Wayne's World (1992)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Penelope Spheeris

Writers (WGA):

Mike Myers (characters)
Mike Myers (written by) ...
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Release Date:

14 February 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll hurl.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Heavy Metal | Public Access | Basement | Dog | Concert

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 15	11:00 PM	VH1
Thur. July 16	9:00 PM	VH1

Cast

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 Gregory Sullivan	...	Phil
Colleen Camp	...	Mrs. Vanderhoff
Donna Dixon	...	Dreamwoman
Frederick Coffin	...	Officer Koharski
Mike Hagerty	...	Davy (as Michael G. Hagerty)
Chris Farley	...	Security Guard
Meat Loaf	...	Tiny
Charles Noland	...	Ron Paxton
Robert Patrick	...	Bad Cop / T-1000
Ione Skye	...	Elyse
Frank DiLeo	...	Frankie 'Mr. Big' Sharp
Eric Crabb	...	Guitar Store Clerk
Mark St. James	...	Fellow Drummer
Harris Shore	...	Detective
Peder Melhuse	...	Detective
Don Amendolia	...	Announcer
Carmen Filpi	...	Old Man Withers
Anna Schoeller	...	Girl Driver
Robin Ruzan	...	Waitress
Alice Cooper	...	Himself
Stan Mikita	...	Himself
Ed O'Neill	...	Glen, Mikita's Manager
George Foster	...	Guitarist - Crucial Taunt
Anthony Focx	...	Drummer - Crucial Taunt
Marc Ferrari	...	Guitarist - Crucial Taunt
Stephen Birnbaum	...	Himself - Guitarist, Alice Cooper Band (as Stef Burns)
Pete Freezin'	...	Himself - Guitarist, Alice Cooper Band
Greg Smith	...	Himself - Bassist, Alice Cooper Band
Derek Sherinian	...	Himself - Keyboarder, Alice Cooper Band
Jimmy DeGrasso	...	Himself - Drummer, Alice Cooper Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph DeLuca	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Shannon Rae	...	(uncredited)
Penelope Spheeris	...	Cameo appearance (uncredited)

Directed by
Penelope Spheeris

Writing credits (WGA)
Mike Myers		(characters)
Mike Myers		(written by) and
Bonnie Turner		(written by) &
Terry Turner		(written by)

Produced by
Hawk Koch	....	executive producer (as Howard W. Koch Jr.)
Lorne Michaels	....	producer
Dinah Minot	....	associate producer
Barnaby Thompson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
J. Peter Robinson

Cinematography by
Theo van de Sande		(as Theo Van de Sande)

Film Editing by
Malcolm Campbell

Casting by
Glenn Daniels

Production Design by
Gregg Fonseca

Art Direction by
Bruce Alan Miller		(as Bruce Miller)

Set Decoration by
Jay Hart

Costume Design by
Pat Tonnema

Makeup Department
Mel Berns Jr.	....	makeup artist
Thomas R. Burman	....	special makeup effects
Courtney Carell	....	makeup artist
Bari Dreiband-Burman	....	special makeup effects
Kathrine Gordon	....	hair stylist
Barry R. Koper	....	special makeup effects artist
Marlene Lipman	....	body makeup artist
Barbara Lorenz	....	hair stylist
Carol Meikle	....	hair stylist
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
R. Anthony Brown	....	unit production manager (as Tony Brown)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Scott Bryant	....	dga trainee
Allan Graf	....	second unit director
John Hockridge	....	first assistant director (as John E. Hockridge)
Pat Kehoe	....	first assistant director: second unit
Joseph J. Kontra	....	second assistant director (as Joe Kontra)
John G. Scotti	....	second second assistant director (as John Scotti)
Eric Wall	....	second assistant director: second unit
Christopher Walling	....	afi trainee (as Chris Walling)

Art Department
James H. Betts	....	paint foreperson (as Jimmy Betts)
Gae S. Buckley	....	set designer
Robert J. Carlyle	....	construction coordinator (as Bob Carlyle)
Steve Coia	....	paint foreperson
Kirk Corwin	....	property master (as Kirk T. Corwin)
Elizabeth Flaherty	....	art department researcher
Mike Holowach	....	property person (as Michael Holowoch)
Robert Lucas	....	lead man (as Bob Lucas)
Michael Marcus	....	art designer
Thomas J. Martinez	....	art department production assistant (as Tom Martinez)
Mark Perry	....	production painter
Ray Rarick	....	construction foreperson
Glenn H. Roberts	....	property person (as Glenn Roberts)
Doug Sieck	....	property person
Jim Stubblefield	....	props
Randy Tat	....	painter: paintings in Rob Lowe's appartment
Lisette Thomas	....	set designer
Edward L. Turk	....	construction foreperson (as Eddie Turk)
Ken White	....	construction foreperson (as Kenny White)

