1960s-set spy comedy starring Mike Myers as secret agent Austin Powers who is on the verge of catching his arch nemesis Dr Evil (also Myers) when the latter has himself cryogenically frozen. Powers follows suit, only to be revived 30 years later in the 1990s when Evil has emerged to threaten the world once more. Teamed with agent Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley), the daughter of his original partner, Powers has to get over his culture shock in time to stop his old foe's plans for world domination.