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Wayne's World 2
From the "If you liked the first one" school of movie sequels, comes Wayne's World 2, the nearly forgotten sequel to Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey's first big screen comedy smash that doesn't really bring anything new to the lives of these goofy characters, but still provides solid laughs and entertainment thanks to some clever writing, terrific music, and stars as far as the eye can see.
As the film begins, Wayne and Garth are no longer broadcasting from Wayne's basement and are now in a warehouse in downtown Aurora. Wayne has a dream where he meets the spirit of Jim Morrison, who tells him that he must organize a rock concert in Aurora. Wayne and Garth work frantically to put "Waynestock" together while Wayne is trying to keep his girlfriend, Cassandra (Tia Carrere) away from her new greasy record producer (Oscar winner Christopher Walken) while Garth has his cherry taken by an aggressive woman he meets in a laundromat (Oscar winner Kim Basinger).
If the truth be told, Mike Meyers and writing partners Bonnie and Terry Turner didn't really put a lot of thought into putting together a real sequel here as the story of Cassandra and her producer is pretty much identical to the story of Cassandra and Rob Lowe in the first film, but there's so much funny stuff going on here, that we're too busy laughing to care about the lack of originality.
As Meyers and company did with the first film, the 4th wall is non-existent, with Wayne and Garth spending a fair amount of time talking directly to the camera. The fight between Wayne and Cassandra's father was hysterical (even if it went on a tad too long) as was the "roadie training" sequence. There are some on-target jabs at television commercials from the time and a quick wink at the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. And it goes without saying that the dead solid perfect satire of Midnight Cowboy in the final act was all kinds if funny.
Meyers and Carvey are still a well-oiled machine and Carrere and Basinger are breathtaking. Along the way, fun is also provided by Chris Farley as a roadie, Kevin Pollak as a parks and recreation supervisor, Harry Shearer as a DJ, Tim Meadows as Sammy Davis Jr, and Michael A Nickles as Jim Morrison. If you don't blink, you might also catch glimpses of Ed O'Neill (reprising his role from the first film), Drew Barrymore, Ted McGinley, Heather Locklear, and Charlton Heston, with Aerosmith headlining "Waynestock". It's not great art, but it's funny as hell and a worthy sequel.
From the "If you liked the first one" school of movie sequels, comes Wayne's World 2, the nearly forgotten sequel to Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey's first big screen comedy smash that doesn't really bring anything new to the lives of these goofy characters, but still provides solid laughs and entertainment thanks to some clever writing, terrific music, and stars as far as the eye can see.
As the film begins, Wayne and Garth are no longer broadcasting from Wayne's basement and are now in a warehouse in downtown Aurora. Wayne has a dream where he meets the spirit of Jim Morrison, who tells him that he must organize a rock concert in Aurora. Wayne and Garth work frantically to put "Waynestock" together while Wayne is trying to keep his girlfriend, Cassandra (Tia Carrere) away from her new greasy record producer (Oscar winner Christopher Walken) while Garth has his cherry taken by an aggressive woman he meets in a laundromat (Oscar winner Kim Basinger).
If the truth be told, Mike Meyers and writing partners Bonnie and Terry Turner didn't really put a lot of thought into putting together a real sequel here as the story of Cassandra and her producer is pretty much identical to the story of Cassandra and Rob Lowe in the first film, but there's so much funny stuff going on here, that we're too busy laughing to care about the lack of originality.
As Meyers and company did with the first film, the 4th wall is non-existent, with Wayne and Garth spending a fair amount of time talking directly to the camera. The fight between Wayne and Cassandra's father was hysterical (even if it went on a tad too long) as was the "roadie training" sequence. There are some on-target jabs at television commercials from the time and a quick wink at the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. And it goes without saying that the dead solid perfect satire of Midnight Cowboy in the final act was all kinds if funny.
Meyers and Carvey are still a well-oiled machine and Carrere and Basinger are breathtaking. Along the way, fun is also provided by Chris Farley as a roadie, Kevin Pollak as a parks and recreation supervisor, Harry Shearer as a DJ, Tim Meadows as Sammy Davis Jr, and Michael A Nickles as Jim Morrison. If you don't blink, you might also catch glimpses of Ed O'Neill (reprising his role from the first film), Drew Barrymore, Ted McGinley, Heather Locklear, and Charlton Heston, with Aerosmith headlining "Waynestock". It's not great art, but it's funny as hell and a worthy sequel.