Wayne's World

Wayne's World (1992)

  • 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 "Wayne's World"… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed By
Penelope Spheeris
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 14, 1992 Wide
On DVD
Nov 16, 1999
Paramount Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • 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!'

  • Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

    The movie has a pleasing daftness.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    Director Penelope Spheeris, with her first major studio assignment (and eight-figure budget), delivers a colorful but uneventful picture.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    Very silly but enjoyable.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    The film tends to be funny when confining itself to short sketches or dopey television-based humor, flat when pretending to be anything more.

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  • Michael M


    Wayne's World is a very funny time waster that is worth watching more than once for its memorable characters and of course the adorable relationship between the characters; Wayne and Garth.

  • Brad W


    Hilarious, it is a great remake of the SNL skit, very funny.

  • AJ V


    The funniest comedy of the 90s! This movie makes me laugh like mad every time I see it, seriously. All the actors are fabulous, it has a really good style that's goofy at times, and serious at others, but serious in a way that makes you laugh. Plus, the music rocks! You even… More

  • Mike S


    Wayne's world! Party time! Excellent! This was the first film I ever saw with Mike Myers, and that was around the time when his name was still unfamiliar to the world. Even so, his comical performance, along with Dana Carvey's, is enjoyable all the way. The look of the movie… More

  • Lorenzo v


    <i>"I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned out I was just really bored."</i> Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show. <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More

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