Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Mike Myers originally wanted Jim Carrey to play Dr. Evil, but Carrey eventually passed due to scheduling conflicts with Liar Liar (1997). Myers then took the iconic role himself.
- Part of the influence for this film can be seen in an early sketch Mike Myers did for Saturday Night Live (1975) in which several of James Bond's nemeses complain about his invulnerability and how much easier it should be to kill him.
- The America Online on Austin's computer is version 3.0. In the commentary on the DVD, Mike Myers states that he did the AOL product placement to get a free year of service from them.
- Both Elizabeth Hurley and Mimi Rogers asked to keep their tight leather outfits and were allowed to.
- When Mike Myers as Doctor Evil suggests blackmailing the Royal Family about the Princess of Wales, in reality she had been killed in Paris at the time of the film's release in England.
- Robert Wagner's role in this series is fitting, as he has a connection to two Bond girls.Lana Wood, the sister of his first wife Natalie Wood, appeared in Diamonds Are Forever (1971), along with his present wife, Jill St. John.
- Dr. Evil's appearance (bald head, gray suit, scar over his eye, cat on his lap) is based on Bond's arch nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld portrayed by Donald Pleasence in You Only Live Twice (1967), while his voice and mannerisms are based on longtime Saturday Night Live(1975) executive producer Lorne Michaels.
- Comedian Colin Quinn was offered the role of Scott Evil, but he turned it down to focus on his writing projects.
- When Vanessa sits next to Austin in the last scene during their honeymoon, there is a piece of red tape over her left breast. There were photographers on the set and this prevented them from being able to sell topless pictures of Elizabeth Hurley to the papers.
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