Penelope Spheeris Interview: Wayne's World
It’s been 30 years since the release of the comedy classic Wayne’s World and Paramount is celebrating by releasing of film with a steel box special edition for fans on sale now. We had the opportunity to speak with the trailblazing filmmaker, Penelope Spheeris.
Spheeris is described as the rock and roll anthropologist and has been around some of the biggest names in the industry by the time she directed Wayne’s World. In this interview with Screen Rant, she recounts her experience working with comedy legends Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, and the characters of Wayne and Garth still connect with people.
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Screen Rant: Penelope Spheeris, you are a legend, an icon, rock & roll anthropologist, trailblazer, and so much more. You started with these music videos and here we are 30 years later, talking about Wayne's World. It's quite an incredible writing journey you've been on. Let me just say for my own personal experience, when you guys shot the first movie, there was a little place on La Brea and Fairview, where my father lives, and you guys were shooting there with Ed O'Neill. And I had a great experience visiting set and meeting Ed and yourself-
Penelope Spheeris: Really?
30 years ago. Yes. It was a thrill.
Penelope Spheeris: You must have been two years old.
I was 10 at the time, but it was actually my first glimpse inside of Hollywood. It was quite amazing. Here we are 30 years-
Penelope Spheeris: Wow, How cool. And you're right. You can help me because so many people challenged me when I tell them that, that's where Stan Mikita's Donuts was LA on La Brea, and they go, «No, no, no. It's in Aurora, Illinois.» And I'm like, Uh-uh (negative)." Because you
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