15 Most Memorable Wayne’s World Moments

One of the most memorable scenes of this film occurs within the first five minutes: Wayne, Garth and friends sing along to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” while riding in the car. Just past the four-minute mark the song transitions to more standard rock ‘n roll, and immediate head-banging ensues. This scene single-handedly reintroduced “Bohemian Rhapsody” into a younger generation of the 90s.

Wayne and Garth shout “Schwing!” repeatedly throughout the movie, in reference to any of the many hot girls. The “Schwing!” is also always accompanied by a pelvic thrust, even if they are sitting down at the time. One particularly memorable “Schwing!” is performed simultaneously by Wayne and Garth on their television show in response to the Guess Jeans model Claudia Schiffer. They repeatedly thrust up off the couch, and describe Claudia as “magically babelicious.”

Wayne falls for the lead singer of the band Crucial Taunt. The singer, Cassandra, is Cantonese, so Wayne buys a cassette tape from which he begins to learn the language. When he has a conversation with her later, he shows off his knowledge of her native tongue. The subtitled translations that follow are notable, for Wayne possesses an alarming understanding of the language. Additionally, when he says only few words in Cantonese, it takes many sets of subtitles to translate it into English, so Wayne and Cassandra are forced to wait before continuing their conversation This is a prime example of the many times Wayne is inexplicably aware of the camera.

When Wayne’s ex-girlfriend, Stacey, enters a scene, scary music plays. She follows Wayne around and tries to win him back, which proves to be highly unsuccessful. One attempt even lands her in a neck brace. Later she rides her bike down the street while Wayne and Garth attempt to play a game of street hockey .Stacey rides by, trying to get Wayne’s attention, but because she is distracted she hits a parked car, which she flips over, neck brace and all.

Wayne has coveted a Fender Stratocaster guitar at the local music store for some time, but has been unable to afford it. However, when Wayne’s World gets bought, he decides to finally treat himself to the guitar. He wants a salesman to help him, so he plays the “May I help you riff,” which immediately produces a sales assistant. When he is given the Fender to look at, he plays the opening few notes of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” but the salesman immediately stops him, pointing to a sign posted on the wall, announcing: “NO STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.” Meanwhile, Garth has been performing a remarkable drum solo, simply stating afterward, “I like to play.”

After Wayne and Garth have signed a TV deal for their show, Wayne’s World, they claim they won’t sell out. In a brief satire on product placement, Wayne talks to Benjamin, the TV executive, about the involvement of the sponsor on their show. He claims “Contract or no, I will not bow to any sponsor,” while holding up a Pizza Hut box and smiling. The scene continues as Wayne endorses Doritos, a pain killer, and Pepsi by “slyly” holding the products up for the camera, while Garth is dressed head to toe in Reebok.

Garth is helplessly infatuated with a waitress at the donut shop they frequent, whose good looks knock Garth out of his chair every time he sees her. Cassandra suggests Garth go and talk to the waitress, which propels Garth into a daydream. In the dream, Garth plays Jimi Hendrix’s “Foxey Lady” on the jukebox and begins to dance as he saunters towards the unnamed dream woman. He sings along, bounces up and down, and mimes to the song, thrusting his pelvis as he walks. This is Garth’s standout moment in the film, which ends with him coming back to reality and just smiling to himself.

This scene opens with Wayne saying “Camera one, camera two,” and a shot of Cassandra shifting across the screen, but Wayne is really just opening and closing each eye. The scene continues with Wayne making Cassandra laugh while she is on the phone, in his tighty whiteys, by performing a number of goofy stunts. After his shenanigans Wayne leaps onto the bed and nuzzles Cassandra, while “GRATUITOUS SEX SCENE” flashes on the screen. Again, Wayne is aware of the camera, and seemingly the final product of the movie, as he acknowledges the subtitle and replies, “Excellent.”

Benjamin invites Wayne, Garth and Cassandra over to his apartment to celebrate their new business partnerships. Garth doesn’t join them on the terrace because he’s scared of the sheer height (they are on the twenty-third floor). Instead he goes back inside and snoops around Benjamin’s apartment, coaxing the cameraman in with him. One of the things Garth finds is Benjamin’s planner, which under Thursday says: “Purchase feeble public access cable show and exploit it.” Ironically, Garth claims that he feels sorry for Benjamin’s victim. Next he finds a box of condoms that are “Ribbed for her pleasure,” to which he simply remarks, “Ewwww.”

Benjamin gives Wayne and Garth backstage passes to see Alice Cooper perform in Milwaukee. On their trip they drive by Shotz Brewery, famous from the 1970s sitcom Laverne and Shirley. In homage to the show, Wayne and Garth perform the opening sequence, complete with the theme song playing in the background. The scene even incorporates real footage from the original show. As the scene closes, Garth snaps back to reality, asking “Hey wait a minute, what are we doing?” The two run off to see Alice Cooper, as the music changes.

Wayne and Garth get to go backstage after the concert and meet Alice Cooper himself, of whom they are big fans, so much so that all Garth can do is whimper. Wayne, trying to make small talk, asks if Alice Cooper comes to Milwaukee often. Instead of a simple answer, Cooper breaks into a long, serious account of Milwaukee, explaining its history and Native American name. After his explanation Cooper invites Wayne and Garth to hang out for a while; the two fall to their knees, bowing and crying, “We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!” Alice simply sticks out his hand for them to kiss.

Noah Vanderhoff, owner of the Noah’s Arcade franchise, becomes the sponsor of Wayne’s World, and as such is given a weekly slot on the TV show. Wayne is told to simply read off the note cards he is given, and to have a short interview with Noah. However, Wayne is not happy with this new addition to his show, so he retaliates by making his own notes on the back of the cards. The cards, which the audience can see, read “Sphincter Boy,” “He blows goats. I have proof,” and “This man has no penis.” Wayne sue showed him.

Wayne and Garth have a fight, leaving Garth to entertain himself for a while. Garth is next seen at their regular donut shop, playing with his food. He has constructed a sort of caterpillar, as well as a large monster-person complete with toothpick limbs. The two attack each other, while Garth provides voice-overs for his creatures. He continually stabs the man-like creature, providing horror movie-esque stabbing motions and noises: “Reee, reee, reee.” Fortunately, Wayne’s entrance puts an end to Garth’s massacre.

When Wayne and Cassandra get into a fight, Wayne comes to her music video shoot to win her back during the movie’s self-proclaimed Oscar Clip. Wayne declares his love for Cassandra, asking if he’s supposed to be a man and be strong, splashing water onto his eyes to induce fake crying. The scene escalates as Wayne announces that the worst part of all is how he never learned to read. This gets Cassandra’s attention, but Benjamin, who is after Cassandra’s heart as well, tells Wayne to go home. Wayne believes the music video to all be a facade, and claims that he knows there is no film in the camera. As he rips it open, film spews out at an alarming rate, and Cassandra too tells Wayne to go home.

The film appears to end with a series of disasters, from Cassandra’s band not getting signed, to Stacy being pregnant with Wayne’s child, to the whole garage going up in flames, and Wayne emerging from the smoldering ruins carrying an equally fried Garth. To make matters worse, Cassandra is dating Benjamin. Then Wayne and Garth pop into the foreground of the scene, explaining they would never end the movie so horribly, and opt to do the Scooby Doo ending. This ending is equally ridiculous, and afterward Garth decides they should do the Mega Happy Ending. In this final ending, Cassandra gets the record deal, Wayne gets Cassandra, Garth gets the Dreamwoman, and the rest of the characters become better people. The ending is unrealistic, but mega happy.