Yeah, Baby! The 21 Most Hilarious Austin Powers Movie Quotes
Austin Powers was one of Mike Myers' funniest roles to date. Here's a selection of the greatest quotes from the movies.
Like pretty well any Mike Myers movie, all of the Austin Powers movies are seriously quotable. Anyone who enthusiastically exclaims “yeah, baby!” is quoting the iconic ‘60 character from the series, along with other popular lines like “one million dollars” (pinky to the edge of your mouth while you say it, of course), “fire the laser!,” or “moley, moley, moley,” mimicking that time when Austin couldn’t help but fixate on a prominent mole on a man’s face.
Lusting for life and love, always up for a good time, highly sought after 'International Man of Mystery' Powers is initially called upon after being cryogenically frozen for 30 years. Powers and his arch-nemesis Dr. Evil (also played by Myers) deliver the absolute best one-liners and witty retorts through the three films. Admittedly, it’s hard to pick since there are so many great lines, comments, and retorts, but here are some of the greatest.
Updated on November 19. 2021 by Christine Persaud: No matter how much time has passed, the Austin Powers movies remain pop culture gems. There are so many quotes from the films that people continue to repeat to this day. They're the types of lines that are instantly recognizable as soon as they are uttered. There are so many, it's tough to pare things down to just a few. But there are some that are markedly more hilarious than others, based not only on the words but also the context and how they were said.
Austin Powers: It's Shagadelic
"Shagadelic, baby." (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
While this quote originated in the first movie, Austin Powers repeated it throughout. It is one of his many catchphrases, after all. Used to express intense, positive emotion about something, he uttered these words often in a very enthusiastic tone.
Whether it was a party, a fun situation, or meeting some beautiful women, Powers loved to say this phrase. The phrase, in fact, has become a pop culture phenomenon, of sorts, with people continuing to use it to this day to express joy.
Dr. Evil: Cut Me Some Slack
"Throw me a frickin' bone here." (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
Dr. Evil loved to use the word "frickin'" often to express his frustration, which was his way of swearing without actually swearing. In this quote, he was particularly upset that his team thought it impossible to deliver on his demand for acquiring and using sharks with laser beams on their heads to take down enemies.
In Dr. Evil's mind, this was a simple request that they should have had no problem delivering on. It remains one of Dr. Evil's best quotes from Austin Powers.
Austin Powers: Hello, Ladies!
"I can’t believe Vanessa, my bride, my one true love, the woman who taught me the beauty of monogamy, was a fembot all along. Wait a tick, that means I’m single again! Oh, behave!” (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
This quote perfectly personifies Austin Powers' mentality. While he would easily fall in love with a particular woman in every movie, infatuated with their beauty, he was still always Austin Powers, after all. He was a womanizer who loved the ladies.
So, while he was initially taken aback and upset that he had been tricked, he quickly reverted to single status and was ready to mingle once again.
Felicity Shagwell: You Didn't Miss Much
"The '70s and the '80s? You’re not missing anything, believe me. I’ve looked into it. There’s a gas shortage and A Flock of Seagulls. That’s about it.” (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
This was Felicity's funny way of explaining what Austin missed while being literally frozen in time, skipping over several decades. She references one big issue experienced through the decade and a particular band that was indicative of the music of the time period.
Of course, he missed much more than that. But she wanted to make him feel better, after all, about having skipped over some fabulous decades that he would have fit perfectly into.
Austin Powers: Now Or Later?
“So, shall we shag now, or shall we shag later?” (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
With Austin Powers, getting intimate with a woman was always on his mind, to the point of obsession. Any time he met a beautiful woman, he instantly intimated that she would want to sleep with him. In his eyes, no woman could resist his charms. And he was often right.
This was part of what made the movies so funny. While Austin, a parody of James Bond, was an awkward man who didn't fit the conventional handsome mold, he had loads of confidence and charm and women fell for it every time.
Goldmember: Want Gold
"I love Gold." (Austin Powers in Goldmember)
It wasn't so much this line from Goldmember, real name Johan van der Smut, but rather how he said it. He emphasized "goooold" in a way that fans loved to quote. A villain in the movie, Goldmember was yet another character who was played by Mike Myers in costume and with a funny accent.
Goldmember made it very clear that what he sought was gold, and lots of it. He didn't just like it, he loved it. And the villain would do whatever necessary to get his hands on the valuable treasure.
