08/08/1999   English German
  Edition # 16  
San Francisco, 08-08-1999

Austin Powers
Figure [1]: Austin Powers -- The New Movie Hero.

Michael The new Austin Powers movie "The Spy Who Shagged Me" (the German translation will certainly be interesting) is out, and Angelika and I watched it one weekend at a theater in Japantown. We laughed so hard, and afterwards, we treated ourselves to some Japanese soup with Udon noodles, delicious! The film is full of references to American society; for instance, the center of evil in the movie is the headquarters of the coffeehouse chain "Starbucks," which is hated by all San Franciscans and originates from Seattle, a city that no one from San Francisco can stand.

The superhero's crooked teeth, by the way, are a nod to Europe: Austin Powers from England and speaks with a British accent, and unlike in America, where every child wears braces, a bit of natural growth is tolerated in Europe, which Americans like to make fun of. Some dialogues from the film have already made their way into everyday language: If you want someone to be quiet, you first try with shhhh! and then with "double-u-double-u-double-u-dot-shhhh!-dot-com" (www.shhhh!.com)! Excellent movie, highly recommended. Or, as the advertisement for the film suggests: "If you only see one movie this summer -- watch 'Star Wars.' If you manage to see two: also go see 'The Spy Who Shagged Me.' It doesn't get more modest than that.

RSS Feed
Mailing Liste
Impressum
Mike Schilli Monologues

Get announcements for new editions

New editions of this publication appear in somewhat random intervals. To receive a brief note when they're available in your mailbox (about once every two months on average), you can register your email on the 'usarundbrief' Google Groups list.

Your email address
All Editions:

 

Send us a comment
We'd like to hear from you, please send us feedback if you want to comment on the content or have suggestions for future topics.

Simply write your your message into the text box below. If you'd like a response from us, please also leave your email. If you want to stay anonymous, simply put 'anonymous' into the email field. This way we'll get the message, but we have no way to respond to you.

Your email address

Message
 
Contact the authors
Latest update: 15-Jan-2025