Austin Powers in Goldmember

Austin Powers in Goldmember Information

Austin Powers in Goldmember is a 2002 American spy comedy film. It is the third and final installment of the Austin Powers trilogy starring Mike Myers in the title role. The movie was directed by Jay Roach, and co-written by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers. Myers also plays the roles of Dr. Evil, Goldmember, and Fat Bastard. The movie co-stars Beyoncé Knowles, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Michael York, Verne Troyer, Michael Caine, Mindy Sterling and Fred Savage. There are a number of cameo appearances including Steven Spielberg, Kevin Spacey, Britney Spears, Quincy Jones, Tom Cruise, Danny DeVito, Katie Couric, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Travolta, Nathan Lane, and The Osbournes.

In a self-parody of the Austin Powers series, there is a film within the film in the opening. Austin Powers is featured in a bio-pic called Austinpussy (a parody of the James Bond film Octopussy) directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise as Austin Powers, Gwyneth Paltrow as Dixie Normous, Kevin Spacey as Dr. Evil, Danny DeVito as Mini-Me, and John Travolta as Goldmember.

Goldmember is a loose parody of the James Bond films, Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice, also incorporating elements of The Spy Who Loved Me, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun and GoldenEye. The film took in approximately $296.6 million from movie tickets worldwide.

Plot

In 2002 in a new lair behind the famous Hollywood sign, Dr. Evil outlines his newest plan to his minions: he will go back in time to 1975 and bring back Johan van der Smut, aka "Goldmember", who developed a cold fusion unit for a tractor beam which Dr. Evil names Preparation H, not to be confused by the well known product of the same name - Preparations A thru G had failed earlier. He intends to use the tractor beam to pull a meteor into the Earth to strike the polar ice caps and cause global flooding. However, moments after revealing this plan Austin Powers and the British Secret Service attack and arrest Dr. Evil. Austin is knighted for his services, but is disappointed when his father, the famous super-spy Nigel Powers, fails to attend the event. At a party to celebrate his knighthood he sings a song with the band Ming Tea; later he meets two Japanese twins named Fook Mi and Fook Yu and is about to have a threesome with them when Basil Exposition informs Austin that his father has been kidnapped, the only clue that the crew of his yacht have had their genitalia painted gold.

In search of answers, Austin visits the imprisoned Dr. Evil, who tells him that Goldmember is behind the abduction. Traveling to 1975, Austin infiltrates Goldmember's roller disco club Studio 69 and meets up with Foxxy Cleopatra (Beyoncé Knowles), an old flame and FBI agent who is undercover as a disco singer. With Foxxy's help, Austin locates his father but is unable to rescue him. Goldmember takes Nigel with him through Dr. Evil's time machine into 2002, and leaves his golden clad henchwomen to kill Austin. Foxxy helps Austin escape, and asks to accompany him to the future in an effort to save his father and exact revenge upon Goldmember for murdering her partner. In 2002, Dr. Evil and Mini-Me instigate a riot in their prison, allowing them to escape. A British Intelligence mole named Number 3 (Fred Savage), who coincidentally has a large mole on his face, informs Austin that the doctor has moved to a new lair near Tokyo " a giant submarine shaped like Dr. Evil. Austin and Foxxy fly to Tokyo and confront one of Dr. Evil's henchman, Fat Bastard, now a sumo wrestler. After a humorous fight between Austin and Fat Bastard, Foxxy arrests Fat Bastard who tells them that a Japanese business man, Mr. Roboto, is working on a device for Dr. Evil and Goldmember.

Austin and Foxxy later meet with Mr. Roboto, who pleads ignorance about Nigel's whereabouts. Unconvinced, Austin and Foxxy infiltrate Roboto's factory where the command unit for the tractor beam is being loaded in Goldmember's car, and Roboto hands Goldmember a golden key needed to activate the beam. Foxxy confronts Goldmember while Austin attempts to free Nigel, but Goldmember escapes with the command unit and flees to Dr. Evil's sub. Unable to settle their differences, Nigel and Austin part ways when they disagree on how to deal with the situation. Meanwhile, Dr. Evil's son, Scott Evil, has become increasingly evil in an attempt to prove himself to his father, to the point that he too is going bald. Scott presents his father with sharks with laser beams, a request that had gone unfulfilled in the first film. Dr. Evil replaces Mini-Me with Scott as his favored son; the rejected Mini-Me defects and joins Austin.

