Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me [Blu-ray]

Director: Jay Roach Jay Roach

Overview

Austin Powers -- fashion photographer, denizen of Swingin' London, international espionage agent, and bane of dental hygienists everywhere -- returns in his second screen adventure. Powers (once again played by Mike Myers), a 1960s superspy stranded in the 1990s, discovers that his nemesis, criminal genius Dr. Evil (also Mike Myers), has somehow stolen his "mojo" (the secret to his otherwise inexplicable sex appeal) and traveled back in time to the 1960s as part of his latest fiendish scheme. Powers must also travel back in time to retrieve it, but if Austin doesn't quite fit into 1998, he's been there just long enough not to fit in in 1968 anymore, either. Powers also discovers that Dr. Evil has new allies this time: Mini-Me (Verne Troyer), a clone of Dr. Evil one-eighth his size but just as nasty; Fat Bastard (Myers yet again), whose name describes him just fine; and vixenish assassin Robin Swallows (Gia Carides). Powers' lack of mojo also proves troublesome when he's paired with his new partner, saucy CIA operative Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham). Other characters returning from the first film include Elizabeth Hurley as Vanessa Kensington, Robert Wagner as Number Two, Michael York as Basil Exposition, Seth Green as Scott Evil, and Mindy Sterling as Frau Farbissina. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me also includes cameo appearances from Tim Robbins, Jerry Springer, Woody Harrelson, and Burt Bacharach with his current songwriting partner, Elvis Costello.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/04/2011
UPC:	0794043144745
Original Release:	1999
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	New Line Home Video
Language:	English
Time:	1:35:00
Sales rank:	23,517

Special Features

Commentary by Mike Myers, Director Jay Roach and Co-Writer Michael McCullers; ; Nearly 20 Minutes of Groovy Deleted Scenes; Behind-the-Scenes Featurette Gallery; Comedy Central Canned Ham The Dr. Evil Story; ; 4 Music Videos:; Madonna's Beautiful Stranger; Lenny Kravitz's American Woman; Mel B's (aka Scary Spice) Word Up; Dr. Evil and Mini-Me's Just the Two Of Us

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mike Myers	Austin Powers/Dr. Evil
Heather Graham	Felicity Shagwell
Michael York	Basil Exposition
Robert Wagner	Number Two
Rob Lowe	Young Number Two
Seth Green	Scott Evil
Mindy Sterling	Frau Farbissina
Verne Troyer	Mini-Me(as Verne J. Troyer)
Elizabeth Hurley	Vanessa Kensington
Gia Carides	Robin Swallows
Oliver Muirhead	British Colonel
George Kee Cheung	Chinese Teacher(as George Kee Cheung)
Jeffrey Meng	Chinese Student
Muse Watson	Klansman
Scott Cooper	Klansman's Son - Bobby
Douglas Fisher	Man - Pecker
Kevin Cooney	NORAD Colonel
Clint Howard	Radar Operator Peters
Brian Hooks	Pilot
David Koechner	Co-Pilot
Frank Clem	Guitarist with Willie Nelson
Herb Mitchell	Sergeant
Steve Eastin	Umpire
Jane Carr	Woman - Pecker
Kevin Durand	Assassin
Melissa Justin	Chick #1 at Party
Nicholas Walker	Captain of the Guard
Tony Jay	Narrator
Kristen Johnston	Ivana Humpalot
Burt Bacharach	Himself
Elvis Costello	Himself
Will Ferrell	Mustafa
Woody Harrelson	Himself
Charles Napier	General Hawk
Willie Nelson	Himself
Tim Robbins	President of the United States
Rebecca Romijn	Herself
Jerry Springer	Himself
Fred Willard	Mission Commander
George Clinton	Composer

Technical Credits

Mike Myers

Michael McCullers

Mike Myers	Screenwriter,Producer
Michael McCullers	Screenwriter
Jay Roach	Director
Donna Langley	Executive Producer
Erwin Stoff	Executive Producer
John S. Lyons	Producer,Producer
Eric McLeod	Producer
Demi Moore	Producer
Jennifer Todd	Producer,Producer
Jeanne McCarthy	Casting
Juel Bestrop	Casting
Michael DeLuca	Executive Producer
Kenneth McLaughlin	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me may not have been half the unexpectedly enjoyable romp of the original, but it doubled the character's pop culture prominence and the vernacular use of the phrases "Yeah, baby!" and "Do I make you horny?" In fact, rarely has there been such a widely mimicked film icon as Austin Powers, even if the most inspired bits from these films concern the fey supervillain Dr. Evil, also played by Mike Myers. It's a testament to the blind affection accorded this franchise that the sequel's most celebrated character is Mini Me, played by the vertically challenged Verne Troyer, who turned into such a stature-defying popular curiosity that he became the shortest man since Tom Cruise to get so much work. Audiences were so giddy to plunk themselves back into that free-lovin' world of shagadelic goofiness, they didn't even notice that many of the jokes were essentially repeated, or that the improvisation level was shockingly high. All that mattered was Myers returning in both brilliant roles, plus a third (the sweaty Fat Bastard), and Heather Graham filling the eye-candy role vacated by Elizabeth Hurley. The movie hits its funniest strides when reveling in its anachronistic cultural references, such as Dr. Evil covering Will Smith's paternal ode "Just the Two of Us," or aping Jerry Maguire by telling his miniature self, "You complete me." Capable of enormous feats at the box office, as well as getting incredible mileage from kitsch, the Austin Powers series should be healthy for as long as Myers wants to continue coining catch phrases.

Watching Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, I got the feeling that the movie was demanded less by writer-producer-star Mike Myers than by his fervent fans. This doesn't mean that Myers' sequel isn't stuffed with as many jokes as its 1997 predecessor, just that you laugh a little less heartily at each one. To his credit, Myers throws in a few fresh elements: in addition to Mini-Me, a 32-inch-tall clone of the film's villain Dr. Evil, we're introduced to Fat Bastard, an enormous Scottish bagpiper recruited by Dr. Evil to steal Austin Powers' mojo, or libido. Myers seems to realize that there's a limit to this character, that there are only so many times he can say, "Oh, behave!" and bare his roadkill-hairy chest. He gives more screen time to Dr. Evil, whose obsession with world domination is matched only by his ineptness in trying to carry out the plan. Myers plays Dr. Evil as well (look closely behind the prosthetics of Fat Bastard and you'll find him there too), and he still revels in the role, especially in the scenes with Mini-Me (Verne Troyer). —All-Movie Guide

Josh Larsen