Wayne's World (1992)
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85% of critics liked it
(46 reviews) -
80% of users liked it
(433,843 ratings)
Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name, Wayne's World is a wacky, irreverent pop-culture comedy about the adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey). From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called… More Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name, Wayne's World is a wacky, irreverent pop-culture comedy about the adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey). From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive (Rob Lowe) who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"--and he also wants Wayne's girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra (Tia Carrere). Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra. Director Penelope Spheeris, Myers and Carvey hang a lot of silly, but funny, jokes on this thin plot, and the energy of the cast--as well as the wild pop-culture references--make Wayne's World a cut above the average Saturday Night Live spin-off movie. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Directed By
- Penelope Spheeris
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Feb 14, 1992 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Hollywood surely accepts the movie's message: laughter is the least expensive therapy. And audiences may happily parrot another Wayneism to Myers: 'He shoots! He scores!'
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
The movie has a pleasing daftness.
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Variety Staff, Variety
Director Penelope Spheeris, with her first major studio assignment (and eight-figure budget), delivers a colorful but uneventful picture.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Very silly but enjoyable.
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, Time Out
Much of the credit for the film's success lies with Spheeris, whose confident if rough-edged direction keeps it on track and cooking.
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Cast
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Mike Myers
as Wayne Campbell
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Dana Carvey
as Garth Algar
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Rob Lowe
as Benjamin Oliver
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Tia Carrere
as Cassandra
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Lara Flynn Boyle
as Stacy
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Brian Doyle-Murray
as Noah Vanderhoff
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Colleen Camp
as Mrs. Vanderhoff
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Kurt Fuller
as Russell
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Alice Cooper
as Himself
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Donna Dixon
as Dreamwoman
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Michael DeLuise
as Alan
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Dan Bell
as Neil
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Lee Tergesen
as Terry
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Sean Gregory Sullivan
as Phil
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Frederick Coffin
as Officer Koharski
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Chris Farley
as Security Guard
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Ed O'Neill
as Mikita's Manager Glen
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Ione Skye
as Elyse
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Robert Patrick
as Police Officer (uncredited)
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Don Amendolia
as Announcer
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Stef Burns
as Guitarist - Alice Cooper's Band Member
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Eric Crabb
as Guitar Store Clerk
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Jimmy de Grassio
as Drummer - Alice Cooper's Band Member
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Frank Di Leo
as Frankie Sharp - Mr. Big
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Marco Ferrari
as Guitarist - Crucial Taunt Band Member
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Carmen Filpi
as Old Man Withers
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Anthony Focx
as Drummer - Crucial Taunt Band Member
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George Foster
as Guitarist - Crucial Taunt Band Member
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Pete Freezin'
as Guitarist - Alice Cooper's Band Member
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Michael G. Hagerty
as Davy
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Meat Loaf
as Tiny
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Peder Melhuse
as Detective
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Stan Mikita
as Himself
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Charles Noland
as Ron Paxton
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Robin Ruzan
as Waitress
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Anna Schoeller
as Girl Driver
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Derek Sherinian
as Keyboards - Alice Cooper's Band Member
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Harris Shore
as Detective
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Greg Smith
as Bassist - Alice Cooper's Band Member
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Mark St. James
as Fellow Drummer
- Michael Patrick Carter
- Glenn Daniels
- Brian Doyle Murray



