Wayne's World

Wayne's World (1992)

Timing: 1:34 (94 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1992-02-14

Country

United States

Production

Paramount

Genre

Comedy, Music

Budget

$20 000 000

Revenue

$183 097 323

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Director

Penelope Spheeris

Actors

Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Lara Flynn Boyle, Donna Dixon, Chris Farley, Brian Doyle-Murray, Michael DeLuise, Meat Loaf
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Scenario

Producer

Lorne Michaels, Hawk Koch

Operator

Theo van de Sande

Composer

J. Peter Robinson

Artist

Audition

Glenn Daniels

Editing

Malcolm Campbell
All team (85)

• Thanks to its use of the 1975 composition "Bohemian Rhapsody," the film contributed to a revival of interest in the work of Queen in the United States. In the 1980s, Queen's popularity in the US fell so low that the band didn't even perform there as part of their last two world tours with Freddie Mercury (1946-1991). These were tours supporting the albums "The Works" and "A Kind of Magic" in 1984 and 1986, respectively. "Wayne's World" brought "Bohemian Rhapsody" to 2nd place in the American charts, although upon its initial release, the song did not rise above 9th place. Mercury himself did not live to see the song return to the charts, but, according to Brian May, he gave permission for its use in the film, as he had seen a fragment of the film featuring it, which Mike Myers had sent him before his death.
• Alice Cooper arrived on set fully believing he was only going to sing and have just one line of dialogue. He was very surprised when he was given an entire monologue that he had to learn in a very short time.
• Thanks to the use of the 1975 song Bohemian Rhapsody, the film contributed to a revival of interest in the work of Queen in the United States. In the 1980s, Queen’s popularity in the US had fallen so low that the band didn't even perform there during their last two world tours with Freddie Mercury (1946-1991). These were the tours supporting the albums The Works and A Kind of Magic in 1984 and 1986, respectively. 'Wayne's World' brought Bohemian Rhapsody to number 2 in the American charts, although upon its initial release, the song didn't rise above number 9. Mercury himself did not live to see the song return to the charts, but according to Brian May, he gave permission for its use in the film, as he saw a fragment of the film with it before his death, which Mike Myers had sent him.