Dr. Evil: Is It Asking Too Much?
"Are those, frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads?" (Austin Powers: in Goldmember)
At least one of Dr. Evil's demands came true. In the first movie, he asked for sharks with laser beams attached to their heads. Unfortunately, all his group could afford was killer sea bass.
It wasn't until Goldmember that his request came to fruition thanks to his son, Scott. It was an opportunity for Scott to show his worth. Though initially grateful, Dr. Evil shifted his attention elsewhere. This was one of many ways Dr. Evil was a spot-in parody of James Bond villains in the Austin Powers movies.
Austin Power: Uptight Squares
"What we swingers were going against were uptight squares like you whose bag was money and world domination. We were innocent, man. If we had known the consequences of our sexual liberation, we would've done things much differently but the spirit would remain the same. It's freedom baby." (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
Though it was a parody of '60s spy movies, the Austin Powers trilogy had some poignant moments that clicked with viewers. One of these was Austin's speech to Dr. Evil in the first film. He admitted the sexual revolution was a bit crazy. However, he countered it with a statement about freedom within a society. It was as important to say in the 1990s as it is today.
There's a deeper meaning to his point, that it isn't just about money and power, but the revolution was about people taking control over their lives and enjoying the freedoms to be happy and express themselves in meaningful ways.
Austin Powers: Who's Dead?
"Jimi Hendrix deceased, drugs. Janis Joplin deceased, alcohol. Mama Cass deceased, ham sandwich." (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
Another poignant moment in the first film was right after Vanessa told him off. Walking the Las Vegas Strip, Austin realized he was an anachronism -- a man with different values stuck in a much different time.
While alone, he tries to cram several decades of history into one night. This is when he looks up musicians of the late-1960s who are no longer with us. Of course, the rumor that Mama Cass died after choking on a ham sandwich came up. Actually, the great singer died in 1974 of a heart attack.
Nigel Powers: No Match For Me
"I mean, look at you. You don't even have a name tag. You've got no chance. Why don't you just fall down?" (Austin Powers in Goldmember)
Where does Austin get his moves and his drive? From his super-spy father, Nigel Powers. Michael Caine was the perfect choice to play the senior Powers in Goldmember. Not only for his suave ways with the women but also for his fighting skills.
Not many spies can defeat a cadre of evil henchmen on a submarine with a single judo chop. Then, when only one man is left, he's defeated by Nigel asking him to fall down. It's why the older Powers remained an Officer of the Queen for so long.
Austin Powers: How's Your Dad?
"How Do You Like To Do It? Do You Like To Wash Up First? “Top and tails? A whore’s bath? Personally, before I’m on the job, I like to give my undercarriage a bit of a ‘how’s-your-father.'” (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
Powers doesn’t mince words, nor does he say anything in a boring fashion. He believes every woman he lusts after is lusting after him as well, and he’s often right, despite his odd sense of dress, hairy chest, and crooked teeth.
That’s what makes it all the more hilarious when every overtly direct, suggestive thing he says is eaten up like candy by absolutely beautiful women. The films are meant as parodies of 1960s spy films, but we’re not even sure Bond would have been able to pull such a quote off.
Austin Powers: You Speak Japanese?
“Well, You Might Be A Cunning Linguist, But I’m A Master Debater.” (Austin Powers in Goldmember)
“You speak Japanese?” [A little].
Austin Powers can turn even the most mundane topic or conversation into a sexual one. When filling out a form and the person asks him for his sex, what's his reply?” “Yes, please!” In this quote, delivered to Beyonce’s character Foxy Cleopatra, Powers cleverly sexualizes a conversation about language.
When she reveals that she can speak Japanese, in an effort to add some humor to the conversation, and potentially fuel Austin's ego knowing that this woman is clearly much smarter than him, he uses this line to insert sexual innuendo into the chat.
Austin Powers: Me In A Nutshell
“No, This Is Me In A Nutshell: HELP! I’m In A Nutshell!” (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
This quote is more hilarious when actually picturing the scene in which it occurs. During pillow talk, Powers takes the woman’s comment that he’s just described himself in a nutshell literally, to then act out what he would actually look like if he were stuck in a nutshell. It’s the kind of goofy sense of humor that draws so many gorgeous women to the character.
With his hands and legs in the air, he mimes as though he is actually stuck in a nutshell and can't get out, leaving Elizabeth Hurley's character Vanessa in stitches, and drawing her closer to him.
