#later Felicity Shagwell

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Although her name wasn’t given (except in the script),

the woman the Inspector meets on the Trans-Siberian Railway was Jillian Shagwell, the original name of Austin Powers’ girlfriend.

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What is your favorite era of fashion?

Anon, you just made my night lol. I’m actually really stressed out and going through some hard stuff, so i appreciate the distraction lol. Here we go!

My all time favorite era is 1910-1915

Those 5 years are so unique. They had the opulence of the Victorian era but in a much more modern silhouette. I have made these for reference lol

Exhibit A:

The popular “S-bend” corset worn from around 1895-1908 pushed and tucked ribs and organs into an extremely unnatural shape, sometimes squeezing the waist into just 18”. Meanwhile, Late Edwardian corsets were really just there to offer mild support, and to hold your boobs in place since bras weren’t really that popular yet.

Because of that huge change in garment foundation, the look during that period highlighted the natural curves of the the female body, giving a very long, elegant, look. It’s so pretty I COULD JUST DIE LOL

Above are typical daytime looks. I just adore that silhouette so much. Everyone always looked so stately and put together. And those hats 😫 just gorgeous.

Evening wear from that era was also really beautiful.

I think I can also blame my love for this era on Titanic. I’ve had an obsession with that movie since I was a kid and always loved the costumes in it ❤️ later on, I had to take a lot of Fashion history courses in college, and learning about this era in more detail made me love it even more.

This look was sadly short lived. With the start of WW1, the focus was just on surviving. Women wore practical clothes and went to work while their husbands were off fighting. And when the war was over, the world was a different place. Women embraced their newfound freedoms, started wearing short dresses (the roaring 20’s, baby!) and never looked back. Seriously though, I love this era so much! I would gladly go back in time for a week just so I could dress like this lol. Fun fact, I own a few petticoats, a blouse and a summer dress from this era. The dress is in terrible condition and it ripped a little when I tried to shimmy my ass into the skirt but it’s still really special to me❤️

A very close 2nd favorite:London fashion in the late 1960’s. I’ve adored it since I saw Austin powers as a kid. The fun silhouettes and use of color really stand out to me.

And FYI, felicity shagwell’s velvet jumpsuit is one of my favorite movie costumes of all time. It’s a dream cosplay of mine lol.

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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) dir. Jay Roach. 6.8/10

I can’t believe we just got rid of Vanessa like that.

LOLL at Rob Lowe being here. How is Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello in this? Damn, okay the cameos just kept going. It’s like Anchorman.

I enjoyed the world becoming a bouncy ball and being thrown at Rob.

Spoiler: [About Austin Powers discovering that Vanessa is a fembot. She explodes after attacking him. Dr. Evil is back on Earth and on the Jerry Springer Show with his son. Evil also learns of a clone that was made of him but it’s 1/8 of him, so is named Mini Me. Evil plans to go back in time through his new time travel machine and steal Austin’s mojo while he’s still cryogenically frozen. They hire Fat Bastard to infiltrate the guards. He uses a gas to knock them out then use a needle to extract his mojo out of him. Modern day Austin is about to have sex with Ivana, a model, but has lost his mojo. He goes back in time in a pimp mobile and is aided by Felicity Shagwell, who is very similar to Austin. Mustafa comes to kill them, but is hurt instead as he falls off a cliff after he was tranq’d by MIni Me. Before he fell, he revealed that Evil is in a volcano lair. From photographs he took of his frozen body of the past, Austin discovers that Fat Bastard took his mojo. Evil takes a sip of some of the mojo and has sex with Frau Farbissina. She gets pregnant. Scott shows up through the time portal. Evil’s plan is to attach a laser on the Moon to blast all the major cities and requests money from the World Organization for a large sum of money. Felicity and Austin spend time together and she really likes him and is down to have sex, but he refuses. She believes it’s her and he says he can’t explain. He catches her later and tells her he lost his mojo. That night, she is told by Basil to plant a homing device on Fat Bastard. She does and has sex with him to do so. They track it down later into a toilet, because he shit it out. They get a stool sample nonetheless, which Austin accidentally drinks later, mistaking it for coffee. Austin and Felicity get to Evil’s island. They get onto the rocket (Apollo 11) with Evil and get to the moon. Mini Me attacks Austin, so he rejects Mini Me into space. Austin confronts Evil, who has Felicity hostage in a gas chamber, so he has to choose between saving the world and saving Felicity. He ends up saving the world and Felicity dies. As Evil escapes, he tells him to use the time portal. Austin goes back and meets 10 minutes before him, who saves the world while he saves Felicity. The place is self destructed by Evil. Austin tries to save his mojo at this time but it falls and breaks. Felicity says he never lost it and they head to the 90′s. Fat Bastard tries assassinating them in the present, but is stopped and a party is then thrown. Scott learns he is Evil and Frau Farbissina’s son.]

