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The inseparable duo try to organize a rock concert while Wayne must fend off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend.
Wayne is back, this time trying to organize a rock festival with help from friend Garth and the spirit of Jim Morrison (Doors). Meanwhile, his girlfriend's manager is busy trying to woo her away from Wayne and move her to LA. Life gets interesting when Wayne must rush from the concert to try and stop the wedding. Aerosmith are featured at the concert.

Trailers "Wayne's World 2 (1993)"

Nirvana was offered a part in the film as one of the performers in Waynestock and band members Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic were even shown a rough cut of the film to try to persuade them but they eventually declined.

The story that the roadie keeps telling, about having to fill a brandy glass with brown M&Ms for Ozzy Osbourne, is based on a true story that has become a bit of an urban legend. Van Halen actually had a rider (a contractual list of items that a band demands from the concert venue - towels, catering, stage equipment requirements, etc.) that said there must be a bowl of M&Ms backstage, but with all the brown ones removed. The reason for the absurd rule was to make sure that the entire rider (which included safety measurements for the band's exceptionally large and heavy stage set) had been read and obeyed in full. Sure enough at Pueblo, Colorado show, the rider wasn't read and the staging crashed through the floor. This lead to the urban myth that the band flipped out and intentionally caused the 80,000 dollars worth of damage themselves all because they found brown M&Ms.

When Wayne gets off the phone with Jeff Wong, the last thing Wayne says is "Chi soh hai bin do ah", as if it were a way of saying "Goodbye". However, this is actually Cantonese for "Where is the toilet?"

When director Penelope Spheeris was asked why she declined to direct this sequel after directing the original, she said couldn't "deal" with Mike Myers again. Apparently Myers and Spheeris had a few "creative differences" (it is also rumoured that Myers had her blocked from directing). She directed The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) instead.

The filming for the Aerosmith concert in the movie that supposedly takes place in Chicago actually took place in San Diego, California. Both Mike Myers and Dana Carvey were in the audience filming live.

A scene in the trailer where Wayne declares "If I ever sport a look like that, you have full permission to shoot me in the head" was deleted from the film. Another scene in trailers where Garth says "That was just like the first movie" was deleted from the film.

The "bad liquorice" scene at Waynestock is based loosely on Woodstock '69 when concert-goers were warned to stay away from "the brown acid", which was allegedly bad.

In Charlotte, North Carolina, Paramount Carowinds theme park had a whole Wayne's World themed area in the park. It included the MirthMobile that had hit a fire hydrant and water sprayed from the hydrant;, a wooden roller coaster called "The Hurler"; Stan Mikitas donut shop, where you could actually go inside and eat; The Rock Shop, a store selling metal/rock type merchandise as well as Wayne's World merchandise; and a ride called "The Scream Weaver".

Garth wears a t-shirt that says "Video Toaster", a CGI special effects system that Dana Carvey's brother Brad Carvey designed. Brad was the person on whom Dana based his "Garth" character.

Wayne's visions of meeting Jim Morrison in the desert was inspired by Mike Myers going on a spiritual journey, after his father passed away.

Mike Myers decided not to do another "Wayne's World" film, so he could focus on and develop a new Secret Agent comedy, which was a spoof of the "James Bond" films. That film became Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997).

Despite the gag of him being dubbed in English, James Hong actually provided English ADR work for Hong Kong film productions in the 1970s, including Tian huang ju xing (1976) and Game of Death (1978).

Chris Farley appears as Milton, Wayne and Garth's aimless friend. Farley had a cameo in Wayne's World (1992), but had played a different character.

Lee Tergesen and Dan Bell reprise their roles as Terry and Neil respectively from Wayne's World (1992). Neither of these two characters have their names referred to or verbally spoken during the course of this film. Terry's identity was clearly established in the original but Neil is never verbally referred to by name at any point during either of the two Wayne's World movies.

Mike Myers wanted Federico Fellini to direct. Paramount, thinking Myers was joking, quickly squashed that idea.

Director Stephen Surjik makes a brief cameo in the film as himself, as he changes the bad actor to Charlton Heston in the gas station scene.

Rob Lowe was in talks to return for the sequel, but he did not reprise his role as "Benjamin Oliver," and was instead considered to play a character named "Phillip." Lowe ultimately chose to pass on the project, suggesting that appearing in an entirely different role in a Wayne's World follow-up might "confuse the audience." Christopher Walken was hired as his replacement, and the character's name was changed to "Bobby Cahn" for the final film.

