Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is a 1999 American comedy spy movie. It was directed by Jay Roach and was produced by Jan Blenkin, John S. Lyons, Eric McLeod, Demi Moore, and Mike Myers. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me was released on June 11, 1999. The title of the movie is a play on the 1977 James Bond movie The Spy Who Loved Me. It is the second movie in the Austin Powers series. It is the sequel to the 1997 movie Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. A sequel was released in 2002 titled Austin Powers in Goldmember.
The movie gained mixed reviews from critics and holds a 51% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] The movie gained around US$310 million in worldwide ticket sales.[1] The movie was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Makeup at the 72nd Academy Awards but it lost to Topsy-Turvy.[3]
Plot
The setting is London, England. This is an action movie with comedy. Austin Powers (Mike Myers) is a British man trying to save the world from Dr. Evil (Mike Myers). He is a spy for the government but he finds it difficult to save the world from Dr. Evil.
Many characters use British English.
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