Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

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:

Sean Connery was considered to play Nigel Powers.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Dr. Evil says "I don't speak freaky deaky Dutch," when claiming not to understand Goldmember when he talks about Austin Power's "farjsher" (Father). Dr. Evil was brought up by his adoptive Belgian parents in Bruges which is a firmly Dutch speaking city. However, By Dr. Evil's own description of his parents in this film and the first one, and their questionable sanity and extravagance, it would not be surprising for him to never have been taught Dutch while living there. (Bruges inhabitants speak French and Flemish anyway.)

Quotes:

[first lines]
Famous Austin: Yeah Baby.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Soundtrack:

Beyond The Sea

Groooooooooovy!

This has got to be the funniest Austin Powers film, if not the best comedy there is. Now it may not suit everybody's taste but just so long as you don't watch it expecting a plot or story that flows, you will have one hell of a laugh! All the old gags are present and they STILL seem to work! Beyonce Knowles is extremely Foxy and the cameos from the likes of Steven Spielberg and Britney Spears are worth every penny. Honestly, watch this film if you love Austin Powers as there is plenty of energy left in the franchise and hopefully enough to keep it going many more years.

The only downside to the film is that you can't remember every classic scene and every joke. Still, a good excuse to watch it again!