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.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.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.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 23 nominations total
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Storyline
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- TriviaGeorge Harrison was a big fan of the Austin Powers franchise. The very last letter he wrote was to Mike Myers, praising him for his work. The letter was never mailed but coincidentally ended up in Myers' hands the day the former Beatle died eight months before the release of Goldmember. It was on that day during the scene for the Hollywood movie version ("starring" Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito, and "directed" by Steven Spielberg) of Austin Powers' "biopic" was shot. Prior to that moment, Myers had never met Harrison and "cried like a baby" when he received the letter, which is now in a frame in his home.
- GoofsGoldmember curses in German, rather than Netherlands Dutch.
- Quotes
Nigel Powers: There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.
- Crazy creditsThe credit for the company that created the animatronic sharks reads: "Sharks with frickin laser beams"
- Alternate versionsIn Roboto's office, the subtitles read "Please eat some shit" when blocked by a white tea kettle on his desk. Apon moving it, the full subtitle reads "Please eat some shitake mushrooms." In the TV version, it's changed to "Please eat some dung" and when fully uncovered reads "Please eat some Dungeness crab."
- ConnectionsEdited from Hurry Sundown (1967)
- SoundtracksSoul Bossa Nova
Written by Quincy Jones
Arranged by George S. Clinton, Quincy Jones and Jerry Hey
Performed by George S. Clinton and The Hollywood Symphony Orchestra
Featured review
Pros:
1. Mike Myers (Austin Powers/ Dr. Evil/ Fat Bastard/ Goldmember) and Michael Caine (Nigel Powers) deliver great comedic performances, and are utterly hilarious as a duo.
2. There are plenty of Austin Powers wacky funny moments, for example, the running mole gag.
3. The fun and iconic Austin Powers theme tune, which never fails to bring a smile to my face, even had its own dance sequence featuring surprise cameos by Steven Spielberg (Famous Director) and Britney Spears ('Boys' Music Video Performer).
Cons: 1. Mike Myers, whether intentional or not, puts on a distractingly bad Dutch accent for Goldmember.
2. The character of Fat Bastard is just as annoying and pointless as before. The whole gimmick is that he's really fat - that's it.
3. As in the previous film, there are so many jokes that they end up diluting what should be contentious and serious moments.
4. The special effects are really dated, as in the second film.
5. The complete character 180s undertaken by Dr. Evil and Mini-Me (Verne Troyer) don't feel earned or genuine. They decide to turn their backs on their criminality in one scene each after confronted with the truth, or with rejection.
6. The constant celebrity cameos break the immersion as they're just distracting and nothing else. For example, the scene with the Osbourne family lamenting about the recycling of a joke from the previous film.
2. There are plenty of Austin Powers wacky funny moments, for example, the running mole gag.
3. The fun and iconic Austin Powers theme tune, which never fails to bring a smile to my face, even had its own dance sequence featuring surprise cameos by Steven Spielberg (Famous Director) and Britney Spears ('Boys' Music Video Performer).
Cons: 1. Mike Myers, whether intentional or not, puts on a distractingly bad Dutch accent for Goldmember.
2. The character of Fat Bastard is just as annoying and pointless as before. The whole gimmick is that he's really fat - that's it.
3. As in the previous film, there are so many jokes that they end up diluting what should be contentious and serious moments.
4. The special effects are really dated, as in the second film.
5. The complete character 180s undertaken by Dr. Evil and Mini-Me (Verne Troyer) don't feel earned or genuine. They decide to turn their backs on their criminality in one scene each after confronted with the truth, or with rejection.
6. The constant celebrity cameos break the immersion as they're just distracting and nothing else. For example, the scene with the Osbourne family lamenting about the recycling of a joke from the previous film.
- dommercaldi
- Jul 18, 2022
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Austin Powers en Goldmember
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $63,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $213,307,889
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $73,071,188
- Jul 28, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $296,939,148
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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