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Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey) return in this sequel to the 1992 pop-culture time capsule WAYNE'S WORLD. The boys still have their Aurora, Illinois, cable access show, Wayne is still dating Cassandra (Tia Carrere) and Garth has even found love in the form of Honey Hornee (Kim Basinger). After sleazy record producer Bobby Cahn (Christopher Walken) attempts to lure the foxy Cassandra away from Wayne, a stress-induced dream transports Wayne to a meeting in the desert with late Doors vocalist Jim Morrison, where the deceased rock hero convinces Wayne to organize a huge outdoor rock festival in Aurora called "Waynestock." Never one to ignore the commands of a dead rock god, Wayne enlists Garth to help him plan the concert. |
Those gawky dudes Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar return here for another goofy pop culture delve into suburban Americana. This time Mike Myers's cleverly conceived alter ego is searching for meaning in his life and decides to mount a Waynestock rock concert. The gleeful party atmosphere conjured up by the first and funnier movie continues here with silly gags, daft catch phrases (schwing), surprising cameos and hip in-jokes. But it's a sloppy hit-and-miss affair that's very much a case of diminishing returns despite the odd hysterical highlight such as Myers's kung fu battle with James Hong. A masterpiece not!
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Halliwell's Film Guide
The mixture is much the same as the first film, but this time around the jokes are slightly better.