Wayne's World

Plot synopsis:
Rock-and-roll fans Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar now host their public-access television television show, Wayne's World, from an abandoned factory in Aurora, Illinois. After an Aerosmith concert, Wayne has a dream in which he meets Jim Morrison and a "weird naked Indian" in a desert. Morrison convinces Wayne that his destiny is to organize a major music festival. Wayne and Garth dub the concert "Waynestock" and hire Morrison's former roadie, Del Preston. Their early attempts to sign bands and sell tickets fail, and Wayne wonders if the endeavor is futile.
Wayne's girlfriend Cassandra, singer of the band Crucial Taunt, has a new producer, Bobby Cahn, who tries to pull her away from Wayne and Illinois. After Wayne admits spying on her due to his suspicion of Bobby's ulterior motives, Cassandra breaks up with him and becomes engaged to Bobby. Garth meets a beautiful woman, Honey Hornée, who attempts to manipulate Garth into killing her ex-husband, but Garth ends the relationship.
Tickets are sold for Waynestock but no bands arrive. Leaving Garth to keep the rowdy crowd in check, Wayne disrupts Cassandra's wedding before escaping the ceremony with her. Meanwhile, Garth has stage fright during the concert. Wayne returns to find the bands have still not arrived.
In the dream desert, Wayne and Garth consult Morrison, who says that the bands will not come and that all that matters is they tried. They become lost in the desert. Finding this unacceptable, Wayne and Garth reenact the ending of Thelma & Louise, driving their car off a cliff while trying to find the bands. Finally, Wayne and Garth stage an ending in which the bands arrive and Waynestock is a success.
After the concert, the park is covered with trash and the "weird naked Indian" cries. Wayne and Garth begin to remove the litter, promising to clean the entire park.

Tags: cult, comedy, humor

Review:
Ask most men within a decade of my age in either direction to list the 100 best movie scenes of all time, and the scene from "Wayne's World" where they sing/lip sync Bohemian Rhapsody in the car will be on more lists than not.
Other SNL alums, such as Brian Doyle-Murray (Noah) and Chris Farley (a concert security guard), round out the cast.The plot centers around an opportunistic television producer named Benjamin Kane (Rob Lowe), who, with funding from an arcade owner, turns Wayne's World into a slickly produced national show, causing it to lose touch with its audience, and causing friction between Wayne and Garth, who feel they have sold out their fans and their roots.
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey are great as Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar, co-hosts of a basement-based cable access show.
Carvey's bizarre Garth is one of the highlights, along with some memorable parodies and writing.Based on the popular "Saturday Night Live" sketch, "Wayne's World" is definite period piece of the early 1990s.
Wayne's World is a silly yet utterly hilarious look at two dimwits (based on they're SNL skit Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) who have their own public access TV show called "Waynes World".
Many sight gags, many good lines, and probably all quotable, this movie (like Myers' Austin Powers) belongs in a place in comedy film history.
Wayne's World (1992)*** (out of 4)Highly entertaining big-screen version of the Saturday Night Live skit has best buds Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) partying and doing their public television show without much stress in their lives.
I think both Wayne and Garth would be downright annoying characters had the performances been off in any way but both Myers and Carvey really took these guys and made them, at times, stupid but also very charming and just the type of people you'd want to hang out with.
While Mike Myers may be better known for Austin Powers and Shrek, 'Wayne's World' was the film that really brought his comedic genius to the mainstream public.
Originally a Saturday Night Live sketch about Wayne (Myers) and Garth (the underrated Dana Carvey) about two friends who start a public access cable TV show in their basement, it's one of the best (if not the best) SNL-to-film adaptations ever.While the plot is fairly simple, where WW really shines is its clever humour.
Even towards the end, when the need to wrap up the story cleanly can ruin many comedies, 'Wayne's World' still retains its sense of humour, a prime example being Wayne's "Oscar winning" speech to win back Cassandra (Tia Carrere).If you feel like a laugh or want to relive some memories, then you could do far worse than check out 'Wayne's World'.
Among them were Mike Myers and Dana Carvey who created some of the most memorable characters Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar.
