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A movie trilogy about a [[Fish Out of Temporal Water|temporally displaced]] British Ministry of Defence agent Austin Powers, and his archnemesis, Dr. Evil, who is obsessed with bringing [[The End of the World
The three films are [[Affectionate Parody|parodies]] of the [[Spy Drama]] genre, particularly ''[[James Bond]]'', to the point that two of the three movie titles are direct spoofs of James Bond movie titles. ([[Word of God]] has also acknowledged ''[[
* ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997)
* ''Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999)
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* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]], now the supertrope for villains who don't take the direct approach, with its former definition going to [[Stating the Simple Solution]].
* Almost the [[Trope Namer]] for [[Preemptive "Shut Up"]]
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=== '''These movies provide examples of:''' ===
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Dr. Evil's [[Hilariously Abusive Childhood|ridiculously traumatic]] upbringing.
* [[Academy of Evil]]: The evil medical school Dr. Evil went to.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: When Dr. Evil drops Mini-Me and he hops back up, Dr. Evil exclaims "And he's okay!" just like Myers did about Stacey as [[
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: The first is mostly, as mentioned below, a parody of James Bond knockoffs and sixties culture in general. This is mostly continued in the second one, with various bits of sci-fi thrown in with all the time travel abuse. The third movie parodies [[Blaxploitation]] movies and, well, the Austin Powers franchise itself.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Elvis Costello performed in ''The Spy Who Shagged Me''. But the scene in question took place in 1969, which meant he would've only been fifteen years old (and looked much older than that). Of course, this is played for laughs like everything else.
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* [[Death Trap]]: Parodied, of course!
{{quote| '''Dr. Evil:''' "No Scott, I have a better idea. I'm going to place him in an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate and exotic death..." ([[Beat]]) [[Defensive What|"...what?"]]}}
* [[Deer in
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: "MOLE!!"
** "My God, Vanessa's got a fantastic body. I bet she shags like a minx. How do I tell her that, because of the unfreezing process, I have no inner-monologue? I hope I didn't say that out loud just now."
* [[Don't Explain the Joke]]: Done a lot.
* [[Double Entendre]].
* [[Dressing
* [[Dude, Not Funny]]: Said [[In
* [[Elaborate Underground Base]]: Dr. Evil in the first movie.
{{quote| "Welcome to my UNDERGROUND LAIR!!"}}
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*** It was less Scott's enthusiasm and more that he just let the evil laugh run away with him. Evil has standards, alright... but about not being too weird with your villain laugh, not about the sanctity of life. Same with Goldmember... it's not that he goes too far, it's that he's just too ''weird''. (But then, he is from Holland...)
* [[Even the Subtitler Is Stumped]]: Two words -- ''English'' English.
* [[Everything's Even Worse
* [[Evil Eyebrows]]: Dr Evil.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Spoofed massively. Often causes those trying to emulate Doctor Evil to fail hard.
* [[Evil Plan]]: Each movie has one naturally, but of note is an earl scene in the first movie. There Dr.Evil lists in detail two possible evil plans only to have Number Two tell him they already happened. So he shrugs and says 'Let's do what we always do: hijack nuclear weapons and hold the world hostage'
* [[Eyepatch of Power]]: Number 2's eye-patch has [[X-Ray Vision]], which he [[Mundane Utility|uses to cheat at blackjack]].
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Exty Years From Now]]
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Vanessa is a [[Sex Bot|Fembot]]. Which is revealed at the beginning of the second movie, apropos of nothing but the [[Rule of Funny]]. But... hey, now Austin is single again! '''YEAH, BABY!!!'''
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* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Gag Penis]]: Aside from everything Nigel says about Mini-Me's endowments, there's the fact that when Mini-Me lowers his pants, there is an audible ''thump''.
** Goldmember has a gold...er, [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Scott Evil, who loves mocking his father's unoriginal plans in the first two movies. In the third, he just gives up altogether and pretends to support his father's plan (even though he's still actually making fun of it).
** And later, Austin's father.
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* [[The Guards Must Be Crazy]]: Spoofed and [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] without mercy.
* [[Hair Reboot]]
* [[Hazmat Suit]]: The radiation suit Dr. Evil wears in ''International Man of Mystery'' as a parody of the one worn by the title character in ''[[
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: In ''Goldmember''--Mini-Me and {{spoiler|Dr. Evil}}. Fat Bastard, as well. And maybe Frau and Number 2.
* [[High Heel Face Turn]]: The second film's sexy evil foreigner with a highly suggestive name, Ivana Humpalot, was sent to kill Austin Powers but instead finds him so attractive that she ends up confessing to her agenda and just asks him to make love to her. Apparently she was so attracted to him that she made no move to kill him even after he lost his mojo in the middle of sex.
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* [[Ironic Echo Cut]]: Without an actual cut, though.
* [[It's Personal]]: Both Dr. Evil and Austin say this this in the second movie, in reference to how Dr. Evil's stolen Austin's mojo.
* [[Jerk
* [[Juggling Loaded Guns]]: Austin can be seen shaking his arms and blinking uncontrollably whenever he fires his gun. Mike Myers notes in the commentary that it was done only half-intentionally, as Mike himself had [[Enforced Method Acting|never fired a gun before]].
* [[Just in Time]]: Played for laughs in the first film. Austin has well over ten seconds to stop Dr. Evil's drill from reaching the Earth's core, but deliberately waits until there's just a second to spare, so that his [[Big No]] will look more dramatic.
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* [[Latex Perfection]]
* [[Laughably Evil]]: Dr. Evil and his minions.
