Wildly endearing and joyfully silly, Wayne’s World is an irresistible and endlessly quotable flick that can’t be denied (unlike playing “Stairway to Heaven” at your local guitar shop). We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!
When slacker best friends Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) are offered the chance to go big with their cable access show by slimy TV executive Benjamin Oliver (Rob Lowe), they soon realize the network only wants to exploit them while Benjamin also plots to steal away Wayne’s magically babelicious new girlfriend, Cassandra (Tia Carrere). Featuring hysterical supporting roles by Lara Flynn Boyle, Chris Farley, Meat Loaf, Alice Cooper, Ed O’Neill, Kurt Fuller, and more. [94 min; comedy; English and Cantonese with English subtitles]
“Successfully expands the world created by the SNL skits, following the logic of the characters, but taking them out of the basement and giving them more depth and nuance without losing the traits that fans already loved.” – James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
“Director Penelope Spheeris, often linked with hardcore rock for her documentaries The Decline of Western Civilization and its sequels, keeps things light and quirky with Wayne's World.” – Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe
“Directed with infectious humor by Penelope Spheeris, Wayne's World recalls This Is Spinal Tap in tone. (It also brings to mind those underrated Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis comedies such as Artists & Models.)” – Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
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