Editing Michael Caine (section)

==In popular culture==
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Caine is regarded as a British cultural icon, with Mairi Mackay of CNN stating: "Michael Caine has been personifying British cool since the [[swinging sixties]]. He has brought some of British cinema's most iconic characters to life and introduced his very own laid-back [[cockney]] gangster into pop culture. He doggedly retained a regional accent at a time when the plummy tones of [[Received Pronunciation]] were considered obligatory. It is a sweet irony that his accent has become his calling card."<ref name="CNN" /> In 2015 ''[[The Times]]'' called Caine "the epitome of Sixties cool in his first outing as the secret agent Harry Palmer".<ref name="The Times"/> A trailer for his second role as Palmer described him as possessing "horn rims, cockney wit and an iron fist".<ref>{{cite news |title=H – Opticians Soho |url=http://www.eye-company.co.uk/a-to-z-of-eyewear/h/ |access-date=18 June 2022 |work=The Eye Company}}</ref>

With his distinctive voice and manner of speaking, Caine is a popular subject for impersonators and mimics.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29475358 "'My name is...': Sir Michael Caine mimics the impersonators"]. BBC. Retrieved 24 December 2014</ref> Most Caine impressions include the catchphrase "Not a lot of people know that."<ref name="CNN" /> The catchphrase emanates from Caine's habit of informing people of obscure "interesting facts" that he has collected.<ref name="Caine facts">Michael Caine Interview. BBC TV's Parkinson show, 15 December 2007.</ref> Referring to Caine as being the "biggest mine of [[useless information]]", [[Peter Sellers]] initiated the [[catchphrase]] when he appeared on BBC1's ''[[Parkinson (TV series)|Parkinson]]'' show on 28 October 1972 and said:

{{blockquote|Not many people know that. This is my Michael Caine impression. You see, Mike's always quoting from the ''Guinness Book of Records''. At the drop of a hat he'll trot one out. 'Did you know that it takes a man in a tweed suit five-and-a-half seconds to fall from the top of [[Big Ben]] to the ground?' Now there's not many people who know that!<ref>Peter Sellers Interview. BBC TV's Parkinson show, 28 October 1972.</ref>}}

Caine later spoke of how Sellers used his impression of him as his [[answering machine]] message in the 1970s: "I called Peter one day, he wasn't in. And there was me saying, 'My name is Michael Caine. I just want you to know that Peter Sellers is not in. Not many people know that.' He invented that 'not many people know that.' And then everybody who rang him, they got me saying, 'Not many people know that.{{' "}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raFycoDdIs0 Michael Caine Interview]. BBC TV's Parkinson show, no date, 0:49.</ref> Over the years Caine himself had parodied his catchphrase and his "interesting facts", and has imitated others' impressions of him.<ref name="huffingtonpost.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/07/michael-caine-impersonate_n_805852.html |title=Michael Caine Impersonates Michael Caine|work= [[The Huffington Post]]}}</ref> In an interview with [[Michael Parkinson]] in 2007, Caine commented on the impersonations of his voice, "I can do it. 'Hello. My name is Michael Caine. Not many people know that.' I sound like a bloody moron. You know where they've got me now? On birthday cards. 'It's your birthday today. Not many people know that'. Now they've got me on Satellite navigation. It's me going, 'take the second turn on the right, and you'll wind up right in the shit.{{' "}}<ref name="huffingtonpost.com" /> In 1983, Caine used his "not a lot of people know that" phrase as a joke in the film ''[[Educating Rita (film)|Educating Rita]]''.<ref name="CNN" />

[[File:Mme Tussaud museum (2848368706).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.0|Waxwork of Caine as [[Harry Palmer]] (from 1965's ''[[The Ipcress File (film)|The Ipcress File]]'') at [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]

