#Tim robbins austin powers series#

Have a question? Email us at Please include your name and town. If he wanted to, he could have produced the best Nixon impression the retro spy-comedy sex-romp genre had ever seen. Robbins is one of the most respected and decorated actors of his generation, star of many of the great dramas of the '90s and '00s. Recognized by the Academy as both an actor and a director, Tim Robbins stands out in Hollywood not only for his 65. We can certainly rule out the possibility that Robbins was trying for Nixon and missed. However, though Nixon is one of the easiest presidential impressions to do, Robbins went for what film critic Jay Bastian called a 'pseudo-JFK' instead.įilm trivia website picked a different Kennedy, suggesting that Robbins was in fact channeling John's little brother Robert (it then suggested an explanation: maybe they travelled to an alternate version of history where RFK hadn't been assassinated and became president instead). Parsons-on the moon to extort a huge sum of money from the president (Tim Robbins). In his second screen adventure, British super spy Austin Powers must return to 1969, as arch-nemesis Dr. That would mean that the president was Richard Nixon. In this opus, Austin, secret agent for M.O.D., is newly widowed. The bigger question for many is: Which president? Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) - Tim Robbins as The President - IMDb Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) Tim Robbins: The President Showing all 7 items Jump to: Photos (2) Quotes (5) Photos Quotes The President : Jiminy Jumpin' Jesus, I can't believe we're gonna pay that madman. president in the 1999 spy spoof 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.'

#Tim robbins austin powers series#

Austin Powers is a series of American spy action comedy films: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002).

Perhaps you didn't recognize him because it's incredible that he agreed to do it: That was Oscar-winning acting great Tim Robbins ('Mystic River,' 2003) as, well, a U.S. Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools The following is a list of fictional characters from the Austin Powers series of films.