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Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me (New Line Platinum Series)

starring: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe
directed by: Jay Roach

: Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me (New Line Platinum Series)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Austin
EAN: 9780780628403
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0780628403
Label: New Line Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: New Line Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: New Line Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 01, 2004
Running Time: 95 minutes
Sales Rank: 4653
Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1999



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Description:
First he fought for the Crown, now he's fighting for the family jewels! Mike Myers returns as the world's grooviest superspy who must return to the Swingin' Sixties to recover his ''mojo'' and stop Dr. Evil from liquidating the world.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
DVD ROM Features
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Music Video
Theatrical Trailer




Amazon.com:
'I put the grrr in swinger, baby!' a deliciously randy Austin Powers coos near the beginning of The Spy Who Shagged Me, and if the imagination of Austin creator Mike Myers seems to have sagged a bit, his energy surely hasn't. This friendly, go-for-broke sequel to 1997's Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery finds our man Austin heading back to the '60s to keep perennial nemesis Dr. Evil (Myers again) from blowing up the world--and, more importantly, to get back his mojo, that man-juice that turns Austin into irresistible catnip for women, especially American spygirl Felicity Shagwell (a pretty but vacant Heather Graham). The plot may be irreverent and illogical, the jokes may be bad (with characters named Ivana Humpalot and Robin Swallows, née Spitz), and the scenes may run on too long, but it's all delivered sunnily and with tongue firmly in cheek.

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



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - One of the funniest sequels ever made
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is a great follow up to Austin Powers: International Man of ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The second is just as good as the first, if not better.
I've seen all three movies in the Austin Powers series and The Spy Who Shagged Me is probably my favorite. ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - a viable sequel, good fun
i was very disappointed in some of the ridiculous plot twists. and esp that Vanessa was only a fembot, and ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I know it's a silly movie, but I loved it
Having not been that thrilled with the first Austin Powers movie, I was completely surprised that I giggled ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A bit too much at times
This is what happens when you get a film that does modest business, but becomes a huge cult sensation once it ... Read More

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