Before it reached total pop culture saturation, there was the film that started it all: AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY! Made on a thrifty budget of $16.5 million, what initially seemed destined to be a minor cult hit quickly became a worldwide phenomenon. And with good reason: It’s hysterical. Mike Myers gives two instantly iconic performances: Austin Powers, the grooviest spy of the swinging 60s who is forced to reckon with the politics and cynicism of the 90s, and Dr. Evil, his folically-challenged, power-hungry, cat-fancying nemesis.  Taking influence from not only James Bond, but Harry Palmer, The Beatles, Blake Edwards, and BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (Which may have contributed to it receiving “Two Thumbs Up” by Siskel & Ebert!), AUSTIN POWERS is an effective time capsule of two bygone eras, the late 60s and the late 90s. And keep an eye out for a delightfully underplayed cameo from Carrie Fisher!