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Wayne's World (1992)

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Reviews Counted:44

Fresh:37

Rotten:7

Average Rating:6.8/10

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

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Wayne and Garth, the horny, heavy metal-loving teenage heroes of the popular "Saturday Night Live" skit, hit the big screen. They're still doing their cable-access show out of the Wayne's basement... Wayne and Garth, the horny, heavy metal-loving teenage heroes of the popular "Saturday Night Live" skit, hit the big screen. They're still doing their cable-access show out of the Wayne's basement in Aurora, Illinois; only now a sleazy TV executive named Benjamin Oliver wants a piece of the action. As the babe 'n' band obsessed adolescents negotiate the shark-infested waters of network television, Wayne finds 'amore' in the form of a heavy metal femme fatale with a penchant for skin-tight costumes. But can Wayne keep his new lady love out Oliver's unsavory clutches? [More]

Starring: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere

Starring: Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Brian Doyle Murray, Lara Flynn Boyle, Kurt Fuller, Colleen Camp, Donna Dixon, Meat Loaf, Ed O'Neill, Chris Farley

Director: Penelope Spheeris

Director: Penelope Spheeris

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Release:

May 12, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Region 0
  • Letterbox - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby True HD 5.1 - English
  • Dubbed - French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English - SDH
  • Subtitles - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Additional Release Material:

Audio Commentary:

  • 1. Director Penelope Spheeris

Trailers:

  • 1. Theatrical Trailer HD
 
 
 
 

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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]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
05/25/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Everything wrapped within this film works...

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
03/24/09
Rory L. Aronsky
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.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/20/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/06/08
Channel 4 Film

A classic comedy of its time.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
05/06/08
Empire Magazine

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!'

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
05/06/08
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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The movie has a pleasing daftness.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
05/06/08
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Confronts the cultural emptiness of late 20th-century life head-on, revealing a profound hollowness in the heart of modern man (and babe).

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
05/06/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Director Penelope Spheeris, with her first major studio assignment (and eight-figure budget), delivers a colorful but uneventful picture.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment 2 Comments
05/06/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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Very silly but enjoyable.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
05/06/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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No review available.

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01/06/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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No review available.

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09/29/06
Eric Melin
Eric Melin
Scene-Stealers.com

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

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out

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07/15/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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01/14/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Mike Myers' first claim to fame. Funny.

comment Comment
10/16/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

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10/02/04
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

No review available.

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08/31/04
Mike McGranaghan
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Aisle Seat

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06/23/04
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Hilariously endearing.

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06/12/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
 
 
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