In fairness, Austin Powers actually makes MORE of an effort to explain the new love interest thing than 90% of all spy movies where it's just "Well obviously there's a new girl, do you know what genre you're watching?"
I have to wonder how many times someone's come onto Simone and didn't get the understand the line that they were using on her. A running joke in my family is for someone to say "(insert) is driving me nuts" with a follow up from someone else "Short drive" which I said to a woman I worked with but she didn't get it till I explained it to her.
switching out elizabeth hurley was probably partly due to conflicting schedules, but yes it's also a spy movie thing. there has been a new "bond girl" for every james bond movie since the first, and it's usually an actress or model who is up and coming. heather graham was briefly very hot in hollywood after boogie nights - another movie you should definitely react to - and bringing her on was likely to capitalize on that.
Daniel Craig broke the trend of having a new Bond girl in each film since Spectre and No Time to Die had the same one. But the Craig films are an exception to the rule in a lot of areas.
@@richardb6260 The Bond franchise had to break their own old tread because of Austin Powers, and is greatly influenced by the Bourne series popularity at the time.
Bedazzled was the movie that made Elizabeth an instant crush for me and many many other man and women (no matter if straight or gay). I am so sad she hasnt really done any movies or at least Netflix in the past decade, she is over 50 and looks even hotter with her matured very slightly wrinkled face and ultra hot body than when she starred in Bedazzled and A. Powers... just imagine marrying somehow so alpha in your 20s, and 30 years later you still woudnt trade your partner for a young one...
They probably didn't plan sequels and the ending kinda made it final that he had a women. So they needed to get rid of her to make Austin a womanizer again.
Mike Myers confirmed at the time that swapping out Liz Hurley is 100% a reference to the way every James Bond movie has a different 'Bond Girl' each time, with no acknowledgment of what happened to them. Re: spoof movies, you've already checked out Airplane and Naked, so you REALLY have to carry on to Naked Gun 2-3, Top Secret (spy thriller + Elvis Presley), and Hot Shots 1 and 2. Hot Shots is particular apt right now as it's a PERFECT spoof of Top Gun!
Hot Shots is Top Gun. Hot Shots 2 is every Vietnam movie ever made. But I think particularly Platoon and Apocalypse Now, for one of the best casting gags ever.
The trailer for this was great, it said "If you only see one film this year, see Star Wars Episode 1: The Phatom Menace. If you see two..." A fun movie and easily the best of the trilogy.
Jess Harvell is correct. Dispatching Elizabeth Hurley is basically a reference to the Bond series, where he has a new love interest every movie. There may also be an element of not expecting to make a sequel, so they made Hurley's character "the one" and then realized they had to walk that back if they were going to do another movie. Also, echoing the Top Secret! recommendation. Technically, the movie is a parody of WWII movies and Elvis movies, but I think most of the gags will be self-explanatory whether you've seen any Elvis movies or not. There is also a parody of The Blue Lagoon in it, but again, it's not really necessary to know that in order to get the jokes happening. I would also recommend the music spoofs Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Music will probably be a challenge, but I think people will understand if it's been muted. The former is a parody of any music biopic, although it is specifically named after Walk the Line, and Popstar is named after the Justin Bieber concert movie, but again, I'd say you could watch both without seeing either.
Bond (George Lazenby) does get married in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (to Diana Rigg, no less), but she gets murdered at the end of the film. Still in the wedding dress. So, not unknown for Bond to marry, but not for long.
Usually Bond was with different women in beginning and in the end of the movie , and the names were silly , just trying what they could get away with . They did Honey Rider , part is in this movie, from Doctor No , James Bond Goldfinger Pussy Galore that was the top , then women names started to get more normal . Spy who everyone know was already in The Saint movie from 1939 , "My name is Templar , Simon Templar" and bad guy lifted his eyebrows , everyone knew The Saint . Roger Moore also made James Bond more of a comedy , as he put it in one interview .... Who would believe that a spy ,who is known by everyone , could operate and wearing suit in India , do you know how hot it is there ? I had to change my white suit between every take , when it got so sweaty .
This is all the case. They didn't even expect the first movie to be successful, so when it was they obviously played the Bond card to get a new love interest. But while I love Heather and Beyonce, Elizabeth Hurley was always a hardcore crush round here.
"You Gonna Cry" is a take on 1979, The Great Santini basketball scene. You miss a lot of references by not watching the James Bond movies. Bond women had names like Pussy Galore, Holly Goodhead, Plenty O'Toole, etc... Even from the first movie, henchman Random Task was a copy of Odd Job from Goldfinger (who was known to throw a deadly hat)
Right. Although more of Donald Pleasant's portrayal of him in You Only Live Twice. Including the secret lair inside a volcano in the first Austin Powers movie.
One of the references you probably didn't get was in the matching swimsuits gag. It was additionally a reference to the swimsuit OG Bond girl Honey Ryder (played by Ursula Andress) wore in the first Bond movie: Dr. No in 1962.
Have y'all watched Wayne's World? Also, the part where Austin tells his boss that Vanessa was a fembot, and he replies plain faced, "Yes, we knew," is one of my favorite lines from this movie.
I had to reread your comment twice before it fully clicked in my brain. I kept thinking you were trying to say there were references to Austin Powers in Wayne's World, which I knew was impossible. In hindsight, though, how much of a genius would Mike Myers be if he actually did that?
“How do you get into those pants baby!” “You can start by buying me a drink” She did answer his question. Simone and George are lacking some serious Mojo!
