I think the article is very opinionated. I think none of the Austin Powers, Waynes World, Shrek or Cat in the Hat movies were flops. Ax Murderer could have done more and the same with Love Guru. But the other rules were either supporting roles or out of character type rules like 54.
I do hear that he is hard to get along with. I notice that when Sandler makes his movies he brings in all the other SNL costars except Myers. Myers never appeared with his costars with the exception of appearing with Carvey in Waynes World. I think his problem was that he did not want to co star, but wanted to be the main star all by himself and Garth became too popular. He does seem to have at least buried the hatchet with Carvey temporarily. However, I did hear Dr Evil was orignally a Carvey impression of Lorne Micheals.
As for Sprockets, that character was never popular enough to carry a movie. Releasing it would have been a total disaster. It would have totally have had to deviate far from the original concept to make a full length movie.
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Where does the person who picks apart the people who pick apart a person lie on the hierarchy of loserdom? I'm not a wannabe actor, and if you followed me around for a year you most certainly wouldn't find me berating at my subordinates over petty bs.

Look at all these wannabes and never-wases picking apart someone they don't know. A very useful and productive use of your time. Someone should follow you bit@hes around for a year and do that to you. See how you deal.
My guess is you wouldn't do very well.

I disagree completely with the sentiment that a comeback is likely. He's stuck in the Chevy-chase bin of has-beens who burned all the wrong bridges. Personally, I'm always happy to see POS's like this get their comeuppance.
This actually happens with relative frequency in the entertainment industry. An entertainer gets a few hits, thinks they can wear the daddy pants, and a few Spielberg/DeNiro snubs later, the career is limited to Shrek.

Perhaps. But I think the point of reporting it was to show how little it took for Myers to be a jerk on the set.

Myers once stormed off the Waynes World set due to a lack of margarine for his bagel.
Who ever reported that information sounds like an ass.
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He alienated the people he worked with by being a vindictive A-hole and alienated the audience with mind-numbing sequel after sequel after sequel. I came here after reading the WTHH on lebeau's blog. Gold as always, with much insight. I think it was downhill after the "Sprockets" debacle. That was always my fav SNL skit of his. You won't "betray" the public with an unsatisfactory "Sprockets" script, but you spend 5 years making "the Love Guru"?????

I hated that bastard for years, said Penelope Spheeris. But when I saw Austin Powers, I went, I forgive you, Mike. You can be moody, you can be a jerk, you can be things that others of us cant be because you are profoundly talented. And I forgive you.
This is the money quote, but Spheeris is dead wrong. Myers' career is dead because he is NOT talented enough to cancel out his problematic personality. Shrek may have fooled people into believing he is more bankable than he really was - just about anybody could have done that voice work and it would have made the same type of money.
Wayne's World and Austin Powers are bad. Both franchises play absolutely terribly now through hindsight. The Love Guru is of the same ilk as those turds; it was just released in a time where people had moved on from Myers' awful brand of humor.

thats so strange.
I Know Acting means you play someone else, I get that actors have the ability to become different people,
But even on interviews they are nice and even on like premiers, Mike Myers was nice even in the behind the scenes of some of his movies. its almost scary

I really don't understand how someone who is so nice and funny and charming on screen can be so completely the opposite in real life.
If what that article says is true, it is almost like a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde situation, It is sad because he seems like such a charmer on his movies, someone with a really good sense of humor
From what I've heard often, a few perfect examples are Chevy Chase, Lucille Ball, and Lou Costello.
Reeboot and re-imagine are just silly euphemistic excuses for the dirty word remake.

I know what you mean, I just came on here because I read an old interview he did with Rachel Weisz where he came across really well, very nice and thoughtful and showing real interest in her, not the least bit self-involved. It gave me such a good impression that I wanted to see what he was up to, and was surprised to find that he seems to be the exact opposite in many work situations. So yeah, it does seem a bit Jekyll and Hyde..

but it is much more than that. it goes beyond acting. He becomes those characters, he completely does.
Also in interviews and behind the scenes he always seems like a really nice and cool guy, So what? he is acting in the interviews as a decent person and not a crazy one as well?
is his whole life a lie? where any time he is in front of a camera he is putting a performance but behind the scenes he is really mean?

I really don't understand how someone who is so nice and funny and charming on screen can be so completely the opposite in real life.
You do realize that what Myers does on screen is called "acting"?

I really don't understand how someone who is so nice and funny and charming on screen can be so completely the opposite in real life.
If what that article says is true, it is almost like a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde situation, It is sad because he seems like such a charmer on his movies, someone with a really good sense of humor
right.

I'm glad you mentioned the part about his fathers passing because I can almost promise that most of his "attitude" during Wayne's World was relatedb68 to his father. I've read many articles stating that he was taking his fathers condition/death very hard. He might have benefitted by taking time off, but then again that might have stunted his career too. Mike is a great comedian, but as a successful celebrity, you typically have to have an ego.

While I can believe what people are saying about him and what he's like to work with (my friend's uncle was a crew member for one of his movies and she said Myers fired him without giving him a reason).
But this article conveniently leaves out the part about Mike's dad, who had Alzheimer's in 1987 and died in 1991 right before Wayne's World received critical praise at its first screening. His father's condition is what caused him to be so uptight and demanding on set, since he was so determined to make Wayne's World a success and for his dad to be proud of him. It makes sense now.

@ EyeZombie, says the person whose signature calls anyone who follows a religion stupid. What film did you work on?

I worked on a set with Myers once. Never again. The guy's a raging egomaniac douche, and half the cast and crew were ready to walk off the set due to his histrionic cry-baby fits. Working with Myers is like working with a 10-year-old who has been told he can't have ice cream at a birthday party. As a result, he's basically persona non grata in this townno one wants to work with him anymore. That's why he's relegated to poor Shrek sequels.

Religion: Because even the stupid need hobbies.

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I'm having a hard time believing Myers really wanted the Garth character written out of the movie; even if he originally wanted the skit to be just Wayne, by the time the movie came out the skit was one of SNL's most popular. So at that point making a Wayne's World movie without Garth would have been incredibly stupid on Myers' part.

Typical Canadian. They always lose their minds when they get money, fame and control.
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I don't know if Myers is the man to make another Wayne's World or Austin Powers in terms of a film of similar impact and influence or literal sequel. I don't know if he's in a place to come up with that kind of film and I don't know about sequels to either. I don't think he's got the youthful energy or hunger to make them shine and it's simply a different time. I'd like to see him make a comeback as I too believe he's got more good work in him but I'd like to see him transition to films and roles of a bit more substance, something a bit more character driven and something that reflects that he's on the wrong side of 50, while still being funny.

Poorly written article overlooks the simple truth: Mike Myers made his money a long time ago, and as such, doesn't NEED to make a movie every year. Sure, he is known to be a pain in the ass, but when he's in the right frame of mind, comedy gold is produced. The world needs another Wayne's World or Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery more than they need more generic fodder from the likes of Adam Sandler or Rob Schneider.