Why? Because his arch-nemesis Dr. Evil has time-travelled back to the year of the hippy with Austin's "mojo". If that wasn’t reason enough on its own for Austin to visit the 1960s, Dr Evil has also set up a powerful laser and aimed it at Earth. With the help of gorgeous agent Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham), Austin must battle not only Dr. Evil, but also Evil's vicious, pint-size attack-clone, Mini-Me.