13:40 If you remember in the first movie, there's a scene where Burt Bacharach is playing piano and singing "What the World Needs Now". Bacharach had numerous hit songs in the 60's and 70s - usually performed by other singers - but he himself was part of that 60's easy listening scene. In this film it is Elvis Costello singing one of his hits from around 1970, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again. It was originally a big hit for Dionne Warwick (Whitney Houston's cousin) in 1969.
The Dr. Evil character will forever be funny. No matter how times I see his scenes, I crack up every time. This was the one where Mike Myers really found his stride with the characters.
I really love modern takes on the retro futurism and stuff that 50s and 60s spy stuff had. Like that one super villain game, or Venture Brothers, that kind of stuff
A great slapstick spy movie you should check out is "Top Secret" from 1984 It's by the Zucker brothers (who also did "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun") and it features the film debut of Val Kilmer.
I remember accidentally seeing it as a kid and then years later I was so sure it wasn’t a fever dream and I found it and I felt so validated 😂 young me had good taste even before he knew it
I looked up the Vanessa thing and it was a gag take on the one time Bond girl trope. This is what was on the wiki: Although Vanessa's reveal as a Fembot was a deliberately nonsensical twist, played for laughs as a reference to all of the James Bond series' one-time female leads, it has become the most contentious moment in the entire Austin Powers franchise, leaving many fans of the character in denial and anger over how she was written out.
I loved the trailer for this movie back then :D "If you see only one movie in 1999... see STAR WARS! But if you see TWO movies, see Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me!"
Let me clear up the movie title confusion. Its a direct spin on the Roger Moore James Bond movie Called "The Spy Who Loved Me". Plus it's humour pays direct homage to Pink Panther Part 2.
Seeing this in the theater with one of my best friends was absolutely a great experience. We were crying with laughter. All of the Dr. Evil stuff slayed us.
In the beginning, Austin's watching "In Like Flint" which was the sequel to "Our Man Flint", one of many films of that era which parodied James Bond. I'm definitely sure parody/pastiche films like Austin Powers and Kingsman take some inspiration from those movies. In fact, Our Man Flint also has a villain named "Hans Gruber". You guys should watch Our Man Flint.
The first Austin Powers movie feels like a love letter to the Connery era bond, while this is feels like it is more on the Roger Moore era bond which was much more absurd with movies like Moonraker and A View to a Kill.
Galaxy Quest please! It stars some big actors, and more than a spoof, it is more like a love letter to Star Trek fans and Star Trek universe. And the best part? You don't really have to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy it and get the humor! It is considered by many to be a perfect film. Give it some thought. I would love to see your reaction!
Bond movies that were parodied here include: The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. In addition to all the other references, there's an anti-reference to those as well. Both of those movies featured Jaws as the privileged Henchman. Jaws was an assassin with steel teeth played by Richard Kiel who was freaky big. Mini-me was physically the exact opposite, but they both attacked by biting. I never put that together before this very moment. Thanks scotch! The Bikini on the beach was taken from Dr. No. Doctor Evil is based on Bloefeld from the Connery years, (specifically You Only Live Twice, but also seen in On Her Majesty's Secret Service). Oh, and the scene where he used the woman as a shield was from a bond movie where he actually did that. She set him up, so she was evil, but he totally spun her into the line of fire. The Fembot thing wasn't a parody of any spy movie that I know of. It was probably more like she agreed to do one, then when the sequel became an option, she didn't want to do it again. There is a sort of thing in Bond movies where none of the women are in more than one movie. They nearly always end with him in bed with one and there's never a mention of her again. The one exception to this was a special case, where she was at least mentioned in other films. There were even references to her in the most recent Bond movie, No Time to Die (particularly in the music in a few key parts. In the 1980's there was a table top James Bond RPG. One of the mechanics of that game was the concept of Hero Points. You essentially earned one for critical rolls and could spend one to improve any other roll at any time. That's kind of what I think Mojo is. When you get to the next one, there are scenes of one of the actors as a much younger person. Those are all from a movie that was shot back then and re-used. Fun fact: In Like Flynn was a sort of parody of Bond movies done in the late 60's and starring Lee Marvin as a super cool. The main joke was that he had a cigarette lighter with 187* uses. 188 if you lit a cigarette with it. It was basically whatever the plot needed it to be. *I don't recall the exact number, it’s been 35 years since I the only time I saw it. Sorry. I could only manage about 442 words. I’ll make it up next time.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights is one of the best dumb comedies of all time, and there is no way it'll get copyright-striked, since you've done other Mel Brooks movies before. Also, Hot Shots (but that's a different director).
You folks could probably spend the next few months just watching movies referenced in this movie alone if you wanted, but I thought I'd point out Rob Lowe getting hit in the head with the globe is a reference to "The Great Santini" starring Robert Duvall, sadly it is a pretty harsh watch about an abusive father and husband but I would recommend watching the basketball scene to get an idea of just how far Mike Myers was capable of taking such a harrowing scene of fatherly abuse to the light side of comedy, it's funny on it's own because of Rob Lowe's acting but put into the context of the original the dichotomy makes you realize what a ballsy move it was, considering audiences at the time were far more likely to get the reference. Comedy is magic .
Would highly recommend Young Frankenstien if you're looking for good spoof movies. Funny, touching, and all you need is a passing familiarity with the old horror classics. It wouldn't hurt to know the original story of Frankenstien too, since it's kind of a "sequal".
