Wayne's World 2 (1993) User Reviews

Not As Good As The Original, But Good None The Less

[kylehodgdon · 6/10 · 11 November 2009]

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.

Wayne and Garth are still great together

[SnoopyStyle · 6/10 · 1 February 2015]

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.

Party On.

[JMG-2 · 29 October 1999]

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.

I'm in the minority

[view_and_review · 6/10 · 1 July 2020]

I'm probably in the minority here, but I liked WW2 more than WW (that would be "Wayne's World 2" not World War 2). I thought the jokes were better and Christopher Walken was a trillion times better than Rob Lowe as the antagonist.

Slight improvement

[Bored_Dragon · 6/10 · 6 January 2020]

Slight improvement

The sequel is in the same fashion as the original, but is slightly better. This time the story makes sense, the references are more interesting, the spoofs better measured and sometimes really funny, and the whole movie is much more entertaining. It's still light years away from a good movie, but unlike the first one, this at least isn't a waste of time. If for no other reason, it's worth a look for big names such as Christopher Walken (in one of the lead roles), full Aerosmith, James Hong, Heather Locklear, Heather Locklear, and Charlton Heston.

6/10

A Good Sequel

[Uriah43 · 6/10 · 13 July 2019]

This film essentially begins with both "Wayne Campbell" (Mike Myers) and his good buddy "Garth Algar" (Dana Carvey) having finally moved out of their parent's houses and living life to the fullest on their own. As it so happens, Wayne's girlfriend "Cassandra Wong" (Tia Carrere) is on the verge of stardom in the rock music industry and has attracted the attention of an unscrupulous record producer by the name of "Bobby Cahn" (Christopher Walken) who is trying his best to sabotage Wayne's relationship with her for his own personal gain. Meanwhile, Garth finds himself being seduced by a beautiful blonde named "Honey Horneé" (Kim Basinger) who also has her own secret agenda. And it's during this time that Wayne has a dream in which "Jim Morrison" (Michael A. Nickles) advises him that the way out of his current situation is to produce a rock concert there in Aurora, Illinois and invite the biggest bands at the time with the promise of success if he books them. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that, although it lacked the novelty of its predecessor, this sequel seemed to be a bit more polished. Likewise, although some of the gags were recycled the film itself turned out to be just as humorous as the original film. In any case, I enjoyed this film for the most part and have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

Not bad

[djfrost-46786 · 5/10 · 27 August 2018]

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.

How Is This Movie a 6 out of 10!?!?!?!?

[joerowling · 9/10 · 27 April 2013]

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.

Wayne's World marked the end of the '80s -- Wayne's World 2, the beginning of the '90s

[wedigclassics · 6/10 · 13 April 2012]

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...

Concept seemed stale by then.

[TOMASBBloodhound · 5/10 · 12 June 2010]

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.

Better than the first

[Genkinchan · 8/10 · 21 June 2022]

In my honest opinion definitely better than the first with a lot of cameo appearance a lot of homages to rock and appearance by Aerosmith and Charleston Heston scene was a legend on its own.

"If you book them they will come"

[bkoganbing · 6/10 · 14 October 2020]

Continuing in the goofy tradition of Wayne's World our two favorite goofballs Mike Myers and Dana Carvey are back in Myers's garage doing their cable access channel TV show. Tia Carrere whom he won in the first film is trying to get her music career going and she's got a shark of a producer Christopher Walken looking to move in professionally and personally.

Only in the movies would Tia Carrere pass up Christopher Walken in this film and Rob Lowe in the firs Wayne's World for Mike Myers.

Myers gets a vision from the late Jim Morrison who says it's their destiny to put on a concert in Adlai Stevenson Park in their home town of Aurora, Illinois. So these two just learn as they go the logistics of putting on a concert. They do get Aerosmith to show up for their event.

About 15 movies get spoofed in this film and one major film star gets to deliver some banal lines like it was from the Bard.

Number 2 continues with the same goofy standard as the first Wayne's World.

Not Exactly An Imaginative Title

[damianphelps · 5/10 · 30 March 2022]

The story for WW2 is perhaps better than the original, we have been introduced to the characters and now get to watch them do something.

Its funny :)

Much better than the first one

[Cass1us · 14 October 2000]

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.

Not bad: Part II

[Mr-Fusion · 6/10 · 27 February 2023]

Fast-tracked sequel that feels like it was written over a weekend (and improv'd the rest of the way), but hey, it measures up. Rather than focusing on the TV show, Wayne and Garth have their own story (quest, if you will) and it makes the movie less dependent on the supporting cast; although I was relieved when Ed O'Neill showed up.

But like the first movie, when it works, it works well. Riffing on The Graduate could've gone sideways, but they pulled it off nicely.