Sound Department
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
John Benson	....	supervising sound editor
Pamela Bentkowski	....	supervising foley editor
Carolina Beroza	....	assistant sound editor
Simon Coke	....	dialogue editor
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Allan Hartz	....	supervising adr editor
Frank Howard	....	sound effects editor
Joseph A. Ippolito	....	sound effects editor
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Nelson	....	sound mixer (as Thomas Nelson)
Bob Newlan	....	dialogue editor
Paul O'Bryan	....	assistant sound editor
Phillip W. Palmer	....	cable person (as Phil Palmer)
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Steve M. Pederson)
Tom Perry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas W. Small	....	assistant sound editor
Beth Sterner	....	sound effects editor
Jerome R. Vitucci	....	boom operator (as Jerome Vitucci)

Special Effects by
William Dawson	....	assistant special effects
Guy Faria	....	assistant special effects
Tony Vandenecker	....	special effects coordinator
Robert Cole	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Don Lee	....	digital compositor
Gray Marshall	....	motion control operator

Stunts
Michael Adams	....	stunts (as Mike Adams)
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Alisa Christensen	....	stunts
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunts (as Carl Nick Ciarfalio)
David Efron	....	stunts (as Dave G. Efron)
Randy Fife	....	stunts (as Randy 'Fife')
Allan Graf	....	stunt coordinator
John Hateley	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Hannah Kozak	....	stunt double: Lara Flynn Boyle
Hannah Kozak	....	stunts
Frank Lloyd	....	stunts
Curtis Lupo	....	stunts
Ray Lykins	....	stunts
Eddie Matthews	....	stunt performer
Tom Morga	....	stunts
Bernie Pock	....	stunts
Gary Price	....	stunts (as Gary K. Price)
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Anthony G. Schmidt	....	stunts (as Anthony Schmidt)
Webster Whinery	....	stunts
Brian J. Williams	....	stunts
John Ashker	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Patric J. Abaravich	....	rigging electrician
Richard Briere	....	grip
Derlin Brynford-Jones	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Ian Christenberry	....	electrician
Armando Contreras	....	second company grip
Brian S. Cooper	....	electrician: rigging crew
John Cybulski	....	electrician
James D. Doherty	....	grip (as Jim Doherty)
Jeff Durling	....	dimmer operator
Ken Fisher	....	Steadicam assistant
Harold Hathaway	....	assistant chief lighting technician
David E. Hengstellar	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Dave Hengsteller)
David Hennings	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Laszlo Horvath	....	grip (as Lazlo Horvath)
Steele Hunter	....	grip
Matthew Johnston	....	second assistant camera (as Matt Johnston)
Jono Kouzouyan	....	chief lighting technician
Ron Kunecke	....	night light operator
Cari Lutz	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Peter Mercurio	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
John Nash	....	grip
Mike Nash	....	grip
Liz Radley	....	video supervisor
Brad Rae	....	dolly grip
Brad Rea	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Richard Redlin	....	second company grip
Scott M. Robinson	....	first company grip (as Scott Robinson)
Martin Schaer	....	camera operator
Robert M. Stevens	....	director of photography: second unit (as Bobby Stevens)
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam assistant
Henry Tirl	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Rick Whitfield	....	video assist operator
Elizabeth Ziegler	....	Steadicam operator
Jeffrey P. Ackil	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Monty J. Goodson	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Guenther	....	costumer
Janet Sobel	....	costumer
Pat Tonnema	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
David Bryden	....	color timer (as Dave Bryden)
Earl Ghaffari	....	additional editor
Brion McIntosh	....	assistant editor
Earl Palmer	....	additional editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter (as Theresa Repola-Mohammed)
Ralph O. Sepulveda Jr.	....	assistant editor
Ann Trulove	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Maureen Crowe	....	music supervisor
Arlene Matza	....	music coordinator
Steve Mccroskey	....	supervising music editor
Kevin Laffey	....	music consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Chuck Alsobrook	....	transportation captain
James Thornsberry	....	transportation coordinator (as Jim Thornsberry)