It's one of the funniest movies that you could ever see with one of the most memorable scenes in comedy history making "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen shoot back up to number one on the charts.Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar are the hosts of Wayne's World in Aurora, Illinois, where they ogle pictures of beautiful celebrity women, play air guitar and drums, and interview local people, indirectly making fun of them over.
Wayne's World is a brilliant movie with a well written storyline that is filled with one laugh out loud scene after another and a great comedic cast.Mike Myers clearly loved playing this character that he created as a series of sketches on Saturday Night Live,and it shows as he delivers a ton of ridiculous but hilarious lines with such enjoyment.I also really love the movies constant use of breaking the fourth wall,it only happens with Wayne and Garth,where they both know their in a movie,and I find it hilarious,especially the scene towards the end where they keep changing the ending.Waynes World is a short but sweet comedy filled with so many memorable scenes and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good comedy.Two best friends become a huge deal when a TV show they film in their basement gets a deal with a real television studio,but it myth not be as great as they think.
Though it's far from being my favourite movie of all time, it still hits the targets its designed to and manages to smell sweet when compared to the more recent torrent of comparative sewage that is hailed as gross-out 'comedy'.Oddly, perhaps, it's impossible to dislike or find the two (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) super-geeks annoying.
The film is bright and breezy and rolls along like a continual Friday night out and the rock music references, including the famous Bohemian Rhapsody sung in their tiny car, always welcome.The dream women in their lives are indeed good-looking girls and their portrayal are a fair balance between teenage male hormonal fantasy and real people with substance and character.Considering Waynes World is supposed to be a Cult Movie, I'm surprised how few reviews there are here, on Amazon.
In a nutshell, "Wayne's World" is to Cinema what "Smell Like Teen Spirit" was to Rock.But I guess if Mike Myers was told that his film was the best that ever captured the spirit of the X-generation, he would modestly answer with a suave and solemn voice: "I was not aware of that!".
Indeed, twenty years later, many viewers look at the film with a nostalgic eye and say 'hey, this is how it used to be' but that's only one (and probably unintentional) secondary level, in fact, when you watch "Wayne's World", it's a whole other dimension that cuts straight to you.THE EMOTIONAL INTROSPECTION INTO WAYNE AND GARTH'S INSPIRINGLY SELF-REFLEXIVE INTERACTION: Watching "Wayne's World" is an excellent antidote against bad mood, you're simply having a great time following the crazy adventures of Wayne Campbell, the host of a (feeble according to Benjamin) TV public-access cable show of the same name, with his sidekick and best friend Garth Algar.
Mike Meyers (in his film debut) and Dana Carvey play one of the most recognizable duos of the 90's and probably the funnier and gentler, as nothing is more exhilarating than watching them making fun of their host, playing road-hockey, lying on the Mirthmobile waiting for planes to land, elaborating the most philosophical statements about girls, music and life, and last but not least, visiting Milwaukee.The film sets the tone very quickly when Wayne starts talking to the camera, the fourth-wall-breaking is one of the film's greatest delights as if it was aware of its own cleverness enough to push the self-derision button, making fun of its own ending, plot devices, and getting away with one of the most blatant cases of product placements...
When you got talent, you can get away with everything.The film features one classic or priceless line every 30 seconds and in fact, let me rewrite this chapter's title, it's : ON THE QUOTABILITY 1-10 SCALE, THIS GOES TO ELEVEN, ON THE MEMORABILITY, TO TWELVE !The great Howard Hawks said it himself: "a good movie is three good scenes and zero bad scene", then Wayne's World is a triumph on the field of comedic film-making.
If not for SNL, Wayne's World, and Shrek, I honestly might believe that the Michael Myers from the Halloween movies might have a better sense of humor than this Mike, albeit a twisted and violent one.
This film seems to be a starting point for Mike Myers, a playground for him to develop the comedy style that will eventually lead to Austin Powers, and being a fan of all Myers work I have loved watching the progression to his latest release taking place.
(Note: every other 5 minute sketch stretched to 1.5 hours either falls flat or is mediocre, at best.) From the "excellent" cameos (Alice Cooper was downright hilarious) to the music segments that "rock" to the talk-to-the-camera and spoofs that produce some of the funniest moments, 'Wayne's World' really does work.
