*Austin Powers* is COMEDY GOLD!! | First Time Watching! 

Some thing you may have missed, the group counselor was actually Carrie Fisher.

Several of your "huh?" moments came from referenes to James Bond movies. Alotta Fagina is a reference to Pussy Galore (not joking, that was her actual name in the movie), and Random Task is a reference to Oddjob who is a bond villain who threw his hat. These movies are chock full of references to old Bond movies, back when they were a LOT more campy.

"What's an evil petting zoo?" All geese and goats. Well maybe not evil, but certainly Chaotic Neutral.

"Stop sitting in the murder chairs! Why has no one learned from this yet?"

If you're a Seinfeld fan, that was the Soup Nazi as the blackjack dealer, and Babu as the UN council leader.

The Spy Who Shagged Me is even better. Heather Graham is amazing.

"Margaret Thatcher on a cold day!" has been one of my favorites for years from this movie lmfao. Cracks me tf up every time.

5:20 - You know it's comedy gold when the snort comes out. 😂😂😂

This trilogy is GOLDEN!! You're in for a feast of comedy.

"He screamed like it was acid or mace!" I've gotten watered down toothpaste in my eye and that hurt ten times more than shampoo, so imagine getting that much pure toothpaste in your eyes!

"Doug Dimmadome" had me rolling. 🤣

Vicki trying to apply logical thinking to a comedy. 😄

VKunia, in case you didn't know, there were some jokes making fun of the James Bond franchise. The extremely hairy chest on Austin Powers is making fun of Sean Connery. The big Asian assassin is from Goldfinger, except he used his hat instead of his shoe. Frau Farbissina is a parody of that Soviet agent in From Russia With Love. Alotta Fagina is a joke on those names the Bond women were given. One of them was called Pussy Galore. Bond always scored with numerous women. One of those Bond movies (I can't remember which one, but Roger Moore was in it) he was laying so many women that I started laughing after a while. When AIDS started getting people's attention, they pared down on a lot of James Bond's screwing around.

VKunia reacting to Austin Powers? What a treat to wake up to on my day off.

"Stop sitting in the murder chairs!" - VKunia 2024

The fact that you called Tom Arnold’s character Doug Dimmadome 🤣 Hats off for that reference

The henchman who throws his shoe actually committed a murder in real life if I'm not mistaken

Vik made me forget my problems again for another 29 min straight

“There’s life in people’s eyes!!” Simplest comparison I’ve ever heard for the difference between the 90s and now.

'I wish I was never artificially created in a lab!" - Scott Evil

“Random Task” instead of Odd Job always makes me laugh

"Who...does...number two...work for?" "That's right buddy you show that turd who's boss." Gots to be my favorite joke in this first movie. 😂🤣

This movie is even funnier if you've watched the old Bond movies -especially the ones with Sean Connery .

Austin is supposed to be known for being a photographer rather than a known spy. That's his cover. Though they quickly kind of drop that, and have the "Famous spy" trope. I mean how do you explain a famous photographer reappearing at the same age 40 years later. But it's really just one of those things you just go along with.

Mike Myers dad was English, Austin was the impression he did of his dad. Dr Evil is his impression of Lorne Michaels, who runs SNL, Myers refused to put Dr Evil on SNL because he wanted to keep the character for a film, he did return to SNL for the 40th season and did Dr Evil on SNL for the occasion (Prince played the after party).

13:24 The pianist is Burt Bacharach, who wrote and performed the song.

Sometimes, you need to just throw the "Why's" out the window, it's a spoof!! Lol😂

Police man: "does this garage look familiar to you?" Random Task: "umm, no..."

Such a good trilogy. Watched these as a kid and they still hold up pretty well today.

