Austin Powers: Internet Man of Mystery

or The Links That Snagged Me

An article by Mike Durrett

Part One: Introduction

One of my favorite funny films is Mike Myers' hysterically loopy "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery."

It's rare to go to the movies and laugh loud and continuously throughout a picture, but this mildly adult spoof of bad 1960s spy flicks and so many other filmic, cultural, and historical targets compelled me to do just that, baby.

From the infectious opening send-up of The Beatles' equally exuberant entrance in "A Hard Day's Night," I was hooked.

And, through the next two years, while the world drooled in anticipation of "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace," I salivated as I buffed my bicuspids.

The Austin Powers movie taught me a valuable life lesson. Floss, Mike, floss. Floss. Floss. Floss.

Brush after every meal.

Visit the dentist twice per year.

Indubitably, Austin has the worst teeth this side of a "Deliverance" cast reunion.

One out of one Humor Guide recommends Dentyne for his readers who chew gum.

--Oh, yeah, meanwhile, I was also looking forward to the sequel -- "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me." It didn't disappoint. I left my wife for Felicity Shagwell, but that's okay. We lovebirds got our mitts on Austin's time machine, so Donna doesn't have to know about us or get weepy since I never seem to be gone. That's the kind of guy I am, always considerate -- and suffering chronic shag lag.

So, dear, jealous reader, turn your attention to the bejeweled Web. It's brimming with related content and multimedia sweets to keep your mojo working and your mouse's mojo clicking, especially with the arrival of "Austin Powers in Goldmember," which completes the zingiest trilogy since the Frodo follies.

Part One: Introduction

Part Two: "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"

Part Three: "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"

Part Four: "Austin Powers in Goldmember"

Part Five: Top Three Austin Powers Comedy Movies

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