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007 Dis(Gold)members Austin Powers

Posted by Roblimo on from the submitted-over-and-over dept.

gpinzone writes, "MGM and Danjaq, the British company that controls the Bond film license, have obtained a cease-and-desist order against New Line Cinema that prohibits New Line from calling the latest installment of Mike Myers' shagadelic spy series Austin Powers in Goldmember . The full article is available from E!-Online."

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  1. Porno Style by Strudleman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could this be the end to creative Porn Titling? Some of the greatest Adult ventures of all time were titled after famous flicks. Setting a precedent like this could only harm the most sucessful industry in history.

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    1. Re:Porno Style by Foggy+Tristan · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, porn was hit really hard about 10 years back with Warner Brothers suing Legend Video over a Cal Jammer/Madison movie called Splatman. Up to that point, Legend had put out rather well-done (for porn standards) parodies of Cheers, The Flintstones, and Married With Children. (Kelly's counterpart: "I had an organism!") But with Splatman, they made the mistake of using actual audio from Batman the movie, and Warner Brothers came down hard (porn double entendre not intended). Since then, porn take-offs have been very few and far between, although there starting to make a comeback (again, double entendre not intended).

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  2. In related news by J.D.+Hogg · · Score: 5, Funny
    MGM and Danjaq, the British company that controls the Bond film license, have obtained a cease-and-desist order against New Line Cinema that prohibits New Line from calling the latest installment of Mike Myers' shagadelic spy series Austin Powers in Goldmember. As a preventive measure, they also obtained a cease-and-desist order barring New Line from using their following planned movie titles :

    - Austin Powers: Dr Yes!!!
    - Austin Powers: From Russia with Lovers
    - Austin Powers: Thunderballs
    - Austin Powers: You Only Live for Shag
    - Austin Powers: On Her Majesty's secret Lover's List
    - Austin Powers: Diamonds Are For Minks
    - Austin Powers: Live and Let's Shag
    - Austin Powers: The Man with the Golden Bum
    - Austin Powers: Moonraiser
    - Austin Powers: OctuplePussy
    - Austin Powers: A View to A Shag
    - Austin Powers: License to Shag
    - Austin Powers: Tomorrow Never Bites (hard)
    - Austin Powers: Never Say Lover again

  3. This is a good thing. by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because Austin Powers is so confusingly similar to James Bond, and penises are so confusingly similar to fingers.

    - A.P.

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    1. Re:This is a good thing. by GTRacer · · Score: 3, Funny
      I wonder how often that guy walks up to pretty girls and says, "Pull my finger!"

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  4. double entedre by Stillman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently, the 007 folks weren't too keen on the double entendre of Goldmember


    Hmmm...I realise this may be a poor choice of words on behalf of the writer of the article, but if not, the people who gave us "Pussy Galore" and "Ivana Onatopp" better not be whining about use of double entendre!

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  5. Well, at least you Yanks know what shagging is now by ayjay29 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and why us Brits find sites like this so amusing...

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  6. It'd be better as by Schwarzchild · · Score: 3, Funny

    Austin Powers: You Only Shag Twice!

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  7. Re:Everyone will hate me for this, but by Metrollica · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes but what do they mean by major tweaking?

    If it's just a title change, how about Goldphallus, Goldshlong, Golddong, Goldhairybanana, Goldbigchap, GoldflyingScotsman or something to that effect.

    But then if the call it GoldflyingScotsman they could get sued for damaging the reputation of Scots.

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  8. Re: Porn Titling by soundman32 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I always liked 'Sex Trek - The Next Penetration'

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  9. Zero Tolerance? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "MGM/UA and Danjaq have a zero-tolerance policy towards anyone who tries to trade in on the James Bond franchise without authorization," says an MGM spokesperson.

    Really? Veerrryy interesting.. So what about:

    "The Spy who Shagged Me"
    The Spy who Loved Me

    "Random-Task"
    "Oddjob"

    "Dr. Evil"
    Dr. No

    "Alotta Fagina" / "Ivana Humpalot" / "Robin Swallows"
    "Pussy Galore" / "Plenty O'Toole" / "Mary Goodnight"

    "An unnesecarially slow moving device to which i'll leave them alone so i can't actually witness their deaths."
    umm... pick any of the last 19 bond flicks..

  10. New character suggestion... by ectoraige · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whatever way it turns out, I think Mr Myers should add a new character called 'Emgi M. Sucks' :)

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  11. And ... by AftanGustur · · Score: 3, Funny

    - Austin Powers: The Shag is Not Enough

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  12. Re:Fingers by petej · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...as I recently discovered while scratching my nose. No, wait!...