Although it was intended to be a Christmas season blockbuster, the film was only moderately successful and did not receive the box office intake or positive fan reaction that the first film did. It also suffered severely due to competition from other holiday season blockbusters such as Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Schindler's List (1993), and The Pelican Brief (1993).

The gag of Wayne falling on Cassandra on the bed and saying "Oh! I fell over!" was used again in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), which Austin does the same thing to Vanessa Kensington, when Austin's private jet goes into turbulence.

The voice over the drive-thru speaker at the donut shop was different in the previews.

A teaser trailer for the film makes fun of Lucasfilm's THX sound system.

Paramount launched a 100 million dollar joint advertising campaign with McDonald's for _Wayne's World 2 (1993)_ and Addams Family Values (1993), in which both films were cross-promoted through the home video sales of their predecessors, Wayne's World (1992). and The Addams Family (1991).

Principal photography began June 24, 1993, in Los Angeles, California. Locations included: Stage 31 at Paramount studios, where the "Wayne's World" television set was constructed; The African, an Inglewood, California clothing boutique that stood in for "Stan Mikita's Donuts"; and the former Eureka restaurant brewery in West Los Angeles, where the "Comrades" nightclub was set. Aerosmith concert sequences were comprised of footage from the band's August 1, 1993 "Get A Grip" tour performance in San Diego, California. In addition to filming the concert, Aerosmith performed a special set after the show, and returned to Paramount studios to film backstage scenes with Myers and Carvey. Waynestock scenes were filmed August 17, 1993 at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu Canyon. Additional shooting took place at the California-Arizona border near Yuma, Arizona, and a second unit traveled to Chicago, Illinois, Aurora, Illinois, and London, England.

Ralph Brown's character 'Del Preston' is a spiritual reprisal of 'Danny' from Withnail & I (1987). In both movies, Brown dons the same hairstyle, fashion, accent, characteristics and mannerisms for Del and Danny.

The New Order song 'Age of Consent' was due to be used in the film, but due to a lack of money to pay the royalties, a session band was hastily organized at the last minute, and a cover version was recorded for use in the film.

There is a scene where the "Naked Indian" cries after seeing all the garbage on the concert grounds and garbage being thrown from a car, which lands at his feet. This mimics a public service announcement featuring Iron Eyes Cody which premiered in 1971. This commercial is discussed in detail in Adam Ruins Everything: Adam Ruins Going Green (2016).

Dana Carvey performed the stunt which Garth drops and hits the carpet when he kisses Honey Horne.

The call letters of the radio station in the movie, WPIG, were the call letters of the rival radio station to WKRP in the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978).

Earning more than 120 million dollars at the box-office, Wayne's World (1992) was a surprise hit and prompted Paramount Pictures to quickly begin preparation of a sequel. The principal actors' original contracts contained "muddy" sequel deals that needed to be re-negotiated to allow higher salaries and script approval privileges for Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. Due to these delays, the production was not expected to begin until late February 1993. Although Myers planned to complete the script on his own, on-screen credits indicate that he was once again joined by fellow Wayne's World writers Bonnie and Terry Turner.

Garth's line, 'I'm low on gas and you need a jacket' is the name of one of Pierce The Veil's songs from the Collide With The Sky album; the Wayne's World movies are two of Vic Fuentes' (lead singer and guitarist) favorite movies.

Tim Meadows plays Sammy Davis Jr. in this movie. He often performed as Sammy Davis Jr. in Saturday Night Live (1975), which is where the original Wayne's World sketch comes from.

Carvey was initially dissatisfied with the lack of screen time given to his character before Myers added love interest "Honey Hornée," played by Kim Basinger. The script was still incomplete and several roles were yet to be cast only a month before filming was set to begin. With few other projects scheduled for release that winter, however, Paramount rushed the film into production.

The filmmakers planned to hire look-alikes for actors Dustin Hoffman, Joe Pesci, Patrick Stewart, and Charlton Heston. While the look-alikes for Hoffman, Pesci, and Stewart were not featured in the final film, Heston himself makes an appearance as the "Good actor" who replaces "Bad actor" Al Hansen in the middle of his scene.

Wayne's World 2 placed first at the box-office with an opening weekend gross of 13,516,699 dollars. Although it did not achieve the financial success of the first film, critics generally considered the sequel to be on par with the original.

