Why Mike Myers Is One Of The Only Actors You Can't Replace

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Жыл бұрын

Ever since International Man of Mystery premiered, Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, and the many other characters played by Mike Myers are still household names. Wish some going so far as to become more popular than the James Bond characters Mike Myers was parodying. Only the legendary Mike Myers could have brought these characters to life, only his silly genius could have created a franchise that stands the test of time.
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@Locadel2003 Жыл бұрын

"So I Married an Axe Murderer" is still an overlooked underrated, hilarious and fun comedy movie with Mike Myers that is just funny & charming as Austin Powers & Wayne's World

@scroopynooperz9051 Жыл бұрын

Hard-hearted harbinger of haggis

@ShadowWulfGaming Жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed that one~

@HoustonSoto Жыл бұрын

It’s such a charming movie and it has wall-to-wall cameos from amazing comedic talent; everyone from Phil Hartman, to Charles Grodin, to Alan Arkin.

@P3DR0877 Жыл бұрын

100% agree really good movie

@ericadunn9435 Жыл бұрын

HEAD! MOOVE

@CodyAlushin Жыл бұрын

Mike and Jack Black are my favorite actors for that exact reason. They are 100% themselves and no one can replace them.

@jeffersonricardo Жыл бұрын

We need more Austin Powers. I can only imagine the "perfect" ways it would portray modern spy films.!

@Steve30x Жыл бұрын

With how society is these days they wouldn't get away with films like Austin powers these days.

@MadJustin7 Жыл бұрын

@@Steve30x Yep. The humor would be lost on certain humorless people and they just get offended.

@ryanh3635 Жыл бұрын

I think The Pentaverate proved that Mike really hasn't got it anymore. Which is a damn shame, but lets just leave this un-rebooted.

@linewalker Жыл бұрын

Long overdue for a fourth lol

@BradsGonnaPlay Жыл бұрын

@@ryanh3635 that was an absolute trash fire of a show.

@trinaq Жыл бұрын

It's a pity that "The Cat in the Hat" and "The Love Guru" wrecked most of his career. He brought a sense of zany charm and humour to most of his roles.

@HalfBloodPharaoh Жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s because I grew up on that movie, but I thought he made “The Cat in the Hat” amazing.

@michealvega1373 Жыл бұрын

Cat in the hat is a masterpiece

@eoghanmccaughey Жыл бұрын

Yeah cat in the hat is unreal

@roberttreacy8271 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The main character in The Love Guru was originally planned to appear in the second Austin Powers film, but was ultimately scrapped.

@AlisonBryen Жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding me of the existence of The Love Guru. SMH.

@scroopynooperz9051 Жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who really enjoyed "So I Married an Axe Murder"? Thought that was charming and funny. Can't believe more people didnt see it.

@StewartFletcher Жыл бұрын

Having never seen Waynes World or Powers, Axe Murderer is how I know Mike Meyers in live action

@Triggy6825 Жыл бұрын

Woman, WO(Woah)-MAN

@KyleDavis328 10 ай бұрын

It's an amazing movie, quote it all the time. "HEAD! MOOOOVE!"

@angeldquintas Жыл бұрын

I grew up with these movies. I was 2 when the first one came out! It’s still one of my favorite movie series to this day.

@ZeldaLilly330 Жыл бұрын

I watched Austin Powers so much as a child, and I enjoyed it every time without even knowing it was a spoof of James Bond movies (which I didn't see any of until during college). I actually have a hard time watching James Bond movies, because Austin Powers seems so much better to me. I love it even more now that I know it was a tribute to his dad.

@kayleighbarnard6567 7 ай бұрын

I know!! I watched it so much as a kid too!! Plus my daddy could say yeah baby just like Austin Powers!! Omg I loved it!! But sadly he’s not here anymore so I can’t get him to go yeah baby!! anymore.

@Dante9345 Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking about how amazing Mike Myers is and how little recognition he gets.

@mattgowrie8580 Жыл бұрын

Its probably because how big of a narcissist the guy is

@deadeyedmillennialmedia Жыл бұрын

I mean, lately, sure, but he used to be the most recognized and respected man in comedy outside of Jim Carrey.

@mattgowrie8580 Жыл бұрын

@@deadeyedmillennialmedia I'm not denying that, he was huge. But when you treat everyone around like they're less, and put yourself on a pedestal, people won't care how good your comedy is...

@mattgowrie8580 Жыл бұрын

@@deadeyedmillennialmedia nvm u ain't talking to me lol

@Vivi_9 Жыл бұрын

@@mattgowrie8580 what did he do that shows he's a narc?

