Wayne's World

Wayne's World is a movie based on the recurring Saturday Night Live skit in which the characters Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) host a cable access show from their basement in Aurora, Illinois. In the film, a shady TV executive named Benjamin (Rob Lowe) offers the two main characters a contract to take their show to his station and actually get paid to shoot it. Wayne and Garth become disillusioned by the corporate sponsorship that comes along with the contract, and Wayne suspects Benjamin of moving in on his new girlfriend, rock singer/bass player Cassandra (Tia Cerrere).

There are several cameos by the likes of Alice Cooper, Robert Patrick, and Chris Farley. The movie was a box office success, grossing over $120 million.

Fast Facts

1. Directed by: Penelope Spheeris
2. Produced by: Hawk Koch and Lorne Michaels
3. Written by: Mike Myers, Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner
4. Starring: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe and Tia Carrere
5. Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
6. Rating: PG-13
7. Release date: February 14, 1992
8. Running time: 95 minutes
9. Budget: $20,000,000
10. Followed by: Wanye's World 2

Quotes

"Ex-squeeze me? Baking powder?" - Wayne

"If you're gonna spew, spew into this." - Garth

"This is definitely the kind of apartment I'll have if I ever move out of my parents' basement." - Wayne

"Garth, marriage is punishment for shoplifting in some countries. " - Wayne

"If she were a president she would be Baberaham Lincoln." - Garth

"Zang!" - Wayne

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