Movie Trivia

The movie was shot in 34 days.

A special trailer was made, which was only shown in front of The Addams Family (1991).

Originally set in Ontario, Canada.

The "Stairway to Heaven" guitar riff was changed for the international, cable, and videotape releases to a generic riff because of disputes in obtaining rights to the first five notes of the song, which appear only in the US theatrical release.

The donut shop is owned by ex Chicago Blackhawk Stan Mikita, a reference to a popular chain of Canadian donut shops created by hockey legend Tim Horton. The police officer in the shop is Officer Koharski. This could be a reference to the National Hockey League referee Don Koharski who was told by New Jersey Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld to "have another donut, you fat pig" after a playoff game.

Pictures of Wayne and Garth in Garth's bedroom are from earlier "Saturday Night Live" sketches.

The episode of The Twilight Zone that Garth describes to the audience doesn't exist.

In the early '70s, some British music shops banned or fined patrons for playing "Stairway to Heaven" because it was played so often. Hence the sign: "No 'Stairway to Heaven'" when Wayne plays the guitar in the store.

Director Cameo: [Penelope Spheeris] In the booth for the shooting of the first episode.

While filming the Bohemian Rhapsody sequence, both Mike Myers and Dana Carvey developed severe pain in their necks from all the head banging. There are scenes later in the movie where it becomes apparent they are trying to move their necks as little as possible.

Dana Carvey did his own drum-playing for the music shop scene.

Dana Carvey did not learn the lyrics to "Bohemian Rhapsody" prior to filming the scene where everyone is singing along to it, and was reportedly displeased with the take of that scene used in the film because he was obviously not singing, just moving his mouth in vague relation to the lyrics.

Is the only "Saturday Night Live" (1975) spin-off movie to date (including The Blues Brothers (1980)) that has grossed over $100 million.

Dana Carvey stated in interviews to promote this film during its theatrical run, that he developed severe pain in his jaw due to Garth's overbite, and that he spent his nights after filming had wrapped for the day with bags of ice held to the sides of his face.

When Wayne and Garth are on the hood of the car watching airplanes fly over, Garth asks Wayne if he ever thought Bugs Bunny was attractive in women's clothing. Mike Myers' laugh after that comment was genuine, but he was laughing at something completely different Dana Carvey said off camera.

During the "Terminator 2" parody scene that has Robert Patrick reprising his role as the evil T-1000 Terminator, the song "Time Machine" can be heard in the background. This song comes from the 1992 Black Sabbath album called "Dehumanizer" which featured a painted image of a Terminator Endoskeleton disguised in a grim reaper costume.

When the plane flies over Wayne and Garth, the plane is seen from underneath is actually a 4-foot-long model.

There is actually no establishment called "Stan Makita's Donuts" in or around the Chicagoland area, although many moviegoers will claim to have been there or driven past it.

When Wayne is interviewing the sponsor, played by Brian Doyle-Murray, he writes on the back of his index card, "This man has no penis." This may be an in-joke alluding to Ghostbusters (1984), when Bill Murray (brother of Brian Doyle) says "This man has no dick."

Chris Farley's film debut.

Mike Myers' feature film debut.