Three members of the cast starred in Batman films: Kim Basinger (Vicki Vale in Batman (1989)), Christopher Walken (Max Shreck in Batman Returns (1992)) and Drew Barrymore (Sugar in Batman Forever (1995)).

In one of Wayne's dreams, Jim Morrison is portrayed talking to Sammy Davis Jr. - they both share a December 8th birthday.

Vendela Kirsebom Thomessen auditioned for the part of the Swedish receptionist, Bjergen Kjergen.

Tia Carrere (who plays Cassandra) and Charlton Heston (who plays the good actor playing the mechanic at the gas station) also appeared in the movie True Lies (1994) which was released 7 months after this film. In both films, they share no screen time together.

The speech Wayne gives to Milton which Milton replies "I've got no place else to go" in the roadie training scene mocks the famous scene in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) which Sgt. Emil Foley (Louis Gossett, Jr.) cruelly insults Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) whom refuses to quit and tells him that he has nowhere else to go.

The sequence which Wayne and Garth encounter a T-Rex as they scout the location for the WayneStock concert in the rain parodies the blockbuster Jurassic Park (1993). Wayne's World 2 (1993) was released 6 months after Jurassic Park (1993).

Wayne talks about how he'll end up working at Great America. Great America's (now Six Flags Great America) sister park, California's Great America, was owned by Paramount in the 1990s. Paramount also owned Kings Dominion, which previously had an area themed to Wayne's World.

Dana Carvey hit the floor hard for real in the scene which Garth floats in the air when he kisses Honey and falls to the ground when Honey lets go of him.

The Sports Illustrated issue that Garth holds up with a headline reading "She Reigns In Spain" shows Kathy Ireland on the cover.

The song that Aerosmith performs at Waynestock is "Shut Up and Dance", taken from the band's 11th studio album "Get a Grip", which was released approximately eight months before "Wayne's World 2" arrived in theaters.

The writing behind Wayne encountering Jim Morrison and the weird naked Indian in the middle of a desert and Jim Morrison telling Wayne that he should put on a concert and that it is the answer to the question concerning Wayne doing something with his life was inspired by Mike Myers going on a spiritual journey, as he searched for answers following the death of his father Eric.

The exterior shots of Wayne's loft were filmed at the same locale as one of the nightclubs in the first film.

"Field of Dreams" references throughout the movie including, but not limited to "If you book them, they will come."

In the scene where Wayne and Garth are in their vehicle on a rainy night looking at map with a flashlight, they hear some odd rumbling. When they lower the map, they see the eye of a huge Tyrannosaurus and Wayne quickly screams for Garth to turn off the flashlight and Garth saying he can't. This is a reference to the film Jurassic Park (1993)

User reviews


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    • Author: Burgas
    The crew of "Wayne's World 2" had a nearly impossible task of following up the amazingly successful "Wayne's World". Needless to say, this does not compare to the original.

    However, this film is pretty good. Myers and Carvey are back with just as much wit and splendid timing as the original. This time they are opposed by the brilliance of Christopher Walken who, as usual, plays his part to a tee.

    The plot of setting up a festival does not have the power of that of the original and I was not crazy with the Jim Morrison character.

    The amount of cameos was a bit too extreme at time as what seemed like every other shot had some other famous person wanting to be part of the film.

    You would think that a film like this would not be as good hearted as it is, but it really is just a good film on so many levels.

    It's not a must see like it's predecessor, but I would still recommend it to anyone.
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    • Author: Pemand
    In 1992 we were given the comedy classic, Wayne's World, it was stupid, immature, and silly, but it's what we needed for a great laugh. Mike Myers comes up with a lot of creative characters and he hit the nail in the head with Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar. After the huge success of Wayne's World, it was pretty obvious that they could go for another round. Unfortunately Wayne's World 2 wasn't as big of a splash as the original, but it still made me laugh so hard. As stupid as it was and some of the jokes were a little recycled, I still had such a great time watching this movie. It's silly and over the top, but how could you not have fun with Wayne and Garth? This is a fun sequel that should be given a fair chance.

