Wayne's World (1992)

Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.

Director:

Penelope Spheeris

Writers:

Mike Myers (characters), Mike Myers,

Stars:

Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mike Myers	...	Wayne Campbell
Dana Carvey	...	Garth Algar
Rob Lowe	...	Benjamin Kane
Tia Carrere	...	Cassandra
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Noah Vanderhoff
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Stacy
Michael DeLuise	...	Alan
Dan Bell	...	Neil
Lee Tergesen	...	Terry
Kurt Fuller	...	Russell Finley
Sean Sullivan	...	Phil (as Sean Gregory Sullivan)
Colleen Camp	...	Mrs. Vanderhoff
Donna Dixon	...	Dreamwoman
Frederick Coffin	...	Officer Koharski
Mike Hagerty	...	Davy (as Michael G. Hagerty)

Storyline

Wayne is still living at home. He has a world class collection of name tags from jobs he's tried, but he does have his own public access TV show. A local station decides to hire him and his sidekick, Garth, to do their show professionally and Wayne & Garth find that it is no longer the same. Wayne falls for a bass guitarist and uses his and Garth's Video contacts to help her career along, knowing that Ben Oliver, the sleazy advertising guy who is ruining their show will probably take her away from him if they fail.

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Plot Keywords:

public access | heavy metal | basement | singing in a car | based on sketch comedy | 

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Taglines:

One world. One party.

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sex related dialogue

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Cantonese

Release Date:

14 February 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

El mundo según Wayne

Filming Locations:

San Fernando, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$121,697,350 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Stan Makita's Donuts", a fictional doughnut shop, is named after the famous Chicago Blackhawks hockey player. The scene's at Stan Makita's were shot at a Tim Horton's, which is in fact a real doughnut shop chain. Horton himself was a famous Canadian Hockey Player. The police officer in the shop is Officer Koharski. This could be a reference to the National Hockey League referee Don Koharski who was told by New Jersey Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld to "have another doughnut, you fat pig" after a playoff game.

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Goofs

None of the band members in Crucial Taunt (especially the drummer) play in time with the music that they are heard to make.

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Quotes

[first lines]
[in bed, flipping through tv commercials]
Elyse: It's really good seeing you, Benjamin. You haven't been into Shakey's for so long.
Benjamin: Well, I've been real busy.

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Crazy Credits

Wayne: "Right, excellent movie. All right!" Garth: "Good one!" [Fade in to Wayne and Garth on their basement couch] Wayne: "All right. Well that's all the time we have for our movie. We hope you found it entertaining, whimsical and yet relevant, with an underlined revisionist conceit that belie the film's emotional attachments to the subject matter." Garth: "I just hope you didn't think it sucked!" Wayne: "Okay, so thank you for coming. Good night and party on!" Garth: "Party on, Wayne!" Wayne: "Party on, Garth!" [Fade to black]

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Connections

References Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963)

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Soundtracks

"MICKEY"
By Nicolas Chinn (as Nicky Chinn) & Michael Chapman

User Reviews

Mike and the Mirthmobile

The cultural references of Wayne's World may date it a bit, but the nature and personality of its humor set it apart. There is a kind of naive benevolence and boundless joy which makes this movie so lovable. Its aimless plot and exaggerated humor are cute, without ever transcending that barrier into maudlin sentiment. This is a difficult mix to achieve, especially when so many comedians go out of their way to achieve "street credibility" through as much forced vulgarity and stereotypical humor as possible. Campbell and Carvey's characters were the ultimate comedic anti-heroes for generation X, even more so than Jay and Silent Bob, Bill and Ted, or Beavis and Butthead. They championed amateurism, paraded self-affecting humor, and became worshiped for telling everyone they weren't worthy. If '60s pop culture encouraged people to "do your own thing," Wayne and Garth were the genuine article in the '90s. Two complete geeks had fun acting as themselves, and became celebrated in the process. One of the true comedy classics of our time. 8.5/10