International Man of Mystery

List creator: terryogara Created on: March 20, 2004 - 6:40 PM PST Description: Tracing the Origins of Austin Powers

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	Dr. No (1962)
This is where it all started, baby!
	The Pink Panther (1963)			Not Rated
	A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau shares Austin's professional success in spite of their mutual complete incompetence
	The Ipcress File (1965)			Not Rated
Michael Caine as Harry Palmers - The Original bespectacled Cockney spy.
	Funeral in Berlin (1966)			Not Rated
More Harry Palmers
	Thunderball (1965)
'Number 2" paves the way for Mike Myer's homage in 'International Man of Mystery'
	The Silencers (1966)			Not Rated
Dean Martin rides the Bond trend.
	Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)			Not Rated
Bimbo robots from 1966! Sound like any fembots you know?
	Alfie (1966)
Not a spy flick, but there's a lot of Alfie in Austin Powers.
	Our Man Flint (1965)			Not Rated
James Coburn as the very amusing and stylish Flint.
	In Like Flint (1967)			Not Rated
More Flint.
	Casino Royale (1967)			Not Rated
Not to be missed. David Niven explains everything you need to now about spy film parodies.
	You Only Live Twice (1967)
Bond's bald nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld makes his first villanous appearance in this film providing models both for Dr. Evil and his cat Mr. Bigglesworth. Dr. Evil's Bob's Big Bob space ship also has it's origins in this film.
	Barbarella (1968)
Barbarella + Ursula Andress (Dr. No) = Felicity Shagwell. That's the theory, baby!
	Gigantor vol.1 (Disc 1 of 4) (1964)			Not Rated
Remote controlled robots impress Westerners back in 1963
	From Russia with Love (1963)
SPECTRE agent Rosa Klebb sets tone for all things Frau.
	Young Frankenstein (1974)
Cloris Leachman in 'Young Frankenstein' possibly/probably served as further fodder for the Frau Farbissina character
	The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
In this '90s remake of 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' Marlon Brando shares screen space with a diminutive clone which inspires Myers to create Mini Me.
	Blow-Up (1966)			Not Rated
A little bit of this and that make it into the first two Austin Power's films.
	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Austin makes his first appearance.
	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Nothing like a big industrial laser to inspire parody.
	Flesh Gordon (Collector's Edition) (1972)			Not Rated
Doctor Evil's testicular space craft pays homage to the phallus shaped craft originally featured in 'Flesh Gordon'
	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Austin's 2nd film.
	Goldfinger (1964)
Pussy Galore <-> Felicity Shagwell: I like the suggestive names, baby!
	Austin Powers: Goldmember (2002)
The third of the series.
	The Wizard of Oz (70th Anniversary Special Edition) (1939)
'You never left home Dorothy' <-> 'Austin, you always had your mojo'