9:12 She answered his question perfectly well??? Galaxy Quest, prewatch Star Trek S01E18 "Arena", Star Trek S02E10 "Mirror, Mirror", Star Trek the Next Generation S01E08 "Justice", Star Trek the Next Generation S01E23 "Skin of Evil"
My most favorite spoof movie of all times is Loaded Weapon 1. Having seen Die Hard 1 is enough to get it's biggest banger. At least a bit Star Trek knowledge helps, but otherwise - LW1 is self-sufficient in making audience LOVL. The cast is top notch times 20! Other originals: Silence of the lambs, Basic Instinct, Lethal Weapon 3. PS: Spoof of "The Fugitive" is called Wrongfully Accused, it is not as hilarious as other Leslie Nielsen masterpieces, but still fun.
@@-M0LE Agreed. For me LW1 was the first time I noticed the persona of Samuel L Jackson (in previous movies he was just one of the actors to me). Main shock of LW1 is the overload on top actors. Who do deliver top acting as well.
The writing Vanessa out is a trope from James Bond movies of the love interests only lasting for 1 movie. She was never going to have a larger role in this movie, so scheduling was not an issue.
the base plot about a spy frozen and defrosted in "the present" was based on a a 60's British show Adam Adamant Lives!. "In 1902, Edwardian adventurer Adam Adamant is frozen alive in a block of ice by his arch-nemesis, the Face. In 1966"
Love when *Simone* is so uncomfortable *(Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood)* *(Not Another Teen Movie)* *(Airplane) 1 & 2* *(Hot Shots)* *(Hot Shots) part Duex* *The Naked Gun) 1, 2&½, 33&⅓* *(Top secret)* *(Scary Movie) 1-5* *(Spaceballs)*
@@MrKeychange I loved her even in Anger Management (the Adam Sandler movie). I would have NOT been able to resist her there..... And of course there's Boogie Nights. Everyone who knows her knows about Boogie Nights. I just didn't like that movie that much, so I don't ever rewatch that. Not even her scene.... Oh, and of course there's The Hangover...
HOT SHOTS would be good for you guys to get into, as you've recently seen a few classic 80s action films. One of my favorites that never gets mentioned is the parody of LETHAL WEAPON and other buddy cop movies, NATIONAL LAMPOONS' LOADED WEAPON 1 (bear in mind there was no sequel, nor was there at any time any plans for one). The NAKED GUN movies were pretty funny too.
Every scene, character, and movie title in the Austin Powers trilogy is a spoof of something in the James Bond/spy genre. There are thousands of subtle and not-so-subtle references you probably miss unless you have seen every James Bond film.
4:12 "It's all staged, isn't it?" My sister was on Jerry Springer (twice). I can confirm that it was all staged, or at the least that they really didn't care if any of the guests were telling anything even approaching the truth so they long as they can maintain character.
I wouldn't say you'd have to watch them for references that you might have missed, but the second movie, "The Spy Who Shagged Me", and the third movie, "Goldmember", are spoofs on James Bond movies, "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and "Goldfinger" (1964). Fitting that "Goldmember" is the third because "Goldfinger" was the third Bond film.
Austin Powers draws from 1960’s spy movies. In particular the James Bond series. I would watch Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever. The In Like Flint movie is also an influence. Mike Meyer’s also thrown in the late 60’s swinging London styles.
Gah, Jerry Springer... That definitely was the start of a whole new era in television. The whole... spectacle, reality, exploitative tv. That and the start of the 24 hour news cycle... Everything really did suddenly start to change. Add the internet boom at the same time, and yeah. World totally changed, not just television.
First time seeing someone react to Austin Powers. I movie i saw in my teens when it first came out. Love seeing how much they enjoyed the silliness of this movie.
Spoof movies that are definitely worth a watch that you guys haven't seen already: - Robin Hood: Men in Tights (spoofs Robin Hood, durrr) - Young Frankenstein (spoofs old black and white horror movies like the classic Universal movies) - Blazing Saddles (spoofs western movies) - Naked Gun 2 1/2 (spoofs detective/crime movies) - Naked Gun 33 1/3 (spoofs detective/crime movies) - Top Secret! (spoofs spy movies) - Hot Shots! (spoofs Top Gun) - Hot Shots! Part Deux (spoofs Rambo 2) - Galaxy Quest (spoofs scifi movies/TV shows like Star Trek) - Scary Movie (spoofs horror movies of the 2000s - stick to the first one only) - Mars Attack! (spoofs alien invasion B-movies from the 50s) - Tropic Thunder (spoofs military/Vietnam war movies) - Team America: World Police (spoofs Thunderbirds, a 60s TV show that made use of puppetry) - Zombieland (spoofs zombie movies, inspired by Shaun of the Dead) - Clue (spoofs whodunit murder mystery movies) - Zoolander (spoofs fashion trends) - Gremlins 2: The New Batch (spoofs itself...just watch both movies!) - Stay Tuned (spoofs TV in general) - Dragnet (spoofs detective/crime movies) - This Is The End (spoofs end of the world type movies) - Get Smart (spoofs spy movies) - Loaded Weapon (spoofs Lethal Weapon and "buddy cops" movies) - Tucker And Dale Vs Evil (spoofs "hillbilly killers living in the woods" horror movies)
These movies are a mash up of previous spy spoof gags with "British Invasion" fashion mixed in. Myers' family is from Liverpool (Beatles birthplace), so this is kinda natural for him. If you watch the TV shows Get Smart (Not the movie version) & Rowan & Martin's Laugh In, you'll understand where he's getting the humor from. (The shoe throwing guy was a Get Smart character.) GS was Mel Brooks' first big project and Laugh-In launched the careers of Lily Tomlin and Goldie Hawn. It's really funny. If you search for the group Peter & Gordon, you'll literally see Austin Powers. 😁👍
Spoof movies: Wrongfully Accused (spoofing The Fugitive that you just saw) Hot Shots (spoofing Top Gun that you just saw) Hot Shots Part Deux (Spoofing the Rambo Series) Not Another Teen Movie (spoofing American Pie, Cruel Intentions, she’s all that and a bunch of Teen movies but it stands ok on its own if you’re familiar with the Teen Movie genre and tropes) Not really a spoof movie, but an underrated comedy: Eurotrip (might have a bit too much nudity for TH-cam, but the theatrical version could be adequate)
Great spoof movies: Top Secret - a spoof on spy movies Hot Shots - Top Gun spoof Hot Shots 2 - Rambo spoof Murder by Death - murder mystery spoof like poirot, agatha christie etc. Mystery Men - superhero spoof Clue - its Clue! Loaded Weapon - spoof of Lethal Weapon Robin Hood Man in Tights - well you know, Robin Hood Mars Attacks - alien invasion spoof Galaxy Quest - Spoof/Love letter to Star Trek Tropic Thunder - war movie spoof What we do in the Shadows - Vampire spoof
Goldfinger would probably be a good one to watch before watching Goldmember. Also, Galaxy Quest is a spoof of Star Trek, but doesn't require much knowledge of Trek at all (pretty much everything you'd pick up passively through pop culture should be enough).
