- Film Review
- Reviewed By John Ferguson
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4 out of 5
Bill and Ted introduced the concept of dudes to an unwitting audience, but it was this spin-off from the TV show Saturday Night Live that brought in the megabucks and took "teen speak" to a new level. Mike Myers and Dana Carvey play Wayne and Garth, whose low-budget public access cable show is transformed into a national TV phenomenon by sleazy producer Rob Lowe. Along the way, Myers falls in love with rock chick Tia Carrere and, along with Carvey, gets to meet their idol Alice Cooper. Aiming for the unashamedly moronic, director Penelope Spheeris nevertheless manages to sneak in some sly satirical jibes and it benefits from inspired casting: Myers and Carvey are excellent, Lowe and Lara Flynn Boyle, as Myers's mad ex-girlfriend, are both nicely cast against type, and there is a neat cameo from Terminator 2 villain Robert Patrick. The music's mainly metal, but the wonderful Queen tribute means you will never - if you ever did - be able to take Bohemian Rhapsody seriously again.
Plot Summary
Comedy starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. Teenager Wayne and his best friend Garth broadcast a popular, if little known, cable TV show from Wayne's basement, where they dispense their home-spun wisdom about life, music and girls. The show is taken up by an ambitious television executive, who believes he can sell it to a sponsor.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Wayne Campbell
- Mike Myers
- Garth Algar
- Dana Carvey
- Benjamin Oliver
- Rob Lowe
- Cassandra
- Tia Carrere
- Noah Vanderhoff
- Brian Doyle-Murray
- Stacy
- Lara Flynn Boyle
- Alan
- Michael DeLuise
- Neil
- Dan Bell
- Terry
- Lee Tergesen
- Russell
- Kurt Fuller
- Phil
- Sean Gregory Sullivan
- Mrs Vanderhoff
- Colleen Camp
- Dream woman
- Donna Dixon
Crew
- Director
- Penelope Spheeris
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