{"id":156657,"date":"2021-01-17T21:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T18:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/every-james-bond-reference-in-the-austin-powers-movies\/"},"modified":"2021-01-17T21:16:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T18:16:00","slug":"every-james-bond-reference-in-the-austin-powers-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/every-james-bond-reference-in-the-austin-powers-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"#Every James Bond Reference in the &#8216;Austin Powers&#8217; Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e8246779a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e8246779a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/every-james-bond-reference-in-the-austin-powers-movies\/#Austin_Powers_International_Man_of_Mystery_1997\" >Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Every James Bond Reference in the &#8216;Austin Powers&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movies<\/a><\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.8--><em>The name\u2019s Bond. <strong>Bondathon<\/strong>. With twenty-four official James Bond films to conquer before No Time To Die hits theaters, Bond fan Anna Swanson and Bond newbie Meg Shields are diving deep on 007. Martinis shaken and beluga caviar in hand, the<strong> Double Take <\/strong>duo are making their way through the Bond corpus. In this entry, they\u2019re on a quest to identify every single James Bond reference in the Austin Powers trilogy.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>The<strong> James Bond<\/strong> films have always been ripe for parody. Between the outlandish villains, innuendo-laden Bond girl names, and contrived plots, these cornerstones of spy cinema practically invite a good riffing. The best parodies are the ones done with love, where the jabs are made with reverence and the pulls are deep enough to prove that those taking license with the original work have done their homework. There\u2019s no better example of this than <strong>Mike Myers<\/strong>\u2019 take on 007: <em><strong>Austin Powers<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Austin Powers<\/em> films are (and we really can\u2019t stress this enough) very very goofy. And look, sometimes you want, or even need, to watch something that requires precisely two brain cells. But amidst all the amusing low hanging fruit, the trilogy actually manages to take some surprisingly weighty satirical swings. Its lighthearted tone relishes Austin\u2019s enjoyment of the company of women in ways that often exceed physical pleasure. And his boyish charms are decidedly less menacing than the brooding superspy of Ian Fleming\u2019s creation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-fembots.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Powers Fembots\" class=\"wp-image-361416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-fembots.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-fembots-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-fembots-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-fembots-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>While more modern Bond entries have started to confront Bond\u2019s personal sins, the persistent throughline that unites the series\u2019 antagonists remains relatively unexamined. Namely: that most, if not all, Bond villains are vessels of corporate greed. They are industrialists and entrepreneurs whose primary, and often only, motivation is money. And the <em>Austin Powers<\/em> films, from the jump, are quick to point this out: that really, there is little separating these cartoonish villains from real-life capitalist billionaires.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These parodies toe the line between an unabashed love of the source material and a critical eye of some of their predecessor\u2019s more dicey elements. They\u2019re also prescient in a narrative sense, with a (shockingly) similar fraternal plot twist existing in both the final <em>Austin Powers<\/em> film and the most recent Bond movie, <em><strong>Spectre<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the <em>Austin Powers<\/em> films riff on James Bond, they also exist in conversation with the 007 franchise. As a result, increased knowledge of one can only deepen an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciation of the other. So, in that spirit, join us, for a thorough breakdown of every single Bond reference in the <em>Austin Powers<\/em> trilogy.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-austin-powers-international-man-of-mystery-1997\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Austin_Powers_International_Man_of_Mystery_1997\"><\/span>Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Perhaps unsurprisingly, the first Austin Powers film is also the one that is most chock full of James Bond references. You Only Live Twice is a vital touchpoint for the film, with allusions to characters, sets, and lines of dialogue integrated at an almost minute-by-minute pace. British super-spy Austin Powers (Mike Myers) awakens in the 1990s, after being cryogenically frozen in the 1960s, in order to take down his arch-nemesis, Dr. Evil (also Mike Myers). The maniacal MD has his sights set on world domination. To combat him, Austin relies on a Rolodex of colorful characters that recall many staples of Bond\u2019s roster of allies.