Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

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The Rewatchables' awards

From ‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey (2022-05-03):

Most rewatchable scene

  1. pick The cryogenic facility: Austin thawed out, the long pee, the Swedish-made penis enlarger pump inventory.
    “Everything about that scene is a home run.”
    unknown · 0:34:38
  2. floated Mustafa's death scene in Las Vegas, where he keeps coming back to explain he is badly burned.
    “I have this written down as Mustafa is murdered in Las Vegas.”
    unknown · 0:36:01
  3. floated Dr. Evil's overlong laughing scene.
    “This is a short one, the evil over laughing scene.”
    unknown · 0:37:32
  4. pick Dr. Evil's group therapy scene and his backstory speech.
    “It's going to be my pick for most rewatchable.”
    unknown · 0:39:08
  5. floated The dinner party scene where Scott Evil asks why Dr. Evil doesn't just shoot them.
    “I have the dinner party scene.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:41:14
  6. floated The shushing scene and the liquid hot magma bit.
    “The shushing scene, which is apparently improvised by those guys, the liquid hot magma, all that.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:41:53
  7. floated The final honeymoon scene with Random Task and the sight gags.
    “And then I think the final scene's really funny when they're on their honeymoon.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:42:02
  8. floated The electric psychedelic pussycat swingers club.
    “I really liked the, um, the whatchamacallit, the electric psychedelic pussycat swingers club.”
    unknown · 0:42:22
  9. floated The airplane scene where Austin tries to seduce Vanessa while spinning around.
    “I like the airplane too, where he tries to seduce Vanessa and he's constantly spinning around and, oh, I fell over again.”
    unknown · 0:42:39
  10. runner-up Austin waking up, the long pee and the penis enlarger.
    “I mean, I'm pretty partial to Austin waking up in the long pee and the penis enlarger, but I like the group therapy scene a lot.”
    unknown · 0:43:07

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

  1. pick Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: Three stars; Ebert said it gets funnier the more Bond and 1960s films you know.
    “Roger Ebert, 3 stars.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:33:59

What's aged the best · What in the movie has held up best.

  1. winner Dr. Evil as a Lorne Michaels impression as Dr. Evil: Every Dr. Evil scene is lights out; a home run character.
    “Dr. Evil being Lauren Michaels continues to be hilarious to me.”
    unknown · 0:45:38
  2. winner Elizabeth Hurley as Vanessa Kensington: Great job, still aging wonderfully, and a home run as Mimi Rogers's daughter.
    “Elizabeth Hurley.”
    unknown · 0:46:17
  3. winner Will Ferrell as Mustafa
    “Will Ferrell is Mustafa.”
    unknown · 0:48:07
  4. winner The 5 stages of defrosting
    “The 5 stages of defrosting has aged the best for me.”
    unknown · 0:49:05
  5. winner The sequels existing, and some say better than the original
    “So the sequels, I think, have to be in what's age the best.”
    unknown · 0:48:47

Best quote · Favorite quotable lines from the movie.

  1. pick "You show that turd who's boss"
    “You show that turd who's boss.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:45:02
  2. pick "Only 2 things scare me. Nuclear war, carnies."
    “Only 2 things scare me.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:45:03
  3. pick "Get away from me, you lazy-eyed psycho"
    “Get away from me, you lazy-eyed psycho.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:45:07

What's aged the worst · What in the movie plays worst today.

  1. pick The old Bond parody references and the Fembots, rooted in 1960s knowledge
    “We mentioned the parrot in the old Bond movies, the Fembots, we're a little rooted in.”
    unknown · 0:50:41
  2. pick Austin sexually harassing Vanessa: Could be taken the wrong way; the host and others note it has aged pretty well since he does not sleep with her when she is drunk.
    “Austin sexually harassing Vanessa could be taken the wrong way if you're not choosing to see this as a comedy.”
    unknown · 0:50:51

Casting what-ifs · Almost-castings and recasting catches.

