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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

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Character origin; MTV special; makeup time; Graham cut; Moore producing

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  • Myers reportedly declined a third Wayne's World to develop Austin Powers, prompting renewed interest in the Myers–Carvey split.
  • The reported origin story has The Look of Love on the car radio prompting Myers to use a swinging-English character voice for his wife, then write the film in three weeks.
  • The original film's MTV promotional special is recalled as a strange artifact of extensive movie-centered television promotion before internet marketing became dominant.
  • Fat Bastard's daily makeup time is corrected from the circulated seven hours to two and a half.
  • Heather Graham reportedly appeared in a much longer Goldmember cut before her scenes were removed; her gold-painted Details cover is recalled, with speculative connection to her casting.
  • Demi Moore's executive-producer credit on all three films prompts uncertainty about her involvement; the Todd sisters' producing relationships are offered as a possible explanation.