Austin, Foxxy and Mini-Me infiltrate the sub, but Austin is captured. Dr. Evil prepares to activate the tractor beam, but Foxxy has stolen the key and frees Austin. Austin prepares to shoot Dr. Evil, when Nigel appears and reveals Dr. Evil and Austin are brothers, separated when they were toddlers when an assassination attempt killed their mother, and Dr. Evil was found and raised by Belgians. Dr. Evil and Austin embrace, enraging Scott, who flees to pursue his own vengeance, whilst Goldmember commandeers the tractor beam's controls, unzipping his pants to reveal his gold-covered genitals to be a spare key. Goldmember activates the tractor beam, but Austin and Dr. Evil work together to reverse its polarity, destroying the meteor and saving the world. The heroes arrest Goldmember, who turns to the camera to reveal the entire string of events was adapted into a film by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise as Austin, Kevin Spacey as Dr. Evil, Danny DeVito as Mini-Me, and John Travolta as Goldmember. Austin, Foxxy, Dr. Evil, Mini-Me and Nigel are in the audience of a Hollywood theater watching the film. Upon exiting the theater they bump into Fat Bastard, now normal size thanks to the Subway diet. As Austin and Foxxy kiss, in Dr. Evil's Hollywood lair, Scott " now completely bald, dressed like and laughing in a manner similar to his father " declares he will get his revenge on Austin and begins dancing like the singer Michael Jackson.

Cast

Mike Myers as Austin Powers, Goldmember, Dr. Evil, and Fat Bastard
Beyoncé Knowles as Foxxy Cleopatra
Michael York as Basil Exposition
Michael Caine as Nigel Powers
Robert Wagner as Number Two
Seth Green as Scott Evil
Verne Troyer as Mini-Me
Mindy Sterling as Frau Farbissina
Fred Savage as Number Three/Mole
Masi Oka as The Japanese Copyright Guy
Diane Mizota as Fook Mi
Carrie Ann Inaba as Fook Yu
Nobu Matsuhisa as Mr. Roboto
Aaron Himelstein as young Austin Powers (from 1958)
Josh Zuckerman as young Dr. Evil (from 1958)
Eddie Adams as young Basil Exposition (from 1958)
Evan Farmer as young Number Two (from 1958)
Rob Lowe as Middle Number Two
Neil Mullarkey as physician
Tiny Lister as a prisoner
Jim Piddock as a headmaster
Esther Scott as the judge
Leyna Nguyen as an anchorwoman
Jeanette Charles as Queen Elizabeth II
Brian Tee as Japanese pedestrian ("Run! It's Godzilla!")
Clint Howard as Radar Operator Johnson Ritter
Michael McDonald as Royal Guard
Donna D'Errico as a female vendor
Fred Stoller as Melon Guy
Greg Grunberg as the shirtless fan with the letter "T" (Greg's brother Brad Grunberg is the fan with the "A")
Kinga Philipps as Young Mrs. Powers
Scott Aukerman as Young Nigel Powers
Kevin Stea as the assistant director of "Austinpussy" (and a dancer)
Anna-Marie Goddard, Nina Kaczorowski, and Nikki Ziering as henchwomen
Ming Tea as Themselves
Susanna Hoffs as Gillian Shagwell
Matthew Sweet as Sid Belvedere
Christopher Ward as Trevor Algberth
Nathan Lane as a mysterious disco man
Katie Couric as a prison guard
Kristen Johnston as a dancer at Austin's pad
Heather Graham as Felicity Shagwell (Deleted scene, not shown in theatres or DVD).

Cameos

Tom Cruise as himself as Austin Powers (during Austinpussy)
Danny DeVito as himself as Mini-Me (during Austinpussy)
Gwyneth Paltrow as herself as Dixie Normous (during Austinpussy)
Kevin Spacey as himself as Dr. Evil (during Austinpussy)
Steven Spielberg as himself
Quincy Jones as himself
John Travolta as himself as Goldmember (during the Austinpussy ending)
Britney Spears as herself as Fembot ("Boys" music video)
Ozzy Osbourne as himself
Sharon Osbourne as herself
Kelly Osbourne as herself
Jack Osbourne as himself
Willie Nelson as himself
Burt Bacharach as himself (during the credits)

Production

Title concerns

The title of the film, Goldmember, led to legal action being taken by MGM, the distributors of the James Bond film franchise, that briefly led to the film's title being removed from promotional material and trailers. The dispute was quickly resolved and the film title remained unchanged on the provision that the film would include trailers in its cinema releases for the then-upcoming James Bond film, Die Another Day, and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Coincidentally, as of 2006, MGM is the TV distributor for New Line's films and TV series.

Characters

Austin Powers (Myers), having conquered the '90s and the '60s, travels back to the 1970s and teams up with his nemesis Dr. Evil (also played by Myers) to thwart a new villain, Goldmember (Myers once again). Myers also plays Fat Bastard for the second time, this time parodying the kind of "wire fight" seen in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The film also stars Beyoncé Knowles as Foxxy Cleopatra (parodying blaxploitation movie heroines, primarily Foxy Brown and Cleopatra Jones, as well as Christie Love when she says, "You're under arrest, sugah!" ), Michael York, reprising the role of Basil Exposition, and Verne Troyer in his second appearance as Mini-Me. The film also introduced a new character named Number 3 (a.k.a. the Mole) who is portrayed by Fred Savage. Clint Howard plays a radar operator in all three movies. Michael Caine guest stars as Austin's father, Nigel; this role was inspired by The Ipcress File, a 1965 film starring Caine.

