Iconic Quote
“One million dollars!”
— Dr. Evil, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
What Makes Them Great
Dr. Evil is the definitive villain parody — every Bond villain trope filtered through Mike Myers' comic genius. The pinky, the one million dollars, Mini-Me: Dr. Evil transcended parody to become as iconic as the villains he satirizes.
The Villain
Mike Myers' Dr. Evil is the greatest villain parody in cinema — a Blofeld send-up whose plans are always slightly off (demanding 'one million dollars' when he should demand billions), whose relationship with his son Scott is genuinely dysfunctional, and whose pinky-to-the-lip gesture became one of the most imitated mannerisms in comedy. Myers plays Dr. Evil as a man desperately trying to be taken seriously in a world that has moved on.
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