Most of the references come from the James Bond films from the beginning of the franchise with Sean Connery as 007 through to the beginning of the Pierce Brosnan's era as 007 in the 1990s. A few that are really important: - Alotta Fagina: the name is based on the character Pussy Galore, played by Honor Blackman, in 1963's Goldfinger. - Random Task: based almost completely on Odd Job, henchman to Auric Goldfinger, the villain of Goldfinger. Instead of a shoe, Odd Job threw a Bowler hat with a razor in the brim. - Number Two: Played by Robert Wagner, the look of the character is based on Emilio Largo in Thunderball (1965). Largo was number 2 in the organization called SPECTRE (SPecial Executive for Counter Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion), a frequent nemesis of Bond's. - Dr. Evil: Based in part on Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Bond's archnemesis in several films. However the look of Dr. Evil is partially on Blofeld (bald and facially scarred) and partly on another Bond villain, the title character of Dr. No (1962). The rubber radiation suit is Dr. No. The gray Nehru suit that Dr. Evil wears is the same outfit both Blofeld and Dr. No wore. - Austin Powers: Partially based on Bond, with other spy characters of the 1960s thrown in. Harry Palmer (played by Michael Caine) was a spy who wore thick black rimmed glasses from a series of films based on Len Deighton novels. This is kind of important as Michael Caine shows up in the third Austin Powers film, Goldmember. Matt Helm (played by actor-singer Dean Martin) was a photographer, and like Bond always a hit with the ladies, in several films. - Vanessa Kensington and Mrs. Kensington: Both characters owe a lot to two different characters from the 1960s BBC spy series, The Avengers. The first character is mainly, Mrs. Emma Peel, played by the late Dame Diana Rigg (best known today as Lady Olenna Tyrell from Game of Thrones). Mrs. Peel frequently wore leather catsuits, kicked ass in hand-to-hand combat, and used guns...and looked beautiful always. Brains, beauty, and ability. The second character was Cathy Gale, Mrs. Peel's predecessor on the show. Also, a combination of amazing qualities. Honor Blackman, who played Cathy Gale, was also Pussy Galore in Goldfinger opposite Sean Connery. Diana Rigg, after playing Mrs. Peel, played Contessa Teresa "Tracy" DiVincenzo in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service opposite George Lazenby as 007 (his only appearance in the role).

My Senior year of high school (1998), the Monday after we had our JROTC Military Ball, I was in my JROTC class, and we were watching this movie. When Dr. Evil was trying to do the Macarana, someone shouted out, "Hey! It's Brian dancing!" I replied, "What are you talking about? I can't dance THAT good."😅

I've heard rumors about the monologue of Dr. Evil in therapy being used as a reference in acting schools on delivery. After watching it in isolation multiple times I can see why. It is top tier.

Hi VKunia! I am a huge Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul fan and I discovered you by chance. I started watching your Breaking Bad reactions and i LOVE how invested you are in what you watch and how you try to deduce certain things. Can't wait for your future BCS reactions... i'm so ready 😁😁😁

Mike Meyers is so AWESOME! This whole trilogy is HILARIOUS 😂

It's crazy that in a just a few years it will be the 30th anniversary of when Austin Powers was unfrozen after being frozen for 30 years.

"Kiss me. " "I can't, your drunk, it's not right. " "He has morals, I love that!!" A lot of people miss that point, and I'm glad you caught that.

“People look different, you can see lights in people’s eyes” Things have become so depressing that the light has gone away from people’s eyes

“How dare you break wind before me?” “Sorry, baby. I didn’t know it was your turn.” By far, the best line in the movie.

michael mcdonald the guy who gets ran over by the steamroller was on MadTV. I love that someone remembers Mad because i found it way funnier than SNL.

Austin has his camera and mannerisms with it come from his day job, a Fashion Photographer.

It's one big spoof of James Bond, I'd say Sean Connery especially. 5:23 Maybe didn't mean to, but that was the best part. 13:58 All that "how can she stand him?" and then "I love him". 27:43 That's super easy, even having both facing each other. You just set like a middle point in the shot that he doesn't cross, have him record the character on one side, then on the other and put paste them together. And, of course, he's got actual people reading the other charater's lines while filming as a placeholder. Well, fun fact is if you go watch the first Bonds you will see so many "Oh, that's the thing they're making fun of".

19:05 Mama Cass died of a heart attack at the age of 32 but there is a legend (likely related to her size frankly) that she choked to death on a ham sandwich.

The Austin Powers movies are peak comedy, especially the shadow scenes in 2 and 3. Cry laughing every single time.

How did Dr Evil even know what The Macarena was let alone know the actual dance?!? Lol

Reminds you of Peter Parker. The Russian general was Peter's landlord.🌹❤️🌷🩷

"What's an evil petting zoo?" Uhh, scorpions. Lots of scorpions.

I love when he pets his little nine and she pulls out the hand cannon.

The Austin Powers trilogy with the Naked Gun trilogy should keep laughing through an entire weekend!

"Life looks so much more different. There's light in people's eyes." That hit hard. 😢 I really enjoyed your reaction!❤❤❤

Vkunia gifting us with an Austin Powers reaction! Groovy baby! Yeah! 😁

“Put it in the schkin box, schave me from myschelf. I’m peeeeling.”

FINALLY!!😂 You mentioned on your stream a few weeks ago that you had just finished watching this, and I've been patiently waiting for it. Thanks for watching and reacting to this V 🤣😂😋

An evil petting zoo just has canadian geese.

It sucks that nearly all versions of this movie have the "the henchmen" scenes removed. For the guy crushed by a Steam Roller it shows his family and for the guy who has his head eaten by genetically mutated ill tempered sea bass, it's his bucks party.

Snorting Laughs are the best, i find them super cute!