@deptusmechanikus7362 Жыл бұрын

I have to admit, after rewatching Austin Powers a few weeks back most of Austin's joke didn't land for me as they did 20 years ago. But Dr.Evil is just "chef's kiss". As perfect and genius as the day he was written.

@robertobuatti7226 Жыл бұрын

I remember like it was yesterday when the first Austin Powers released I was in high school and everyone in my school was quoting it, it became an everyday quotable movie in which we could use in and out of school to the point the teachers and parents got sick of it, it still very quotable and I think it's one of the funniest franchises ever with great nods to the older Bond films.

@gsalazar8176 8 ай бұрын

Ohh behave

@robbbbery Жыл бұрын

Austin Powers is on my list of perfect movies. Learning all this just makes my appreciation so much deeper, thank you for another excellent video!

@krisfrederick5001 Жыл бұрын

Mike Myers creates his own characters from within. That's why. Can you imagine another Wayne Cambell? No, because there isn't one. It isn't James Bond.

@nuberiffic Жыл бұрын

If Austin Powers was made today, he would have been frozen in 1993. We're almost as far away from the time of the release of the movie as the character is from his time.

@HOTD108_ 11 ай бұрын

Oh thank God. Sometimes life moves so slowly I think we're still in the 2000s. It's reassuring to be reminded that we are in fact moving forward.

@BAIGAMING 10 ай бұрын

This is similar to GTA Vice City, a video game which took place in 1986 but was released in 2002, a 16 year time gap. Whereas 2002 to 2023 is a 21 year time gap. Also reminds me of Garfield Gets a Life, released in 1991 which showed Jon doing disco moves but everyone gets mad at him, and he complains how within just 14 years disco was phased out but now we're decades past that.

@SauerkrautX 9 ай бұрын

@@BAIGAMINGI thought I was the only one who thought this way. I have talked about the vice city gap multiple times

@FitinLizard Жыл бұрын

Me and my father love the Austin Powers movies, I never knew they were a tribute to Eric Myers, but it makes sense looking back at them because they were the movies that it felt like we were more together watching them then other movies.

@StupidDanimations 11 ай бұрын

There's a handful of times I remember laughing so hard it physically hurt. Watching these movies was one of them.

@WhoDatBiloxi Жыл бұрын

Let us all remember when Robin Williams was launched into stardom... Mrs. Doubtfire 😂😂😂

@dustywaynemusic6297 Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely wasn't his hit sitcom or multiple Oscar nominations

@FullAznBlood Жыл бұрын

Jim Carey, rob Williams, mike and Adam Sandler can’t be replaced

@nasilelelisselo2348 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, other slapstick artists like them The Waynes

@ShadowWulfGaming Жыл бұрын

Shagadelic video guys, thank you for making it!

@alladeen2k211 Жыл бұрын

To this day I still use the term "Austin Powered" anytime anything is stuck in a 90 degree angle lmfao

@mlw9195 Жыл бұрын

I grew up watching Goldmember it’s the best!! I didn’t know it was a spoof until I was MUCH older 😂😂

@SilasSeiler Жыл бұрын

I just watched the series with some friends recently, can say they're still amazing and will be timeless to me

@ceougin20 Жыл бұрын

My dad and I watched The Spy Who Shagged Me in theaters. I was just over 9 and it was our favorite movie. He died 2 years later.

@MithDragon Жыл бұрын

It makes me sad because he is one of my all time favorite actors and I wish he got better roles more often. Then again maybe he turns them down and we just don’t know about it.

@jaden5908 Жыл бұрын

He's a massive dick on set and so no-one books him any more

@Scrubber89 10 ай бұрын

I love all 3 Austin Powers movies. I wish we got more.

@lamq05 Жыл бұрын

I grew up on these movies!! So funny and rewatchable 😄

@ca1txcat Жыл бұрын

Same I was probably top young when I first watched them, but oh well lol

@AlexSanchezber 10 ай бұрын

Wasn't expecting to cry. Great video.

@blankface911 Жыл бұрын

I loved this video to my favorite comedy trilogy. Thank you for choosing to upload it

@amandawhiteley6737 4 ай бұрын

He looked gorgeous as Steve Rubell in the studio 54 flick. Whatever he appeared in, his smile n giggle, never failed me ha ha!

@CasepbX Жыл бұрын

The Austin Powers movies are easily my favorite comedy movies ever. I remember when the bluray copies I ordered got delivered they had an odd perfume smell on them that made me think that's what Austin would smell like LOL. My guess it was really just from the delivery driver...

@mr.moviemafia Жыл бұрын

That’s such a cute detail, I love when things like that become part of the memories!

@KanameYuuki Жыл бұрын

Great, now I want to rewatch the movies once more, again.

