Austin Powers In Goldmember (2002)
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A flamboyant British secret agent must team up with his former nemesis to stop a gold-obsessed villain from using a tractor beam to destroy the world.
The story
The plot follows the flamboyant British secret agent Austin Powers as he confronts his former nemesis Dr. Evil, partners with fellow agent Foxxy Cleopatra, and encounters the criminal mastermind from the past Goldmember. After his father, Nigel Powers, is kidnapped by Goldmember, Austin must seek help from the imprisoned Dr. Evil. The duo must navigate a series of obstacles, including a trip to 1975 and a confrontation in Tokyo, to stop Goldmember's plan to use a tractor beam to pull a meteor into the earth. Austin and his allies must work together to stop the villain and save the world.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Dr. Evil plans to travel back to 1975 to partner with Goldmember, a gold-obsessed villain, to use a tractor beam to pull a meteor into Earth. After Austin Powers arrests Dr. Evil, Austin's father, Nigel, is kidnapped by Goldmember. Austin seeks help from Dr. Evil, who agrees to assist in exchange for being moved to a regular prison. Austin and his partner Foxxy Cleopatra travel to 1975 and later to Tokyo to confront Fat Bastard and Mr. Roboto. They discover a plot involving a tractor beam. During the climax on a submarine, it is revealed that Austin and Dr. Evil are actually brothers. They work together to reverse the tractor beam's polarity, destroying the meteor and resulting in Goldmember's arrest. The film ends with a meta-narrative where the characters appear in a film called 'Austinpussy'.
- First release year
- 2002
- Runtime (minutes)
- 94
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jay Roach
- Writers
- Mike Myers · writer; Michael McCullers · writer
- Cast and characters
- Mike Myers · Austin Powers; Mike Myers · Dr. Evil; Mike Myers · Goldmember; Mike Myers · Fat Bastard; Beyoncé Knowles · Foxxy Cleopatra; Michael York · Basil Exposition; Michael Caine · Nigel Powers; Robert Wagner · Number 2; Seth Green · Scott Evil; Verne Troyer · Mini-Me; Mindy Sterling · Frau Farbissina; Fred Savage · Number Three / Mole
- Genres
- spy comedy; action comedy
- Themes
- father-son relationships; twin brothers
- Tone and mood
- comedy; parody
- Setting
- Various locations including a lair behind the Hollywood Sign, 1975 New York City, and Tokyo.
- Premise and plot tags
- time travel; spy; comedy
- Franchise connections
- Austin Powers
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year in the U.S. and Canada for its opening weekend.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 52% · scale: percentage · review count: 184; Metacritic · score: 62 · scale: 100 · review count: 34
- Awards and nominations
- MTV Movie Award · Best Villain · nomination; MTV Movie Award · Best Comedic Performance · win
- Production trivia
- The title 'Goldmember' faced legal action from MGM due to similarities with the James Bond franchise.; The character Goldmember's name was inspired by the James Bond villain Auric Goldfinger.; The song 'Hey Goldmember' is a parody of four 1970s disco songs.
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