Wayne's World (film)
1992 film by Penelope Spheeris / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wayne's World is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris. It was produced by Lorne Michaels and written by Mike Myers and Bonnie & Terry Turner. Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch Wayne's World, it stars Myers in his feature film debut as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, a pair of rock and heavy metal fans who broadcast a public-access television show. It also features Tia Carrere, Rob Lowe, Lara Flynn Boyle, Brian Doyle-Murray, Chris Farley, Ed O'Neill, Ione Skye, Meat Loaf, Robert Patrick and Alice Cooper in supporting roles.
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Directed by | Penelope Spheeris |
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Based on | Wayne's World by Mike Myers |
Produced by | Lorne Michaels |
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Cinematography | Theo van de Sande |
Edited by | Malcolm Campbell |
Music by | J. Peter Robinson |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $20 million[1] |
Box office | $183.1 million[1] |
Wayne's World was released in the United States on February 14, 1992, by Paramount Pictures. A critical and commercial success, it was the tenth-highest-grossing film of 1992 and remains the highest-grossing film based on a Saturday Night Live sketch. A sequel, Wayne's World 2, was released the following year.