27:45 Disney did it in The Parent Trap (1961) with Hayley Mills standing next to herself. So it is tricks thay have existed before CGI magic in movies. I remember the first time seeing this movie in my floormate's dormroom. She said let's watch a movie (old VHS) and ordered some pizza nuggets and watched on a small 15 inch TV.

9:00 Dr Evil in 2024: "We hold the world hostage for a ransom of 100 billion dollars!" People in 2024: "They send that much to foreign countries every month now!"

5:24 - "I snorted. I didn't mean to do that." - Don't worry, it was adorkable. :) 7:54 - "He can kill people with his boot? He can decapitate people with his shoe." - Random Task is a spoof of a James Bond character named Oddjob. who had a razor-brimmed hat that he threw. In real life, the actor who played Random Task is serving life in prison for doing some pretty bad stuff.

Most people know that Dr. Evil's appearance is based on James Bond's nemesis Blofeld. But far fewer know that Dr. Evil's voice is based on Mike Myers' old boss Lorne Michaels.

Nineties comedies are absolutely amazing. We had it so good back then. And this movie is so friggin' quotable. I still watch this one from time to time. Of course the whole series is a spoof on the spy genre, specifically Bond, which makes it even funnier.

"but that train has sailed..." is one of my favorite lines from the movie. It's such a lowkey mixed metaphor that's easy to miss.

Every time I watch an Austin powers reaction, I always forget that basically every reactor will be watching the American version which cuts out all of the best running gag henchmen subplot scenes, and it makes me annoyed at myself that I keep forgetting, as I’m waiting for the reaction each time. Lol

Random Task is based off of Oddjob (similar names), Oddjob threw a hat with a metal brim that cut the head off a statue where Random Task throws a shoe. They also look pretty similar

18:39 😄Oh, you've got to love fish-out-of-water humor.

I shipped off to the Navy just a few months after this movie had premiered. I hadn't seen it yet, but after I got my first buzz cut in boot camp, the rest of my division took one look at me and came under the impression that I looked like Dr. Evil. They started telling me to answer questions the way _he_ would. _"Yes,_ Petty Officer."

Not a cool fun fact by any means, but the actor who played Random Task as literally a killer, in a "Dateline Special" kind of way. Best not to go searching for the details if you're sensitive at all (and I think we know...) Seriously, don't. He faced a max sentence of over 250 years in prison. For a similar type of movie, but less bathroom humor, check out Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther movies. The first wasn't really part of the series, so start with the second one. For a 2000's version of this, The two Johnny English movies are great. The Austin Powers movies were largely based on spoofs of James Bond movies. If you're familiar with those, these movies get so much better. The must see James Bond movies to make these even better: Dr. No (Dr Evils outfits) and most of the last set and costuming of this one. From Russia With Love (Frau Farbissina and the room service attack, with a shoe no less, in what may be the most subtle of the James Bond in-jokes) Goldfinger (Randmom Task, Allotta Fagina, the basic concept of Goldmember) Thunderball (The table sequence with the murder chairs) You Only Live Twice (Dr. Evil's look, and the chest hair) Live and Let Die (The Ill-tempered Sea Bass Tank) Moonraker (the entire end of The Spy Who Shagged Me, but a terrible movie) If you decide to do the Bond movies, Dr. no was first. On her Majesty's Secret Service needs to be seen before Diamonds are Forever, the Spy Who Loved Me, and For Your Eyes Only, but only for James Bond in-universe reasons. None of the pre-Craig have a watch order except the above. All of the Daniel Craig movies have an overall plot. Fembots probably came from TV show The Six-Million Dollar Man/ The Bionic Woman, but may have been out in some other form. These movies also borrow from Mission: Impossible (the original TV show) and Our Man Flint, and In Like Flint, which were sort to parodies of Bond Movies in their own right. You should also check out an episode or two of the TV show Laugh-in i you can find any. Miss Kensington is based on Mrs. Peel from a British TV show called The Avengers who was played by Diana Rigg, who you might know as the old head House Tyrell in Game of Thrones

Light in peoples eyes, thats just the 90's. Man the 90's was such a good time to be alive.

The answer to basically every [why?] question you've asked throughout the movie; For comedic effect. 😂

24:07 Don't worry, judo chops aren't real. All throws and submissions.

I swear this younger generation is oblivious to satire smh 😂

"That was such a short movie..." kind of got me, because if I'm not mistaken movies generally used to be almost always 1,5 - 2 hours, all original star wars movies are almost exactly 2 hours if I remember correctly, newer ones are roughly 20-30 minutes longer. Nowadays movies are about 2,5h long or if it is a Nolan movie it is most likely 3 hours so they should have some bathroom brakes and you need to clear your calendar for the evening if you go to a cinema. Personally I liked the shorter movies because you didn't get fatigued by sitting so easily and the snacks would last better throughout the movie, although I see the value of longer movies in some cases, but I also feel that the more limited run time of shorter makes the pacing usually better because the story needs to be told in a shorter amount of time, which leaves unnecessary scenes usually on the cutting room floor.

