Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 60 reviews, with an average rating on 6.4/10. The site's critical consensus read, "A light and goofy comedy which provides laughs, largely due to performances and screenwriting by Myers". The movie debuted at No.2 at the box office with US$9.5 million. Time Out New York critic Andrew Johnston (critic) observed: "The film's greatest asset is its gentle tone: rejecting the smug cynicism of "Naked Gun-"style parodies, it never loses the earnest naivete of the psychedelic era." Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (or simply Austin Powers) is a 1997 American comedy film directed by
The Silencers (film) released the previous month. The Helm series has been cited as one of the principal inspirations for the Austin Powers spy comedies of the 1990s and early 2000s. Released at the height of James Bond mania, "The Silencers" was a major box office hit in 1966, earning $7 million in United States rentals that year. There were three follow-up films, including "Murderers' Row" (also released in 1966), "The Ambushers" (1967) and "The Wrecking Crew" (1969). A fifth film, "The Ravagers", was announced, but never produced. Elmer Bernstein provided the score. The title song is performed by Vikki Carr, though Cyd