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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
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Burt Bacharach
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey
Aired May 3, 2022
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What’s Aged the Best?
Chuck under attack, basketball, soundtrack, and comic asides
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 00:38:20Read transcript
- Chuck's repeated mistreatment by the dog, strangers, girlfriend, delivery man, and schoolgirls effectively sets up his eventual revolt. — Bill Simmons
- Mr. Carbone's repeated accusation that Chuck went over his head remains a reusable line. — Bill Simmons
- The rain-slicked alley basketball game and a bound man thrown through the hoop are praised. — Chris Ryan
- Richard Belzer's villain and the original That's What Friends Are For are praised. — Bill Simmons
- Chuck's mother using a séance to berate her dead husband and Billy's barbershop exit are praised. — Bill Simmons
- The Van Halen, Rolling Stones, Night Shift, Al Jarreau, Pointer Sisters, Talk Talk, and Burt Bacharach soundtrack is praised. — Bill Simmons
- The small asides, including reactions to Charlotte's photo and Lupe's pickle-girl history, are praised. — Chris Ryan
- Ron Howard's racially awkward SNL promotion is discussed as a period artifact. — Bill Simmons
The most 1982 thing
Chuck's Rubik's Cube and solution guide
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 00:37:16Read transcript
- The illustrated ensemble poster is proposed. — Bill Simmons
- The sex-worker-with-a-heart-of-gold setup, Quarterflash theme, Burt Bacharach score, and Shelley Long haircut are proposed. — Bill Simmons
- Billy's dashboard Rolodex is proposed. — Bill Simmons
- Chuck solving a Rubik's Cube with a guidebook wins. — Bill Simmons
The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award
Larry Thomas as the blackjack dealer
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Approx. transcript time · 00:50:03Read transcript
- Burt Bacharach does not count as a That Guy.
- Charles Napier is definitely a That Guy: a prison guard in The Silence of the Lambs and a judge in Philadelphia, in many Jonathan Demme films.
- The Soup Nazi as the blackjack dealer is named the winner, since he is known only as the Soup Nazi; his name is offered as Larry Thomas.
- Fabiana Udenio's character also became a That Guy, recalled from Summer School with Mark Harmon.
- Elya Baskin, the Russian officer in every movie, is also named. — Chris Ryan
What’s Aged the Best?
Dr. Evil as Lorne Michaels; Elizabeth Hurley; Mimi Rogers as her mother; opening credits; musical interstitials; Will Ferrell as Mustafa; steamroller murder; the sequels; five stages of defrosting; head-loss jokes; Basil's mom; character names; the capitalism line
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Approx. transcript time · 00:42:51Read transcript
- Dr. Evil as Lorne Michaels remains hilarious; every Dr. Evil scene is lights out, from Bigglesworth to the finger to the mouth and the run, an all-time creation.
- Elizabeth Hurley is great and still aging well; this is really her only well-known movie besides Bedazzled; casting her as Mimi Rogers' daughter is a home run. — Bill Simmons
- The opening credits are praised as unusual for a comedy; a world-famous spy living through Beatlemania is a stupid paradox only noticed on this rewatch. — Bill Simmons
- The dance interstitials with close-ups of Austin's teeth are funny. — Bill Simmons
- Will Ferrell as Mustafa has aged best, and there is no Anchorman without this film: the flute sequence echoes the Burt Bacharach scene. — Bill Simmons
- The slow-motion steamroller murder, still ten feet away in the wide shot, is called the funniest thing ever seen. — Bill Simmons
- The sequels belong here, since some, including someone who might produce the podcast, find them better than the original. — Bill Simmons
- The five stages of defrosting, with cutaways to Michael York and Charles Napier nodding, and the FemBots are cited, though the FemBots' 60s parody may land less in 2022. — Bill Simmons
- Beating a dumb joke into the ground works in the five-straight head jokes ('a shame he wasn't more headstrong'), and punching Basil's mom kills. — Bill Simmons
- The character names (Basil Exposition, the name heard as 'A lot of vagina', Random Task) and Austin emerging from cryo with the capitalism line are highlights.
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