* [[Laugh
* [[London England Syndrome]]: The [[Trope Namer]] was referring to this film.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Spoofed in the first film.
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** Nigel Powers is also this when he stops Austin from shooting {{spoiler|his other son, Dr. Evil}}.
* [[Pixellation]]: Used on a woman's bare breasts in the "Hard Knock Life" music video in ''Goldmember''.
* [[Playing
* [[Preemptive "Shut Up"|Preemptive Shh]]
* [[Pretty Fly for
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: The models in the second movie, and Austin wearing a pimp coat in the third.
* [[Prove I Am Not Bluffing]]: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me'', Dr Evil blows up the White House to demonstrate his giant moon based laser... except it was actually just footage from ''[[Independence Day]]''.
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* [[Reverse Polarity]]: Trying to stop the MIDAS asteroid from crashing into Earth and flooding it.
* [[Right-Hand-Cat]]: Mr. Bigglesworth.
* [[Rule of Funny]]: Honestly, the series has a time-traveling car that travels [[Back to
* [[Rule of Three]]: Spoofed in the second film, where one of Dr. Evil's assassins always answers a question truthfully the third time it's asked, because he can't stand being asked the same question three times.
** Unless you ask a different question in between (like "Do I really have to ask you two more times?") which resets the counter.
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* [[Scenery Censor]]: Spoofed multiple times.
* [[Screens Are Cameras]]: Dr. Evil tends to do this a lot. He has typical villain ultimatums with various world leaders through closed circuit televisions, yet there are no cameras that would allow him to see anything.
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Sealed Good in
* [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]]: Dr. Evil's underground base in ''International Man of Mystery'' has one.
* [[Sequel Reset]]: I'm single again! Yeah!
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* [[Shoe Phone]]: Spoofed with the ridiculous items Austin gets from Basil, including a ''toothpaste tube'' containing plastic explosive.
* [[Shoe Slap]]: Random Task [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works|throws]] his shoe, as a parody of Oddjob's doing the same with his [[Weaponized Headgear|hat]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: According to the [[Word of God]], ''Austin Powers'' is a parody to all of the British ''[[James Bond (
** [[Star Wars]] is frequently referenced in the second film as well.
* [[Show Some Leg]]: Felicity Shagwell says that to guard of Dr. Evil's Volcano Island.
** Also used by Vanessa to distract guards.
* [[Show Stopper]]: Parodied.
* [[Show Within a Show]]: ''Austinpussy'', originally the intended title of the third film (a parody of ''[[
* [[Sigil Spam]]
* [[Silence, You Fool]]: "[[No Indoor Voice|SILENCE!]] I will not tolerate your insolence!"
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* [[Something Else Also Rises]]: Austin puts the lotion on Felicity Shagwell's back.
* [[Sound Effect Bleep]]: Utilized during the cutaway to the Osbournes in ''Goldmember''.
* [[Spell My Name
* [[Stating the Simple Solution]]: Scott Evil keeps goading his father to [[No-Nonsense Nemesis|just shoot Austin]].
* [[Suddenly Shouting]]:
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"Is it a hollowed-out volcano with my face on it as requested?"<br />
"Of course." }}
* [[Surrounded
{{quote| '''Dr. Evil''': Why must I be constantly surrounded by frickin' idiots?}}
* [[Talking Is a Free Action]]: Generally used, but the second movie is the most blatant about it. Austin time-travels ten minutes back in time to just when Felicity's chamber was being flooded with poison gas... and pauses to have a chat with himself that lasts longer than it originally took the chamber to flood with gas. Time apparently just halts for this, and doesn't start up again until past-Austin shoots some [[Mooks]].
* [[Talk to
** Not so much lacking in pop culture as Dr. Evil's using 90's-era pop culture lines... in 1969.
* [[Tap
* [[Terminator Twosome]]: Inverted, as Austin and Dr. Evil both travel to the future in the first movie, and played straight, as they travel to the past in the second.
* [[Think Unsexy Thoughts]]: "[[Margaret Thatcher]] naked on a cold day! Margaret Thatcher naked on a cold day!"
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* [[Torpedo Tits]]: The basic weapon of the fembots.
* [[Trailer Spoof]]
* [[Twin Threesome Fantasy]]: Austin and the [[Asian Gal
* [[Twisted Echo Cut]]: Used multiple times in the famous 'Johnson' joke montage.
* [[Uncanny Family Resemblance]]: Ms. Kensington looks remarkably similar to her mother Mrs. Kensington.
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** Inverted with Scott, who wants nothing to do with Dr. Evil despite his father's attempts at bonding, then ''finally'' wins his dad's respect. {{spoiler|Too bad his dad becomes Good.}}
* [[What Are Records]]: Inverted, with Austin trying to play a CD on a turntable.
* [[What Happened to
* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]: Mocked in deleted scenes from IMoM. We see the family of the dead guard that Austin smashes with the steamroller learning of his death. It's notable that the British and Australian cuts included these scenes.
* [[Where Did We Go Wrong?|Where Did I Go Wrong?]]: Dr. Evil asks this question about Scott.
* [[Why Won't You Die?]]: In ''The Spy Who Shagged Me''.
* [[Wire Fu]]: Parodied. [[Fat Bastard]] tries to use a [[Wire Fu]] attack on Austin in the third movie (to the point of actually visibly held up by wires and calling attention to the people in the background holding him up.) One of the wires breaks halfway through, though, and he's just left dangling in the air.
* [[You Have Failed Me]]: Dr. Evil punishes his minions by dumping them through a trapdoor to be [[Kill It
* [[You Just Told Me]]: Austin tricks Alotta Fagina into admitting her boss is into "big underground drills".
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]
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