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If they had a hall of fame for racist movie caricatures, Mike Myers’ turn as Indian-raised Pitka in “The Love Guru” would be an instant shoo-in.

The role would take its place alongside Al Jolson in blackface for “The Jazz Singer,” Warner Oland in the Charlie Chan films, Charlton Heston as Roman Miguel Vargas in “Touch of Evil” and just about every American Indian depiction in 1930s-50s Westerns.

Pitka is an American-born orphan raised by an Indian guru to become an acronym-happy charlatan who seeks fortune and fame by writing books and making public appearances.

That the concept even advanced beyond the initial stages of studio production, much less somehow managed to ooze its way into theaters, is a testament to Myers’ cachet as one of the top comics of the 1990s. Read Phil Villareal's full review in tomorrow's Caliente.