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Wayne's World

Wayne's World (1992)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 46
Fresh: 39 | Rotten: 7

An oddball comedy that revels in its silliness and memorable catch phrases, Wayne's World is also fondly regarded because of its endearing characters.

71

Average Rating: 6.4/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 2

An oddball comedy that revels in its silliness and memorable catch phrases, Wayne's World is also fondly regarded because of its endearing characters.

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Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name, Wayne's World is a wacky, irreverent pop-culture comedy about the adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey). From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive (Rob Lowe) who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"--and he also wants Wayne's

PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.

Comedy

Nov 16, 1999

Paramount Pictures

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Critic Reviews for Wayne's World

All Critics (46) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (7) | DVD (25)

Hollywood surely accepts the movie's message: laughter is the least expensive therapy. And audiences may happily parrot another Wayneism to Myers: 'He shoots! He scores!'

May 6, 2008 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | Comment
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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The movie has a pleasing daftness.

May 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Director Penelope Spheeris, with her first major studio assignment (and eight-figure budget), delivers a colorful but uneventful picture.

May 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comments (4)
Variety Staff
Variety
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Very silly but enjoyable.

May 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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The film tends to be funny when confining itself to short sketches or dopey television-based humor, flat when pretending to be anything more.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Like the Bill & Ted movies, this one works on its intended level and then sneaks in excursions to some other levels, too.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Incredibly lowbrow, but many teens will love it.

January 2, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Scott G. Mignola
Common Sense Media

represented more than a slacker voice for a generation. It was a cultural phenomenon

November 23, 2009 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | Comment
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

For fans of broad comedy and repeated fourth-wall puncturing, it's definitely worth owning.

May 25, 2009 Full Review Source: Bullz-Eye.com | Comment
Jeff Giles
Bullz-Eye.com

With Myers feeling his oats as a comedy star, Wayne's World turned out to be an irresistibly silly (and masterfully marketed) option for audiences. [Blu-ray]

May 25, 2009 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | Comment
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews Source: Groucho Reviews

Everything wrapped within this film works...

March 24, 2009 Full Review Source: Screen It! | Comment
Rory L. Aronsky
Screen It!

Though it appears to be a brain-dead comedy, it at least has a little something to say about American suburbia in the 1990s -- a specialty of director Penelope Spheeris.

June 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

It's snickering, silly and, at times, downright demented (Bugs Bunny in a dress?), but that's why it works.

May 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment
Film4 Source: Film4

A classic comedy of its time.

May 6, 2008 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comment
Empire Magazine

Confronts the cultural emptiness of late 20th-century life head-on, revealing a profound hollowness in the heart of modern man (and babe).

May 6, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Much of the credit for the film's success lies with Spheeris, whose confident if rough-edged direction keeps it on track and cooking.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment
Time Out Source: Time Out

Mike Myers' first claim to fame. Funny.

October 16, 2004 Comment
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan
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Wayne's World is a very funny time waster that is worth watching more than once for its memorable characters and of course the adorable relationship between the characters; Wayne and Garth.

October 28, 2011
Directors Cat
Directors Cat

Super Reviewer

Hilarious, it is a great remake of the SNL skit, very funny.

August 15, 2011
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Brad Wright

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Wayne's World Quotes

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    1. Garth Algar: Foxy! Lady!
    – Submitted by Jack W (42 days ago)
    1. Wayne Campbell: Ah! The MerthMobile!
    – Submitted by T R (3 months ago)
    1. Stacy: Hi Garth!
    2. Garth Algar: [grimacing] Hi Stacy.
    3. Stacy: Have you seen Wayne?
    4. Garth Algar: No, no, I uh, haven't seen Wayne. No.
    5. Stacy: I'm really worried about him! He seems to be going through this phase. Your his best friend. What do you think I should do about it?
    6. Garth Algar: Um, get over it and go out with somebody else.
    7. Stacy: Get over it and go out with somebody else. Oh.
    – Submitted by T R (3 months ago)
    1. Wayne Campbell: I thought we'd go for a little Bohemian Rhapsody, gentlemen?
    2. Garth Algar: Good call!
    – Submitted by T R (3 months ago)
    1. Garth Algar: Stop torturing yourself, man! You'll never afford it!
    2. Wayne Campbell: It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine.
    – Submitted by T R (3 months ago)

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