MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

This trio of DVDs contains the first three films featuring the super spy Austin Powers. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Austin Powers in Goldmember are all presented in widescreen transfers that preserve the original theatrical aspect ratios. Supplemental materials include commentary tracks on each of them, trailers, and deleted scenes. Goldmember and The Spy Who Shagged Me contain even more goodies like music videos, trivia games, and numerous featurettes. Each of these discs is available individually, but this box set offers the most cost-effective way to acquire all three. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 3
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope), 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Digital, DTS-ES 6.1, Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Letterbox for TV, Pan and Scan
• Subtitle: French, Spanish, English
• Features:
  • • cc [None specified]

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Makeup - 1999 (Michele Burke, Mike Smithson)

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Nominated Best Original Song - 1999 (Madonna, William Orbit)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Jay Roach

• Producer:

  Mike Myers, Demi Moore, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Todd Mike, Eric McLeod, John Lyons

• Screenwriter:

  Mike Myers, Michael McCullers

• Cinematographer:

  Peter Deming, Ueli Steiger

• Composer (Music Score):

  George S. Clinton

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  John Houlihan

• Editor:

  Debra Neil-Fisher, Jon Poll, Greg Hayden

• Production Designer:

  Cynthia Kay Charette, Rusty Smith

• Art Director:

  Dan Olexiewicz, Alec Hammond

• Supervising Art Director:

  Mark Worthington

• Art Director:

  Drew Boughton

• Co-producer:

  Greg Taylor

• Associate Producer:

  Emma Chasin, Josh King, Katherine E. Beyda, Marco Schnabel

• Executive Producer:

  Eric McLeod, Claire Rudnick Polstein, Michael De Luca, Erwin Stoff, Donna Langley, Richard Brener, Toby Emmerich

• Set Designer:

  Stephen Cooper, John Jeffries, Andrew Reeder, Richard Mays, Kevin Cross, Marco Rubeo

• Costume Designer:

  Deena Appel

• Set Decorator:

  Sara Andrews-Ingrassia

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Mark Ulano, Kenneth McLaughlin

• Makeup:

  Michele Burke, Mike Smithson

• First Assistant Director:

  Douglas Aarniokoski, Gary Scott Marcus, Hal Olofsson, Josh King

• Choreography:

  Marguerite Pomerhn-Derricks, Marguerite Derricks

• Casting:

  John Papsidera, Jeanne McCarthy, Juel Bestrop

• Executive Music Producer:

  Danny Bramson

• Second Unit Camera:

  Sandi Sissel

• Makeup Supervisor:

  Michele Burke

• Second Unit Director:

  Jack Gill

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Jack Gill

• Visual Effects Supervisor:

  David D. Johnson

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  George Anderson

• Additional Cinematography:

  Paul Hughen

• Second Unit Camera:

  Paul Hughen

• Second Unit Director:

  Marco Schnabel

• Makeup Special Effects:

  Stan Winston Studio

REVIEWS:

• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me may not have been half the unexpectedly enjoyable romp of the original, but it doubled the character's pop culture prominence and the vernacular use of the phrases "Yeah, baby!" and "Do I make you horny?" In fact, rarely has there been such a widely mimicked film icon as Austin Powers, even if the most inspired bits from these films concern the fey supervillain Dr. Evil, also played by Mike Myers. It's a testament to the blind affection accorded this franchise that the sequel's most celebrated character is Mini Me, played by the vertically challenged Verne Troyer, who turned into such a stature-defying popular curiosity that he became the shortest man since Tom Cruise to get so much work. Audiences were so giddy to plunk themselves back into that free-lovin' world of shagadelic goofiness, they didn't even notice that many of the jokes were essentially repeated, or that the improvisation level was shockingly high. All that mattered was Myers returning in both brilliant roles, plus a third (the sweaty Fat Bastard), and Heather Graham filling the eye-candy role vacated by Elizabeth Hurley. The movie hits its funniest strides when reveling in its anachronistic cultural references, such as Dr. Evil covering Will Smith's paternal ode "Just the Two of Us," or aping Jerry Maguire by telling his miniature self, "You complete me." Capable of enormous feats at the box office, as well as getting incredible mileage from kitsch, the Austin Powers series should be healthy for as long as Myers wants to continue coining catch phrases. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery is a hip, hilarious take-off of 1960s spy adventures -- such as the James Bond films or Our Man Flint -- that goes beyond mere parody. It's evident that creator Mike Myers, co-star Elizabeth Hurley, and everyone else involved seem to be having a tremendous amount of fun with the project. Myers supplies not one, but two rich comic creations: the title hero and his arch-nemesis Dr. Evil. The film's fish-out-of-water scenario could easily have been stretched much too thin; though the premise does occasionally flag, Myers peppers the film with offbeat tangents and great cameos from stars such as Tom Arnold, Carrie Fisher, and pop impresario Burt Bacharach. Austin Powers' humor is broad, to be sure, but like many broad cult comedies, the film gets better and better with repeat viewings. ~ Matthew Doberman, Rovi