Oddly enough, that's actually where I first heard Bohemian Rhapsody and I thought it was called "Easy Come Easy Go".The acting is hilarious and well put together, the jokes are still funny after 22 years of its release, and there's a lot of humorous references like when Garth mentions The Twilight Zone.
It has a lot of great artists like Queen, Jimi Hendrix, Alice Cooper, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, and more.If you enjoy comedies, give this movie a try if you get the chance."Party On!".
I Laugh A lot In This Film, Especially The Scene Where Wayne Tampers With The Palm Cards He's Reading When Vanderhoff Is On The Show.If I Were To Name All My Favourite Parts I'd Fear About The Word Limit But As A Brief Summart;--"Did You Find Bugs Bunny Attractive When He Pretended To Be A Girl Bunny?"(That Line Is Just So Sick, I Started Laughing Before Wayne Did)-Wayne Labeling His Old Girlfriend.-ALL The Spoofs-Some Of The Timeless Jokes Like "Asphinctersayswhat?" (DON'T SAY WHAT?)-Wayne's Reaction To Stacy's Present "If Its A Severed Head I'll Be Very Upset-Product PlacementWatch The Movie And You'll See What A True Gem Of Dumb Humor Is..
Wayne's World—which it's hard to believe is two decades old this year—still provides me with a good time, Mike Meyers' unique brand of surreal humour still managing to tickle my ribs, the music still causing my head to bang (only perhaps not quite as hard), and Tia Carrere still making me wanna go 'Schwing!' .
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey play two dimwitted head bangers with their own cable access show called Wayne's World.
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey disappear into their characters as Wayne and Garth and do an incredible job at captivating audiences and bringing about non-stop laughter..
Despite being supremely silly and immature, the timeless duo of Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar manage to make "Wayne's World" and later its sequel two of the only redeeming movies based on "Saturday Night Live" sketches.
It's clear that although the film is basically about two guys horsing around, the talents behind it were doing anything but.The '90s had a very tough time shaking the '80s, at least as played in the movies, and "Wayne's World" captures this awkward transition whether intentionally or not.
If the point was in fact to poke fun at those still clinging to the age of "excellence," consider it received.Wayne (Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) are two dudes living with their respective parents who host a public-access television show in Wayne's basement called "Wayne's World." When Benjamin, a sleazy TV executive (Rob Lowe), flashes money and promises of fame their way, they sell out without realizing it, and when Benjamin starts making a play for Wayne's new babe, Cassandra (Tia Carrere), he and Garth must learn how to stand up for themselves.Myers and Carvey are held responsible for making this unexciting premise entertaining.
The way Wayne and Garth (especially Garth) talk to the camera as if they've simply taken a camcorder to their insignificant but fun-filled lives makes them relatable dudes and establishes that the movie's humor is not manufactured to make us laugh, rather it invites us in for a shared comedy experience that is not above any viewer.
The breaking of the fourth wall (to use the professional term not fitting of a movie like this) and the awareness of Myers and Carvey really sell us on this idea.In truth, only a few moments of "Wayne's World" have laugh-out-loud potential, but that's fine.
It's not the best movie ever, but I had a fun time.This film is about two guys who run a TV show called "Wayne's World." Thats pretty much the plot.The acting is pretty good.
WAYNE'S WORLD (1992) *** Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Tia Carrere, Rob Lowe, Alice Cooper, Ed O' Neill, Lara Flynn Boyle, Donna Dixon, Brian Doyle-Murray, Chris Farley.
Great crossover comedy from "Saturday Night Live" skit with party on panache from director Penelope Spheeris with cable access heroes Wayne and Garth facing a takeover by hotshot tv pretty boy Lowe who has his eyes on Wayne's babeolicious squeeze Carrere.
Before Austin Powers or Shrek, Mike Myers did Waynes World.Partner with Dana Carvey who both started out on Saturday Night Live, had created a one of a kind movie.Wayne's World is about 2 college age guys who star in their own TV show called Waynes World which airs from Wayne's basement.Wayne is the one with the Moloch and hat.
You'll know that Wayne's World is a movie to see again and again.If you like Mike Myers or Dana Carvey then you'll probably like this movie..