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Austin Powers is based on James Bond.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Evil\u2019s white Persian cat, Mr. Bigglesworth, shares a striking resemblance with Blofeld\u2019s unnamed feline accomplice.<\/li>\n<li>Like Blofeld in the Bond movies, before we see Dr. Evil\u2019s face introduced in <em><strong>Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery<\/strong><\/em>, we see his cat.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Evil\u2019s personal aesthetic, namely his collarless gray jacket and facial scar, is directly pulled from Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman) and Blofeld (Donald Pleasence) in <em><strong>Dr. No<\/strong> <\/em>and <em><strong>You Only Live Twice<\/strong><\/em>,<em> <\/em>respectively.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>While many Bond movies\u2019 villains have underground lairs (e.g. <em>Dr. No<\/em>, <em><strong>Goldfinger<\/strong><\/em>,<em> <strong>Live and Let Die<\/strong><\/em>), Dr. Evil\u2019s lair, located beneath a volcano, is a direct reference to Blofeld\u2019s volcanic hideout in <em>You Only Live Twice<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The opening scene is set in 1967, when <em>You Only Live Twice <\/em>premiered, hammering home the continuing influence of the fifth Bond film.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Evil \u201cfires\u201d his inner circle by launching them from their chairs to off-screen deaths. In <em><strong>Thunderball<\/strong><\/em>, Blofeld electrocutes his (in)subordinates\u2019 chairs with the push of a button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Thunderball-chair-reference-Austin-Powers.gif\" alt=\"Thunderball Chair Reference Austin Powers\" class=\"wp-image-361417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Thunderball-chair-reference-Austin-Powers.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Thunderball-chair-reference-Austin-Powers-768x314.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Production design king <strong>Ken Adam<\/strong>\u2019s tenure with the Bond franchise serves as the inspiration for the layout and decor of Dr. Evil\u2019s various lairs.<\/li>\n<li>Like the operatives of S.P.E.C.T.R.E., Dr. Evil has a ring with insignia. The Bond baddies have an octopus. Dr. Evil has a fancy \u201cE.\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Frau Farbissina (<strong>Mindy Sterling<\/strong>), Dr. Evil\u2019s right-hand woman, is based on the nefarious Rosa Klebb (Lotte Lenya), the antagonistic agent in <em><strong>From Russia With Love<\/strong><\/em>. Fun fact: Klebb\u2019s name is a pun on a Soviet phrase for women\u2019s rights (<em>khleb i rozy<\/em>).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Austin\u2019s style takes direct inspiration from our favorite Bond, <strong>George Lazenby<\/strong>. Lazenby\u2019s Bond dared to dress to impress with a ruffled silk blouse, vibrant turtlenecks, and swingin\u2019 suits. Some of Austin\u2019s outfits are direct callbacks.<\/li>\n<li>Of all the Bond films, <em><strong>On Her Majesty\u2019s Secret Service<\/strong><\/em> has the most direct influence on the Austin Powers trilogy\u2019s \u201960s look. The Bond film\u2019s bold mod set design is especially apparent in Blofeld\u2019s mountain lair\/allergy-research institute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/On-Her-Majestys-Secret-Service-Austin-powers-ruff.jpg\" alt=\"On Her Majestys Secret Service Austin Powers Ruff\" class=\"wp-image-361418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/On-Her-Majestys-Secret-Service-Austin-powers-ruff.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/On-Her-Majestys-Secret-Service-Austin-powers-ruff-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/On-Her-Majestys-Secret-Service-Austin-powers-ruff-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/On-Her-Majestys-Secret-Service-Austin-powers-ruff-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Many of the Bond films of the <strong>Sean Connery<\/strong> era feature rear projection of varying quality. The <em>Austin Powers<\/em> films regularly employ the effect, and intentionally draw attention to it.<\/li>\n<li>Much like James Bond, Austin Powers has had many wives (wink), but only one he was married to.<\/li>\n<li>The aptly named Basil Exposition (<strong>Michael York<\/strong>) is based on Bond\u2019s superior, M (Bernard Lee). Like his counterpart in the parody, M primarily, if not exclusively, serves to fill Bond (and viewers) in on mission details.<\/li>\n<li>Like Bond with his Aston Martin DB5, Austin drives a signature car: a  Shaguar decorated with a Union Jack.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of the Shaguar, Austin\u2019s vehicle has many gadgets, including a video call interface. Similar devices are visible in Bond\u2019s high-tech vehicles from <em>You Only Live Twice<\/em> up to <em><strong>GoldenEye<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><em>Thunderball<\/em> begins with an absolutely wild cold-open where the enemy agent Bond is tracking attempts to evade 007 by dressing in drag. Bond catches on fast, and a banana pants brawl ensues where our hero (apparently) beats a woman. This is most likely the reason for Austin\u2019s suspicion that his would-be assassin may be disguised as a woman. The motif returns later when Austin mistakenly punches Basil Exposition\u2019s unsuspecting mother.