Dr. Evil: Not So Evil
“You’re The Diet Coke Of Evil. Just one calorie. Not evil enough.” (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
Dr. Evil is immensely disappointed that his son Scott is a seemingly normal young man with a good head on his shoulders and no desire to be evil like his father. Here, he lays out his disappointment by comparing his son to a calorie-free Diet Coke. In other words, Scott Evil is devoid of all the good stuff (which is, in reality, the stuff that’s bad for you).
It's an interesting look at the father-son dynamic and equivalent to a father telling his son he isn't good enough, even if, by Dr. Evil's standards, Scott needs to be villainous and mean in order to be "good."
Paddy O'Brien: Leprechaun Luck
"They ARE after my Lucky Charms!“What? Why does everyone always laugh when I say that?"” (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
Poor Paddy O’Brien just can’t catch a break. As Dr. Evil’s henchman, he has a signature move: every time he makes a kill, he places a charm from his charm bracelet onto the dead body. However, when he tells people that Scotland Yard are “always after my lucky charms” in a voice that’s a dead ringer to that of the leprechaun from the Lucky Charms commercials, he can’t quite understand why people find it so funny.
The scene makes an obvious stereotype of the Irish and the Lucky Charms cereal, but it's so absurd that it's funny as it's obvious it is not to be taken seriously.
Dr. Evil: On His Father
“My father would womanize. He would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark.” (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
Just one line in a long monologue Dr. Evil delivers about his father, the entire speech is downright funny. Dr. Evil discusses everything from his dad’s “low-grade narcolepsy” and accusations that chestnuts were lazy (what?), to his prostitute mother’s webbed feet, and springs spent as a child making meat helmets. But claiming to invent the question mark? It’s no wonder Dr. Evil is so messed up.
Everything in the quote is non-sensical, which is precisely what makes it so funny. It's also what makes Dr. Evil one of the most ridiculous '90s movie villains.
Austin Powers: Being Discreet
“I don’t kiss and tell. "I shag and brag, baby!” (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery)
Typical of Austin Powers, he makes his own witty sayings that take expectations to a whole new level. So rather than kiss and tell, for him, he gets right to the point and dials thing up to eleven. After all, with as many conquests as Austin has, it's not a hobby. It's a way of life.
So, while the statement initially sounds like Austin is all about being discreet, he is anything but. He doesn't just kiss and tell, but he goes all the way and then boasts about it to anyone who would listen.
Dr. Evil: I'm The Boss
"I’m the boss. I need the info.” (Austin Powers: International Many of Mystery)
Delivered alongside one of Dr. Evil's most-used words, "frickin'), he parodied not only typical villains with this line but also bad bosses who would always hover around, declaring they need to know every detail about what's going on at every moment.
He said this line when he felt his team wasn’t sharing every little detail with him, as he believed they should. He is the boss, after all, and needs to have all of the “info,” regardless of what that “info” is. It wasn't so much the line that was so funny but the way he delivered it, pursing his lips and shifting to the side to showcase his anger and disgust at the fact that he wasn't kept in the loop.
Dr. Evil: It's More Than Hot
“I’m not saying it’s hot, but I’m pretty sure the thermometer reads ‘Satan’s Balls.’” (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
This is just one of many times Dr. Evil used his signature finger quotes to emphasize part of what he’s saying. Remember when he discussed turning the moon into what he decided to call a “Death Star?” Nonetheless, needless to say that Dr. Evil got his point across, because really, what in the world could possibly be hotter than... that?
Clearly, he wanted to make it clear that he had the power to do just about anything, including making something as hot as the Devil himself, and his privates. This mention of the Death Star is was one of the best references to Star Wars movies in pop culture.
Fat Bastard: On Eating Ribs
"I want my baby back baby back baby back ribs."Get in my belly!" (Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
To this day, when someone sees a piece of food that looks appealing, they might jokingly shout “get in my belly!” That line comes straight from the mouth of the character Fat Bastard (also played by Myers), uttered when he sees some delicious ribs that he can’t help but get his fingers on and devour. It’s the best and most well-known line from the hilariously gross, yet oddly lovable, Shrek-like character.
The line was preceded by the first part of this quote, where he declared that he wanted his "baby back, baby back, baby back" ribs, declaring it thrice to make the point all the more clear, and utter it in a sing-song way.
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