Wayne's World
Wayne's World is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris. It was produced by Lorne Michaels and written by Mike Myers and Bonnie & Terry Turner. Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch Wayne's World, it stars Myers in his feature film debut as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, a pair of rock and heavy metal fans who broadcast a public-access television show. It also features Tia Carrere, Rob Lowe, Lara Flynn Boyle, Brian Doyle-Murray, Chris Farley, Ed O'Neill, Ione Skye, Meat Loaf, Robert Patrick and Alice Cooper in supporting roles.
Plot
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; a broadcast of Wayne's World catches the attention of television producer Benjamin Kane. While out cruising with friends in Garth's car, the Mirthmobile, Wayne stops to admire a 1964 Fender Stratocaster in a shop window. They later go to a nightclub, where they avoid Wayne's troubled ex-girlfriend Stacy while Wayne falls for Cassandra Wong, vocalist and bassist of the band Crucial Taunt, and impresses her with his Cantonese.
Awards
Cast
- Alice Cooper
- Brian Doyle-Murray
- Carmen Filpi
- Charles Noland
- Chris Farley
- Colleen Camp
- Dana Carvey
- Derek Sherinian
- Don Amendolia
- Donna Dixon
- Ed O'Neill
- Frank DiLeo
- Frederick Coffin
- Greg Smith
- Ione Skye
- Jimmy DeGrasso
- Kurt Fuller
- Lara Flynn Boyle
- Lee Tergesen
- Marc Ferrari
- Meat Loaf
- Michael DeLuise
- Mike Hagerty
- Mike Myers
- Penelope Spheeris
- Pete Friesen
- Peter Francis Geraci
- Rob Lowe
- Robert Patrick
- Robin Ruzan
- Stan Mikita
- Tia Carrere
More details
| author | Bonnie Turner Mike Myers Terry Turner |
|---|---|
| award | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo |
| contentLocation | Wisconsin |
| director | Penelope Spheeris |
| editor | Malcolm Campbell |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | amusement arcade cantonese cruise fender stratocaster film milwaukee music fan music producer music video old man public-access television record deal reform rock music scooby-doo sponsor television producer television show |
| musicBy | J. Peter Robinson |
| nomination | MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female |
| producer | Lorne Michaels |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Arizona California Los Angeles |
| theme | buddy comedy satirical |