Rated PG-13
Starring Mike Meyers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere
Directed by Penelope Spheeris
The Story:
Wayne (Meyers) and best friend Garth (Carvey) host a local cable access show from Wayne's basement in Illinois. When a sleazy businessman (Lowe) gets designs to use their show to promote a local arcade, will success go to the boys' heads? Or will they stay true to themselves and stick it to the man?
One of many brilliant late 80's / early 90s Saturday Night Live skits that spawned catch phrases into pop culture consciousness and followed with one of the most successful SNL movies of all time.
No way!
Way!!
The movie still is amusing and holds up reasonably well for closing in on 25 years.
25 years?!
Let that one sink in for a moment.
The movie has pure moments of brilliance surrounded by pockets of amusement.
Which, at the end of the day, that's not a bad thing for any comedy.
Meyers and Carvey make the most of their dimwitted duo, and Rob Lowe proves to be exceptionally slimy as the villain of the film.
If it's been a few decades since you last gave it a whirl, well, what are you waiting for?
Available to stream instantly on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: B
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Still mostly holds up, but not a huge rush as it's not a definite crowd-pleaser at my place.
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