Wayne's World (1992)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Penelope Spheeris

Writers (WGA):

Mike Myers (characters)
Mike Myers (written by) ...

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

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 Sullivan	...	Phil (as Sean Gregory Sullivan)
Colleen Camp	...	Mrs. Vanderhoff
Donna Dixon	...	Dreamwoman
Frederick Coffin	...	Officer Koharski
Mike Hagerty	...	Davy (as Michael G. Hagerty)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex related dialogue

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 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:

Wayne Campbell's uniquely American slang proved a challenge for translators into foreign languages (Wayne's line "And monkeys might fly out of my butt!" was translated into Spanish for Latin American audiences as "When Judgment Day comes" [Cuándo llegue el día del juicio.])

Goofs:

Continuity: In the donut shop, in the scene where Wayne and Garth make up, look closely at the straws Garth has stabbed into his donut figurines - one of them changes from red to blue between shots (the director acknowledges this in the DVD commentary.)

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:

Spin off Wayne's World (1993) (VG)

Soundtrack:

ALL NIGHT THING

I laughed my head off! Funniest film of the early 90's

Wayne's World is a silly yet utterly hilarious look at two dimwits (based on they're SNL skit Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) who have their own public access TV show called "Waynes World". The story thickens to a nice touch with Rob Lowe as a big time hot-shot who wants to bring their show to big heights. Tia Carrere has never been hotter as the woman who Wayne wants and "we'll be mine". Many sight gags, many good lines, and probably all quotable, this movie (like Myers' Austin Powers) belongs in a place in comedy film history. A++