Penelope Spheeris

Wayne's World -- When a sleazy TV exec (Rob Lowe) offers Wayne and Garth a fat contract to tape their late-night cable-access show at his network, the two can't believe their good fortune ('No way.' 'WAY!'). But they soon discover the road from basement to big time is a gnarly one, fraught with danger, temptation, and ragin' party opportunities.

The Boys Next Door -- Bo has trouble talking to girls. Roy Alston is filled with an uncontrollable rage. On the weekend of their high-school graduation, the two suburban outcasts head for Los Angeles and embark on a violent murder spree that shocks the nation. But these young men are neither hardened criminals or foaming-at-the-mouth maniacs. They are simply THE BOYS NEXT DOOR.

In one of the most shocking reality shows ever seen: Eliott Gast (Jason Behr), an American economist, is kidnapped by a group of anti-globalisation radicals; his capture is broadcast day after day on television and the only way he can be freed is through the viewers' donations. Eliott starts to torture himself to try and understand the reason for his kidnapping, digging deep into all the sins he may have committed, while the audience watches him indulgently from their homes. Senseless delves into the mechanisms of the capitalist system and does so with the punch and tension characteristic of a thriller.

Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name, Wayne's World is a wacky, irreverent pop-culture comedy about the adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey). From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention of a sleazy network executive (Rob Lowe) who wants to produce a big-budget version of "Wayne's World"—and he also wants Wayne's girlfriend, a rock singer named Cassandra (Tia Carrere). Wayne and Garth have to battle the executive not only to save their show, but also Cassandra. Director Penelope Spheeris, Myers and Carvey hang a lot of silly, but funny, jokes on this thin plot, and the energy of the cast—as well as the wild pop-culture references—make Wayne's World a cut above the average Saturday Night Live spin-off movie.