Asinine, crass and embarrassingly unfunny – that was the scathing verdict of film censors on Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. Starring Mike Myers alongside Liz Hurley, the 1997 movie is now affectionately regarded as a fine comedy of its time. But examiners at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) took an instant dislike to the ‘shagadelic’ secret agent, according to newly opened files. In the first film, Powers and love interest Vanessa Kensington, played by Hurley, do battle against Dr Evil and his army of female robots known as fembots. In their reports, the BBFC’s examiners normally provide a straightforward outline of the plot before advising of potential problem areas for classification.

Source: Daily Mail January 13, 2018 22:25 UTC