VIDEO : The First ?Austin Powers? Was Nearly Rated R, And Not Because Of All The Nudity Blocking

Tuesday, May 2nd will mark the 20th anniversary of Mike Myers? classic spy spoof Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. To celebrate the occasion, the Hollywood Reporter produced a massive oral history ? combining interviews with the ?famously press-shy Canadian comedian,? Elizabeth Hurley, Seth Green, Robert Wagner, director Jay Roach and many other members of the cast and crew ? that recounts the film?s gestation, production and reception. The whole article is worth your time, though a discussion of the famous nude-blocking scene sparked a rather startling revelation about the movie?s original rating.