 The tuneful ring of Austin`s picturephone is the same as the hotline phone in Our Man Flint (1966) played backwards. #
# In the Las Vegas bar scene where Austin flashes the peace sign and is laughed at, Mike Myers originally wanted Austin to be drinking a Zima to show Powers desperately trying to be cool and failing (in the movie he`s drinking a Tab cola). The Zima company was keen on the idea until they realized they were being mocked, and quickly pulled out.
Both Elizabeth Hurley and Mimi Rogers asked to keep their tight leather outfits and were allowed to.
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* The word "fembot" was coined by writer Arthur Rowe for an episode of "The Bionic Woman" (1976) entitled "Kill Oscar" which first aired on 27 Oct 1976. It involved a plot (masterminded by John Houseman) to replace all the secretaries at the Office of Scientific Intelligence with robot look-alikes. They reappear in "Fembots in Las Vegas," which aired on 24 Sep. 1977.
The Appearance of Burt Bacharach`s "The Look of Love" is a tip of the hat to the original spy spoof Casino Royale (1967). "The Look of Love" was the centerpiece of the soundtrack to that 1967 James Bond parody.
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# Part of the influence for this film can be seen in an early sketch Mike Myers did for "Saturday Night" (1975) in which several of James Bond`s nemeses complain about his invulnerability and how much easier it should be to kill him.
The lethal brassiere worn by the fembots is identical to the one worn by Ursula Andress in Decima vittima, La (1965)
The music heard during the fish tank fight scene and the final confrontation with Random Task references the famous "007" theme from From Russia with Love (1963). Dr. Evil`s protection suit is the same design as used for Doctor No in Dr. No (1962).
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# The evil, shoe-throwing henchman "Random Task" is based on the character "Oddjob" from the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964). In addition to the play on his name, Oddjob also threw deadly hats.
The America Online on Austin`s computer is version 3.0
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# The proper name of the Austin Powers theme song is "Soul Bossa Nova", composed by Quincy Jones originally for the movie The Pawnbroker (1964). It was later used as the theme song for the Canadian game show "Definition" (1974).
Mike Myers got the idea to use "Soul Bossa Nova" from the movie Sweet Charity (1969).
When Vanessa sits next to Austin in the last scene during their honeymoon, there is a piece of red tape over her left breast. There were photographers on the set and this prevented them from being able to sell topless pictures of Elizabeth Hurley to the papers.
Myers said that he based the Austin Powers partially on Michael Caine`s character in Alfie (1966).
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# Mike Myers has revealed in interviews that the Austin Powers character was created based on a couple of instances involving his family. His father loved watching British comedies with actors like Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness, so Myers always wanted to play an English character in a comedy. He also said that one night after coming home from hockey practice, he started flirting with his wife in an English accent. His wife laughed and told him to write the routine down, so he could do it again. Writing the routine down led to this script.
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# As Austin and Vanessa escape from the underground factory, they run by Vasquez Rocks, a popular filming location and state park, and speed off further into the park`s parking lot. The exit is the other way.
The music played during the raid on Dr. Evil`s facility is the theme from "Danger Man" (1964).
The father and son from the beginning of the group therapy scene are the same father and son from the "I love you man!"/"You`re not getting my Bud Light, Johnny" commercial.
The establishing shot of the NORAD command and control center inside Cheyenne Mountain is taken from WarGames (1983). It isn`t a shot of the actual facility.
The marching band in the opening sequence is the band from Riverside Community College in California.
At the beginning of the film Austin has 5 stages of defrosting. They are as follows. Stage 1: Laser Cutting. Stage 2: Warm Liquid Goo Phase. Stage 3: Re-animation. Stage 4: Cleansing. Stage 5: Evacuation.
In the final scene, Random Task`s hotel employee name tag states his name as Antonio.
Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.
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# The names of Dr. Evil`s lesser minions are displayed next to the buttons he pushes to send them into the fiery pits. In the opening scene, the following assassins end up in the pit: Generalisimo, Jurgen, Don Luigi and Rita, who is dressed as a meter maid (refering The Beatles song `Lovely Rita`). In the scene where Dr. Evil addresses the United Nations, his henchmen include four men in business suits. They are identified as Number 4, Number 5, Number 6 and Number 7. We can assume Frau Farbissina is Number 3.
Frau Farbissina`s name comes from the Yiddish word farbissen, which is usually used in conjunction with punim, meaning "face." Farbissen punim describes a "dour, pinched, or forbidding face."
The characters General Borchevsky and Commander Gilmore are named after two Toronto Maple Leafs hockey players and Mike Myers` dogs.
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# Many of the scenes during the opening credits are similar to the opening of A Hard Day`s Night (1964): being chased down the street, hiding in the phone booth, the false beard, hiding behind the magazine.
For the 2001 Fox Network TV presentation of this film, Alotta Fagina`s name was changed to Alotta Clefage.
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# Mrs. Kensington describes one of Austin`s best features as "his knowledge of fine wines." In Wayne`s World (1992), Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) says, "I may not have his looks, his charm or his knowledge of fine wines . . . "
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# In the hot tub scene with Alotta Fagina, she offers him sake and tells him, "In Japan, men come first and women come second." This is a reference to You Only Live Twice (1967), where James Bond is in a hot tub with several Japanese women, and his friend Tiger Tanaka tells him the same thing.
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# Mike Myers` wife suggested he dance in the movie during the credits, since he dances around his own house in the buff. This has become a continuing trademark of the series--in the second film he really does dance naked.
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# When Austin enters the "Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Swingers Club" he says, "It`s my happenin`, baby, and it freaks me out!" This is the same line delivered by Z-Man in Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) when he enters the party scene. Furthermore, the same song is playing on the soundtrack as the line is delivered: "Incense and Peppermints" by The Strawberry Alarm Clock. Mike Myers makes the connection even more explicit by using Charles Napier, who appeared in the "Dolls" movie, in the following scene.
NHL Player Lyle Odelein`s wife was one of the Fembots.
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# According to the DVD commentary, the real name of the sphinx cat used for the 1990s "Mr. Bigglesworth" was Ted Nude-gent (a reference to rock guitarist Ted Nugent).
Comedian Colin Quinn was offered the role of Scott Evil, but he turned it down to focus on his writing projects.
The Quartermaster Clerk (famed for his "one Swedish-made penis enlarger" dialog) is played by Neil Mullarkey, a member of the Comedy Store Players in England, and one time comedy partner of Mike Myers. They toured as "Mullarky and Myers" in the 80`s.
Austin reads a list of rock stars who have died since he was frozen, including `Mama` Cass Elliot. Despite the popular urban myth that Elliott died from choking on a ham sandwich, she actually died from a heart attack.
Jerry Garcia is the person next on Austin`s list of people he knew who are now dead.
The CD that Austin attempts to play on a record player is "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds.
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