To this day, that Kim Basinger subplot is just bananas, and Aerosmith is several steps down from Alice Cooper, but what're ya gonna do.

WW2

[questl-18592 · 6/10 · 30 July 2020]

Haven't watched either of these in quite a while, but saw this one streaming and thought I'd revisit it. It... Disappoints a little. It's not awful, but it feels like such a rehash of the original without the same originality or creativity. I still think it's a solid background movie, there's plenty here to glance over at and enjoy, but as a whole it's underwhelming. If you're looking for some classic comedy with Meyers and Carvey, check out the first one. If that's not possible for some reason, this is serviceable enough but it should never be the first choice.

Way better than the original -- laugh-out-loud funny!

[Wuchakk · 9/10 · 9 October 2014]

"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

Essentially the same movie as the first.

[Aaron1375 · 5/10 · 12 July 2010]

This film like the first one features the SNL skit characters Wayne and Garth and this time they are planning to throw one heck of a super concert. Tagging along hoping to make it really big is once again Tia Carrere. You know the Carrere that appears in both Wayne's World movies and virtually nothing else, not the porn star who is probably more well known and popular as she does not sing badly and her acting is on par with Tia. The concert part of this film makes for the best comedy in this one, while the whole Wayne/Cassandra romance once again makes up the weakest part of the film. Overall, that is pretty much what this film is, a bit weaker version of the first movie. When they are pulled over by the cop and it ended up being the cop from "Terminator 2" that was rather funny and unexpected. Here there is a similar joke that is so telegraphed that it is not even mildly amusing and rather pointless. There is a rather funny scene in this one where Wayne meets Cassandra's dad and while it is cheesy and a bit like the scenes out of the Police Academy movies it still worked. The ending though is not quite as good though. In the end, this movie could have been good, part of the problems with this one might stem from the fact that this one was released so shortly after the first movie.

One of the greatest sequels

[joe_bassist89 · 8/10 · 17 January 2006]

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

Not as good as the first one but still worth watching

[sme_no_densetsu · 7/10 · 2 July 2017]

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.

Wayne's World 2

[studioAT · 3/10 · 28 July 2022]

A typical sequel really - more of the same, only slightly bigger, and slightly less funny.

It's a good attempt, but it's all a case of 'seen it better before'.

Fun though.

One of the few sequels that is better than the original!

[jellyneckr · 17 June 2004]

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

A little bit . . .

[jack_o_hasanov_imdb · 6/10 · 28 August 2021]

This was a less fun movie than I expected.

It wasn't very funny, but it was fun. The first movie was better. But it still wasn't bad.

Just about as good as the original, in some ways better...

[kergillian · 7/10 · 17 April 2001]

This was really close to the first in quality (one thing that Bill and Ted's never achieved: a good sequel). In some ways it far surpassed the first; for one, Christopher Walken kicks the hell out of Rob Lowe in cool factor. Just being in the film is enough to raise the level. Also, that faux Hong Kong martial arts scene between Mike Myers and James Hong is priceless!! The best scene in both films by far! (I especially love the phone call in the middle...)

Downside? Well, Tia Carrere was still in it, and she was still singing. But that on its own wasn't enough to eliminate the quality of the film. Kim Basinger more than made up for it with an *amazing* role as adulterous wife Honey Hornée, who teaches Garth a thing or three about women. Sultry and a great actress when she wants to be, she's everything Tia can never be.

Another downside is that the flow is much more off here. Too many Jim Morrison scenes (although Tim Meadows does a great Sammy Davis Jr.) and too much of the ‘weird naked Indian'. In fact, many of the jokes were pushed too far and felt forced. But the scenes that were on were *hilarious*!!

Look for more great cameos: Ed O'Neil reprises his hilariously psychotic role as Mikita's manager, Chris Farley plays a typically Farley-esque roadie. Other cameos include: Aerosmith, Charlton Heston (the *good* actor;), Harry Shearer, Heather Locklear, Jay Leno, Drew Barrymore and Kevin Pollack (it's all in the eyes;)

Overall: a good sequel to a good movie. Thankfully they quit while ahead. Definitely had its moments, and those moments were great! Another easy 7/10.

Sure I Rather See The First One But...

[mal karma · 7/10 · 16 September 2002]

I Still Love It!!! Mike Myers is always great wether he's playing Wayne Campbell or Austin Powers. The original had more good stuff as the cameo by Robert Patrick and the interview with Wayne's World sponsor ('sphincter boy'). But you gotta laugh when he does the kung fu fighting with his girlfriend's father with the that beatle move and the terrible dubbing- hilarious!!!! if you go and watch this one is because you know you're gonna like it- we all did