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With "Austin Powers" Moviegoers
Following Washington, D.C. Premiere
Tuesday, June 8, 1999

   


Austin Powers hits the big screen again Thursday night in "The Spy Who Shagged Me." A promotional screening took place Tuesday night in Washington, and washingtonpost.com was there. About 50 of those in attendance got their seats as a result of entering our Pick the Winners Contest for the Academy Awards earlier this year.

Everyone "behaved" and thought the movie was "shagadelic," including an Austin Powers look-alike who entertained moviegoers before the screening.

In this sequel, the mod British secret agent (Mike Myers) has to go back in time to gain back his mojo, which was stolen by Dr. Evil (also Myers). Heather Graham plays CIA agent Felicity Shagwell. The film also features a large, grotesque character called Fat Bastard (Myers as well) and a diminutive clone of Dr. Evil named Mini-Me.

Warning: The moviegoer comments do include spoilers, so read with caution. In general, we asked people which of the two "Austin Powers" films then enjoyed most, their favorite scene and favorite character.


Lucy, 10, Bethesda: I loved it. It was better than the first one. I liked it all, and my favorite character was Austin Powers


Jeff McLaughlin, 22, Washington: I thought it was great. It had all the elements of the first one, but more laughs. Plus it had new surprises like Mini-Me and Fat Bastard. I really enjoyed it and will definitely see it more than once. And I'll get my friends to see it too.

I really liked the part when they used all the synonyms for the (male organ).

washingtonpost.com: Dr. Evil's spaceship was, shall we say, phallic. Twice during the film, people looked up in the sky and made comments about what it looked like.


Sid, Germantown: I never saw the first one, but I thought the second was hilarious. I liked Mini-Me.

washingtonpost.com: Mini-Me is a clone of Dr. Evil, who is "one-eighth his size." Dr. Evil gives him the name.


Eric, Germantown: Better than the first because it had more of Dr. Evil. My favorite character was Dr. Evil.


Tom, Bethesda: I thought it was better than the first one. This one was more humorous. I liked Mini-Me and Dr. Evil.


Tracy, Arlington: I thought it was hilarious, although both were funny. I liked Mini-Me and the "Just the Two of Us" remix.

washingtonpost.com: Will Smith re-made the Bill Withers-Grove Washington Jr. song "Just the Two of Us." It featured rap lyrics about his son, who appeared in the music video. Dr. Evil sings the song, with new lyrics, to Mini-Me.


Tony, Vienna: I thought it was awesome and better than the first one. Felicity Shagwell was my favorite character. The whole thing was a laugh riot.

washingtonpost.com: Heather Graham plays Felicity Shagwell, a CIA agent in 1969. Austin Powers meets her when he goes back in time.


Tyler, 13, Laurel: I liked the part when he was fighting Mini-Me, and when he was singing the Will Smith song "Just the Two of Us." And I liked when he was talking to the president (in 1969) and using '90s sayings like "Show me the money."


Melanie, 12, Potomac: I thought it was awesome. I'd recommend it to my friends. It's better than the first one. I liked it all, especially Dr. Evil.


Amanda, 13, Potomac: I thought this one was much more funny than the first one. I really enjoyed the tent scene and liked Heather Graham.

washingtonpost.com: Did you ever see this skit? Two people are on the other side of a white sheet with a light shining from behind so you can only see their silhouettes. One person, the patient, is on the table. The other, the surgeon, starts removing bizarre objects from the patient's stomach (someone is under the table handing up basketballs, baseball bats, etc.). Let's just say in the tent scene, objects come out a different place on the body.


Alex, 10, Bethesda: I liked this one better than the first one. My favorite scene was the fight with Mini-Me. And I liked Austin Powers the most.


Cyrus, Potomac: This time I was laughing so hard my chest was hurting and my eyes were tearing. Dr. Evil was my favorite character. I also liked the "zip it" line.

washingtonpost.com: Our favorite line: "www.shhhhh.com"

   

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