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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my submarine lair. It's long, hard and full of seamen.
— Austin Powers in Goldmember · 2002
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
This is a villain who has built a monster of a vehicle and spends it on a double entendre, then dies on stage when no one laughs. The rest of the scene is the joke: he stands there looking for a reaction, and the pause carries more laughs than the pun. Fans quote it for the dad-joke bravado and the follow-up that sinks it.
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In context
Spoilers for Austin Powers in GoldmemberShow the scene
In Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Dr. Evil escapes prison and sets up in a new lair in Tokyo Bay: a submarine built in the shape of his own head. The scene opens with an up-periscope shot. Dr. Evil then addresses his assembled henchmen, Number 2, Frau Farbissina, Scott and Mini-Me among them, to show off his new base, and gets no reaction. He pauses and asks whether there is not even a titter. A moment later, he mutters that it is a tough sub. Mike Myers plays him, as well as Austin and Goldmember.
Sources (3)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember film script (Springfield! Springfield!)Scene headed Tokyo BayReference checked
- Wikiquote: Austin Powers in GoldmemberDialogue section, after the mole sceneReference checked
- Austin Powers Wiki: Austin Powers in GoldmemberPlot summaryReference checked
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