The
World of Austin Powers by Andy Lane
Paperback from Universe Media Published: 2002-11-16 ISBN: 0789308630
He's the idol of every woman. The envy of every man. He put the "grr"
back in swinger. His name is Powers. Austin Powers. For the first time
in our cryogenically altered universe, you are
invited into the very shagadelic World of Austin Powers --up-close
and very personal, baby.
With over 350 stills and photographs taken from all three films, step
inside this mojo-ridden celebration of the International Man of Mystery
and all his cohorts as this definitive guide to all
things groovy takes you in-depth into Austin 's gadgets and girls,
hangouts and hideouts, bubblies and jubblies. Enter the lairs and ongoing
plots of Dr.Evil. Witness the inception and evolution of Mini-Me. Experience
the gastro-intestinal turmoil of Fat Bastard. Time travel to the disco
days of the mysterious Goldmember. Meet the women behind every twist-Frau,
Felicity, Fembots, Foxxy and Vanessa. Every page is a colorful, psychedelic
tribute to the crazy world
of Austin Powers, packed with pictures, stills, outtakes, favorite
quotes, diagrams, little known trivia, behind the scenes info and much,
much more. Covering every bit of all three movies and
every aspect of the international man of mystery, this book is a must
have for every Austin Powers fan.
Announcing the definitive guide not only to the second Austin Powers
movie, but to the whole Austin Powers craze. Find out what Austin thinks
of life in the '90s versus the '60s; his thoughts on world leaders, from
Moses to Margaret Thatcher; the history of the shag-pad, and more. 50 photos.
Myers's true triumph, though, is his turn as the neurotic Dr. Evil,
who tends to spout the right cultural reference at exactly the wrong time
(referring to his moon base as a "Death Star" with Moon Units Alpha and
Zappa--in 1969). Myers teams Dr. Evil with a diminutive clone, Mini-Me
(Verne J. Troyer), who soon replaces slacker son Scott Evil (Seth Green)
as the apple of the doctor's eye; Myers and Troyer work magic in what could
plausibly be one of the year's most affecting (and hysterically funny)
love stories. Despite a stellar supporting cast--including a sly Rob Lowe
as Robert Wagner's younger self and Mindy Sterling as the forbidding Frau
Farbissina--it's basically Myers's show, and he pulls a hat trick by playing
a third character, the obese and disgusting Scottish assassin Fat Bastard.
Many viewers will reel in disgust at Mr. Bastard's repulsive antics and
the scatological bent Myers indulges in, including one showstopper involving
coffee and--shudder--a stool sample. Still, Myers's good humor and dead-on
cultural references win the day; Austin is one spy who proves he can still
shag like a minx. --Mark Englehart - Amazon.com
Austin
Powers: International Man of Mystery - DVD If you don't think Austin Powers is one of the funniest movies of the
1990s, maybe you should be packed into a cryogenic time chamber and sent
back to the decade whence you came. Perhaps it was the 1960s--the shagadelic
decade when London hipster Austin Powers scored with gorgeous chicks as
a fashion photographer by day, crime-fighting international man of mystery
by night. Yeah, baby, yeah! But when Powers's arch nemesis, Dr. Evil, puts
himself into a deep-freeze and travels via time machine to the late 1990s,
Powers must follow him and foil Evil's nefarious scheme of global domination.
Mike Myers plays dual roles as Powers and Dr. Evil, with Elizabeth Hurley
as his present-day sidekick and karate-kicking paramour. A hilarious spoof
of '60s spy movies, this colorful comedy actually gets funnier with successive
viewings, making it a perfect home video for gloomy days and randy nights.
Oh, behave! --Jeff Shannon - Amazon.com