    Wayne and Garth are a year older and everything has stayed basically the same, except Wayne has moved out of his parents' house and lives with Garth in an abandoned factory loft in Chicago. Wayne has a dream where he meets Jim Morrison and a weird naked Indian, in which Morrison tells Wayne that his destiny is to organize and put on a big concert. Cassandra, meanwhile, spends a lot of time out of town where she is working with record producer Mr. Big on recording music. Her new producer, Bobby Cahn, slowly tries to seduce her away from Wayne. After Wayne admits that he was spying on her, Cassandra breaks off the relationship and hastily gets engaged to Bobby on the rebound. Garth meets a beautiful woman, Honey Hornee, at the laundromat, and she quickly ropes him in with her charms. Wayne and Garth re-enter Wayne's previous dream and meet Jim Morrison again. They decide to go for one more try and make "Waynestock" a success, get Cassandra back, and see if Garth can find real love since his new girl is kinda homicidal.

    Honestly if someone asked me if Wayne's World 2 is worth the watch, I'd definitely say yes. This is always guaranteed a good laugh, just Garth's story alone with Kim Bassinger as Honey Hornee is worth the look. I also love the scene where the guys end up in a gay bar and end up singing "Y.M.C.A." song, I nearly died laughing. Also Christopher Walken is in this movie, what more do you need to watch a movie? Christopher was such a great addition to the characters and made a great villain. It was great to see all the characters back together and this was a fun sequel, so if you need a good laugh, don't hold back, this is a movie that is sure to tickle you're funny bone.

    7/10
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    • Author: Burilar
    I am shocked to find that this classic movie is so poorly reviewed. This movie is very funny and has fantastic cameos. I know that many people have a real hate on for Mike Meyers which I don't particularly understand. I do think that the Austin Powers Series is overrated but still good. The first Wayne's World is a great movie. The sequel is one of the best comedy movies ever made. If you don't like comedies don't waste your time, that is pretty simple. If you like to laugh give this movie a try. The cameos alone are quite impressive. Couple that with the great writing that reminds me of The Simpsons in the earlier best years they had, and add in great comedic actors and you have a comedy classic that is worth watching.
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    • Author: Enila
    In general, sequels tend not to be such a good idea. There are many examples where a sequel has been utter rubbish and it is rare that a sequel can match up to its original, even if it is a good film. However, every so often a sequel comes along that can match its counterpart and even have some better points. Wayne's World 2 is a prime example of this.

    Mike Myers and Dana Carvey are back as Wayne and Garth and this time the embark on a quest to stage a concert in Aurora after Wayne is visited in dream by an all time great of the music world. Another strong plot and some great new characters to go with the originals make this film very watchable and there are possible even more laugh out loud funny moments than before.

    A very good, funny film that does justice to the great original
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    • Author: Stonewing
    I think this movie is pretty underrated. I think it was just as funny as the first one the movie was very funny. Every scene from the Village People spoof to the scenes with Jim Morrisson and the naked indian to anything involving Garth and Honey Hornee(bodacious Kim Basinger) and the scene were Wayne fights with Cassandra's father(the movie's highlight) were just hilarious. I found this to be a most excellent sequel and I'm just hoping that Mike Myers someday makes a third one he probably won't do that now since he is milking Austin Powers to death. Anyhow this is one of the better SNL based movies out there along with the first "Wayne's World","Coneheads" and "The Blues Brothers" and I reccomend it to anyone looking for a good laugh.
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    • Author: Swordsong
    One of the biggest hits of 1992, the original WAYNE'S WORLD is a definite classic and is one of the funniest movies of 1990's, but I am not a big fan of sequels so I tried to avoid watching WAYNE'S WORLD 2 for a while. Eventually, I finally got around to watching WAYNE'S WORLD 2 and found it to be surprisingly better than the original. Part of the reason the movie succeeds is because it has one of the greatest casts in movie history with appearances by Christopher Walken, Heather Locklear, Bob Odenkirk, Robert Smigel, Kevin Pollak, Kim Basinger, Chris Farley, Drew Barrymore, Ted McGinley, Tim Meadows, Jay Leno, Charlton Heston, Ed O'Neill, and Aerosmith. I'm not saying that a good cast automatically makes a movie great, but in this case, it certainly helps.