@DaveZilla02 Жыл бұрын

Love this channel and love this series, great video

@olik136 10 ай бұрын

Hard to convey how popular Austin Powers was in my age group at the time. My entire school quoted lines.. to the point we still say some of it without even knowing where it came from...

@petersarubbi Жыл бұрын

While I absolutely love Austin Powers... all 3... and I mean LOVE these movies... his best movie will always be So I Married An Axe Murderer... it's the funniest, zaniest, and wackiest, while also being heartfelt and beautifully acted by the amazingly talented cast...💙

@tarroyo Жыл бұрын

Great video, great series! It's a shame we'll never see a 4th Austin Powers film, guess the Superbowl commercials will have to do.

@Tonysparks91_ Жыл бұрын

I love all your videos man! I would love to hear What you think about sons of anarchy.. I feel like there’s so much about that show that went over my head lol

@milespastrick3606 3 ай бұрын

I didnt realize goldmember was the most overlooked out of the three, I always saw it as my favorite!

@charlesfarley28 Жыл бұрын

Myers: "What if I just do a carbon copy of Blofield with the ONLY difference being he talks exactly like Lorne?" Dr Evil was born.

@ChristopherPetersonR2d2 Жыл бұрын

Peter sellers was a huge influence it’s undeniably

@michealvega1373 Жыл бұрын

I gotta go hug my dad now

@Steve30x Жыл бұрын

The Austin Powers trilogy is awesome. I have the trilogy on blu ray.

@mattylewis4672 Жыл бұрын

How am I only just finding out Mike Myers also played Dr Evil?

@ThanhTran-gb4pw Жыл бұрын

I think so... How do you watch the movies and not realize they're the same person? They do nothing to hide it besides the actor wearing a skull cap as Dr. Evil.

@metalmilitia89 Жыл бұрын

I loved this movie when I was a teen.

@Euanhamiltonmusic Жыл бұрын

Freaks me out that there's been nearly the same amount of time since the first Austin Powers movie to now as there had been from 1967 until it came out.

@alfayankee777 Жыл бұрын

I love everything Mike Myers does

@Andernol Жыл бұрын

My took my mom to go see this in theaters. They walked out. He later bought a copy of the VHS that i still have, and watched so much it's completely worn out.

@BingBangPoe 11 ай бұрын

2:32 Funny you mention Jim Carrey, because originallly, Mike Myers actually wanted him to play Dr. Evil; however, Carrey was unable to because he was recording _Liar Liar_ at the time.

@PixelRuzt Жыл бұрын

Damn it! Now I have to rewatch them all

@elijahtorres7058 Жыл бұрын

My dad who grew up in the 60s loved the movies and showed me all the Austin powers films. I just rewatched em as an adult and I got a lot out of it

@Apple2-ux8uo 10 ай бұрын

Small correction: Robin William was already a pretty big star before Mrs doubtfire. Huge standup draw, also a hit tv series. And both a critical movie hit (garp) and huge commercial hit in movies (good morning vietnam) before doubtfire.

@RJ_400 Жыл бұрын

Austin powers is one of those movies when you can watch over and over

@lucymain21 Жыл бұрын

My Mum and I still quote Austin Powers to this day 😅 particularly lines from the first one

@General_reader Жыл бұрын

Part 4 should be about Scott, pretending to be multiple people while Dr. evil, and Austin Powers point out how Ludacris it is

@Lord.Kiltridge 11 ай бұрын

Proud fellow Torontonian here. I saw MM in APIMoM in the theatre.

@user-cv8qe9ru8c Жыл бұрын

Love this can't replace series.

@77jcarva 5 ай бұрын

I love these movies, but the entrance in the 3rd movie including Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacy, Danny Devito and others was simply amazing.

@ragnarresh Жыл бұрын

I was today years old when i found out Dr. Evil is portrayed by Mike Myers

@TheDorkle Жыл бұрын

A Wayne’s World for a 2020s audience? I think yes. Mike Myers is a living legend! We’re not worthy!

@picklikeapro6952 Жыл бұрын

I still can’t say one million dollars without saying it like dr evil and putting my pinky up to my chin. 😂

@spddiesel Жыл бұрын

You need to go back about 15 years before Mrs. Doubtfire to find Robin Williams' breakout character, Mork from Ork.

@MrVideoScape Жыл бұрын

My favorite movies and my inspiration.

@greenrobot5 Жыл бұрын

I love that trilogy, I watch it at least once a year

@Scrubber89 10 ай бұрын

I don't know why the third film was looked at negatively, it's my favourite one. Absolutely hilarious.

