Wayne's World (1992)

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Written by Mike Myers

Directed by Penelope Spheeris

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1992

Rating: PG Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Hapless metalheads Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) run a popular public broadcast TV show where they delight in making fun of guests and chewing the fat about girls, movies and music.

When ruthless TV executive Benjamin Kane (Rob Lowe) offers them big bucks to take 'Wayne's World' to his network, the boys agree but soon find themselves under the corporate thumb. What's more, the oily Kane is also out to steal Wayne's new girl Cassandra (Tia Carrere), the singer in hot new rock band Crucial Taunt. Pooling their resources to regain control of the show and keep Cassandra out of Kane's clutches, Wayne and Garth embark on an epic quest that will involve Alice Cooper, a demented doughnut salesman and a host of other colourful characters.

A big screen version of Myers' Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketch, the Wayne's World movie quickly became a cultural phenomena following its US release in 1991. Packed with quotable lines and memorable scenes - most notably the boys' ingratiating backstage encounter with Alice Cooper and the legendary headbanging sequence that propelled Bohemian Rhapsody back to the top of the charts - the film's quirky, in-joke appeal made it a cult favourite for years after.

Directed by Penelope Spheeris, who made her name in music documentaries such as The Decline of Western Civilisation - Wayne's World captures the manic spirit of the SNL sketch while successfully stringing the concept out into a compellingly anarchic plot, complete with lovable characters and some wonderfully surreal moments.

When is Wayne's World next on TV?

In the UK... it's next showing on Sky Movies Comedy December 23rd, 9:00am and on Sky Movies Comedy HD December 23rd, 9:00am. See more...

Cast

Image for Mike MyersMike MyersWayne Campbell
Dana CarveyGarth Algar
Image for Rob LoweRob LoweBenjamin Kane
Image for Tia CarrereTia CarrereCassandra
Brian Doyle-MurrayNoah Vanderhoff
Image for Lara-Flynn BoyleLara-Flynn BoyleStacy
Michael DeLuiseAlan
Dan BellNeil
Lee TergesenTerry
Kurt FullerRussell Finley
Sean Gregory SullivanPhil
Colleen CampMrs. Vanderhoff
Donna DixonDreamwoman
Frederick CoffinOfficer Koharski
Mike HagertyDavy

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