  1. pick Jim Carrey as Dr. Evil: Myers wanted Carrey, who was not done with Liar Liar, so Myers played it himself.
    “What if he wanted Jim Carrey to play Dr. Evil?”
    Bill Simmons · 0:22:13
  2. pick Rhea Perlman as Frau Farbissina: She was in talks but had scheduling conflicts.
    “Ria Perlman was in talks to play Frau Farbissina, but had scheduling conflicts.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:51:24
  3. pick Colin Quinn as Scott Evil: He turned it down and has had regrets since.
    “And then Conquin turned down Scott Evil.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:51:31
  4. pick Robert Wagner as Number Two: Floated as a recast, then dropped because the Rob Lowe casting in the sequel pays off.
    “We got to get rid of Bob Wagner, right?”
    unknown · 0:55:33
  5. pick Ali Larter as lead Fembot
    “I'm going to give you Allie Larder as the lead fembat.”
    unknown · 0:56:00
  6. pick The Irish henchman, Lucky Charms as Lucky Charms: Wants the actor swapped out.
    “The guy who played the Lucky Charms guy.”
    unknown · 0:57:09
  7. pick Gary Oldman or Tim Roth as a British method actor in the cast
    “It would have been great, though, if they had gotten one of like the really edgy British method actors to play Patty, like got Gary Oldman or Tim Roth.”
    unknown · 0:57:33

Best that guy (the Joey Pants Award) · The best "that guy" character actor in the cast.

  1. nominee Charles Napier as Commander Gilmour: The Silence of the Lambs prison guard and judge in Philadelphia.
    “Charles Napier.”
    unknown · 0:52:51
  2. winner Larry Thomas as the blackjack dealer (the Soup Nazi): Named the winner because it was a first-time catch watching last night.
    “I think he's our winner because I don't even know if Soup Nats his name.”
    unknown · 0:53:24
  3. nominee Fabiana Udenio as Alotta Fagina
    “And then I think a lot of vagina became that guy from this movie.”
    unknown · 0:53:34
  4. nominee Elia Baskin as the Russian officer
    “Elia Baskin, the Russian, the Russian officer.”
    unknown · 0:53:59

Vincent Hanna Award · Overacting or bad acting.

  1. winner Fabiana Udenio as Alotta Fagina: The hot tub scene is awkward and not funny.
    “Unfortunately, I think this has to go to a lot of vagina.”
    unknown · 0:54:10

Dion Waiters Award · Small role, big impact.

  1. nominee Seth Green as Scott Evil
    “My vote is for Seth Green.”
    unknown · 0:55:11
  2. winner Will Ferrell as Mustafa
    “I'm going Will Ferrell.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:55:24
  3. winner Will Ferrell as Mustafa: Agrees with Chris Ryan.
    “I think that I'm with CR on that.”
    unknown · 0:55:27

Apex Mountain · Where a person's or thing's career sits on the mountain.

  1. pick Mike Myers: Argues Austin Powers 2 is his apex, though others say Shrek or the first Austin Powers.
    “No, I think the 2nd movie is his Apex.”
    unknown · 0:59:57
  2. pick New Line Cinema: Sentimental pick is Boogie Nights, then Bill agrees on 1997.
    “Well, my sentimental pick is one year later for boogie nights.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:01:55
  3. pick New Line Cinema
    “I agree with Sean.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:02:55
  4. pick Elizabeth Hurley
    “Apex month for Elizabeth Hurley.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:03:57
  5. pick Bond parodies
    “Apex Mountain for bond parodies, yes.”
    unknown · 1:03:54
  6. pick I Touch Myself
    “Apex Mountain for that.”
    unknown · 1:04:03
  7. pick Long movie pisses as a comedy gag: This movie and A League of Their Own are the finals.
    “Long movie pisses.”
    unknown · 1:04:36
  8. pick Mindy Sterling as Frau Farbissina
    “I don't that the Frau Farbisna woman had like, this is probably Apex Mountain for her.”
    unknown · 1:05:13

Picking Nits · Nitpicks of a film they love.

  1. pick Dr. Evil building a cryo rocket inside the Bob's Big Boy statue atop a London nightclub
    “Dr. Evo builds a cryogenic rocket out of a Bob's big boy statue that's located on the top of a hip London nightclub.”
    unknown · 1:08:35
  2. pick Iconic jokes that no longer land because they have been repeated too much, like "do I make you horny" and the cart gag: Posed as a question rather than a nitpick; the hosts say the 'shwing' and similar jokes are overworked.
    “Are there any iconic sequences or jokes that you now like don't find funny”
    unknown · 1:06:43

Best character name · Great character names in the movie.

  1. pick Basil Exposition
    “Basil exposition, a lot of vagina, uh, random task, just like great, great, great character names.”
    unknown · 0:50:13
  2. pick Alotta Fagina
    “Basil exposition, a lot of vagina, uh, random task, just like great, great, great character names.”
    unknown · 0:50:13
  3. pick Random Task
    “Random task, a good one.”
    unknown · 0:50:21

Unanswerable questions · Open questions the hosts debate at the end.