The comedy sketch show ''[[Harry Enfield's Television Programme]]'' included a series of sketches in which [[Paul Whitehouse]] played a character called Michael Paine; an amalgam of previous Michael Caine impressions, who in a reference to Caine's character [[Harry Palmer]] from ''[[The Ipcress File (film)|The Ipcress File]]'' wears oversized, thick-rimmed glasses and a trench coat. He introduces himself with the line, "My name is Michael Paine, and I am a nosy neighbour" and in a spoof of the stakeout at the beginning of ''The Ipcress File'', recounts to the camera the 'suspiciously' mundane behaviour of his neighbours, before saying, "Not a lot of people know that I know that".<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news|title=Michael Caine interview – for his autobiography The Elephant to Hollywood|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/8037074/Michael-Caine-interview-for-his-autobiography-The-Elephant-to-Hollywood.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/8037074/Michael-Caine-interview-for-his-autobiography-The-Elephant-to-Hollywood.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|agency=The Telegraph|date=25 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Caine's Harry Palmer character (with the glasses, the girls, and disregard for authority) was among the many British pop cultural influences for [[Mike Myers]]' ''[[Austin Powers]]'' films.<ref name="Powers">{{cite news |title=Michael Caine: Austin Powers in Goldmember |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/07/17/michael_caine_austin_powers_goldmember_interview.shtml |access-date=20 October 2019 |agency=BBC}}</ref> At Myers' request, Caine himself starred in ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002), with his portrayal of Nigel Powers, father of Austin Powers, spoofing Harry Palmer.<ref name="Powers"/>

[[File:De La Warr Pavilion, 28 August 2012 (6).jpg|thumb|The artwork ''Hang On a Minute Lads, I've Got a Great Idea'', the famous line by Caine at the end of ''[[The Italian Job]]'' (1969), by [[Richard Wilson (sculptor)|Richard Wilson]] on the [[De La Warr Pavilion]], [[Bexhill-on-Sea]], England]]
A parody of Caine appears in the animated series ''[[Ugly Americans (TV series)|Ugly Americans]]'', in the episode "The Dork Knight", which also parodies the film ''The Dark Knight''. In the episode, Caine appears as himself, portrayed in the light of his Alfred Pennyworth interpretation, and constantly annoys the protagonists with endless anecdotes of his career.

The 2010 television series ''[[The Trip (2010 TV series)|The Trip]]'', starring [[Rob Brydon]] and [[Steve Coogan]], featured improvised scenes in which the two leads argue over who can do the better Michael Caine impression.<ref name="Brydon">[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/09/steve-coogan-rob-brydon-s_n_781011.html "This Is How Michael Caine Speaks: Steve Coogan & Rob Brydon Compare Impressions"]. Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 June 2015</ref> Among the lines they repeat in their attempts to outdo each other are, "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" and, "She was only sixteen years old"—from ''[[The Italian Job]]'' and ''[[Get Carter]]'', respectively.<ref name="Brydon" /> Coogan and Brydon later did their impressions from a balcony at the Royal Albert Hall during a celebration of Caine's work, only to be interrupted by the real Caine informing them that they were out of shape: "For me, it's a full-time job."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeC0-tj_IMA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/BeC0-tj_IMA| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Coogan, Brydon and Caine – together at last!|last=Tommy Pearson|date=19 April 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[Craig Ferguson]] ran segments on his show where he parodied Caine, usually while wearing a [[space suit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scottishking.blogspot.com/2009/02/michael-caine-in-space.html|title=scottish king|work=scottishking.blogspot.com}}</ref> In a 2010 interview with ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'', Caine spoke of the impersonations and how everyone he meets quotes lines at him, to the point he quotes them quoting him.<ref name="Telegraph" /> When asked whether he is ever tired of telling his anecdotes, Caine stated: "I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them against yourself. If you praise yourself your stories aren't funny."<ref name="Telegraph" />

In 2018, Caine starred in a [[British Airways]] pre-flight safety video, appearing with six other British celebrities, including actresses [[Olivia Colman]] and [[Naomie Harris]]. Promoting the Flying Start children's charity partnership between BA and [[Comic Relief]], they are featured 'auditioning' in humorous sketches while also highlighting important safety messages.<ref>{{cite news |title=Latest BA safety video stars Sir Michael Caine, Olivia Colman and Joanna Lumley |url=http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/306790/latest-ba-safety-video-stars-sir-michael-caine-olivia-colman-and-joanna-lumley-video |access-date=15 August 2019 |agency=Travel Weekly}}</ref>