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 | Time Travel | Prison | Midget | Beautiful Woman

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:

Steven Spielberg is wearing a cap with the Precrime logo, which comes from his own film Minority Report (2002).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Dr. Evil and Mini-Me are escaping the prison on the motorcycle, you can hear the bike shift gears, but you never see Dr. Evil let off the gas and pull the clutch lever in.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Famous Austin: Yeah Baby.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem - Dr. Evil Mix)

I LIKE GOOOOOOOOLD....member.

If I can describe this movie in three words, I would say, "Shagadelic, baby, yeah!" Mike Myers, the comedic genius who made the phrases, "Yeah, baby" and the word "Shag" famous is back again in a movie that is superior to the Spy Who Shagged Me.

While the original Austin Powers is better, this movie focuses on intellectual jokes. Many of the people I know who didn't like it, knowing them, it was probably because they didn't understand it. There were a few references to movies even outside the James Bond series. I even remember one instance where Dr. Evil was speaking as though he were Hannibal Lecter in an obvious Silence of the Lambs reference.

Beyoncé Knowles has proven to be a worthy actress. I don't see what the problem is with singers doing some acting, because singing is a form of acting... But I digress. Beyoncé had a couple of punchlines, much like Hurley and Graham, but once again, Austin's babe is just there for Austin's (or in this case Mini-me's) sex jokes.

Goldmember was one of Myers' most creative villains. As simple as lines like "I LIKE GOOOOOLD" and "I am from Sweden. Isn't that weird?" sound, the delivery makes Goldmember a one-of-a-kind villain, and I find him to be even better than Fat Bastard.

Myers also cleverly planted some special appearances in that movie, and when he does, they do draw laughs.

I will not compliment the end of this movie. While it was an unexpected plot twist, Goldmember could have done better without the scene they closed the movie with, especially since this is supposed to be the last movie of the series.

If you watch one movie this year, watch Star Wars. If you watch two, watch the Godfather... but if you watch three, watch Braveheart... Ah, hell. We all see more than 3 movies a year. Just fit Goldmember in there somewhere!