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10 Shagadelic Things You Didn't Know About The Austin Powers Movies

Mike Myers has been acting since the mid-‘70s, but one of his most famous roles is Austin Powers. There have been three Austin Powers movies to date: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Goldmember. All three films were directed by Jay Roach and star Mike Myers as Austin Powers and his arch-nemesis Dr. Evil.

Related: Yeah, Baby! The 10 Most Hilarious Austin Powers Movie Quotes

For years, a fourth film has been rumored, but nothing has ever come to fruition. With the last film being released over 15 years ago, there is a lot of interesting details known about the three Austin Powers movies you may not be aware of. Here are 10 Shagadelic Things You Didn't Know About The Austin Powers Movies.

10 Austin Powers Was Inspired By A Few People

The character Austin Powers was created when Mike Myers was joking and flirting with his wife. His wife told him to write his ideas down for the character instead of messing with her and Austin Powers was born.

Myers went on to write the script in a few weeks and apparently based his character on a few different people. It’s widely believed that Austin Powers was based on TV host Simon Dee. Michael Caine also believes Austin Powers was based on his character Harry Palmer from The Ipcress File.

9 There Was A MTV Special That Aired First

Before Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery hit theaters, the character was first introduced on the small screen.  The first appearance of Austin Powers was in the TV movie Austin Powers’ Electric Pussycat Swingers Club. The film is less than an hour and originally aired on MTV in order to promote the first Austin Powers movie.

The film shows clips from the actual movie and also has Austin talking about being frozen for 30 years. The TV movie didn’t ever get a home release, but copies of it can be found online and even on YouTube.

8 New Line Cinema Struggled To Decide On Titles For The Sequels

When it came time to make a sequel to International Man of Mystery, New Line Cinema had a tough time settling on a name. Initially, the sequel was going to be called Austin Powers 2: The Wrath of Khan. New Line had to get permission from Paramount to use the name, which they obviously didn’t go for. Austin Powers 2: Electric Boogaloo and Austinpussy were also potential titles, but they decided to go with The Spy Who Shagged Me.

Related: 11 Sequels In Development That We're Still Waiting For

For the third film, MGM even sued New Line over the subtitle Goldmember, but they were allowed to use the title only after they agreed to approve future titles with MGM and if they agreed to play a trailer for Die Another Day in front of Goldmember.

7 Colin Quinn Was Almost Scott Evil

Saturday Night Live helped kickstart Mike Myers’ career and another SNL cast member was almost in Austin Powers. Colin Quinn almost played Scott Evil, but the role later went to Seth Green. Scott Evil is Dr. Evil and Frau Farbissina’s son, who Dr. Evil always complains isn’t evil enough.

Quinn was initially offered the role in International Man of Mystery, but he turned it down. Quinn still regrets his decision but has since appeared in films like A Night at the Roxbury, Grown Ups, and Trainwreck. Given his filmography, if he would have played Scott Evil, it likely would have been the biggest role of his career.