I _think_ the idea is that Austin Powers is officially a super famous... _photographer._ Just like James Bond has a standing cover of a banker, but considering that bankers tend to not be, well, _famous_ it's not as big a deal that he often has a cover as something else. Depending on the place in the series his rank in the Royal Navy is either secret or public record, too, though I THINK that he's thought to be retired at least as far as public records go.

24:00 Open the FRICKIN' DOOR! 27:10 🎵 AUSTIN POWERS 🎵

This movie is actually NOT the first time Mike Myers appeared as the Austin Powers character. He originated the role as part of a 60s-style tribute band called Ming Tea, which he formed in the early 90s with Bangles singer and guitarist Susanna Hoffs. He then decided to make a movie around the character. All of the interludes where the film cuts to Austin and a band playing were performed by Ming Tea, and the band did a number of performances as part of the marketing. Hoffs also provided the cover of "The Look Of Love" during the Alotta Fagina seduction scene. Tom Arnold is such a great character actor. No reaction to Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) as the support group leader?

That therapist @17:25 was played by Carrie Fisher, AKA Princess Leia.

Saw this as a kid and loved it. Something that I only found out recently is. Dr Evil and Austin Powers...same actor for both. That made the trilogy even better for me. (yes I know he was also Fat Bastard but I didn't care for that character)

Odd Job and Pussy Galore are 2 characters from James Bond films parodied here by Random Task and Alotta Fagina 😂

He's not that famous for being a spy. He's famous for being a fashion figure.

Random task=Oddjob😂😂😂 Ive watched this so many times as a kid and I only got that joke😂

Vasquez Rocks 25:43 the Wilhelm scream of scenery.

90s were a great time honestly. I don't know what happened to people. I think the Internet ruined people, everyone is pessimistic, optimism is dead. You could argue people became radicalized through social media into clicks, and those clicks make people hate everyone not of that click. Basically stereotype of highschool but on steroids.

I have to say, that orange color looks great on you V.

The card dealer in the casino was the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld... "NO CARD FOR YOU!"

There's actually an alternate ending where basil narrates what happens to the characters afterwards. I prefer that one.

Austin Powers 1 and 2 are 2 of my favorite childhood movies :D Super quoteable (how the hell do I spell that word correct?), great characters, awesome jokes. They are just great comedy with Mike Myers at his peak.

24:45 i was so surprised to find such a gem of a worldview in this raunchy ass comedy but i really think its perfect

It’s too bad you didn’t see any of the *James Bond* films from the *60s* for the jokes and references to hit even harder. 🍸

Looks like you saw the edited version? In the original there are more scenes, (mainly regarding the personal lives of guard that gets flattened and the guard that gets eaten by the sea bass) whenever it's on TV it's mainly the edited version but it just feels incomplete after watching the full version

This movie is gold! I remember bursting in laughter when I went to go see it in theaters. You’re gonna have a great time with this one VKunia !

Im just now noticing that scene where they show that Colorado military base going into the 1997 scene is really, Cheyenne moutain complex military base, the same location where the show stargate sg-1 was filmed and based out of.

2:26 - There used to be light. Too bad it's gone

"why why why why" ... holy shit it's a comedy.

Nice "Doug Dimmadome" joke. "Let me tell you a little story about a man named SHH!" That whole segment was brilliant. If you had seen any of the James Bond movies (especially during the Sean Connery or Roger Moore eras), or the movie Our Man Flint, then the jokes would make a lot more sense.

God, I'm so glad you got the macarena joke. I've seen it go over the heads of so many reactors...;)

5:18 😂😂😂 he thought they loss.

The Austin Powers trilogy is soo hilarious. Soo damn quotable. I be saying "how about NO!" to my nephews and now they say it to me 😂

Thew whole trilogy has fantastic replay value. Not many comedies have that factor.

So many references to classic James Bond films. Dr.Evil killing his own operative at the table with the push of a button is from Thunderball. Dr. Evil's look is based on Blofeld from You Only Live Twice. Random Task is based on Odd Job from Goldfinger. The cart Austin gets stuck is from Moonraker. Dr.Evil's radiation suit is from Dr.No. Other 60s spy films and TV shows are referenced. The distinct red phone ring is from Our Man Flint. The Fembots are from Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs. The machine gun bra is from The Tenth Victim. Mimi Rogers dresses like Emma Peel from The Avengers (no, not those Avengers). The song "The Look of Love" is from the 1967 version of Casino Royale.

17:24 Carrie Fisher Homage to 007 movies. Great you know your 60's and 70's, lots of young people nowadays have no idea of history.

7:04 best part is: I’m pretty sure he’s not even credited for the role either lol so you literally don’t expect him to be in the movie at all