Nigel Powers Nigel Powers Sir Nigel Powers (played by Michael Caine as an adult and Scott Aukerman in the flasback) is a character who appears in the third Austin Powers movie, "Austin Powers in Goldmember". He is portrayed as the father of Austin Powers, Dr. Evil and Mini-Me. When Austin and Dr. Evil were infants, Nigel took the family on their first family outing to Belgium. Nigel left the car to find a restroom in the bushes, leaving his wife and two children in the car alone. Shortly after leaving the car, the car exploded; when he came back, he found Austin
Austin Powers in Goldmember operated a "sex barn" north of Rotterdam. The man's distinct forms of expression caught Myers' attention while he was writing. "Austin Powers in Goldmember" took in £5,585,978 in the United Kingdom on its opening weekend. In the United States, it broke the opening weekend record for a spoof movie, surpassing the previous Austin Powers film. The film grossed US$73 million on its opening weekend, and grossed a total of $213 million in the United States, according to Box Office Mojo. "Austin Powers in Goldmember" was released on video and DVD on December 3, 2002. The DVD was released under the