Penelope Spheeris directs Mike Myers, Dana Carvey and Tia Carrere in this SNL comedy feature where two losers in a basement sell their cable access talk show to a big business interest.

A movie I know back to front and tip to top. It was made to be a relentless ruthless quote-a-thon powered by a thumping hair rock soundtrack. And yet Wayne’s World is unique in its ability to unpick the threads of reality without ever getting lost in the quagmire of lampoon. Clearly Myers’ baby but I kinda love the supports. Dana Carvey and Tia Carrere are both “excellent”. Crucial Taunt might just be the finest fictional band ever to rock a movie’s narrative. So many cult moments that now seem old hat. Wayne’s World deserves the same rabid Gen X fan bases that say Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice still have. I’m curious as to why it has been lost in the cultural shuffle given how ubiquitous “Schwing! and “Not” were back in the Nineties?

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Perfect Double Bill: Wayne’s World 2 (1993)

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