‘Wayne’s World’ at 30: Director Penelope Spheeris Debunks All the Making-of Myths

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Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorRemember “It’s Pat” or “Coneheads”? While those movies based on “Saturday Night Live” skits are perhaps better left forgotten, 30 years later, “Wayne’s World” remains a classic 1990s absurdist comedy.

It made phrases like “We’re not worthy!,” “Party on,” “Not!” and “Bonus!” enduring parts of the culture and became a surprise box office hit.Mike Myers and Dana Carvey started their Wayne and Garth public access show “Wayne’s World” on “Saturday Night Live,” and it became one of just a handful of the show’s skits that justified a feature film version.Originally released Feb.

14, 1992 (really, Valentine’s Day?), “Wayne’s World” and “Wayne’s World 2” were recently re-released in a limited edition 30th anniversary Blu-Ray SteelBook from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Myers and Carvey brought endearing goofiness to their roles as public access cable TV hosts on a mission to promote their show, but the comedy’s success had another secret ingredient: director Penelope Spheeris, who was immersed in the heavy metal scene for her documentary “The Decline of Western Civilization Part II.” It was the first studio film for Spheeris, who had worked on early “SNL” films in the 1970s with producer Lorne Michaels.