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Mike Myers wanted Wayne's World to be about a local cable access show because hosting one was a lifelong dream of his.

In 1992, he explained that he never had one in real life because he "couldn't get around to filling out the forms and stuff."

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Though the film is set in suburban Aurora, Illinois, no parts of the film were actually shot there.

In 1992, the year of the film's release, Myers said he had never been to Aurora, but "liked the sound of the word." After some research, he also thought Aurora's demographics were similar to his hometown of Scarborough, Ontario.

However, the city of Aurora's official website has a hunch that some scenes were actually filmed there.

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Stan Mikita's Donuts doesn't actually exist, either.

Mikita, a former Chicago Blackhawks hockey player, told Blackhawks Magazine in 2009 that when Lorne Michaels realized Aurora was right outside of Chicago, they thought it was the perfect opportunity to give their local fictional hangout a more relatable theme.

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Mike Myers originally intended for the character of Wayne Campbell to be introduced on Canadian TV.

After joining the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1989, he presented the character to American audiences. The sketch was a hit.

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