It is the first installment in the Austin Powers series. It stars franchise co-producer and writer Mike Myers , playing the roles of Austin Powers and his arch enemy Dr. The film is a parody of the James Bond films and other popular culture from the s , [ 10 ] centering on a flamboyant, promiscuous secret agent and a criminal mastermind arch-nemesis, who go into and come out of cryostasis at the same time as each other as their conflict spans decades.
It is now regarded as one of the best comedy films of all time, ranking 42nd on Bravo 's " Funniest Movies of All Time" list. In the years following Austin Powers in Goldmember , Myers has discussed the possibility of a fourth film , though as of nothing official has come to fruition.
In , Austin Powers is a flamboyant British spy, renowned for his charm, style, and embodiment of the era's free-spirited, hedonistic ethos. Unable to defeat Austin in this time, his nemesis Dr. Evil cryogenically freezes himself, intending to return when free love has waned, and greed and corruption dominate once more.
Austin volunteers for cryostasis to counter Dr. Evil's eventual return. In , Dr. Evil is revived and discovers that many of his evil schemes, like damaging the ozone layer , have already occurred. Meanwhile, his henchman, Number Two, has transformed Virtucon, the legitimate front of Evil's empire, into a multibillion-dollar corporation. Uninterested in business, Dr. He also meets his teenage son, Scott, conceived with his preserved sperm. Scott, angry at his father's absence, rejects Dr.
Evil's attempts to bond. Kensington , to help him adjust to the s. Unlike her mother, who shared an unspoken love with Austin, the no-nonsense Vanessa is unimpressed by his outdated attitude toward casual sex and relationships.