<\/li>\n<li>Another reference to Bond\u2019s assassin-thwarting comes when Austin uses a villainous woman as a human shield. Bond notably pulls this move in <em>Goldfinger<\/em>, <em>Thunderball<\/em>, and <em><strong>The Spy Who Loved Me<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Thunderball-human-shield.gif\" alt=\"Thunderball Human Shield\" class=\"wp-image-361420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Thunderball-human-shield.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Thunderball-human-shield-768x326.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Evil makes several getaways in various vessels resembling sensitive human anatomy. The Bond films make use of similar, albeit less anatomical, escape pods. For instance, in <em>The Spy Who Loved Me, <\/em>Bond and Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach) make a hasty escape from Stromberg\u2019s underwater lair via a cushiony submarine-lifeboat hybrid.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Evil\u2019s voyage to space is a reference to the lunar exploits of Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), the central villain of Moonraker.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Austin\u2019s reanimation after being cryogenically frozen for thirty years is staged in a similar manner to the decontamination scene in Dr. No.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>During the decontamination scene, we get our first glimpse of Austin\u2019s bountiful chest hair, a clear homage to Bond actor Sean Connery\u2019s similarly plentiful body hair.<\/li>\n<li>The civility between Basil and Russian agents recalls the working relationship that Bond and M have with their counterpart on the other side of the iron curtain, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Gogol (Walter Gotell).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Austin goes to Vegas! This is a clear nod to the aggressively<em> <\/em>Vegas-set Bond film <em><strong>Diamonds are Forever<\/strong>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Diamonds-Are-Forever-Vegas.jpg\" alt=\"Diamonds Are Forever Vegas\" class=\"wp-image-361419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Diamonds-Are-Forever-Vegas.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Diamonds-Are-Forever-Vegas-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Diamonds-Are-Forever-Vegas-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Diamonds-Are-Forever-Vegas-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Austin and Vanessa (<strong>Elizabeth Hurley<\/strong>) ride On Her Majesty\u2019s Las Vegas Bus Tour. This harkens to the film <em>On Her Majesty\u2019s Secret Service<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The hat-welding Random Task is a surrogate for <em>Goldfinger<\/em>\u2019s Odd Job.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Evil\u2019s underling, Number Two (<strong>Robert Wagner<\/strong>), wears an eyepatch, like <em>Thunderball<\/em>\u2019s Largo (Adolfo Celi).<\/li>\n<li>In one of the trilogy\u2019s more astute satirical moves, the <em>Austin Powers <\/em>films regularly underline the corporate flavor of villains in the Bond franchise. Bond baddies tend to be entrepreneurs and mega-corp owners. Virtucon, the fictional evil enterprise in the <em>Austin Powers <\/em>films, which has stakes in everything from Starbucks to Hollywood film productions, brings this capitalist subtext to the forefront.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Evil points out that hijacking nukes to hold the world hostage is \u201cwhat we always do.\u201d Indeed, this is the oldest trick in the Bond villain book and an obvious nod to the serialized nature of the franchise.<\/li>\n<li>Bond, like Austin, has used marriage to go undercover. Most notably (and painfully) in <em>You Only Live Twice<\/em>, where he dons yellowface and marries Kissy Suzuki (Mie Hama).<\/li>\n<li>While in Vegas, Austin goes to a casino and gambles against a villain, a favorite reconnaissance activity of 007.<\/li>\n<li>There are a couple of notable brash Americans in the Bond franchise, notably: J.W. Pepper (Clifton James) and Jack Wade (Joe Don Baker). The encouraging bathroom cowboy Austin meets in the casino is a nod to 007\u2019s loud Yankee friends.<\/li>\n<li>In <em>GoldenEye<\/em>\u2019s cold open, Bond takes on foes in the bathroom of a Soviet chemical weapons facility. This is referenced when Irish assassin Paddy O\u2019Brien (Paul Dillon) attempts to catch Austin with his pants down.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The Bond films are famous for giving their women names that double as innuendos (e.g. Pussy Galore, Xenia Onatopp, Holly Goodhead). The <em>Austin Powers <\/em>films gleefully take up this tradition with Alotta Fagina (<strong>Fabiana Udenio<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li>Austin Powers\u2019 seduction of Alotta Fagina recalls the scene in <em><strong>A View to a Kill<\/strong> <\/em>where Bond jumps into a hot tub to fraternize with Pola Ivanova (Fiona Fullerton) on a reconnaissance mission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-View-to-a-Kill-hot-tub-seduction.jpg\" alt=\"A View To A Kill Hot Tub Seduction\" class=\"wp-image-361428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-View-to-a-Kill-hot-tub-seduction.