Abstract
When Austin Powers, ace British secret agent, is thawed out after thirty years of suspended animation, he is greeted by his old boss, accompanied by a Russian general. Powers is alarmed by the presence of the Russian general, and complains about the breach of security. Powers' boss tells him “a lot's happened since you were frozen. The Cold War is over.” Powers thinks for a moment, and then responds, “finally those capitalist pigs will pay for their crimes eh, eh comrades, eh?“ His boss gently interrupts, and informs Powers that “we won.” Powers clumsily responds, “Oh groovy, smashing, yeah capitalism,” his tactlessness prefiguring his behavior through the rest of the movie. Despite Powers' noteworthy skills as a secret agent, he has foolishly disregarded the first rule of forecasting the future: don't be around when your predictions are assessed for accuracy and completeness.
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