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In fairness, Austin Powers actually makes MORE of an effort to explain the new love interest thing than 90% of all spy movies where it's just "Well obviously there's a new girl, do you know what genre you're watching?"
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9:17. She did answer his question, just not the way you thought.
That's what I was yelling. 😁
I was thinking, how on earth did they not get the joke. 😵
glad to see others caught the joke too
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I paused to find and like this comment.
"it bothers me.... She didn't answer his question" 🤣🤣🤣
She did!
Q"how do you get into those pants?"
A" you can start by buying me a drink"
I have to wonder how many times someone's come onto Simone and didn't get the understand the line that they were using on her.
A running joke in my family is for someone to say "(insert) is driving me nuts" with a follow up from someone else "Short drive" which I said to a woman I worked with but she didn't get it till I explained it to her.
25 year old movie and i just got the joke now
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The "rotating chair" bit was completely unscripted; the prop malfunctioned & Mike Myers stayed in character the whole time.
Oh wow i didn't know that.
I figured the spit was, not the whole thing itself.
That was fantastic. "I'm sick as a dog... I'm going to vom."
Actually the chair was remote controlled and the crew was messing with Mike but they kept it in
"The power of Christ compels you"!! 😝
switching out elizabeth hurley was probably partly due to conflicting schedules, but yes it's also a spy movie thing. there has been a new "bond girl" for every james bond movie since the first, and it's usually an actress or model who is up and coming. heather graham was briefly very hot in hollywood after boogie nights - another movie you should definitely react to - and bringing her on was likely to capitalize on that.
Daniel Craig broke the trend of having a new Bond girl in each film since Spectre and No Time to Die had the same one. But the Craig films are an exception to the rule in a lot of areas.
Yes, too few people watch Boogie Nights. It's a great movie.
@@richardb6260 The Bond franchise had to break their own old tread because of Austin Powers, and is greatly influenced by the Bourne series popularity at the time.
Bedazzled was the movie that made Elizabeth an instant crush for me and many many other man and women (no matter if straight or gay). I am so sad she hasnt really done any movies or at least Netflix in the past decade, she is over 50 and looks even hotter with her matured very slightly wrinkled face and ultra hot body than when she starred in Bedazzled and A. Powers... just imagine marrying somehow so alpha in your 20s, and 30 years later you still woudnt trade your partner for a young one...
They probably didn't plan sequels and the ending kinda made it final that he had a women. So they needed to get rid of her to make Austin a womanizer again.
Mike Myers confirmed at the time that swapping out Liz Hurley is 100% a reference to the way every James Bond movie has a different 'Bond Girl' each time, with no acknowledgment of what happened to them. Re: spoof movies, you've already checked out Airplane and Naked, so you REALLY have to carry on to Naked Gun 2-3, Top Secret (spy thriller + Elvis Presley), and Hot Shots 1 and 2. Hot Shots is particular apt right now as it's a PERFECT spoof of Top Gun!
Hot Shots and Hot Shots Part Deux are pretty easy to jump into, and they are incredible. Having watched Top Gun would help
Hot Shots is Top Gun.
Hot Shots 2 is every Vietnam movie ever made. But I think particularly Platoon and Apocalypse Now, for one of the best casting gags ever.
Lloyd Bridges in those two movies very nearly killed me with laughter
I slipped on a crab, did you see it? There were two of them, they always work in pairs 😂😂😂😂😂
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Definitely need to see Hot Shots after they watch Top Gun.
RIP Tony Jay (the opening text narrator)
That voice is so legendary!
The "You gonna cry?" scene always kills me. Watch Rob Lowe's face, it's obvious he's struggling not to crack up himself.
This scene was spoofing “The Great Santini”
@@mynameisnobody8597 I was just about to mention this!
Guys check Bedazzled, i remember it being very funny, Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser are in it.
The "buying me a drink" joke went right over your head 😂😂😂
Yeah fr, she had the most literal interpretation possible of what he said.
Mike Meyers gave you all you needed to research this movie when he was watching tv and said "Hey, In Like Flint, that's my favorite movie!"
