly flat style from being wet to her full-out Funny Afro after she shakes her head. The third movie averts You Can't Thwart Stage One by having Austin thwart Dr. Evil at Stage One, catching him in the act of announcing his Evil Plan and sending him to jail right then and there.Trip to the Moon Plot: The movie's third act is about Dr. Evil installing a giant "laser" on the Moon and Austin following him there to stop him.

Dr. Evil places his hostages on an unnecessarily slow dipping mechanism and leaves them to die, giving them ample time to escape. This is a frequent mistake of Bond villains (e.g. Dr. Kanagna [Yaphet Kotto] slowly lowering Bond and Solitaire [Jane Seymour] into shark-infested waters in Live and Let Die). Much to the frustration of Scott Evil ( Seth Green), Dr. Evil, like many Bond villains before him, gives Austin new clothes and serves him dinner rather than killing him instantly.A-Team Firing: Zigzagged. Austin himself is rather guilty of it, firing in completely random directions and somehow managing to hit almost nothing. Other times, Austin's so accurate that it's a wonder anyone ever gets near him. Terminator Twosome: Inverted, as Austin and Dr. Evil both travel to the future in the first movie, and played straight, as they travel to the past in the second. This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( July 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) a b Cherie D. Abbey; Omnigraphics; Kevin Hillstrom (2004). Biography Today Performing Artists. Omnigraphics. p.101. ISBN 078080709X.

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