Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Jay Roach

Writers (WGA):

Mike Myers (written by) &
Michael McCullers (written by) ...

Release Date:

26 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

On July 26th the Secret Will Be Exposed

Plot:

Upon learning that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers must travel to 1975 and defeat the aptly-named villain Goldmember - who is working with Dr. Evil.

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Prison | Time Travel | Cult Favorite | Desert Eagle

Awards:

5 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

Mike Myers	...	Austin Powers / Dr. Evil / Goldmember / Fat Bastard
Beyoncé Knowles	...	Foxxy Cleopatra
Seth Green	...	Scott Evil
Michael York	...	Basil Exposition
Robert Wagner	...	Number Two
Mindy Sterling	...	Frau Farbissina
Verne Troyer	...	Mini Me
Michael Caine	...	Nigel Powers
Fred Savage	...	Number Three
Diane Mizota	...	Fook Mi
Carrie Ann Inaba	...	Fook Yu
Nobu Matsuhisa	...	Mr. Roboto
Aaron Himelstein	...	Young Austin
Josh Zuckerman	...	Young Evil
Eddie Adams	...	Young Basil

Also Known As:

Austin Powers 3 (USA) (working title)
Austin Powers: Goldmember (USA)
Austin Powers: Never Say Member Again (USA) (working title)
Austinpussy (USA) (working title)
The Next Installment of Austin Powers (USA) (working title)
The Third Installment of 'Austin Powers' (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual innuendo, crude humor and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | German

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | SDDS | DTS-ES

Certification:

Malaysia:18SX | USA:PG-13 (NO. 39146) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Austria:10 | Brazil:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-11/9 | France:U | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The number 42 appears at least two times in this film: - in the prison scene, Mini Me and Dr. Evil wear jerseys with the number on it - in the submarine scene, it appears on the accident sign. At the time, director Jay Roach was set to direct the movie of Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), which features significance to the number 42.

Goofs:

Continuity: Before Austin/Mini Me are stopped for the henchman physical, they knock over a water cooler, which begins to spill water. In the next shot, the cooler and the water are gone.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Famous Austin: Yeah Baby.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Work It Out

Myers does an excellent job as different characters

I was a late comer to the whole Austin Powers craze. I passed on seeing the first two after seeing the trailers for them, I automatically figured they'd be dumber than dumb. I only saw this movie because 12 hour work shifts get really long and we have a t.v. here at work... so what are you gonna do??

This movie was hilarious. I was never really impressed with Mike Myers from his Wayne's World lore, but he certainly impressed me in Goldmember. The irony of it all is that the funniest things about this movie were the characters Mike Myers played besides Austin Powers. Austin Powers was humorous and had his place, but Fat Bastard, Dr. Evil, and Goldmember were a riot. This movie was a great mix of subtle humor and in your face comedy. This movie propelled me to see the prior two, but I don't think they were as funny.

Goldmember was excellent, and definitely a top comedy in my book.