    The gags in WAYNE'S WORLD 2 are definitely more random and bizarre than the ones in the original, making it even more fun than I expected it to be. Some of these random jokes don't work as well as they should, though overall it's still a hilarious movie that is good to watch with your friends. ***1/2
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    • Author: Malodora
    This is a good sequel to the original film. The part that stands out in this that i loved is when Wayne and Cassandra's father fight. I have always loved martial arts movie spoofs and this is funny. From the impossible kicks to the poorly dubbed voice of Cassandra's father. All the other characters from the original reunite for this good sequel. It will have u in stiches.
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    • Author: GWEZJ
    I thought Wayne's World 2 was much funnier than the first one. The jokes are much better as is the storyline which is unusual for a sequel. I think this is one of Mike Myers best ever films and probably the funniest he's ever been in. The great thing is, you don't even have to watch the first film to understand what goes on in the second film either. A fantastic film full of great jokes and if you don't laugh, you can't be human.
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    • Author: Welen
    Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) are back and now they're set up in an abandoned toy factory still doing their cable show. Cassandra Wong (Tia Carrere) is cutting a demo but record producer Bobby Cahn (Christopher Walken) is trying to steal her away from Wayne to L.A. Wayne dreams of a naked Indian and Jim Morrison who tells him to put on a rock festival in Aurora called Waynestock. They go to England to find Jim Morrison's concert organizer Del Preston. Garth has a new dreamgirl Honey Horneé (Kim Basinger) while they try to raise the money for the festival.

    The guys are still loads of fun. They have great chemistry together and that's what works for this franchise. The story meanders and is basically a spoof of various movies. They even go off and do one for 'Jurassic Park'. There are very good sly jokes but not all of them work. There is a good kung fu spoof with James Hong as Cassandra's father. Although sometimes I do want the story to just move on.
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    • Author: Vathennece
    I recently bought this film, I'm a long time fan of Waynes World 1 and 2. Bit disappointed that the DVD didn't have any extras but i can settle for just owning this film. My favourite parts of the film are the parts with Jim Morrison (mainly because I'm a huge fan of The Doors).

    Wayne: "Who are you?" Jim: "Im Jim Morrison" Wayne: "Who's he?" Jim: "..A weird naked Indian" Wayne: "Cool"

    Also i like the bit when Dell Preston is showing the groupies the machine gun turrets on the stage model. Funny and exciting this is one of the very few sequels i like. recommended to any fan of Mike Myers work.
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    • Author: Agantrius
    but like the original this movie doesn't have much laughs,but once again the characters make the movie fun. i iike this one about the same as the original,but for some reason i watch this movie a lot more than the original. i guess maybe more memorable scenes than the first one,im not sure. both wayne's world movies could be even better if they had more laughs,but like i said the characters make it fun,and watchable. both plots for the two wayne's world movies are not as dumb as the plots in the two austin powers movies. but both austin powers movies had a lot more laughs. but the wayne's world movies are still fun. i give wayne's world 2 **1/2 out of ****
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    • Author: Daigami
    Wayne's World 2 does have a lot of memorable scenes and probably the best parts are when there taking a scene off of Jurassic Park, when Garth and Kim Basinger are about to make love, and when Christpher Walken is chasing Wayne and Garth after they were spying on Casandra and him. "Wayne's World party time,excellent," is a very funny song and the show Wayne's World was hilarious. Chris Farley, I'd have to say was absolutely hilarious as he usually is in most of his film like Billy Madison and Black Sheep. Often the movie gets a little overhyped and corny. The fight with Wayne and Casandra's father was very corny but also extremely hilarious. A recommendable film, I say

    8/10 ***
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    • Author: Dandr
    Anyone who has seen the Wayne's World and Austin Powers series would have to agree: brilliant, hilarious movies made into painfully contrived sequels. Bigger budgets and more spoofs won't compensate somebody who enjoyed the very clever comedic situations in Wayne's World. Despite a few chuckles, I was thoroughly disappointed.
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    • Author: Kale
    Yeah, it's a stupid movie and but I did get some big laughs out of this in a few spots. Admittedly, I watched this twice before trading it for something else. Probably to ogle Kim Bassinger one more time. I also thought this "sequel" was better than the first Wayne's World movie anyway. From what I see here, most people agree with that.