@AQCorner Жыл бұрын

Great video

@youngmelo1841 Жыл бұрын

My aunt and cousins made me love these movies. Yeah baby😊

@2stepjoey Жыл бұрын

Ed no clue Austin Powers was so closely tied to Mike Myers father. I feel like i can appreciate these movies even more now.

@user-hh2te8zu7l 3 ай бұрын

He is a joy.

@badtiming2208 Жыл бұрын

He was also Fat Bastard? Damn, man has range.

@tonyzhou4592 Жыл бұрын

You can never replace Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Jackie Chan, Daniel Day Lewis, Christian Bale & Mike Myers.

@seancoyote 11 ай бұрын

He was the best in those roles in that moment in time. But time goes on. Peter Sellers was like Myers, but it didn't stop Myers from creating. Hard to believe that Sellers wasn't mentioned in this, with his parodies and playing multiple characters.

@cmbaz1140 Жыл бұрын

Its one of the movie trilogies me and my brothers quote all the times...

@TheMultigladius Жыл бұрын

Yaa baby 🎉🎉🎉

@Mrnovanova Жыл бұрын

I think he took or "borrowed" Eddy Murphy's shtick and cranked it to 11😂

@PincheBeto_Bass Жыл бұрын

I was 8 when goldmember was released, that movie made me laugh so much as a kid and even more as an adult now that I understand more of the dirty humor 😂

@alanlawrence2954 Жыл бұрын

What a fab dad, baby!!

@fudalefu1 Жыл бұрын

We’re all our fathers, bad, god, and silly. Though different from them and individual, there’s always a bit of them that lives within us.

@tj71520 Жыл бұрын

I just want to say one thing... sharks with friggin lasers on their head

@BIGwillTHEGAME Жыл бұрын

I grew up watching his films with Pop Pop.

@icreatedanaccountforthis1852 Жыл бұрын

I loved "So I Married an Axe Murderer." "He's got a giant heeeeeeeed."

@whyyn0tt. Жыл бұрын

Why is the woman's face on the poster in the SCHWING scene blurred? LMAO 🤣

@ca1txcat Жыл бұрын

I never watched a bond movie, but thatdidn't lessen my enjoymentof Austin Powers

@xBINARYGODx Жыл бұрын

* sigh * Pa-lease. He is Eddy Murphey after Eddie was not making many great films anymore, and, skipping over some others, you have Peter Sellers before that. There will be another, none of them are replaceable, but also, they are, as they have been and likely will be.

@thealcohologist8624 7 ай бұрын

I never understood why they didnt make a part 4. Looking at numbers for part 3, they could have justified a part 4

@stonekidman2306 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe you said that Mrs. Doubtfire is what made Robin Williams famous...how dare you

@wastelanddv8062 Жыл бұрын

The did an Austin Powers parody inside Austin Powers where Tom Cruise played Austin Powers. Because of that any remake staring another actor is gonna feel like a parody of a parody.

@MJH72996 Жыл бұрын

What's up with that picture in the Wayne's World Swching scene?

@BIGwillTHEGAME Жыл бұрын

Yeah Baby, Yeah!!

@lonestar2078 Жыл бұрын

and now to watch Mike Myers praise Sean Connery at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards

@qbcomicaddict2590 11 ай бұрын

So I married an axe murderer is one of my favorite comedies ever

@tylerarmstrong4566 Жыл бұрын

There's a few ppl that can only do what they do. Mike Jim Carrey and Robin Williams

@Cromulorf Жыл бұрын

Shout out to Mike Check, the podcast that analyses every Mike Meyers movie to see if they’re still shagadelic

@BradsGonnaPlay Жыл бұрын

That sounds like the shortest podcast ever.

@Cromulorf Жыл бұрын

@@BradsGonnaPlay 70 episodes, believe it or not!

@HOTD108_ 11 ай бұрын

@@Cromulorf I suppose even the thinnest of concepts get be stretched super far if you're desperate enough.

@IcaroRamosDM Жыл бұрын

I watched Goldmember first, loved it, then the first and lastly the second. I really don't get why people usually dislike Goldmember. I think a good part is just because it is the third one. The second movie (which was the third I watched) almost always makes me fall asleep of boredom, tbh

@esshor. Жыл бұрын

Do one on Mel Brooks

@pesky19 Жыл бұрын

gotta do one of these on rowan atkinson, the greatest physical comedian of all time

@stevendorsey4850 Жыл бұрын

Every time I hear Mike Myers, I think, "The guy who writes those CompTIA books?"

@-haclong2366 10 ай бұрын

Austin Powers is based on 1960's nostalgia like how Back to the Future and Grease are based on 1950's nostalgia, Stranger Things on 1980's nostalgia, Etc.