  1. pick Is this the single best movie franchise from a PR standpoint (three movies, all successful, left out on top)
    “Is this the single best movie franchise from a PR standpoint?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:10:02

Hottest take · A contrarian opinion on the movie or franchise.

  1. pick Austin Powers 2 and 3 are better than the first: He saw the sequels before the first one; Bill partly defends him, likening it to Godfather Part II.
    “I'm just saying I like 2 and 3 more than one.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:13:48

Memorabilia · A prop from the movie they would want to own.

  1. pick The Swedish-made penis enlarger pump
    “You know what's funny is the answer is clearly the penis enlarger.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:18:55
  2. pick The Swedish penis enlarger book
    “I would also want the book though.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:19:08

Who won the movie · Who came out the winner of the movie.

  1. winner Mike Myers
    “Who won the movie is clearly Mike Myers.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:20:23

Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

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The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Burt Bacharach: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Burt Bacharach ⇒ Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (the host's read). Bacharach's 'The Look of Love' on the car radio set Myers thinking about where the swingers went, and he wrote Austin Powers in three weeks.
    “So one day, Burt Bacharach's look of love was playing on the car radio, Lady Mike Myers, to think about where the swingers of the world went to.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:43:24 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Young Frankenstein: 1 line the host's read ×1

  1. craft (visual design): Young Frankenstein ⇒ Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (the host's read). A host says the first Austin Powers has the well-designed look of a Young Frankenstein-style spoof.
    “One of the spoofs that like young Frankenstein style gets the look, right?”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 1:32:07 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: 2 lines the host's read ×2

  1. lineage (lineage): Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ⇒ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (the host's read). Mini-Me/Scott Evil fight calls back to the toilet sequence in the first movie.
    “Great callback to the toilet sequence in the in the 1st movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:25:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Connected to

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: 4 lines industry ×1 programming ×1 lineage ×1 craft ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me → Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Mini-Me/Scott Evil fight calls back to the toilet sequence in the first movie.
    “Great callback to the toilet sequence in the in the 1st movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:25:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Burt Bacharach: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (lineage): Burt Bacharach → Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Bacharach's 'The Look of Love' on the car radio set Myers thinking about where the swingers went, and he wrote Austin Powers in three weeks.
    “So one day, Burt Bacharach's look of love was playing on the car radio, Lady Mike Myers, to think about where the swingers of the world went to.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:43:24 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Thor: The Dark World: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Thor: The Dark World → Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Skarsgard's penis-showing in the Dark World is likened to the Swedish made penis enlarger pump gag.
    “This feels like the Austin Powers, Swedish made penis enlarger pump.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 1:26:37 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Young Frankenstein: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (visual design): Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery → Young Frankenstein. A host says the first Austin Powers has the well-designed look of a Young Frankenstein-style spoof.
    “One of the spoofs that like young Frankenstein style gets the look, right?”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 1:32:07 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

craft (2)

  1. craft (visual design): Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery → Young Frankenstein. A host says the first Austin Powers has the well-designed look of a Young Frankenstein-style spoof.
    “One of the spoofs that like young Frankenstein style gets the look, right?”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 1:32:07 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me → Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. The first was ramshackle on a small budget; this is bigger and more expensive.
    “The 1st one, pretty ramshackle”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:31:55 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (franchise decline): Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery → Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. The sequels try to top themselves and Austin stops being funny once he figures himself out at the end of the first film.
    “The 2nd and thirds are just trying to top themselves.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Lost World: Jurassic Park · 1:32:19 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

lineage (2)

  1. lineage (lineage): Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me → Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Mini-Me/Scott Evil fight calls back to the toilet sequence in the first movie.
    “Great callback to the toilet sequence in the in the 1st movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:25:51 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. lineage (lineage): Burt Bacharach → Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Bacharach's 'The Look of Love' on the car radio set Myers thinking about where the swingers went, and he wrote Austin Powers in three weeks.
    “So one day, Burt Bacharach's look of love was playing on the car radio, Lady Mike Myers, to think about where the swingers of the world went to.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:43:24 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (programming): Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me → Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. DVD momentum from the first made the sequel open bigger than the first's total.
    “DVD could actually get momentum for a sequel”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:04:08 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (theme): Thor: The Dark World → Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Skarsgard's penis-showing in the Dark World is likened to the Swedish made penis enlarger pump gag.
    “This feels like the Austin Powers, Swedish made penis enlarger pump.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Thor: The Dark World · 1:26:37 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

None.

Who the speakers said made it

As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.