6 Felicity Shagwell & Mustafa Almost Returned For Goldmember

After Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley) turns out to be a Fembot, Austin has to find a new lover in The Spy Who Shagged Me. He falls in love with Felicity Shagwell, who was played by Heather Graham. Also, the first film introduced Will Ferrell’s character Mustafa: A henchman of Dr. Evil who was a weapon designer and had a quirk where he couldn’t resist answering a question if he was asked three times.

Both were memorable characters but neither of them came back for Goldmember. The characters were supposed to return in some capacity, but their scene was cut from the film.

5 Dr. Evil Was Based On Lorne Michaels

Mike Myers was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995 and also hosted an episode in 1997 when the first Austin Powers came out. Lorne Michaels is the creator and producer of SNL, but he was also the inspiration behind Dr. Evil. Myers has stated before that his impression of Michaels was the inspiration for the character.

He also explained that Donald Pleasence’s portrayal of Blofeld was also a big inspiration for Dr. Evil. That being said, Dana Carvey claimed Myers copied his Lorne Michaels impression for Dr. Evil, which caused a rift between them for several years.

4 They Almost Made An Animated Series

The three Austin Powers films are among Myers' greatest movies, but the franchise almost continued with an animated series. While details about The Spy Who Shagged Me were still developing, it was reported that New Line Television was also developing an Austin Powers animated series. Not much is known about the project (besides the fact that it didn’t happen), but at the time it was being compared to King of the Hill’s comedy style.

The animated Austin Powers series seems to have gotten canceled along the way, but fans are also still waiting for Austin Powers 4. Unfortunately, that looks just as unlikely as the animated series since Mini-Me actor Verne Troyer passed away last year.

3 Jim Carrey Could Have Played Dr. Evil

Part of the reason why people find Austin Powers so funny is that Mike Myers plays multiple characters in the films. He, of course, plays Austin Powers, but he also portrays Dr. Evil and Fat Bastard. That being said, the film could have had Jim Carrey in the role of Dr. Evil.

Related: Where Are They Now? Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery

Much like Myers, Carrey is a comedy legend, starring in films like The Mask, Bruce Almighty, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Carrey was offered the role by Mike Myers and while he was interested, Carrey had to turn it down because he was shooting Liar Liar.

2 The Actor Behind Random Task Is A Real-Life Villain

If you haven’t seen the actor Joseph Hyungmin Son lately, it’s because he’s currently serving a life sentence at Salinas Valley State Prison. Son was the actor behind the henchman Random Task in the first Austin Powers film. In 2011, he was arrested for a heinous crime committed in 1990.

Police were able to obtain a DNA sample from him decades after the crime since he had been picked up for violating his parole in 2008. As if a life sentence wasn’t enough for Son, he also got an additional 27 years in 2017 for beating his cellmate to death.

1 Sean Connery Could Have Played Nigel

It’s no secret that Austin Powers is a spoof of the 007 films, but not very many people know that director Jay Roach wanted to get Sean Connery to play Nigel Powers in Austin Powers: Goldmember. Connery is, of course, famous for playing the first James Bond back in 1964 in Dr. No.

Connery likely turned down the role, which was then given to Michael Caine. As mentioned earlier, Caine believed Austin Powers was based on his character Harry Palmer, so given him a role in Austin Powers: Goldmember sort of made the series come full circle.

Next: SNL: 11 Movies You Forgot Were Based On Classic Skits

source https://screenrant.com/austin-powers-shagadelic-unknown-facts-franchise/

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Austin Power: The Spy Who Shagged Me

When it comes to sequels, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is one of the exceptions to the rules. Following a movie that takes chances and somehow found a way not to flop, this movie learns from the mistakes of the first movie and ends up with better results. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’s greatest feat over its predecessor is that it finds a singular plot and sticks to it. While we find that Mike Myers has found a way to keep the franchise alive, there are a few repeating themes that were carried over from the first film into this that showcase his refined comedic timing.