I also think there is a secret message in the movie: A bunch of metal-heads live in their own world -Wayne's world that is- although the fashion has changed; it's the early 90s, i.e Cobain's kingdom.Anyway, it's a very funny film..
Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) broadcasts a cable access show called Wayne's World from his parents' basement, along with his best friend Garth Algar (Dana Carvey).
Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) are best friends who host their own show called Wayne's World from the basement of Wayne's parents home.
The film is also endlessly quotable and is probably responsible for popularising several things (the likes of 'We're not worthy' and 'Schwing' have been re-quoted multiple times since this film has been released).Although there are quite a few positives to this film it does have some negatives to it; the humour is very hit and miss and there are also aspects of the film that don't really work too well - Wayne's barmy ex-girlfriend and Garth's obsession with some hot woman are aspects of the film that aren't funny and don't particularly serve any purpose in the story.
It's fair to say that there are lots of things that happen in Wayne's World that don't serve much purpose, but when the pointless stuff is funny then it's fine, but if something's pointless and unfunny then that's when you've got yourself a problem.Wayne's World won't be for everyone and I suspect that those in the younger demographic will probably enjoy it more than the older demographic, but for me its self-awareness, the fact it doesn't take itself seriously and it's silly tone made it a hard film for me not to like..
Hilarious and cool.Wayne (played by Mike Myers) and his friend Garth (Dana Carvey) have their own program on public access television, broadcast from the basement of Wayne's parents' house.
However, they are spotted by an unscrupulous, superficial and manipulative TV producer, Benjamin (Rob Lowe), who aims to turn them more mainstream and exploit the advertising and sponsorship potential of the show Based on the characters Mike Myers and Dana Carvey played on Saturday Night Live, Wayne's World is very funny and original.
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey are brilliant as the two main characters, the idiotic metal- heads still living with their parents, acting like teenagers; with each character – Wayne and Garth – providing laughs ranging from the extreme close-up right at the start, to the product placement scene.In fact, I would say the two are geniuses as of their performances, and the writers are for providing them with such a hilarious script.
'Wayne's World' tells the story of two best friends, Wayne & Garth, who host Wayne's World, a local Friday late-night cable access program based in Aurora, Illinois, where they ogle pictures of beautiful celebrity women, play air guitar and drums, and interview local people, indirectly making fun of them over the course of the interview.Mike Myers has written the film passionately, and the jokes in the film, though sometimes loud, manage to make you laugh & hurl.
Entertaining film based on the huge SNL skit about pop culture sponges Wayne and Garth who sell their basement cable-access TV show to a city slicker, well played by Lowe.
Wayne and Garth (played by Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) may have trouble staying consistently funny throughout the film's entire runtime (it's obviously harder in a movie than in brief sketches), but for the most part, they succeed, sometimes reasonably funny and sometimes VERY funny, saying some bizarre things.
This is a truly great comedy and I know opinions are split on this subject but it IS better than the Bill and Ted movies.Based on Mike Myers' original SNL characters (who, being a being a British teenager, I have never had the pleasure of watching).
To paraphrase that great philosopher Garth, after a while, a favorite movie becomes a part of you.I think it's pretty safe to say that, if you've never seen "Wayne's World", and you're going to watch it for the first time because you are starting to feel like a mutant, you are probably going to love it.
On one hand, it's all been done before (see: Excellent Adventure, Bill and Ted's) but on the other hand, great writing by Mike Myers and hilarious skit acting by both Myers and Dana Carvey make this film really funny.
Mike Myers' and Dana Carvey's characters get you in the mood, it's a fun movie to watch.
I appreciate it a lot more now that I'm older.It would pay to watch Waynes World 2 if you like this movie, it is better than the original.
it is also a great comedy for anyone to watch with all of the randomness and such and also it is Mike Myer's and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth!
i don't know why i liked that movie so much?mabey its because its I'm a rocker and can relate to them or because mike myers is so funny the way he acts so serious but so stupid at the same time or because i love the song Bohemian rhapsody (that scene was hilarious also) any way its a must see if your a kid a rocker or just have a good sense of humor so.
Wayne (MIKE MYERS) and Garth (DANA CARVEY) are the heroes that carry this film to greatness.