Having a break in style like that is really fun because it defies expectations.” “He not only went for it, but he was fully enthusiastic and completely convincing when he started punching Mike. “I wondered if Jerry would go for it because we’re clearly making fun of his circus act,” Roach says. But within minutes of Dr Evil’s arrival, the episode descends into chaos and ends with Springer brawling with the guest. The presenter’s scene – a send-up of his talk show – came in the form of an actual episode of The Jerry Springer Show with the topic: “My father is evil and wants to take over the world.” Naturally, Myers’ bald-headed baddie had a starring role. No cameo is more memorable, though, than Jerry Springer's.
Madonna and Lenny Kravitz even agreed to release the songs “Beautiful Stranger” and “American Woman” as part of the film’s soundtrack. International Man of Mystery had several terrific cameos (Christian Slater, Tom Arnold and Carrie Fisher) and The Spy Who Shagged Me went on to enlist the services of Tim Robbins, Woody Harrelson, Rebecca Romijn, Kristen Johnson and Rob Lowe, who played a young version of Dr Evil’s aptly named second-in-command, Number Two. Take the scene in which she dances with Myers to Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello’s street performance of “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” – it’s surprisingly tender.Ĭostello and Bacharach, the latter of whom had a role in the first film, were just two of the famous faces wanted for the sequel. Based on Jill St John’s Bond girl Tiffany Case from Diamonds Are Forever (1971), her character remains a franchise highlight. With Hurley out, Heather Graham came in as Felicity Shagwell. Hurley returned for a single scene, as did Will Ferrell, who played the invincible henchman Mustafa. The majority of the original cast returned for the sequel, some in a far smaller capacity. “Mike kept shooting a few more, but it was my take that we ended up using. When sitting down to discuss a potential follow-up, Myers and co-writer Michael McCullers decided that if they were to revisit the groovy world Austin inhabits, they had to amp things up. But thanks to home video, people saw it and the film started to develop a life of its own. It was out very briefly in theatres and didn’t perform that well.
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“The first movie was a very independent film that had trouble getting financed. “None of us had any expectations,” remembers Seth Green, who plays Dr Evil’s son, Scott Evil, in all three films. Simply put: without the advent of DVD, The Spy Who Shagged Me wouldn’t have existed. As a result, the film found a bigger audience at home than it ever did in the cinema. Over the following year, word of mouth spread like wildfire as the film’s quotable dialogue (“Yeah, baby, yeah!” “Danger’s my middle name”) entered the public consciousness. It amassed a modest $53m and debuted at No 2 in the North American box office behind Kurt Russell thriller Breakdown. The film was the sequel to International Man of Mystery, which on its release in 1997 didn’t exactly set the world alight. 1.Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me teaser trailer Which parodies and jokes have lost a bit of their shine, you ask? Read on. Most of its jokes were coming from period-specific references, riffing on knowledge that had already been in the pop culture consciousness for a long time. That said, because Austin Powers was a send-up of spy films from the 1960s, it was far goofier than necessary. It may be 20 years old, but this film is still delightful. After 20 years, most Austin Powers jokes are dated to the point that they're not quite as funny anymore.ĭon't get me wrong, there's still plenty of jokes in Austin Powers that can elicit a chuckle from those watching in 2017. Back in 1997, Austin Powers delivered on the jokes. I can't tell you how many times my friends and I told each other, "Yeah, baby!" whenever we wanted to agree on something or how many times I'd reenact the Dr. The first time I experienced the comedic prowess of SNL alum Mike Myers was as Austin Powers in the first of what would be three Austin Powers films. If there's one thing I was so not prepared for, it would be that I would one day write about the 20th anniversary of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.