#1 | Austin Powers

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It really was an innocent time we once lived in. In 1996, audiences sitting down for Independence Day were treated to this trailer (above). It showed an original character, created by Mike Myers, who was funny. Keep in mind, 60s culture was making a small comeback in the late-90s, disco retro was a thing and the idea of a character out of that decade just clicked.

Add to this the movie turned out to be funny. It had a ton of catchy, one-liners, a funny plot and the bad guy isn”t revealed till you see the movie — Dr. Evil. It was perfectly marketed, perfectly executed. 10-10-10!

Since this is a list celebrating what was positive about 1997, we”ll for a moment ignore what this really was. This one success gave birth to an over-confident Mike Myers who for the next 15-years would beat a dead horse over and over. When he finally let up on the horse, he”d kill another horse just to beat it some more. Austin Powers is to movies what The Macarena is to music. Sure, we enjoyed it at the time but now we contemplate biting into cyanide pills at the sight/sound of it.

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