Other crew
Adell Aldrich	....	script supervisor
Tony Angellotti	....	unit publicist
Burt Aronson	....	location manager: second unit
Serena Baker	....	assistant location manager (as Serena A. Baker)
Suzette Boyd	....	assistant production office coordinator
Eryk Casemiro	....	production associate (as Eryk Casemino)
Vartan Chakarian	....	craft service
Michael Chu	....	dialogue instructor
Andrée Corroon	....	production associate
Dan Curry	....	title designer
James Fred Donelson	....	crew: Video Image (as Fred Donelson)
John Downer	....	production assistant
Janet L. Earl	....	crew: Video Image (as Janet Earl)
Joan Flannery	....	post-production accountant
Peggy Holmes	....	choreographer
Stephen G. Howard	....	crew: Video Image (as Steve Howard)
Henry Humphreys	....	first aid
Catherine M. Jones	....	assistant production auditor (as Catherine Jones)
Marion Kidd	....	assistant: Mr. Michaels
Billy Koch	....	production assistant
Lois Lipfield	....	assistant: Mr. Koch Jr.
Laura Matook	....	assistant: Ms. Spheeris
Eric Newman	....	production assistant
Don Petrie	....	production auditor
Larry Potoker	....	video crew
Joseph Rodmell	....	crane assistant: Technocrane
Kenneth Roth	....	production assistant (as Ken Roth)
Anna Schoeller	....	production assistant
Ned R. Shapiro	....	location manager (as Ned Shapiro)
Jerry Smith	....	video crew
Brad Stephens	....	publicist
Geoff Suddleson	....	production assistant
Monte Swann	....	video technical supporter
Debbie Tieman	....	second assistant accountant
Joseph A. Unsinn	....	video crew (as Joe Unsinn)
Lynne White	....	production office coordinator (as Lynne Kalbfleisch)
Wai Ling Wong Curado	....	dialogue instructor
David J. Garfield	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (Finland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (Japan) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Paramount Home Video (1993) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Pioneer (1994) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video (199?) (Australia) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Paramount (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems
• Ikegami Electronics Inc.  selected monitors provided by
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• RTS Systems  professional broadcast equipment
• Reprise Records  soundtrack released by
• Shotmaker Co., The  special thanks
• Technicolor  color timing
• Video Image  24-frame video displays

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex related dialogue

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1994) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Aurora, Illinois, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

A special trailer was made, which was only shown in front of The Addams Family (1991).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the ending of the movie when Stacy tells Wayne she is pregnant, she is shown running past him twice.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Natalie Portman: Starting Young (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

''MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE'' THEME

kids go mental

Penelope Spheeris (also of the Decline of Western Civilization Series and Suburbia) was chosen as the director of Mike Myers and Dana Carvey's SNL creation. This is the film that catapulted both comedians' careers into the stratosphere. 1992 is an interesting time in alternative rock history between the peak of grunge in 1991, and the coming crest of the "punk revival" in 1994 with Green Day, Offspring and Rancid. Wayne's World reveled in this new "alternative rock," music a concept which was at the time much more flexible than it is now. Rife with irony, alternative rock was eventually the name given to the music that blended aspects of rock, metal, punk, pop, and eclectic "weirdness." While Wayne is the more metal half of the excellent duo, Garth is the grunge/nerd/"punk" side of the equation.

Heavy metal rock and roll fandom provides the backdrop for a non-stop train wreck of social satire. Only in 1992; and only in Meyer's and Carvey's comedic genius could Aurora, Illinois ever seem so cool. Wayne's World, in the film's plot, is the name of a Cable Access television show (dare I say "DIY") hosted by Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar. Rob Lowe plays Benjamin, an advertising scout/producer who is looking for talent to promote a chain of video game arcade stores. He finds his muse in the low-brow witticism, promptly signs the boys, and sets them up in a proper television studio. A battle ensues between Ben and Wayne for the affection of one way-hot Cassandra (Tia Carrere) who is easily lured away from Wayne at the first flourish of Benjamin's bountiful extravagance. Wayne and Garth's plans to win back Cassandra culminate in the film's tripartite finale.

"...with an underlying revisionist's conceit that belied the film's emotional attachments to the subject matter..." the film was truly entertaining, whimsical, and relevant. And to reassure Garth; No, it did not suck.