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Lowbrow '90s comedy has raunchy humor, profanity.
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Wayne's World
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Based on 13 parent reviews
Based on 37 kid reviews
Kids say the movie is a hilarious classic with clever humor, although it features crude jokes and numerous references to sex that might be inappropriate for younger audiences. While some critics feel it promotes an outdated portrayal of women, many reviews appreciate its fun entertainment value, particularly for older kids and teenagers.
- clever humor
- crude jokes
- outdated portrayal
- fun entertainment
- appropriate for teens
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What's the Story?
Based on the Saturday Night Live skit, WAYNE'S WORLD follows public access hosts and wannabe rockers Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey) as they prepare to bring their show to network television. The guys are thrilled at the prospect, but their dreams of making it big hit a snag when they find out that the executive leading the project (Rob Lowe) is a sleazebag who's after Wayne's girlfriend, Cassandra (Tia Carrere).
Is It Any Good?
Wayne's World is lowbrow, so there's very little cleverness, but to the movie's credit, it's at least relatively inoffensive, with only a few pelvic thrusts and one gratuitous body-cavity search. There's something engaging about star and co-writer Mike Myers here, but Dana Carvey, with his nerd glasses and teased hair, is an unfunny eyesore.
As for the rest of the cast, Rob Lowe shows less range of expression than a plaster garden gnome, Tia Carrere bounces in occasionally to growl a rock ditty and cavort in tight-fitting outfits, and Lara Flynn Boyle throws credibility to the wind as Wayne's ex-girlfriend.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the main characters' treatment of women. Do you think it's funny or too sexist to be amusing?
Do you think the humor is still funny or does it seem dated?
What do you think these two characters are up to these days? Do you think another movie would work? Why, or why not?
Movie Details
- In theaters : February 14, 1992
- On DVD or streaming : July 10, 2001
- Cast : Dana Carvey , Mike Myers , Tia Carrere
- Director : Penelope Spheeris
- Inclusion Information : Female Movie Actor(s) , Asian Movie Actor(s)
- Studio : Paramount Pictures
- Genre : Comedy
- Run time : 95 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- MPAA explanation : crude humor
- Last updated : October 9, 2025
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