In keeping with the first movie, this one finds ways of making references to other movies. It begins blatantly with a reference to Star Wars by having an opening sequence that sets the stage for the viewer. The main difference is that this is one is narrated, a fairly minor detail but in keeping with the cinematography of the Austin Powers series. One thing that the viewer will notice is that there are fewer transition scenes of Austin and crew dancing to stereotypical 60s music. This is likely the result of improved writing and direction that we see in this movie and so there happens to be fewer opportunities for the need to include an identifiable shift in timing and a need to reset the pace of the movie.

A new addition to this movie is the use of breaking the fourth wall. It happens early enough in the movie that the viewer notices it and done in a way that allows Austin to truly interact with the audience. This new comedic ploy is then followed by Austin’s signature nude adventure through the hotel. Tying these two bits together allows this movie to remain connected to its predecessor without feeling like he’s overusing jokes. The objects change, as does the location. Whereas before it was always in the privacy of his hotel room, Austin becomes a bit more daring and enters into the hotel itself, riding elevators and entering conference rooms. One thing to note is that the objects put in place to block Austin’s nudity are far more phallic than in the previous movie. While Austin has adapted the symbol of masculinity, it’s interesting to see how the director plays with this and more often than not, everything blocking our view ends up being shortened or removed. This easily could have been done as a precursor or an allusion to what will happen to Austin later in the film.

The transition made at the beginning that allows Austin to return to his swinger lifestyle also allows for Austin’s focus to shift back to being a spy and chasing Dr. Evil. With the removal of Vanessa, a new damsel-in-distress is allowed to be created in that of Felicity Shagwell. Once again, Austin gets the attention of a new woman who also partners with him when he returns to the ‘60s. This seems to be a reoccurring trope for Austin, along with the need to save the world.

Something that needs to be focused on is not only the way that Dr. Evil is a terrible madman, but also the way he also finds myself surrounded by assassins/accomplices that are equally as bad at their job. Dr. Evil starts off by having a time machine made…sorry, “time machine,” that he doesn’t know how to operate. Then, when back in the ‘60s, he surrounds himself with Number Two, Frau Farbissina, and Mustafa. Number Two has emotional control issues despite appearing to be the most stable one in the room. Frau has no control over her love of Dr. Evil, giving in to him when he drinks Austin’s mojo. And Mustafa is by far the worst assassin, despite being given the best opportunities to kill Austin. Mustafa’s downfall is probably the funniest in the movie because he’ll answer truthfully after being asked the same question 3 times. The way this plays out when Austin and Felicity run into him ends in yet another tragic downfall, literally, for Mustafa.

Finally, we get to see some greater emotional depth to Austin. Mind you, it’s not much simply because the tone of the movie doesn’t want to or should change too much, but once Austin loses his mojo, we find that Austin is even more greatly affected than previously shown. This does something that the audience has not seen before, but it draws empathy to Austin for the first time in the series. With how quickly Austin was able to move of from finding out that Vanessa was a FemBot to realizing he was single again, there has always been an assumption that Austin really only has two emotions: happiness and horniness. But following his interaction with Ivana Humpalot and the loss of his mojo, we see Austin lose all of his confidence and even turn away Felicity when she begins her advance. When Austin goes on his drive to figure out what’s changed within him, it becomes likely one of the first relatable moments in the movie. The important moment is that Austin addresses this directly with Felicity, which allows him to internalize the significance of emotional depth.

Overall, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is a movie that took chances to build upon a starter movie and the character created by Mike Myers. The mistakes that were made in the beginning were corrected and created a movie that allows for greater character development while also maintaining a wide berth of comedy. This movie is a great expansion to the first because it finds the bits that works, adds on to them without overusing a break in the 4th wall, and honed in on the main problem by giving the movie a proper plot.