Austin Powers - International Man of Mystery

AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY

BY

Mike Myers

FINAL DRAFT - 5/24/96 PINK REVISION - 5/17/96 BLUE REVISION - 7/12/96 YELLOW REVISION - 7/17/96

EXT.LAS VEGAS (STOCK FOTTAGE) - NIGHT

GRAPHIC:1967 - SOMEWHERE IN NEVADA

It is set against the obvious skyline of Las Vegas.

INT.DR. EVIL'S PRIVATE QUARTERS - DAY

The lair is 1960's high-tech.We see a huge oversized conference table with six scary-looking EVIL ASSOCIATES, including a Latin American REVOLUTIONARY in a field jacket and turtleneck, TWIN NORDIC DOCTORS, and a METER MAID.

ANGLE ON:A RING WITH DR. EVIL'S INSIGNIA ON IT.THE RINGED HAND IS STROKING A WHITE FLUFFY

CAT.

He presses a button.The Revolutionary, the twin Nordic doctors, and the meter maid's chairs tip

back and fall into a pit.Their chairs return empty and smoking.

ANGLE ON:MUSTAFA, an Arab with a red Fez.

ANGLE ON FRAU FARBISSINA in a severe Salvation Army uniform.

EXT.CARNABY STREET - DAY

MUSIC:Soul Bossanova by QUINCY JONES.

We start on a pair of BEATLE BOOTS and peg-top crushed velvet pants walking down the street in rhythm, � la Saturday Night Fever.

We pan up to reveal AUSTIN POWERS, International Man of Mystery.He's a swinger, with

medium-length Mod hair and sideburns and he wears National Health Services glasses.

Austin walks along Carnaby Street taking photographs.It is that perpetual bright sunny day you see in Sixties movies.

Austin, bursting with life, gives a two-handed handshake to a MOD FREAK, who's just gotten off a red double-decker bus.

Austin salutes a strolling BOBBY, then comes across TWO BEAUTIFUL MOD GIRLS who are excited to see him.They all start to twist to the music, including the Bobby.

FREEZE FRAME - TECHNICOLOR BLUE TINT - TITLE CARD

(PRODUCTION NOTE:ALL TITLE CARDS WILL BE DONE IN TECHNICOLOR FREEZE FRAMES � LA SWEET CHARITY.)

In the middle of the street, THREE MODELS wait impatiently to be photographed in a makeshift photo shoot area.

One wears a short-skirted Stewardess outfit.One wears a metallic silver pantsuit with matching cowl.The other wears a see-through Mary Quant dress.

We see that AUSTIN HAS VERY BAD ENGLISH TEETH.The model in the stewardess outfit foes on all fours.

Show me love.Yes!And...done.Here you go, luv.I'm spent.

Austin throws the camera in the air behind him.An ASSISTANT scrambles and catches it before it hits the ground.

A gaggle of MOD GIRLS come towards the shoot site.They recognize Austin and SCREAM hysterically.

Austin runs away.The mob chases after him a la Hard Day's Night.

EXT.CARNABY STREET

Two BAD GUYS attack Austin.He JUDO CHOPS them.

The mob of girls catches up to Austin and he runs away.

EXT.PHONE BOOTH

Austin's in a phone booth with his back turned.The mob runs by.He steps out, disguised only by a beard.

EXT.GUARD STATION - LONDON - DAY

Austin is jiving down the street and comes across a stoned- face red-coated BUCKINGHAM PALAM GUARD standing at attention just outside his guard box.

Austin mugs for the guard, trying to get him to crack up, but to no avail.Finally, he pulls a big sixties FLOWER from behind the guard's head and presents it to him.They both crack up.

EXT.PHOTO BOOTH

The girls run by a Sixties-era photo booth with somebody inside.Austin steps out.

ANGLE ON THE FILM STRIP

Panels 1-3 show Austin with various exotic MODELS.The fourth panel shows Austin with the QUEEN.

EXT.CARNABY STREET

Austin spots a VERY PREGNANT HIPPY GIRL with a placard that says "PROTEST!" in a funky font.

The both laugh.

2LFULL SCREEN INSERT - AUSTIN'S PASSPORT

The passport opens.We see Austin's dour photo.Then he gives an insane grin, showing his bad teeth.The page flips and we see visa stamps from all the exotic places he's been.

EXT.CARNABY STREET - DAY

Austin flips a coin into a BLIND MAN's cup.The blind man, obviously sighted, moves the cup to catch the coin.Austin wags his finger in a "oh, you" fashion, and then proceeds to knee him the balls.

