{"id":2032,"date":"2015-03-31T18:49:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T18:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/annakopsky\/party-time-excellent"},"modified":"2015-03-31T18:49:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T18:49:50","slug":"21-excellent-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-waynes-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/2032","title":{"rendered":"21 Excellent Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About “Wayne’s World”"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSchwing!<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t In 1992, he explained<\/a> that he never had one in real life because he “couldn’t get around to filling out the forms and stuff.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t In 1992, the year of the film’s release, Myers said he had never been to Aurora,<\/a> but “liked the sound of the word.” After some research, he also thought Aurora’s demographics were similar to his hometown of Scarborough, Ontario.<\/p>\n However, the city of Aurora’s official website<\/a> has a hunch that some scenes were<\/i> actually filmed there.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Mikita, a former Chicago Blackhawks hockey player, told Blackhawks Magazine<\/i> in 2009<\/a> that when Lorne Michaels realized Aurora was right outside of Chicago, they thought it was the perfect opportunity to give their local fictional hangout a more relatable theme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t After joining the cast of Saturday Night Live<\/i> in 1989, he presented the character to American audiences. The sketch was a hit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t The sketch did well on SNL and the film grossed over $180 million on opening weekend, but Myers has said the first reaction was a note from the studio saying they didn’t fully understand the concept.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Producers wanted a Guns N’ Roses song, but Myers insisted that the public needed to be re-introduced to Queen’s masterpiece.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Director Penelope Spheeris has said<\/a> she had to “negotiate” with the actor, and after making him do it over and over again, he was apparently very upset with her.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t They have reportedly made up since then. Spheeris has said,<\/a> “We’re all getting too old to be pissed.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t According to Vanity Fair<\/a>, “Bohemian Rhapsody” shot back up to No. 2 on the charts following the release of the film.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Myers said in 2013<\/a> that he didn’t think including the Terminator 2<\/i> reference would be funny, but that “people went shithouse over it.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t It plays every time Wayne sees Cassandra from afar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Director Spheeris revealed<\/a> the scene was filmed on the last day of the shoot, and the two were in a “laughing fit.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t Brad Carvey has been described as<\/a> having the same “shy smile and soft, occasionally squeaky voice” as Garth, and he loves the drums.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t He really played them<\/a> while shooting the film.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t As a result,<\/a> Led Zeppelin “refused to allow those notes to appear in any versions of the film after its theatrical release, from VHS to cable airings.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t After his comedic success in Wayne’s World,<\/i> Myers also brought him on to be a part of two Austin Powers<\/i> films.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\n1.<\/span> Mike Myers wanted Wayne’s World<\/i> to be about a local cable access show because hosting one was a lifelong dream of his.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n2.<\/span> Though the film is set in suburban Aurora, Illinois, no parts of the film were actually shot there.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n3.<\/span> Stan Mikita’s Donuts doesn’t actually exist, either.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n4.<\/span> Mike Myers originally intended for the character of Wayne Campbell to be introduced on Canadian TV.<\/a>\n<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n5.<\/span> Paramount Pictures was initially on the fence<\/a> about backing the film.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n6.<\/span> Mike Myers has said on several occasions<\/a> that he would have left the film entirely had “Bohemian Rhapsody” not been included.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n7.<\/span> While filming, Myers didn’t think the headbanging scene was funny at all.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n8.<\/span> Myers and director Penelope Spheeris did not get along.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n9.<\/span> Thanks to the iconic headbanging scene, Queen experienced a mainstream comeback.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n10.<\/span> Myers wasn’t too keen on Robert Patrick’s cameo, either.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n11.<\/span> Gary Wright re-recorded<\/a> his hit “Dreamweaver” specifically for the film’s soundtrack.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n12.<\/span> During the famous car hood scene, Mike Myers is really laughing, but it’s from exhaustion.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n13.<\/span> Dana Carvey based the character of Garth Algar<\/a> on his real brother, Brad.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n14.<\/span> And Carvey can actually play the drums.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n15.<\/span> After a rights dispute, the original “Stairway To Heaven” guitar riff in the music store scene had to be changed following theatrical release.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n16.<\/span> Rob Lowe has said<\/a> he discovered his “hitherto untapped gift for comedy” after meeting Mike Myers.<\/h2> \t\t\t
\n17.<\/span> Robin Ruzan, who played a waitress at Stan Mikita’s Donuts, was married to Myers<\/a> from 1993 until 2006.<\/h2> \t\t\t