In like flint is a great spy spoof
Heather Graham is an absolute gem in this move. 10/10
The trailer for this was great, it said "If you only see one film this year, see Star Wars Episode 1: The Phatom Menace. If you see two..." A fun movie and easily the best of the trilogy.
Jess Harvell is correct. Dispatching Elizabeth Hurley is basically a reference to the Bond series, where he has a new love interest every movie. There may also be an element of not expecting to make a sequel, so they made Hurley's character "the one" and then realized they had to walk that back if they were going to do another movie.
Also, echoing the Top Secret! recommendation. Technically, the movie is a parody of WWII movies and Elvis movies, but I think most of the gags will be self-explanatory whether you've seen any Elvis movies or not. There is also a parody of The Blue Lagoon in it, but again, it's not really necessary to know that in order to get the jokes happening.
I would also recommend the music spoofs Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Music will probably be a challenge, but I think people will understand if it's been muted. The former is a parody of any music biopic, although it is specifically named after Walk the Line, and Popstar is named after the Justin Bieber concert movie, but again, I'd say you could watch both without seeing either.
Bond (George Lazenby) does get married in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (to Diana Rigg, no less), but she gets murdered at the end of the film. Still in the wedding dress. So, not unknown for Bond to marry, but not for long.
Usually Bond was with different women in beginning and in the end of the movie , and the names were silly , just trying what they could get away with .
They did Honey Rider , part is in this movie, from Doctor No , James Bond Goldfinger Pussy Galore that was the top , then women names started to get more normal .
Spy who everyone know was already in The Saint movie from 1939 , "My name is Templar , Simon Templar" and bad guy lifted his eyebrows , everyone knew The Saint .
Roger Moore also made James Bond more of a comedy , as he put it in one interview .... Who would believe that a spy ,who is known by everyone , could operate and wearing suit in India , do you know how hot it is there ? I had to change my white suit between every take , when it got so sweaty .
@@Ankka939 The movie is over 50 years old dude. Spoiling it is a bit like spoiling the dictionary (the zebra did it).
@@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t This is a channel where they watch (often older) movies they haven't seen. All spoilers count.
This is all the case. They didn't even expect the first movie to be successful, so when it was they obviously played the Bond card to get a new love interest.
But while I love Heather and Beyonce, Elizabeth Hurley was always a hardcore crush round here.
"Top Secret!" Is a spoof you two should watch for sure.
"You Gonna Cry" is a take on 1979, The Great Santini basketball scene. You miss a lot of references by not watching the James Bond movies. Bond women had names like Pussy Galore, Holly Goodhead, Plenty O'Toole, etc...
Even from the first movie, henchman Random Task was a copy of Odd Job from Goldfinger (who was known to throw a deadly hat)
dr evil is a copy of ernst blofeld from thunderballs
Right. Although more of Donald Pleasant's portrayal of him in You Only Live Twice. Including the secret lair inside a volcano in the first Austin Powers movie.
Was going to say the same thing.
Even some of the movie titles are Bond references (obviously), The Spy Who Shagged Me (The Spy Who Loved Me) and Goldmember (Goldfinger).
Even Mini-Me references back to Nick-Nack.
One of the references you probably didn't get was in the matching swimsuits gag. It was additionally a reference to the swimsuit OG Bond girl Honey Ryder (played by Ursula Andress) wore in the first Bond movie: Dr. No in 1962.
Have y'all watched Wayne's World? Also, the part where Austin tells his boss that Vanessa was a fembot, and he replies plain faced, "Yes, we knew," is one of my favorite lines from this movie.
Michael York being straight-faced as Basil is overlooked comedy, though my favorite moment for him is with Beyonce in Austin Powers 3.
Most likely half of that is because it was delivered by Basil Exposition from British Intelligence. But it is wickedly nonsensical also.
Wayne's World holds up soooo well all these years later, definitely worth a viewing.
I had to reread your comment twice before it fully clicked in my brain. I kept thinking you were trying to say there were references to Austin Powers in Wayne's World, which I knew was impossible. In hindsight, though, how much of a genius would Mike Myers be if he actually did that?
I love Wayne's World. Wayne's World and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me are Mike Myer's best movies.
“How do you get into those pants baby!”
“You can start by buying me a drink”
She did answer his question.
Simone and George are lacking some serious Mojo!
you guys gotta watch austin powers goldmember
I liked how both George and Dr. Evil both realized what Frau was getting at at the same time
13:40 If you remember in the first movie, there's a scene where Burt Bacharach is playing piano and singing "What the World Needs Now". Bacharach had numerous hit songs in the 60's and 70s - usually performed by other singers - but he himself was part of that 60's easy listening scene. In this film it is Elvis Costello singing one of his hits from around 1970, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again. It was originally a big hit for Dionne Warwick (Whitney Houston's cousin) in 1969.
The Dr. Evil character will forever be funny. No matter how times I see his scenes, I crack up every time. This was the one where Mike Myers really found his stride with the characters.
I really love modern takes on the retro futurism and stuff that 50s and 60s spy stuff had. Like that one super villain game, or Venture Brothers, that kind of stuff
A great slapstick spy movie you should check out is "Top Secret" from 1984 It's by the Zucker brothers (who also did "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun") and it features the film debut of Val Kilmer.
"Dracula: Dead & Loving It" is an excellent vampire parody with Leslie Nielsen.
