Austin Powers Is Turning 20? Yeah, Baby!
Men's Fitness (US)|May 2017

Mike Myers explains why his shagadelic ’60s-esque flick has kept its mojo all these years.

Mike Hammer
Austin Powers Is Turning 20? Yeah, Baby!

Q Why is Austin Powers still shagadelic after 20 years? 

We had a fantastic time making it, and there was a sense every day that all of the fun molecules were getting into the film, you know?

Q Which films inspired Austin? 

There were a lot of films—but we wanted to make sure it had the spirit of The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night. Believe it or not, it was a constant party, and that’s what we wanted for Austin Powers. We wanted it to be like an obscure comic book from the ’60s that we were making a film of.

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