Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) on Netflix
PG-1319991h 35mActionAdventureComedy
In 1999, Dr. Evil travels back to 1969 and steals Austin Powers's mojo, the life force that draws women to him. Austin follows him back, aided by CIA agent Felicity Shagwell.
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Plot summary
British spy Austin Powers is on his honeymoon in 1999 when he learns that his wife, Vanessa Kensington, is an android built by Dr. Evil. Dr. Evil returns from space and is given Mini-Me, a small clone of himself, at his lair in Seattle. Dr. Evil's plan is to travel back to 1969 and take Austin's mojo, the life force that attracts women. In 1969, the henchman Fat Bastard pulls the mojo from Austin's frozen body at the Ministry of Defence. British intelligence tells Austin that a killer employed by Dr. Evil is after him. Ivana Humpalot, the assassin sent for him, finds him irresistible and spares him; in bed with her Austin finds his mojo gone. Sent to 1969 in a time-traveling Volkswagen New Beetle, he is helped by CIA agent Felicity Shagwell.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
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- According to the Collins English Dictionary, putting "shag" in the film's title helped raise the word's acceptability, cutting its shock value and giving it a more jocular, relaxed connotation.
- The Spy Who Shagged Me opened in 3,315 theaters, a record for the widest release of all time, and scored the third-highest opening weekend of all time behind Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