I remember accidentally seeing it as a kid and then years later I was so sure it wasn’t a fever dream and I found it and I felt so validated 😂 young me had good taste even before he knew it
I looked up the Vanessa thing and it was a gag take on the one time Bond girl trope. This is what was on the wiki: Although Vanessa's reveal as a Fembot was a deliberately nonsensical twist, played for laughs as a reference to all of the James Bond series' one-time female leads, it has become the most contentious moment in the entire Austin Powers franchise, leaving many fans of the character in denial and anger over how she was written out.
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Watching you guys cringe at the stool sample bit and say “that’s not a good joke” is the highlight of my day
Rob Lowe did an amazing Robert Wagner impression.
it was a great choice getting him to play the younger version.
I was disappointed they cut the one scene were Rob Lowe and Robert Wagner "interacted" though I will admit that scene would never fly back in 1999.
13:50 that was Elvis Costello singing, pretty famous singer 😂
I loved the trailer for this movie back then :D "If you see only one movie in 1999... see STAR WARS! But if you see TWO movies, see Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me!"
Let me clear up the movie title confusion. Its a direct spin on the Roger Moore James Bond movie Called "The Spy Who Loved Me". Plus it's humour pays direct homage to Pink Panther Part 2.
Seeing this in the theater with one of my best friends was absolutely a great experience. We were crying with laughter. All of the Dr. Evil stuff slayed us.
Everyone in my theater laughed progressively louder as the phallic spaceship gag kept going and going. None of us expected the gag!
Best one in the series! And Heather Graham is the best Powers girl, just saying.
Where's Goldmember...you need to watch it now...
How ya not do goldmember? You've watched these two, ya gotta finish the trilogy.
In the beginning, Austin's watching "In Like Flint" which was the sequel to "Our Man Flint", one of many films of that era which parodied James Bond. I'm definitely sure parody/pastiche films like Austin Powers and Kingsman take some inspiration from those movies. In fact, Our Man Flint also has a villain named "Hans Gruber".
You guys should watch Our Man Flint.
Didn't Die Hard come out later?
The first Austin Powers movie feels like a love letter to the Connery era bond, while this is feels like it is more on the Roger Moore era bond which was much more absurd with movies like Moonraker and A View to a Kill.
Piling on to the TOP SECRET love. You'll both really like that one, and Val Kilmer does all his own singing!
Galaxy Quest please! It stars some big actors, and more than a spoof, it is more like a love letter to Star Trek fans and Star Trek universe. And the best part? You don't really have to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy it and get the humor!
It is considered by many to be a perfect film. Give it some thought. I would love to see your reaction!
It is rather unmatched.
I love it when Elis Costello sings in the street
The ball being thrown to the head and being taunted to cry is from the movie The Great Santini.
Bond movies that were parodied here include: The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. In addition to all the other references, there's an anti-reference to those as well. Both of those movies featured Jaws as the privileged Henchman. Jaws was an assassin with steel teeth played by Richard Kiel who was freaky big. Mini-me was physically the exact opposite, but they both attacked by biting. I never put that together before this very moment. Thanks scotch!
The Bikini on the beach was taken from Dr. No. Doctor Evil is based on Bloefeld from the Connery years, (specifically You Only Live Twice, but also seen in On Her Majesty's Secret Service). Oh, and the scene where he used the woman as a shield was from a bond movie where he actually did that. She set him up, so she was evil, but he totally spun her into the line of fire.
The Fembot thing wasn't a parody of any spy movie that I know of. It was probably more like she agreed to do one, then when the sequel became an option, she didn't want to do it again. There is a sort of thing in Bond movies where none of the women are in more than one movie. They nearly always end with him in bed with one and there's never a mention of her again. The one exception to this was a special case, where she was at least mentioned in other films. There were even references to her in the most recent Bond movie, No Time to Die (particularly in the music in a few key parts.
In the 1980's there was a table top James Bond RPG. One of the mechanics of that game was the concept of Hero Points. You essentially earned one for critical rolls and could spend one to improve any other roll at any time. That's kind of what I think Mojo is.
When you get to the next one, there are scenes of one of the actors as a much younger person. Those are all from a movie that was shot back then and re-used.
Fun fact: In Like Flynn was a sort of parody of Bond movies done in the late 60's and starring Lee Marvin as a super cool. The main joke was that he had a cigarette lighter with 187* uses. 188 if you lit a cigarette with it. It was basically whatever the plot needed it to be.
*I don't recall the exact number, it’s been 35 years since I the only time I saw it.
Sorry. I could only manage about 442 words. I’ll make it up next time.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights is one of the best dumb comedies of all time, and there is no way it'll get copyright-striked, since you've done other Mel Brooks movies before. Also, Hot Shots (but that's a different director).
You folks could probably spend the next few months just watching movies referenced in this movie alone if you wanted, but I thought I'd point out Rob Lowe getting hit in the head with the globe is a reference to "The Great Santini" starring Robert Duvall, sadly it is a pretty harsh watch about an abusive father and husband but I would recommend watching the basketball scene to get an idea of just how far Mike Myers was capable of taking such a harrowing scene of fatherly abuse to the light side of comedy, it's funny on it's own because of Rob Lowe's acting but put into the context of the original the dichotomy makes you realize what a ballsy move it was, considering audiences at the time were far more likely to get the reference. Comedy is magic .
I never saw The Great Santini as an abusive father. Overbearing and demanding, yes...but...
Would highly recommend Young Frankenstien if you're looking for good spoof movies. Funny, touching, and all you need is a passing familiarity with the old horror classics. It wouldn't hurt to know the original story of Frankenstien too, since it's kind of a "sequal".