EXT.CARNABY STREET - DAY

Austin is being chased around the corner by a GAGGLE OF SCHOOLGIRLS.

After a moment, Austin returns from around the corner with a baton, followed by a MARCHING BAND.

The schoolgirls pick up his trail again and he begins to run.

A 1967 Jaguar XKE convertible, which is decorated with a large Union Jack, pulls beside Austin.

He jumps over the door into the moving convertible, racing off just ahead of the crowd.

EXT./INT.JAGUAR - STREETS OF LONDON - DAY

The driver of the Jag is Austin's associate, MRS. KENSINGTON, a beautiful woman in her thirties.

They drive against obvious REAR PROJECTION of 1960's London.

The glove compartment revolves to reveal a picture phone. ANGLE ON:PICTURE PHONE SCREEN.We see BASIL EXPOSITION a distinguished older man.A desk plate reads:"Basil Exposition, Chief of British Intelligence."

You're Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery, and you're with Agent

Mrs. Kensington.The year is 1967, and you're talking on a picture phone.

A panel revolves to reveal a map of London with lights showing Austin's position and the location of the club.

EXT.STOCK FOTTAGE - PICADILLY CIRCUS - NIGHT

On top of one building is a three-story high BOB'S BIG BOY figure.

EXT.ELECTRIC PSYCHEDELIC PUSSYCAT SWINGER'S CLUB - NIGHT

The Jaguar pulls up in front of the swinging nightclub. Mrs. Kensington steps out of the car, dressed in a tight leather fightsuit.She looks fabulous.

INT.ELECTRIC PSYCHEDELIC PUSSYCAT SWINGER'S CLUB

It's a swinging club.FREAKS abound.In one corner, there is a PRESS CONFERENCE in progress.

gonna write that, and it'll be a big hit.

FULL SCREEN INSERT

A vinyl 45 of "You Can't Always Get What You Want."

9FULL SCREEN INSERT - BILLBOARD CHART

"You Can't Always Get What You Want" at Number One.

INT.ELECTRIC PSYCHEDELIC PUSSYCAT SWINGER'S CLUB

In one corner ANDY WARHOL sits in front of his multi-colored Elvis (or equivalent).He body paints a butterfly on the thigh of a MOD GIRL wearing a metallic miniskirt outfit.

Austin hands Andy a can of soup.

FULL SCREEN INSERT

Andy Warhol's famous Soup Can painting.

INT.ELECTRIC PSYCHEDELIC PUSSYCAT SWINGER'S CLUB

HER MAJESTY, THE QUEEN is giving Austin a Victoria's Cross like the Lyndon Johnson scene in Forrest Gump.Behind them, are two COLDSTREAM GUARDS and the DUKE OF EDINBURGH.

Austin gives a cheeky look to Mrs. Kensington.

Austin turns around, drops his pants, and shows his wounded bum (matching Gump's) to the queen.

The queen walks away.

In the line-up we also see FOREST GUMP.He has to pee very badly.

He PUNCHES a PRETTY MOD GIRL in the face, knocking her out cold.

Austin pulls off the mod girl's wig.She is a MALE ASSASSIN. The assassin comes to and leaps to his feet.

Mrs. Kensington knocks his feet from under him.The assassin hits the ground and pulls out a dagger.Mrs. Kensington kicks the knife out of his hand and Austin gets him in a head-lock from behind.

ANGLE ON:A FINGER WITH DR. EVIL'S INSIGNIA ON IT.THE FINGER PULLS THE TRIGGER OF A SPEAR

gun.The assassin falls forward.A spear protrudes from his back.Austin sees Dr. Evil as he runs through a door. They give chase.

INT.CLUB - BACK ROOM

They enter.Dr. Evil climbs into an egg chair.

The chair fills with a WHITE MIST.

Before the doors close, the white CAT jumps in the egg chair. A sign on the egg reads "CRYOGENIC

FREEZING BEGINNING."

Austin begins FIRING at the egg chair.The ceiling opens up and the egg rises through the opening.Everything begins to RUMBLE.Rocket exhaust pours out of the ceiling.

EXT.ROOF - NIGHT

The Bob's Big Boy rocket begins to LIFT OFF.

EXT.CLUB - SIDEWALK - NIGHT

PEOPLE outside the club react to the rocket.

EXT.EARTH FROM SPACE

The Bob's Big Boy rocket leaves the atmosphere.Mr. Bigglesworth is pressed to the window like one of those stuffed Garfields.