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Wayne's World

year 1992decade 90sdirector Penelope Spheerisgenre Comedy
Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Mike Myers Wayne Campbell
Dana Carvey Garth Algar
Tia Carrere Cassandra
Brian Doyle-Murray Noah Vanderhoff
Alice Cooper Himself
Colleen Camp Mrs. Vanderhoff
Donna Dixon Dreamwoman
Kurt Fuller Russell
Frederick Coffin Officer Koharski
Rob Lowe Benjamin Oliver
Dan Bell Neil
Lee Tergesen Terry
Chris Farley Security guard
Meat Loaf Tiny
Charles Noland Ron Paxton
Robert Patrick Bad cop
Ione Skye Elyse
Frank DiLeo Frankie Sharp
Eric Crabb Guitar store clerk
Mark St. James Fellow drummer
Harris Shore Detective
Peder Melhuse Detective
Don Amendolia Announcer
Carmen Filpi Old Man Withers
Anna Schoeller Girl driver
Robin Ruzan Waitress
Stan Mikita Himself
Ed O'Neill Glen
George Foster Crucial Taunt guitarist
Anthony Focx Crucial Taunt drummer
Marc Ferrari Crucial Taunt guitarist
Stef Burns Alice Cooper band guitar
Pete Freezin' Alice Cooper band guitar
Greg Smith Alice Cooper band bass
Derek Sherinian Alice Cooper band keyboards
Jimmy DeGrassio Alice Cooper band drums

Wayne's World | The Rewatchables

host Bill Simmonshost Kyle Brandtproducer Craig Horlbeck theme SNL 50
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The most "year the movie came out" thing

Dashboard Discman; early-1990s pop culture

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 00:27:48Read transcript
  • The Clapper, Grey Poupon, nostalgic musicians and actors, the two Darrens and portable CD players exemplify the period.
  • Benjamin’s loud ties, successful arcades and the Scooby-Doo ending are candidates.
  • Chia Pet, Empire carpeting and Ugly Kid Joe add period texture; the dashboard Discman playing a Chili Peppers B-side is the emphatic choice.
  • Car Discman theft and cassette adapters prompt personal memories.

Most Rewatchable Scene

Bohemian Rhapsody; Mikita’s-to-Gasworks stretch

In the discussion (13)
Approx. transcript time · 00:31:26Read transcript
  • The opening initially resembles the familiar sketch before expanding its world.
  • Bohemian Rhapsody is a personal choice for sheer joy and the movie’s defining popular moment.
  • The guitar-window stop and Garth not knowing the lyrics add comic details to the musical opening.
  • The cop/bacon joke, Mikita’s dark manager and Meat Loaf at the nightclub begin a favored stretch.
  • The Shitty Beatles joke, Cassandra’s performance and flirtation, rope-climbing/underpants lines and Garth tricking the camera make the early nightclub stretch feel unwasted.
  • The contract offer combines the oversized drink, between-lawyers joke, Garth’s jail rant and five-thousand-dollar chant.
  • Airplane watching includes the babe puns and Bugs Bunny-in-a-dress question.
  • Foxy Lady is Carvey’s physical-comedy peak, especially his close-up promise to get the girl.
  • Myers in underwear trying to distract Cassandra on the phone is another physical-comedy highlight.
  • Benjamin’s apartment includes the babe lair, Rolodex, Chinese-takeout joke and Cantonese display.
  • The corporate show’s generic opening, altered sponsor cards, firing and Garth left alone are funny, especially I have proof and Nice name—not.
  • The super-happy third ending is praised.
  • Bohemian Rhapsody is most memorable, while the Mikita’s-to-Gasworks stretch is the other final choice.

What’s Aged the Best?

Performances; soundtrack; cameos; enduring bits; street hockey

In the discussion (17)
Approx. transcript time · 00:42:26Read transcript
  • The Myers–Carvey relationship remains intriguing, and Farley’s first-film cameo makes even listing cities funny.
  • The No Stairway gag endured despite home-video replacement notes; rights costs reportedly caused the substitution, later restored for Blu-ray and streaming.
  • Carrere’s singing, comedic timing and subtitle scene are praised; her later career seemed smaller than her talent deserved.
  • Carrere also keeps the cast from being entirely white; the newer viewer finds her far more distinctive here than in True Lies.
  • The soundtrack bridges hair metal and emerging grunge, including Temple of the Dog, and makes the film more enjoyable than Singles for one viewer.
  • Older Queen, Sabbath, Clapton and Hendrix coexist with newer music and Carrere’s covers; Crucial Taunt is a convincing club band.
  • Dutch door action remains funny, with uncertainty whether Myers invented the phrase; Lowe’s literally anticipates Parks and Recreation.
  • Alice Cooper’s scholarly Milwaukee explanation is admired, with a report that his dialogue was unexpectedly added on set.
  • Holding a backstage pass conspicuously is remembered as an enduring behavior from the movie.
  • Hi, I’m in Delaware remains a lasting joke, and the branded-content sequence still works.
  • Street hockey adds the game-on/car refrain, Blackhawks jerseys and Stacey’s collision; the Bee Gees line remains apt.
  • Carvey’s actual drumming is admired.
  • Claudia Schiffer remains attractive, with a debate about younger viewers recognizing her through Love Actually.
  • Carrere’s band is passionate and entertaining even on its weaker ballad, compared with Lita Ford and Hole.
  • No way/way, That’s what she said and the hand-job line still work.
  • Robert Patrick’s Terminator 2 cameo remains effective because the original film is iconic.
  • The Oscar clip, extreme close-up, water on the face and gratuitous-sex-scene jokes remain funny.