    Unfortunately, the second viewing was not as appealing (just too dumb) nor did I appreciate showing a minister blaspheming. That's Hollywood for you. Without the extreme irreverence in here, I might have held onto this just to have something stupid to laugh at once every few years....and to laugh at that scene when Dana Carvey meets Basinger in the laundromat .
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    • Author: Brakree
    The First thing I can say about this film is that it has an abnormal amount of cameos. Drew Barrymore,Harry Shearer,Heather Locklear,Kim Basinger,Aerosmith,Charlton Heston, the list goes on and on. That's now become a custom in Mike Myers movies(look at the Austin Powers movies). Otherwise this really is a great movie with some engagingly funny scenes, the Thelma and Louise ending cannot be missed. The films only let down is Christopher Walken's one dimensional acting.He's basically the same actor in every film. The best character is obviously Garth, although he doesn't expanded on his character as he did in the first one. I like the way they mock the movie for being a movie (can we get on another actor). Overall this is really a movie for fans of Waynes World and the comedy genre. As the slogan reads "you'll laugh again,you'll cry again,you'll hurl again". 7.1 out of 10.
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    • Author: Qiahmagha
    I loved Wayne's World, so imagine the joy when i found out that a sequel was made. And boy i wasn't disappointed. The first film was fall of memorable moments and quotes, but WW2 changes the formula, it now spoofs other films and had the some of the best quote ever. The new characters are brilliant, esspecially Del Preston with his memorable "1000 brown M&M's to fill a brandy glass" speech is by far the best speech ever.

    If you loved Waynes world, then chances are you will love this. If you havent seen the first, it'l be better to see it first as some stuff you may not understand.

    Excellent, 4/5
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    • Author: Vijora
    I mean, i didn't think the first was the greatest either but it was good. However this movie was just so boring, the scenes were dragging on and it was always the same with Wayne & Garth. Their jokes were getting more cruder and stupid, it just disappointed me.

    I think it would've been better if Wayne's World didn't have a sequel at all because this movie is just rubbish. I don't find anything funny but the only thing that was funny, when they were dancing to 'YMCA' accidentally. The rest is awful. They shouldn't have added in Christopher Walken even if he is a legend, this film didn't really suit him.

    Its just disappointing, I would just leave at the first movie, thats all!
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    • Author: Dilmal
    I first saw Wayne's World in the theater when I was around 15 or so. It's impact on kids during that time rivaled things like the NES, Beavis & Butthead & Nike Air Jordan's. I think many people, several years older or younger than myself could see both movies back to back and love them equally. Everyone sees things differently for their own perspective.

    For about a year after the release of Wayne's World, I'd heard practically every single line from that movie repeated in conversation, multiple times at one point or another. The references to that movie were used so frequently, it was almost becoming a new language spoken by everyone under 20.

    Then, it became much like a really eccentric person you befriend who quickly goes from being interesting -- to just plain annoying...

    By the time Wayne's World 2 was released, the quirky, spontaneous, "feel good" personality that everyone loved about the first one, was basically absent and the gimmick was totally worn out.

    It's extremely hard to put into words, but the first one just had a fun, hilarious, intimate feel about it that people could relate to. By Wayne's World 2; Wayne, Garth, and even Wayne's girlfriend had all gone in different directions and it lost the fun, friendly, "party" feel to it. The spontaneous nature of the jokes were gone and everything felt scripted. It was no longer "fun" to watch, but rather -- tedious.

    In my opinion, the pop culture icon known as Wayne's World, marked the end of the fun, good times, partying and close friendships of the '80s. Wayne's World 2 marked the beginning of the stale, rehashed, lazy & alienated '90s. As most people realize, the generation/era that was the '80s (and everything that made it iconic) didn't end on Dec, 31 1989. Just as every other generation, it carried on for a few more years into the beginning of the next decade.

    I've never found a better example to demonstrate the end of one generation and the beginning of another as I have by watching Wayne's World & Wayne's World 2.

    At least from my perspective...
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    • Author: Nikohn
    Wayne's World as a brief SNL skit was always quite hilarious, and the first movie was one of the better ones made from an SNL skit. However by the time this movie had made it to cable TV, the entire concept just seemed way over done. Having a profitable movie can cause these types of situations. Of course a sequel will be made, and then the goal is keeping the material fresh, and finding new things for your characters to do. Wayne's World 2 is really just a rehashing of the same ideas from the original mixed with numerous cameos, other movie references, and ideas that just don't always pay off with the laughter that Myers may have intended.

    The story picks up with Wayne and Garth still doing their public access TV show, just like in the original. Wayne is still jealous of his girlfriend Cassandra's career and male attention, just like in the original. In order to prove his own worth, Wayne decides to throw a huge outdoor music festival to apparently make things right with the world again. Things culminate with the appearance of Aerosmith making their second cameo of the movie. There are some truly funny moments that mostly involve Chris Farley as a roadie wanna be, and Garth trying to woo Kim Basinger. Christopher Walken's appearance is welcome of course as a romantic rival for Cassandra's affection. Also a funny cameo from James Hong as her father.