9:12 She answered his question perfectly well???
Galaxy Quest, prewatch Star Trek S01E18 "Arena", Star Trek S02E10 "Mirror, Mirror", Star Trek the Next Generation S01E08 "Justice", Star Trek the Next Generation S01E23 "Skin of Evil"
The Tent scene is pure gold
Hope to see your reaction/review of Goldmember too!
My most favorite spoof movie of all times is Loaded Weapon 1. Having seen Die Hard 1 is enough to get it's biggest banger. At least a bit Star Trek knowledge helps, but otherwise - LW1 is self-sufficient in making audience LOVL. The cast is top notch times 20! Other originals: Silence of the lambs, Basic Instinct, Lethal Weapon 3.
PS: Spoof of "The Fugitive" is called Wrongfully Accused, it is not as hilarious as other Leslie Nielsen masterpieces, but still fun.
@@-M0LE Agreed. For me LW1 was the first time I noticed the persona of Samuel L Jackson (in previous movies he was just one of the actors to me). Main shock of LW1 is the overload on top actors. Who do deliver top acting as well.
Wait, where's the third film, Goldmember? :O You guys need to watch it asap!
The writing Vanessa out is a trope from James Bond movies of the love interests only lasting for 1 movie. She was never going to have a larger role in this movie, so scheduling was not an issue.
Heather Graham just reminded me of something: Please watch Bowfinger!!!
I think 'In Like Flint' and 'Our Man Flint' starring James Coburn is a must.
Two of my favorites!
the base plot about a spy frozen and defrosted in "the present" was based on a a 60's British show Adam Adamant Lives!.
"In 1902, Edwardian adventurer Adam Adamant is frozen alive in a block of ice by his arch-nemesis, the Face. In 1966"
Mike Myers' _So I Married An Axe Murderer_ 🪓 ❤️ - an essential '90s classic for the list. You'd love it.
Woman. Woah man. Whoooooooaaaaah man.
@@Psilocybin77 this is voice i use to bark orders at my kids to this day...
@@Psilocybin77 "Look at the size of that boys heed... looks like sputnik".
"HEED, MOVE!"
"We have a piper down"
It's a virtual planetoid!
"I suggest you don't worry about all of that and just enjoy yourself. And that goes for you all."
Rob Lowe's impression of Robert Wagner just cracks me up!
Love when *Simone* is so uncomfortable
*(Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood)*
*(Not Another Teen Movie)*
*(Airplane) 1 & 2*
*(Hot Shots)*
*(Hot Shots) part Duex*
*The Naked Gun) 1, 2&½, 33&⅓*
*(Top secret)*
*(Scary Movie) 1-5*
*(Spaceballs)*
Yes, I love this one even more than part 1.
I had SUUUUUUUUUCH a crush on Heather Graham......
Same!!
Who didn't? She's such a knockout and really smart.
@@MrKeychange I loved her even in Anger Management (the Adam Sandler movie). I would have NOT been able to resist her there.....
And of course there's Boogie Nights. Everyone who knows her knows about Boogie Nights. I just didn't like that movie that much, so I don't ever rewatch that. Not even her scene....
Oh, and of course there's The Hangover...
Spies like us is a total classic!
Since you've watched the fugitive you can now watch " wrongfully accused" , with Leslie Nilsen.
I really didn't think much of that movie, not a fan of Spy Hard either, but another Leslie Nielsen comedy I do love is Repossessed.
The best guess is that she got switched during the time of capture while raiding Dr. Evil's layer in the first movie.
She answered his question
17:45 easily one of the best, and most sincere reactions ever "That's not a good joke."
HOT SHOTS would be good for you guys to get into, as you've recently seen a few classic 80s action films. One of my favorites that never gets mentioned is the parody of LETHAL WEAPON and other buddy cop movies, NATIONAL LAMPOONS' LOADED WEAPON 1 (bear in mind there was no sequel, nor was there at any time any plans for one). The NAKED GUN movies were pretty funny too.
Still hoping for the Goldmember reaction
I think you both would love This is Spinal Tap, no pre watching required.
After you watch Goldmember, I highly recommend Wayne's World 1 & 2 if you guys haven't seen them. Mike Myers best comedies in my opinion.
8:45 to answer George's question, remember when he got the cart stuck in the base in the first one
Every scene, character, and movie title in the Austin Powers trilogy is a spoof of something in the James Bond/spy genre. There are thousands of subtle and not-so-subtle references you probably miss unless you have seen every James Bond film.
4:12 "It's all staged, isn't it?"
My sister was on Jerry Springer (twice). I can confirm that it was all staged, or at the least that they really didn't care if any of the guests were telling anything even approaching the truth so they long as they can maintain character.
I think there was an actual acting college near their set.
I wouldn't say you'd have to watch them for references that you might have missed, but the second movie, "The Spy Who Shagged Me", and the third movie, "Goldmember", are spoofs on James Bond movies, "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and "Goldfinger" (1964). Fitting that "Goldmember" is the third because "Goldfinger" was the third Bond film.
Austin Powers draws from 1960’s spy movies. In particular the James Bond series. I would watch Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever. The In Like Flint movie is also an influence. Mike Meyer’s also thrown in the late 60’s swinging London styles.
Did you guys not do Goldmember yet? I could have sworn you had. If not, you gotta!
Gah, Jerry Springer... That definitely was the start of a whole new era in television. The whole... spectacle, reality, exploitative tv. That and the start of the 24 hour news cycle... Everything really did suddenly start to change. Add the internet boom at the same time, and yeah. World totally changed, not just television.
