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What Austin Powers Borrows
1. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
2. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
3. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
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What makes the Austin Powers series such a success is that it has so
much material to draw from. It spoofs almost every major show in
the spy genre! Austin Powers largely puts James Bond and Matt
Helm in a blender, and throws in some slapstick comedy for flavor.
I love the Austin Powers movies! They're so colorful, fast-moving and off-the-wall that you can't help but be drawn into Austin's world. Just about everyone has a favorite character from the series. Mine is Fat Bastard. He is about as wild, crass, and bizarre as you can get while still being a likable bad guy.
I love the Austin Powers movies! They're so colorful, fast-moving and off-the-wall that you can't help but be drawn into Austin's world. Just about everyone has a favorite character from the series. Mine is Fat Bastard. He is about as wild, crass, and bizarre as you can get while still being a likable bad guy.
1. Austin
Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)-
Cast:
Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil
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2. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)-
Cast:
Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat Bastard
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3. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)-
Cast:
Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat Bastard/Goldmember
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Fun Facts:
What Austin Powers Borrows:
Cast:
Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil
Alternate Titles:
Fun Facts:
2. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)-
Cast:
Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat Bastard
Alternate Titles:
Fun Facts:
3. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)-
Cast:
Mike Myers as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat Bastard/Goldmember
Alternate Titles:
Fun Facts:
What Austin Powers Borrows:
Character: Alotta Fagina
This is a definite send-up of the seductress Pussy Galore, played by Honor Blackman in James Bond film #3, "Goldfinger" (1964).
Character: Austin Powers
Matt Helm's cover job was fashion photographer. This was used for Austin Powers.
Character: Basil Exposition
This character is the equivalent to Q (played by Desmond Llewelyn, and later John Cleese) in the James Bond film series. Basil is, of course, the gadget master.
Character: Dr. Evil
Dr. Evil is a direct spoof of the recurring villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the early James Bond movies. Specifically Donald Pleasance as Blofeld in James Bond film #5, "You Only Live Twice" (1967) with his bald head, lazy eye, scar, and gray jumpsuit. Dr. Evil's cat, Mr. Bigglesworth, is also a play on Blofeld's cat.
Character: Fembot
The Fembots are meshed from a few different sources. The idea of a beautiful woman robot army that kills is straight-up taken from the film, "Dr. Goldfoot & the Bikini Machine" (1965). The word "fembot" was first coined by the TV series, "The Bionic Woman" (1976-1978); these beautiful women robots served the same function. The "machine gun jubblies" on the Fembots, however, were inspired by such weapons in Matt Helm film #3, "The Ambushers" (1967).
Character: Frau Farbissina
Frau Farbissina was inspired by the characters Rosa Klebb, played by Lotte Lenya, in James Bond film #2, "From Russia With Love" (1963) and Irma Bunt, played by Ilse Steppat, in James Bond film #6, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969). Both characters were dowdy and served as henchwomen to the main villain. They also seemed to display lesbian-like qualities that Frau Farbissina plays up to.
Character: Goldmember
Goldmember is very loosely based on the villain Auric Goldfinger from James Bond film #3, "Goldfinger" (1964). The only similarities to Goldfinger are the name and the idea that he's in love with gold. Goldmember is mostly an original character developed by Mike Myers.
Character: Number Two
Number Two was inspired by the "Number Two" villain Emilio Largo (played by Adolfo Celi) in James Bond film #4, "Thunderball" (1965). Notice the eye patch.
Character: Random Task
This is an obvious joke on the villain Oddjob from James Bond film #3, "Goldfinger" (1964). Oddjob threw a bowler hat with a razor on the brim. Random Task threw his shoe.
From "The Avengers" TV series (1961-1969)
The black leather catsuit, worn by Mimi Rogers and Elizabeth Hurley as Mrs. and Vanessa Kensington (respectively), is directly inspired by Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in her first season of "The Avengers" (1965-1966).
From Matt Helm film #3, "The Ambushers" (1967)
David Mauro as Nassim is a fez-wearing henchman similar to Will Ferrell's Mustafa in Austin Powers #1 and #2.
The nipple guns in this film gave rise to the "machine gun jubblies" in all Austin Powers movies.
This is a definite send-up of the seductress Pussy Galore, played by Honor Blackman in James Bond film #3, "Goldfinger" (1964).
Character: Austin Powers
Matt Helm's cover job was fashion photographer. This was used for Austin Powers.
Character: Basil Exposition
This character is the equivalent to Q (played by Desmond Llewelyn, and later John Cleese) in the James Bond film series. Basil is, of course, the gadget master.
Character: Dr. Evil
Dr. Evil is a direct spoof of the recurring villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the early James Bond movies. Specifically Donald Pleasance as Blofeld in James Bond film #5, "You Only Live Twice" (1967) with his bald head, lazy eye, scar, and gray jumpsuit. Dr. Evil's cat, Mr. Bigglesworth, is also a play on Blofeld's cat.
Character: Fembot
The Fembots are meshed from a few different sources. The idea of a beautiful woman robot army that kills is straight-up taken from the film, "Dr. Goldfoot & the Bikini Machine" (1965). The word "fembot" was first coined by the TV series, "The Bionic Woman" (1976-1978); these beautiful women robots served the same function. The "machine gun jubblies" on the Fembots, however, were inspired by such weapons in Matt Helm film #3, "The Ambushers" (1967).
Character: Frau Farbissina
Frau Farbissina was inspired by the characters Rosa Klebb, played by Lotte Lenya, in James Bond film #2, "From Russia With Love" (1963) and Irma Bunt, played by Ilse Steppat, in James Bond film #6, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969). Both characters were dowdy and served as henchwomen to the main villain. They also seemed to display lesbian-like qualities that Frau Farbissina plays up to.
Character: Goldmember
Goldmember is very loosely based on the villain Auric Goldfinger from James Bond film #3, "Goldfinger" (1964). The only similarities to Goldfinger are the name and the idea that he's in love with gold. Goldmember is mostly an original character developed by Mike Myers.
Character: Number Two
Number Two was inspired by the "Number Two" villain Emilio Largo (played by Adolfo Celi) in James Bond film #4, "Thunderball" (1965). Notice the eye patch.
Character: Random Task
This is an obvious joke on the villain Oddjob from James Bond film #3, "Goldfinger" (1964). Oddjob threw a bowler hat with a razor on the brim. Random Task threw his shoe.
From "The Avengers" TV series (1961-1969)
The black leather catsuit, worn by Mimi Rogers and Elizabeth Hurley as Mrs. and Vanessa Kensington (respectively), is directly inspired by Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in her first season of "The Avengers" (1965-1966).
From Matt Helm film #3, "The Ambushers" (1967)
David Mauro as Nassim is a fez-wearing henchman similar to Will Ferrell's Mustafa in Austin Powers #1 and #2.
The nipple guns in this film gave rise to the "machine gun jubblies" in all Austin Powers movies.