A Westworld and Wayne's World recut? No way!
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[WARNING: Heavy-handed Wayne’s World references throughout.]
There is perhaps no greater homage to Mike Myers’ Gen-X masterpiece here, in the 25th year after its release, than this Westworld mashup. The trailer gives us a glimpse at what life in Aurora, Illinois would be like if instead of being basic cable darlings Wayne and (with him as always is) Garth were self-aware hosts created by Dr. Ford.
There's a tiny amount of narrative generosity at play in this Westworld mashup, as it draws from both Wayne's World AND Wayne's World 2 . But, nitpicking aside, this is my favorite thing on the internet today:
My personal highlight from the Westworld and Wayne's World mashup is the scene where Garth must destroy the autonomous hand as it begins to move on its own. Really shows the crossover potential. Missed opportunity, though, for an underrated line by Dana Carvey, “we fear change.” And it would've been nice to see our favorite Westworld actor Leonardo Nam make an appearance.
READ: Leonardo Nam Talks About Going From Homeless Actor to HBO Heartthrob
I think I fall in a unique category of sad + old in that, if given the choice, I'd much rather take my vacation to Dr.Ford’s Wayne's World than Westworld . I would eat sugar pucks at Stan Mikita’s everyday. On days I felt like going all GTA I would enlist Glenn the disgruntled manager ( BRILLIANTLY played by Ed O’Neill ) to go on a rampage through Aurora with me. I think it'd be good for both of us.
On days I felt amorous, well, there's a certain psycho hose beast who could fulfill some long and deep seeded adolescent fantasies of mine. No, I am not Team Cassandra. I am Team Stacy. On this, there is no debate.
Throw in a night of existential airplane gazing, a Shitty Beatles show at The Gasworks, some street hockey and a whole lot of Bohemian Rhapsody, too. It's more magical than being whisked away to … Delaware. It sounds more fun than breaking into a little sweet shop on the edge of town to get 1000 brown M&Ms to fill a brandy glass or Ozzy won't go on stage that night.
Watch out for that bloody bengal tiger though.
