Review of Wayne's World (1992) by Sean B — 12 Dec 2017

Waynes World.

Mike Myers and Dana Carvey take their roles as Wayne and Garth from their Saturday Night Live skit to the movies in their instant classic, big screen production, "Wayne's World.".

Wayne and Garth, in their home town of Aurora, Illinois, get their big break as their internet sensation, "Wayne's World," starts gaining attention. Benjamin Oliver, played by Rob Lowe, sees the show and instantly sees how easily he could control it. He begins contacting them and as the two stars see the money they could be making, they start to freak out, and they start falling into the corporate black hole they always hated. While the pay raise was good, the twists and turns of the T.V industry that came their way were unexpected. Wayne and Garth wish they had their old live's back, broadcasting from their garage, as they have to fight to even put their own input into their own show. As the movie goes on, Wayne meets "Mega Babe", Cassandra and instantly falls in love. She really can "wail" on the guitar and Wayne does anything to try to get her, while also trying to get his show back. The two realize that money is not everything, but the things that really matter are what they already had sitting right in front of them.

This movie is made primarily to be a low budget comedic film. On first impression one way assume it to be a B rate movie with childish jokes and basic writing. However genuinely creative writing and story telling are hidden in the prose. At the core Wayne's World is a coming of age story. Wayne and Garth start the movie with no real direction or purpose meandering around pointlessly. Towards the end they are still immature, but the whole experience they have had has changed them, making them a bit wiser and more mature than in the beginning of the film.

The film cleverly uses irony frequently through the film. Many of what Wayne and Garth assume is often incorrect, and many of the jokes stem from twists of more traditional jokes or what we are thought to believe. The biggest example of irony in the film is their main predicament. Their show, turns into what they always hated bout big time Tv and Hollywood. They created the corporate money making machine they hated, and not doing what they love. The irony is used primarily for laughs, but ultimately illuminates the main meaning of the film, to care less about money, and more of what you love doing. The most ironic thing about the film was that the whole main idea of the film was that you should care less about money and more about doing what you love; but this movie went from a little SNL skit to a big screen production.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this movie to any SNL fans, 90's comedies fans, or just anyone trying to laugh. You'll be sure to love seeing Mike Myers and Dana Carvey at their peak. Show this with your friends and be prepared to laugh.