Mini-Me is a fictional character from the Austin Powers film franchise, portrayed by Verne Troyer . He debuts in the second film in the trilogy, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me , and appears again in the third film, Austin Powers in Goldmember .
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32-578: A kickstand "), he seems to have a large penis . He uses this as an advantage at the end of Goldmember when he gets Britney Spears ' cell phone number. In Austinpussy , the film within a film in Goldmember , the role is played in cameo by Danny DeVito . Mini-Me has a brief cameo in the music video for Madonna 's song, " Beautiful Stranger ". In Space Jam: A New Legacy , where Looney Tunes characters have scattered to different digital worlds based on Warner Bros. films, Elmer Fudd takes on
48-547: A leash to restrain Mini-Me from attacking Scott, saying, "Heel, Mini-Me! Heel!" He also tends to dry hump random things. Nigel Powers, upon seeing him, says "Blimey, I thought I smelled cabbage ," thinking he is a carny (referring back to a quip from the first Austin Powers movie). Mini-Me is appropriately confused by the remark. Despite his small size, Mini-Me is a powerful and effective fighter, once giving Austin Powers
64-476: A considerable thrashing, until the spy took advantage of his small size and flushed him out into space through a toilet . Despite being a clone of Dr. Evil, Mini-Me is shown to be far stronger and tougher than his larger counterpart, as seen in Goldmember when they're lifting weights in prison. He was also given a significant beating in Goldmember , in which he was tied in a pillowcase by Powers and slammed through shelves and glass tables, only to stand up without
80-435: A scratch. A memorable gag had him passing a series of notes to Foxxy Cleopatra , first stating she was so beautiful, she must be the clone of an angel . When she smilingly disagreed, the second note asked if she was sure she didn't have a little clone in her . The third asked if she'd like to. As seen by Nigel Powers' reaction to Mini-Me's genitals ("My Word! You're a tripod !" and "If you ever get tired, you can use it as
96-519: Is a womanizing , hard partying British spy embodying the Swinging London psyche and hippie culture of the 1960s who, with his nemesis Dr. Evil , was frozen in a cryonics experiment. The series' humor follows his attempts to adjust to the modern world as he continues to try to save it from terrorism . Austin Powers was a character seen as a parody of James Bond , and being influenced by Evelyn Tremble (played by Peter Sellers ) in
112-491: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mini-Me Before Dr. Evil was sent back in time to 1969, his minions made him a clone . The clone was similar in every manner although he was one-eighth his size (although Mini-Me is approximately one-third Dr. Evil’s size). Upon being introduced to his clone, Dr. Evil immediately declared, "Breathtaking. I shall call him... Mini-Me." Mini-Me has almost no spoken dialogue in
128-400: Is sometimes referred to and treated as a dog or other small objects. Scott refers to him as "That vicious little... Chihuahua thing", and Dr. Evil illustrates him like a small carry-on luggage, as "he fits easily into most overhead storage bins". Austin says upon Mini-Me being knocked out, "Poor little bugger... he's like a dog or something." In the third movie's opening scenes, Dr. Evil uses
144-498: The middle finger as a means of insulting someone (even though he only uses it once during the third movie). On most other occasions, Mini-Me prefers to express himself through written notes. Mini-Me has a pet called Mini-Mr. Bigglesworth, which has only appeared once in the series, in which Mini-Me tried to gnaw on his ear. Mini Mr. Bigglesworth is a kitten version of Dr. Evil's cat . Mini-Me loves chocolate and disrespecting Scott Evil, Dr. Evil's son and his rival for affection. He
160-496: The faux British 1960s band Ming Tea after Myers's Saturday Night Live stint in the early 1990s. The band members all performed under pseudonyms with 1960s' personas. Myers adopted the pseudonym and character of Austin Powers. This group made a number of live club and television performances in character. Myers's then wife, Robin Ruzan, encouraged him to write a film based on Austin Powers. Obituaries of Simon Dee (1935–2009),
176-408: The films beyond an occasional frightened "Eeeee!". Otherwise, he is silent except for when he does his evil laugh with Dr. Evil. He also likes to lip sync the occasional line when Dr. Evil raps . At the beginning of Goldmember , Dr. Evil asks him to "Use your words like a big boy clone!". At one point, he asks Dr. Evil to hug him after meeting Fat Bastard , who wants to eat him. Mini-Me often uses
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#1732783703934192-473: The radio and BBC television presenter, stated that his "Sixties grooviness" made him the inspiration for the character. Heavily influenced by British pop culture growing up, Mike Myers has claimed that his British-born father was the inspiration behind Austin Powers. The May 2010 game Red Dead Redemption features an achievement called Austin Overpowered, requiring players to clear out hideouts in
208-622: The role of Mini-Me in the Austin Powers world, while Sylvester the Cat has become Mr. Bigglesworth. Mike Myers has acknowledged that the character was directly inspired by the character of Majai in the 1996 film The Island of Dr. Moreau , who is similarly a miniature version of Marlon Brando 's titular villain character. In 2021, the Hungarian government party Fidesz released an ad based on Mini-Me's introduction scene. The ad's aim
224-408: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Minime . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minime&oldid=544543381 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
240-649: The spoof James Bond 1967 movie Casino Royale . Other notable influences were Harry Palmer (played by Michael Caine who would go on to play Austin's father, Nigel, in Goldmember), especially his thick horn-rimmed glasses , and the flamboyant dress sense of Jason King (played by Peter Wyngarde ). The character of Austin Powers represents an archetype of 1960s Swinging London , with his advocacy for free love , his use of obscure expressions and his clothing style (including crushed velvet suits and Beatle boots ). Myers, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs formed
256-779: Was to emphasize the alleged similarities between opposition candidate Péter Márki-Zay (Mini-Me) and former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány (Dr. Evil). Austin Powers (character) Sir Austin Danger Powers KBE is a fictional character from the Austin Powers series of films, and is created and portrayed by Mike Myers . He is the protagonist of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). He
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