    Alas, the magic just isn't there this time, and it was certainly time for Mike Myers to move on from this character. Penelope Spheeris was not on board this time as she, like so many others, found Mike Myers impossible to work with. Now after the failure of The Love Guru, it is unclear if Myers has anything new left in him. If Wayne's World 2 comes on, you might want to keep hitting buttons on your remote control every few minutes to see if something better is out there. 5 of 10 stars.

    The Hound.
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    • Author: Arashilkis
    ***SPOILERS*** ...But then again, I think pretty much everybody's seen this by now, right?

    Funny sequel, with more jokes from the "Dynamic Duo from the Basement". The gags are all pretty funny (i.e.-incl. Field of Dreams mantra, broken glass set-up, YMCA bit, "The Graduate" send-up, and early '70's anti-pollution commercial). It was also nice to see Charlton Heston poke a little fun at himself for a change.

    Look for members of The Gin Blossoms and the great Nash Kato of Urge Overkill (unbilled) getting out of the limos at "Waynestock".

    Myers knew when to quit with his Wayne Campbell character, something I'd wish he'd consider before "Austin Powers VIII" opens at your local multi-plex in July of 2011.
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    • Author: Hanad
    This movie isn't bad for a number 2, but it's not great either. Really 2 funny scenes. The fight between the dad and the bar shwing scene. Other than that it's a spoof movie. With tons of other movie stuff in it.
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    • Author: Kiutondyl
    Just one year after the original "Wayne's World" movie became a surprise hit, Mike Myers & Dana Carvey returned as Wayne & Garth for another cinematic adventure. Although generally regarded as being inferior to the first movie, "Wayne's World 2" nevertheless features several memorable scenes.

    However, I think that the main problem with the movie is that these scenes are sprinkled throughout a story that just plain isn't that interesting. After having a dream where he speaks to Jim Morrison about doing something with his life, Wayne goes about organizing a music festival. As you might expect, he quickly finds himself in over his head.

    This is a decent enough premise but the actual "Wayne's World" TV show gets almost totally ignored, so this needn't have been a "Wayne's World" movie to begin with. Although the story was supposed to illustrate character growth, the fact is that Wayne & Garth don't actually do a whole lot to make the festival a success. Apart from this, the Wayne & Cassandra romantic subplot mostly seems like a rehash of what we saw already in the first movie.

    I'm probably being a bit harsh on the screenplay, though. As I said before, there are several memorable scenes which are brought to life by a pretty good cast. Particularly notable is Ralph Brown as British roadie Del Preston. Other memorable moments are provided by the likes of James Hong, Kim Basinger, Harry Shearer & Drew Barrymore. Christopher Walken is also here in a prominent supporting role but, unfortunately, I find his character to be pretty colourless.

    Behind the camera, Penelope Spheeris didn't return as director due to clashing with Myers the first time around but "Kids in the Hall" alumni Stephen Surjik did a respectable job in her place. Of course, being "Wayne's World", music plays an important role in the movie. Overall, the soundtrack is probably better this time, even though there's nothing as iconic as the uses of "Bohemian Rhapsody" & "Dream Weaver" from the first movie.

    Ultimately, "Wayne's World 2" mostly avoids feeling like a retread but it seems to me that it works better in individual scenes than on the whole. It still makes for an enjoyable hour and a half but it's missing the indefinable spark that made the original stand out.
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    • Author: Saberblade
    Make sure that you watch this film knowing what it is: an outrageous comedy, generally wholesome and clean, that makes you face palm over and over again. Do not watch this if you are looking for a classy Cary Grant comedy...think along the lines of Dumb and Dumber and you'll know how you'll like this.

    What makes this comedy fly is that Mike Myers and Dana Carvey aren't "just being themselves." I'm thinking of other comedies, such as Grown Ups, and 60% of other Adam Sandler films, where you can tell they were produced halfheartedly, where Sandler knew the film would have his name on it, so even if it wasn't the best, at least he would make some money. He films in a spot he wants to vacation in, makes up a quick story, and voila. I DESPISE those kind of films. Wayne's World is not one of them. Myers and Carvey are actually trying to create comical genius that will be quoted and talked about literally forever in the film world. Even looking at the rating I gave this movie, I laugh because I see in parenthesis the word "excellent," which is a hilarious tag line throughout the whole movie.

