In 1992, popular Saturday Night Live skit ''Wayne's World'' was made into a hit movie. The story features Mike Meyers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as his pal Garth Algar, two rockin' dudes having fun and starring in their most excellent public access TV show.
I was just wondering how different it would be if they tried to film this movie in 2026.
The 1992 movie starts with young Chicago TV producer Benjamin Kane (Rob Lowe) laying in bed with a beautiful redhead. They are channel surfing when she turns it on to the public access TV channel. Her face lights up as she and Benjamin watch her favorite local PUBLIC ACCESS TV show featuring two hilarious, rockin' dudes. Benjamin believes he has found a TV show that he can sell to Noah Vanderhoff, the millionaire owner of a local chain of video game arcades. (REMEMBER VIDEO ARCADES?)
In the 2026 version, young men and women don't date, go out or have sex, so this version begins in the basement of Benji's parents house. He is a part-time doordash driver, mostly-unemployed internet enterpreneur, and he's stting alone in his underwear, watching YouTube.
In the 2026 version, Wayne's World isn't a Public Access TV show. Instead, it's a YouTube reaction channel. Wayne and Garth's enjoy reacting to horror movies. Tonight's movie reaction is the 1968 horror classic, ''Night Of The Living Dead''. Garth is traumatized and Benjamin is amused.
Tonight's reaction video got a good number of video views and Wayne is in his parent's basement in HIS underwear checking out the comment section. Some of the comments are quite funny.
In the 1992 version, Wayne, Garth, and two buddies take ''The Mirth Mobile'' out on the town, They are playing ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' on the car's tape deck while headbanging to the beat. They go to Stan Mikita's Donuts, an eatery open 24 hours a day and it's managed by a local psychopath Glen. (played by Ed O'Neil).
Then they hit The GasWorks, a nightclub, where Wayne is quite enamored with the beautiful, exotic-looking singer-bassplayer on the stage. SCHWING!!!! It's Saturday night, and Wayne and his buds are having fun.
In the 2026 version, Wayne calls doordash and orders a pizza. Except for his YouTube channel, Wayne's life is miserable and boring. In the 1992 version, Wayne wears a ''Wayne's World'' baseball cap. In the 2026 version, Wayne wears a man-bun. Ewwww.
In the 1992 version, Wayne's love interest Cassandra, (played by Tia Carrere) is an ambitious, budding rock star. In the 2026 GENERATION Z version, Cassandra is either a member of a K-POP singing group or an obnoxious, 300-pound street protestor who hates Donald Trump. There are very few actual rock bands existing in 2026.
In the 1992 version, Wayne learns Cantonese, the language of his love interest CASSANDRA. In THE 2026 version, Wayne learns how hard it is to navigate LinketIn, where potential employers demand ''potential employees'' work without officially ever being employed or paid. He learns that most CEOs and job recruiters are psychopaths. Wayne goes back to his ''Joe Job''.
In the 1992 version, Benjamin exploits Wayne and Garth, but at least he pays them $5,000 first. In the 2026 version, Benjamin persuades Wayne and Garth to monetize their YouTube channel. They make a whopping 27.12.
In the 1992 version of Wayne's World, Wayne and Garth go to see Alice Cooper in Milwaukee, They have backstage passes and are excited to meet their hero. In the 2026 version, Benjamin gives them tickets to see Doja Kat. They leave after about 3 songs.
In the 1992 version, the conniving Benjamin tries to steal Cassandra away from Wayne, impressing her by speaking Cantonese and offering to produce her music video. Cassandra makes the video in a sexy jungle pelt and a snake draped over her.
In the 2026 version, Benjamin doesn't even like girls. Cassandra makes a lyric video and dedicates it to The MeToo Movement. If anyone dared suggest Cassandra shoot a video in a sexy jungle pelt she would sue them for HARRASSMENT.
Wayne's World 2026 couldn't happen now. People rarely go out and women are wondering where all the men have gone.
Men don't ask girls out because when one tries, he is publicly humiliated. If Wayne's World was filmed now it would be either the shortest, most boring, sad movie ever made or it would be quite unrealistic.
As for your bushy-tailed correspondent, he would rather live in Wayne's World than the world of 2026.
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