Four actors who appeared in the earlier movies play different characters in Goldmember. Rob Lowe who played the friend of a dead guard in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery reprises his role as a younger Number 2 from The Spy Who Shagged Me, while Neil Mullarkey (quartermaster clerk in International Man Of Mystery) and Eric Winzenried (army private soldier in The Spy Who Shagged Me) appear as the Physician and Henchman Sailor in the Sick Bay. Michael McDonald (the Virtucon guard who got run over by a steamroller in "International Man of Mystery" and a NATO soldier in "The Spy Who Shagged Me") appears as the royal guard.

Goldmember

Johan van der Smut, better known as Goldmember, is a fictional villain played by Mike Myers (John Travolta played the character in a cameo at the end of the film). The name was inspired by the James Bond villain Auric Goldfinger. Goldmember's Dutch origins and character traits were, according to Myers, inspired by an episode of the HBO TV series Real Sex featuring a Dutchman who operated a "sex barn" north of Rotterdam. The man's distinct forms of expression caught Myers' attention while he was writing.

Reception

Critical reaction

Austin Powers in Goldmember received mixed reviews from critics, earning a score of 54% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The film took in £5,585,978 in the United Kingdom on its opening weekend. In the United States, it broke the opening weekend record for a spoof movie, surpassing the previous Austin Powers film. The film grossed US$73 million on its opening weekend, and grossed a total of $213 million in the United States, according to Box Office Mojo.

Mike Myers was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for the third time, but lost against Daveigh Chase for her role as Samara Morgan in The Ring, making it the first time Myers lost the award, having previously won twice for the first two films. However, he did win the award for Best Comedic Performance, making it the first time he won the award, having previously lost twice for the first two films.

Awards

Award	Category	Name
2003 MTV Video Music Awards	Best Video From a Film	"Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)" by Britney Spears (feat. Pharrell)
BMI Film & Television Awards	BMI Film Music Award	George S. Clinton
Black Reel Awards of 2003	Best Breakthrough Performance	Beyoncé Knowles
Black Reel Awards of 2003	Best Song	Beyoncé Knowles, "Work It Out"
Canadian Comedy Awards	Film " Pretty Funny Male Performance	Mike Myers
Canadian Comedy Awards	Film " Pretty Funny Writing	Mike Myers
Empire Awards 2003	Best Actor	Mike Myers
Empire Awards 2003	Scene of the Year	The opening sequence
Golden Satellite Awards 2002	Best Costume Design	Deena Appel
	Best Original Song	"Work It Out"
	Best Overall DVD
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards	Best Character Hair Styling " Feature	Candy L. Walken, Jeri Baker, Susan V. Kalinowski
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards	Best Period Hair Styling " Feature	Candy L. Walken, Jeri Baker, Susan V. Kalinowski
2003 Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Movie
	Favorite Female Butt Kicker	Beyoncé Knowles
	Favorite Male Movie Star	Mike Myers
	Favorite Fart in a Movie
2003 MTV Movie Awards	Best Comedic Performance	Mike Myers
	Best Villain	Mike Myers
	Best Female Breakthrough Performance	Beyoncé Knowles
29th Saturn Awards	Best Costume	Deena Appel
Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor " Comedy	Mike Myers
Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Breakout Star " Female	Beyoncé Knowles

Soundtrack

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The song "Hey Goldmember" interpolates and is a parody of four '70s disco songs formed into a medley; "Sing a Song" by Earth, Wind & Fire, "Get Down Tonight", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", and "That's the Way (I Like It)", all by KC and the Sunshine Band.

"Sing a Song" is not listed in the credits but is sung by Beyoncé at the beginning.

"Work It Out" " Beyoncé
"Miss You" (Dr. Dre Remix 2002) " The Rolling Stones
"Boys" (Co-Ed Remix) " Britney Spears (feat. Pharrell of N*E*R*D)
"Groove Me" " king floyd
"Shining Star" " Earth, Wind & Fire
"Hey Goldmember" " Beyoncé (feat. Devin and Solange Knowles)
"Ain't No Mystery" " Smash Mouth
"Evil Woman" " Soul Hooligan (feat. Diana King)
"1975" " Paul Oakenfold (which samples "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy)
"Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" (Dr. Evil Remix) " Dr. Evil
"Daddy Wasn't There" " Ming Tea (feat. Austin Powers)
"Alfie (What's It All About, Austin?)" " Susanna Hoffs
"Soul Bossa Nova" " Quincy Jones