First time seeing someone react to Austin Powers. I movie i saw in my teens when it first came out. Love seeing how much they enjoyed the silliness of this movie.
Mojo was created Jim Morrison lead singer of the Doors, part of the song called Mr Mojo Risiin’ which is his full name rearranged.
Spoof movies that are definitely worth a watch that you guys haven't seen already:
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights (spoofs Robin Hood, durrr)
- Young Frankenstein (spoofs old black and white horror movies like the classic Universal movies)
- Blazing Saddles (spoofs western movies)
- Naked Gun 2 1/2 (spoofs detective/crime movies)
- Naked Gun 33 1/3 (spoofs detective/crime movies)
- Top Secret! (spoofs spy movies)
- Hot Shots! (spoofs Top Gun)
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (spoofs Rambo 2)
- Galaxy Quest (spoofs scifi movies/TV shows like Star Trek)
- Scary Movie (spoofs horror movies of the 2000s - stick to the first one only)
- Mars Attack! (spoofs alien invasion B-movies from the 50s)
- Tropic Thunder (spoofs military/Vietnam war movies)
- Team America: World Police (spoofs Thunderbirds, a 60s TV show that made use of puppetry)
- Zombieland (spoofs zombie movies, inspired by Shaun of the Dead)
- Clue (spoofs whodunit murder mystery movies)
- Zoolander (spoofs fashion trends)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (spoofs itself...just watch both movies!)
- Stay Tuned (spoofs TV in general)
- Dragnet (spoofs detective/crime movies)
- This Is The End (spoofs end of the world type movies)
- Get Smart (spoofs spy movies)
- Loaded Weapon (spoofs Lethal Weapon and "buddy cops" movies)
- Tucker And Dale Vs Evil (spoofs "hillbilly killers living in the woods" horror movies)
great freakin list!! They should do blazing saddles, zombieland, mars attacks, the naked guns (RIP Fred Ward), and Top Secret!!
One of my favorite sequels in the franchise, cool reaction as always Simone & George, you both take care and have a great weekend
I think it's the best movie in the series
You guys should watch Top Secret. It’s Airplane but for spy films.
11:39 The most genuine sound of disgust I've ever heard
These movies are a mash up of previous spy spoof gags with "British Invasion" fashion mixed in. Myers' family is from Liverpool (Beatles birthplace), so this is kinda natural for him.
If you watch the TV shows Get Smart (Not the movie version) & Rowan & Martin's Laugh In, you'll understand where he's getting the humor from. (The shoe throwing guy was a Get Smart character.) GS was Mel Brooks' first big project and Laugh-In launched the careers of Lily Tomlin and Goldie Hawn. It's really funny.
If you search for the group Peter & Gordon, you'll literally see Austin Powers. 😁👍
The guy singing on the corner was Elvis Costello, a Rock'n'Roll superstar.
In Like Flint (Austin Power's favorite movie) is actual a great spy spoof movie and was Mike Myer's inspiration for these movies.
When Austin notices the movie “in like Flint” on tv it is the actual movie series that is the basis for the Austin Powers films.
Elizabeth Hurley was also in Bedazzled, which I thought was a really good movie.
Spoof movies:
Wrongfully Accused (spoofing The Fugitive that you just saw)
Hot Shots (spoofing Top Gun that you just saw)
Hot Shots Part Deux (Spoofing the Rambo Series)
Not Another Teen Movie (spoofing American Pie, Cruel Intentions, she’s all that and a bunch of Teen movies but it stands ok on its own if you’re familiar with the Teen Movie genre and tropes)
Not really a spoof movie, but an underrated comedy: Eurotrip (might have a bit too much nudity for TH-cam, but the theatrical version could be adequate)
YES Hot shots and not another teen movie are also effin amazing!
In case nobody mentioned it, 13:50 is Elvis Costello singing Burt Bacharach... I believe he (BB) had a cameo in International Man Of Mystery ;-)
I've said it before, but I will say it again. "Hot Shots" (Topgun), "Hot Shots - Part Deux" (Rambo).
Every bond movie has a new love interest with zero explanation what happened to the last one. This actually did more than the bonds to make sense
Please watch "The Neverending Story"!
Great spoof movies:
Top Secret - a spoof on spy movies
Hot Shots - Top Gun spoof
Hot Shots 2 - Rambo spoof
Murder by Death - murder mystery spoof like poirot, agatha christie etc.
Mystery Men - superhero spoof
Clue - its Clue!
Loaded Weapon - spoof of Lethal Weapon
Robin Hood Man in Tights - well you know, Robin Hood
Mars Attacks - alien invasion spoof
Galaxy Quest - Spoof/Love letter to Star Trek
Tropic Thunder - war movie spoof
What we do in the Shadows - Vampire spoof
09:16 she did answer his question. "you can start by buying me a drink." that's the first step of getting into "those" pants.
Cant believe you’s haven’t watched number 3 yet
One thing that always cracks me up is it's the same extra that sees them doing the shadow stuff as the last movie.
Mike Meyers first did this Scottish accent in So I Married and Axe Murderer.
6:40 Yes that is Rob Lowe playing a Young Number 2
Goldfinger would probably be a good one to watch before watching Goldmember. Also, Galaxy Quest is a spoof of Star Trek, but doesn't require much knowledge of Trek at all (pretty much everything you'd pick up passively through pop culture should be enough).
A customer came in and I happened to pause @0:06 with the crossed eyes and my heart almost exploded lol