10 More Movie Characters Who Mean More Than You Think

10. The Security Guard - Wayne’s World

This one is cheating a little bit, because the whole point of Chris Farley's character in the first Wayne's World is that he's a spoof of every other character on this list.

In the 1992 comedy classic, Wayne and Garth are trying to get the attention of a record producer whilst at an Alice Cooper concert. They have no idea where this man is, but luckily for them, a well-informed security guard has all the answers.

Farley's character knows everything about the producer's whereabouts, which helps our heroes find him and kicks off the main events of the film.

Wayne's World plays with several movie tropes and the "side character who serves to dump exposition on the audience" stereotype is no exception. Wayne, played by Mike Myers, even turns to the audience at home and remarks how strange it is that the guard knew so much.

If this was just a gag at the expense of movie-writing cliches, this moment would have been just fine. The fact that also moves the plot along shows what a well-crafted movie Wayne's World is.

If only there was a word beginning with E that could summarise it.