Jay Roach on the problem Mike Myers & he faced after the test screening of "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Sh@gged Me" (1999):
"The first movie never tested well. It never got above a 55, which is so low. There was scepticism. People had expectations of Mike Myers, because of SNL and Wayne’s World – not everybody was going along with this idea of the bad teeth, hairy body and taking the piss out of Bond. But by the time we tested the second one, it was the opposite problem. They were so quick to embrace it that we actually had trouble figuring out what they liked! It seemed they were laughing at everything."
'The Spy Who Sh@gged Me' tested around the 90 mark immediately, leaving Myers and Roach with the task of rifling through the footage to discern what should make the final cut.
("‘Groovy, baby!’: How Austin Powers: The Spy Who Sh@gged Me became the greatest comedy sequel of all time", Jacob Stolworthy, The Independent, 2019)
P,S: On this day, 27 years ago, "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Sh@gged Me" (1999) premiered in the USA.
Today on #Literally@RobLowe sits down with @davidcrosss to discuss his experience in Peru with Bob Odenkirk, whether the best decade was the ’80s or ’90s, a quote from Winston Churchill, and much more. Listen: https://t.co/SZAeLQ3McC
Today, and every day, I remember and thank those who have served and sacrificed so we may live free, safe lives.
Always grateful. Always remember. #MemorialDay
Ladies and gentlemen, actor, author, and filmmaker Ethan Hawke, seen here sitting at Ponyboy’s desk at The Outsiders House Museum.
A longtime fan of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Outsiders and Rumble Fish, both adapted from novels by Tulsa native S. E. Hinton.
He’s currently in town filming season two of The Lowdown, created by Oklahoma’s own Sterlin Harjo.
Thanks for visiting the museum, and as always, Stay Gold.
Photo by Amy Osborn Young.
Today on #Literally@RobLowe sits down with @DrStevenGreer to discuss proof of extraterrestrial life, the truth about Area 51, the recent rise of UFO whistleblowers, and much more. Listen: https://t.co/0tpbhxyaJU
An Open Letter to David Ellison-
Re: industry challenges
David,
Among the long-standing, important and unresolved issues, I urge you to consider my lack of a credit in Tommy Boy. This atrocity was perpetrated by a previous regime, and is a known stain on the Paramount legacy. I, and others, urge you to be on the right side of history and rectify this heinous act, with the addition of: “and Rob Lowe as Paul” above title.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
RL
RIP Robert Duvall
An all-timer and a one of one
Godfather 1 + 2
Apocalypse Now
Great Santini
The Natural
Network
MASH
Tender Mercies
The Apostle
Guilty pleasures like Days of Thunder & Gone in 60 Seconds
One Oscar, 6 noms
Will always wish Duvall/Coppola figured out Godfather 3
Today on #Literally, @RobLowe sits down with his good friend Chris Pratt (@prattprattpratt) to discuss his quotable kids, his new movie “Mercy”, Christmas with Grandpa Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rob’s alien dinner, and much more. Listen: https://t.co/2KuvyDuB0U
Thanks to the LA Times for continuing to report on everyone who (a) caused the LA fires thru sheer incompetence/stupidity, (b) had no real plan for stopping the fires, and/or (c) tried to cover up their own mistakes/liability afterwards. What a disgrace.
https://t.co/Rl1Yj6s6Iu
“THE MUSICAL” is what the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL is ALL about — refreshing, surprising & razor-sharp dark comedy about bitterness, spite and rage that’s so damn funny, outrageously shocking & politically incorrect in all the right (or wrong?) ways! LOVED IT!! #Sundance2026