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 SNL sketch by Myers, 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 and Brian Doyle-Murray in supporting roles, with cameos by Chris Farley, Ed O'Neill, Ione Skye, Meat Loaf, Robert Patrick and Alice Cooper.
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 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. Wayne learns Cantonese to impress Cassandra at a later encounter.
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 |
| 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 |