Wayne's World (1992)
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Two rock and heavy metal fans find their public-access television show gets professional attention from a high-powered producer.
The story
In Aurora, Illinois, rock music fans Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar host a public-access television show, Wayne's World, from Wayne's parents' basement. Their broadcast catches the attention of television producer Benjamin Kane. While cruising in their car, the Mirthmobile, Wayne spots a rare guitar in a shop window. They later visit a nightclub where Wayne falls for Cassandra Wong, the lead singer of the band Crucial Taunt. Benjamin offers to purchase the rights to their show, leading to a professional production environment that tests the duo's friendship and Wayne's relationship with Cassandra.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After Benjamin Kane buys the rights to their show, Wayne and Garth enter a professional production environment. During a promotional interview, Wayne's mockery of a sponsor leads to a rift between him and Garth. Meanwhile, Wayne's relationship with Cassandra sours due to his jealousy of Benjamin's attention toward her. The duo eventually reconciles and attempts to get Cassandra a record deal by infiltrating a satellite station to broadcast her performance. After a series of failed attempts and a final rejection from a record executive, the film concludes with a series of 'alternate' endings, including a Scooby-Doo parody and a 'mega happy ending' where Cassandra signs a contract and the characters find personal success.
- First release year
- 1992
- Runtime (minutes)
- 95
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Penelope Spheeris
- Writers
- Mike Myers · writer; Bonnie Turner · writer; Terry Turner · writer
- Cast and characters
- Mike Myers · Wayne Campbell; Dana Carvey · Garth Algar; Tia Carrere · Cassandra Wong; Rob Lowe · Benjamin Kane; Lara Flynn Boyle · Stacy; Brian Doyle-Murray · Noah Vanderhoff; Colleen Camp · Mimi Vanderhoff; Kurt Fuller · Russell Finley
- Genres
- comedy; buddy comedy; satirical; rock music
- Themes
- friendship; fame; music culture
- Tone and mood
- comedic; absurd
- Premise and plot tags
- SNL-based; buddy comedy; music-centric
- Source material / true-story basis
- SNL sketch
- Franchise connections
- Wayne's World
- Reception
- A critical and commercial success, the film was well-received for its humor and characters, though some critics noted the ending was experimental.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 79% · scale: percentage · review count: 96; Metacritic · score: 57 · scale: 100 · review count: 14
- Production trivia
- The film's soundtrack reached number one on the Billboard 200.; The 'Mirthmobile' was a custom-painted AMC Pacer.
Film metadata comes from the open sources listed in Credits & Contact. Catalogue details may be incomplete.
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