Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is a 1999 American comedy spy movie. It was directed by Jay Roach and was produced by Jan Blenkin, John S. Lyons, Eric McLeod, Demi Moore, and Mike Myers. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me was released on June 11, 1999. The title of the movie is a play on the 1977 James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. It is the second movie in the Austin Powers series. It is the sequel to the 1997 movie Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. A sequel was released in 2002 titled Austin Powers in Goldmember.
| Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jay Roach |
| Written by | Mike Myers Michael McCullers |
| Produced by | Jan Blenkin John S. Lyons Eric McLeod Demi Moore Mike Myers |
| Starring | Mike Myers Heather Graham Michael York Robert Wagner Seth Green Mindy Sterling Rob Lowe Elizabeth Hurley |
| Cinematography | Peter Deming |
| Edited by | Debra Neil-Fisher Jon Poll |
| Music by | George S. Clinton |
Production companies | Eric's Boy Moving Pictures Team Todd |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release date | June 11, 1999 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English German |
| Budget | $33 million[1] |
| Box office | $312,016,858[1] |
The movie gained mixed reviews from critics and holds a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] The movie gained around US$310 million in worldwide ticket sales.[1] The movie was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Makeup at the 72nd Academy Awards but it lost to Topsy-Turvy.[3]
Plot
changeThe setting is London, England. This is an action movie with comedy. Austin Powers (Mike Myers) is a British man trying to save the world from Dr. Evil (Mike Myers). He is a spy for the government but he finds it difficult to save the world from Dr. Evil.
Many characters use British English.
Cast
change- Mike Myers as Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard
- Heather Graham as Felicity Shagwell
- Michael York as Basil Exposition
- Robert Wagner as Number 2
- Rob Lowe as Young Number 2
- Mindy Sterling as Frau Farbissina
- Seth Green as Scott Evil
- Verne Troyer as Mini-Me
- Elizabeth Hurley as Vanessa Kensington
- Gia Carides as Robin Spitz-Swallows
- Will Ferrell as Mustafa
- Oliver Muirhead as British Colonel
- Clint Howard as Johnson Ritter
- Kristen Johnston as Ivana Humpalot
- Jeff Garlin as Cyclops
- Michael McDonald as NATO Soldier
- Burt Bacharach as Himself
- Elvis Costello as Himself
- Jerry Springer as Himself (cameo)
- Steve Wilkos as Himself (cameo)
- Rebecca Romijn as Herself
- Woody Harrelson as Himself
- Charles Napier as Commander Gilmour
- Tim Robbins as The President
- Mitch Rouse as Himself (uncredited)
- Tony Jay as Voice of Narrator (uncredited)
- Willie Nelson as Himself
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ↑ "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
- ↑ "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
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