Waynes World / Waynes World 2

Starring: Dana Carvey, Mike Myers Original UK Premiere: 1992 Dvd Release: 12th September, 2005 Number Of Discs: 2 Format: Box set, PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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Waynes World is a 1992 comedy film starring Mike Myers & Dana Carvey as hosts of a cable access television show from Aurora, Illinois. The movie was adapted from a popular skit of the same name on NBC s Saturday Night Live. It was directed by Penelope Spheeris & also featured Rob Lowe & Tia Carrere. Wayne & Garths hobbies included playing Hockey in the street, hanging out at Stan Mikita s doughnut shop & catching hot local bands at Gas Works, a hard rock club in Aurora. A possible explanation of the naming of the coffee shop Stan Mikitas is found under the section for Tim Hortons. The movie was filled with pop culture references & started a few of their own. Catch phrases like Not! & Excellent! aided the slacker lingo of Generation X as Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure did in 1989. Its multiple endings & the use of the camera as a character have been noted in film studies. The opening sequence to Queen s Bohemian Rhapsody propelled the song to #2 in Billboard singles charts nearly 20 years after its first release.

Dana Carvey is an American actor & comedian from Missoula, Montana. When he was three years old, his family moved to San Carlos, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. He attended Carlmont High School & received his Bachelors degree in communications from San Francisco State University. Carvey costarred on One of the Boys in 1982, a short-lived television sitcom that also starred Mickey Rooney, Nathan Lane & Meg Ryan. In 1984, Carvey had a small role in Rob Reiner s This Is Spinal Tap film, where he played a mime, with fellow comedian Billy Crystal. In 1986, Carvey became a household name when he joined the cast of NBC s Saturday Night Live. Carveys SNL impressions & characters included Johnny Carson, Garth Algar, President George H W Bush, Ross Perot, The Church Lady, Franz, President Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, John McLaughlin, Charles Grodin & Woody Allen. Garth Algar is actually an affectionate caricature of Danas brother, Brad Carvey, an accomplished electrical engineer who invented the Video Toaster. Carvey left the show in 1993.

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Michael Stanley Mike Myers is a relief pitcher who plays for the Boston Red Sox. Originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round in 1990 out of Iowa State University, Myers has pitched in the Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks & Seattle Mariners. Myers, a left-handed specialist with a submarine delivery, has appeared in more games than any pitcher in the majors since 1996. In the same period he has pitched in at least 64 games, topping 70 appearances in six of eight seasons. With Detroit, he led twice the majors with 83 appearances in 1996 and, in 1997, in 88 games, two shy of the American League record. Between 1995 & 2003, Myers compiled a 12-20 record with 327 strikeouts, a 4,37 ERA & 14 saves in 376 innings. He has held left-handed hitters to a .213 batting average with 243 strikeouts & opponents have hit just .241 all-time with runners in scoring position, just .230 with men in scoring position & two outs. On August 7, 2004, Myers was traded by Seattle to Boston. Posters Of Mike Myers

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