    There is maybe one or two sex innuendo scenes in this movie, lots of just dumb laughter that makes you face-palm, and many many quotable lines. Worth the watch if you are not turned off by this genre.
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    • Author: Mash
    Wayne's World 2 (1993)

    *** (out of 4)

    Sequel to the 1992 mega-hit has the ghost of Jim Morrison coming to Wayne (Mike Myers) in a dream and convincing him to have some direction in his life. This dream leads to Wayne and Garth (Dana Carvey) trying to pull off a music festival in their small town. While all of this is going on Wayne finds himself losing Cassandra (Tia Carrere) to a shady record producer (Christopher Walken).

    While there aren't quite as many memorable moments as the first film, overall I think this is a rare case where a rushed sequel is every bit as funny as the original. It didn't take the producers long to realize that the film film was a hit and this here was rushed into production, which usually means you're going to end up with a watered down product. That certainly wasn't the case here because WAYNE'S WORLD 2 has the two leads in fine form and we've got some terrific supporting characters as well as some great music.

    There are many highlights here but you've got to give a lot of credit to the two leads. Both Myers and Carvey are pitch perfect in their performances and there's no question that their charm is what makes this film and the original so memorable. Their characters are usually the annoying types that you see in movies but the actors manage to make them incredibly likable, funny and at times adorable. It certainly doesn't hurt that they're given some wonderful supporting players including the always brilliant Walken playing the shady record producer. His serious and dark tone fits in perfectly with the laid back humor. We've also got Kim Basinger doing a wonderful job in her role of the woman who seduces Garth. Throw in Aerosmith, Rip Taylor and Chris Farley and you've got a fun cast.

    WAYNE'S WORLD 2 has several hilarious scenes but one of the highlights is the seduction of Garth who finally gets to be with a woman. This entire sequence is just perfectly handled and it milks every laugh that it can get. Fans of the original are usually mixed in regards to which film is better. It's really too bad that a third film never followed but I guess it's never too late to bring these rockers back.
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    • Author: Flathan
    "Wayne's World 2" came out a year after 1992's "Wayne's World" with Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, who run a silly cable show rooted in rock/metal culture. In this sequel, Wayne receives word in a vision from none-other-than Jim Morrison to put on a concert in Aurora, Illinois. He dubs it Waynestock. If he "builds it" will they come? I saw this film before the first one in a motel with my wife circa 1994-95 and, by the end, I was crying I was laughing so hard. The scene that put me over the edge was when a certain classic actor appears as a gas station attendant.

    Memorable moments abound: The encounter with the albino-eyed city official, Wayne's martial arts fight with Cassandra's father, Wayne's visions with Morrison and the half-naked Indian, and many more.

    The original film is actually a let-down compared to this one. Don't get me wrong, it's a solid comedy and consistently amusing if you're in the mood for goofy humor rooted in 70s-90s rock/metal, but there are a number of flat areas. This sequel flows better and is way funnier. It helps if you're up on the rock/metal scene and cinema though, otherwise you won't get half the jokes.

    I gauge comedies by how funny they are (naturally), as well as how compelling, and "Wayne's World 2" delivers exceptionally on both fronts. It's one of my all-time favorite comedies along with "Coming to America" and the original "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective."

    The film runs 95 minutes and was shot in Chicago and Southern California.

    GRADE: A
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Mike Myers Mike Myers - Wayne Campbell
    Dana Carvey Dana Carvey - Garth Algar
    Christopher Walken Christopher Walken - Bobby Cahn
    Tia Carrere Tia Carrere - Cassandra Wong
    Chris Farley Chris Farley - Milton
    Ralph Brown Ralph Brown - Del Preston
    James Hong James Hong - Jeff Wong
    Rip Taylor Rip Taylor - Rip Taylor
    Steven Tyler Steven Tyler - Steven Tyler - Aerosmith Singer
    Joe Perry Joe Perry - Joe Perry - Aerosmith Guitarist (as Joseph Perry)
    Brad Whitford Brad Whitford - Brad Whitford- Aerosmith Guitarist
    Tom Hamilton Tom Hamilton - Tom Hamilton - Aerosmith Bassist (as Thomas Hamilton)
    Joey Kramer Joey Kramer - Joey Kramer - Aerosmith Drummer (as Joseph Kramer)
    Lee Tergesen Lee Tergesen - Terry
    Dan Bell Dan Bell - Neil
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