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-View-to-a-Kill-hot-tub-seduction-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-View-to-a-Kill-hot-tub-seduction-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A-View-to-a-Kill-hot-tub-seduction-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Alotta\u2019s Eastern-inspired apartment recalls the ex-pat Dikko Henderson\u2019s (Charles Gray) Japanese apartment in <em>You Only Live Twice<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>While in the hot tub, Alotta directly quotes Tiger Tanaka\u2019s (Tetsur\u014d Tamba) statement from <em>You Only Live Twice<\/em> that \u201cin Japan, men come first and women come second.\u201d Austin\u2019s response of \u201cor not at all\u201d makes apparent the inference of the quip from the 1967 film.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Nancy Sinatra\u2019s \u201cThese Boots Were Made For Walkin\u2019\u201d plays while Austin seduces and destroys the fembots. Sinatra sang the opening Bond song in <em>You Only Live Twice.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>When Vanessa gives Austin toothpaste, he assumes it\u2019s explosive. This references the Denonite brand explosive toothpaste Bond uses in <em><strong>License to Kill<\/strong><\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>In an especially memorable group therapy monologue, Dr. Evil recalls the luge lessons of his childhood. This is <em>clearly <\/em>a reference to the climactic bobsled finale of <em>On Her Majesty\u2019s Secret Service<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Austin\u2019s famous \u201cjudo chop\u201d can be seen in the jerky, robot-like hand to hand combat style of <strong>Roger Moore<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Like Bond villains, Dr. Evil appreciates the power of visual aids when revealing his evil plans.<\/li>\n<li>Much to the frustration of Scott Evil (<strong>Seth Green<\/strong>), Dr. Evil, like many Bond villains before him, gives Austin new clothes and serves him dinner rather than killing him instantly.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Evil paraphrases Goldfinger\u2019s line: \u201cI expect them to die.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Like Bond villains before him (e.g. Largo, Dr. Kananga, Stromberg, and Sanchez) Dr. Evil loves sharks.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Evil places his hostages on an unnecessarily slow dipping mechanism and leaves them to die, giving them ample time to escape. This is a frequent mistake of Bond villains (e.g.  Dr. Kanagna [Yaphet Kotto] slowly lowering Bond and Solitaire [Jane Seymour] into shark-infested waters in <em>Live and Let Die<\/em>).<\/li>\n<li>Austin makes many puns at the expense of his murder victims. All the Bonds have a penchant for puns, but <strong>Pierce Brosnan<\/strong> is especially guilty of dad jokes.<\/li>\n<li>Austin is framed between the legs of one of the fembots. The shot references a similar staging in <em>You Only Live Twice<\/em> and the poster for <em><strong>For Your Eyes Only<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/You-Only-Live-Twice-legs.jpg\" alt=\"You Only Live Twice Legs\" data-id=\"361421\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/You-Only-Live-Twice-legs.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/?attachment_id=361421\" class=\"wp-image-361421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/You-Only-Live-Twice-legs.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/You-Only-Live-Twice-legs-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/You-Only-Live-Twice-legs-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/You-Only-Live-Twice-legs-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-legs-James-Bond-reference.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Powers Legs James Bond Reference\" data-id=\"361422\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-legs-James-Bond-reference.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/?attachment_id=361422\" class=\"wp-image-361422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-legs-James-Bond-reference.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-legs-James-Bond-reference-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-legs-James-Bond-reference-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Austin-Powers-legs-James-Bond-reference-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>As seen from his undies, Austin loves the Union Jack. In the iconic cold open of <em>The Spy Who Loved Me<\/em>, Bond patriotically jumps off a mountain with a Union Jack parachute.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Evil\u2019s lair, much like the hollowed-out volcano base in <em>You Only Live Twice<\/em>, has an easily enabled self-destruct system.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Both Doctors Evil and No wear protective suits during their third act antics.<\/li>\n<li>Random Task makes a final appearance in Austin\u2019s hotel room. 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