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

Final 25 minutes; Phil Hartman’s absence

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:56:59Read transcript
  • The final twenty-five minutes, chasing the record executive and cycling through endings, are weaker than the first hour.
  • Phil Hartman’s absence is the alternative weak link; he could play Glenn, the cop or the record executive, though O’Neill is praised.
  • Myers and Hartman were close; the short shoot before SNL and possible vacation are speculative explanations for the absence.

What’s Aged the Worst?

Dated references/sequel; jaw pain; repeated Phil; stale catchphrases

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 00:59:46Read transcript
  • The elaborate Laverne and Shirley parody loses younger viewers who lack the reference.
  • Wayne’s World 2 has good bits but tying its whole premise to The Doors, plus older Graduate and Village People references, hurts it.
  • Carvey reportedly developed severe jaw pain from holding Garth’s underbite.
  • Learning English through Police Academy movies is a dated reference.
  • Phil’s vomiting character is unnecessary after the opening.
  • Not, Schwing and We’re Not Worthy feel stale despite their enormous cultural reach.
  • Misused Not jokes on SportsCenter and the Borat comedy lesson mark the catchphrase’s decline.

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

First YouTube video; most quotable movie ever

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:14Read transcript
  • Wayne’s World is framed as the first YouTube video: a basement access show with friends anticipates modern online content.
  • Modern parallels include Jeff Teague’s podcast and early Mooney–Bennett videos; Hawk Tuah is raised then dismissed.
  • The film is called the most quotable ever, with many more everyday lines than Jerry Maguire and an elite comparison group of Airplane, Lebowski and Anchorman.
  • Anchorman and Christmas Vacation are further contenders; quotations can become so familiar that speakers forget their origins.

Apex Mountain

Carvey; Lorne Michaels; Aurora; Grey Poupon parodies; Shitty Beatles

In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 01:22:26Read transcript
  • Myers is rejected in favor of Austin Powers.
  • Carvey receives a yes at the height of his film and SNL popularity, including playing Garth with U2 at the VMAs.
  • Lorne Michaels receives a yes for rebuilding SNL and extending into successful movies.
  • Aurora, Illinois receives a definite yes.
  • Carrere initially receives a yes, but the discussion leans toward the bigger True Lies despite her less distinctive role there.
  • Stan Mikita is rejected in favor of his earlier hockey career.
  • Grey Poupon commercial parodies receive a yes.
  • Prostate-exam glove jokes are assigned to Fletch instead.
  • Delaware initially receives a yes, then Joe Flacco’s Super Bowl MVP wins the argument over this film and other alternatives.
  • The Shitty Beatles receive a definite yes.
  • Alice Cooper and Rob Lowe are rejected; St. Elmo’s Fire into About Last Night is proposed for Lowe.
  • Fictional rock bands are compared, with Stillwater winning over Crucial Taunt and alternatives including Spinal Tap, Wyld Stallyns, School of Rock, Steel Dragon, the Pinheads and Citizen Dick.

Cruise or Hanks?

Hanks as Wayne; Cruise as Benjamin alternative

In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:47Read transcript
  • Hanks as Wayne is agreed upon; Cruise as Benjamin is the alternative.

Is This Movie Better With…?

Daniel Plainview and H.W. in the crew

In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:48Read transcript
  • Daniel Plainview and H.W. would contrast with the rockers as crew members serving steak, whiskey and goat’s milk; Plainview gives the hurling relationship advice.

Just One Oscar

Screenplay; Carvey supporting actor alternative

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:54Read transcript
  • Carvey for supporting actor is proposed.
  • The screenplay by Myers and the Turners is preferred because nearly every line works.

Who Won the Movie?

Mike Myers; Dana Carvey and Queen as longer-term alternatives

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:38:21Read transcript
  • Myers is the explicit choice for the performance, future movies and winning creative battles.
  • Another response agrees on Myers in the short term but considers Carvey or Queen stronger longer-term beneficiaries.
  • Garth is the preferred character in a separate Wayne-versus-Garth question, not another movie-winner ballot.
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