Fresh
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!'
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Wayne's World
You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll hurl.
1992 · 1h 34m · PG-13
Comedy, Music
Directed by
Penelope Spheeris
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Wayne's World
Overview
The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. 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 who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"—and he also wants Wayne's girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra. Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The movie has a pleasing daftness.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Director Penelope Spheeris, with her first major studio assignment (and eight-figure budget), delivers a colorful but uneventful picture.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Very silly but enjoyable.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Rotten
The film tends to be funny when confining itself to short sketches or dopey television-based humor, flat when pretending to be anything more.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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