What's Wayne's World without Queen's epic "Bohemian Rhapsody"? Fortunately, fans of the 1992 comedy never have to ask themselves that question. But there was a time when that might have been the case.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, comedian legend and Saturday Night Live alumnus Mike Myers revealed that the movie studio, producer Lorne Michaels, and director Penelope Spheeris all wanted the song axed from the script. Fortunately, Mike came to the rescue of Wayne's World's most famous scene. Although he did so in a way that may have added to his "diva-like" reputation. Here's what really happened...

Why Mike Myers Wanted "Bohemian Rhapsody" In Wayne's World

Wayne's World came out a few months after Queen frontman Freddie Mercury tragically passed away. But it came out nearly two decades after "Bohemian Rhapsody" was first released and initially failed to find an audience. Of course, the song would eventually go down at the band's most famous track. And part of the song's ongoing success can be attributed to it being cemented in pop culture by Wayne's World's hilarious and full-on sing-a-long opening scene.

The MTV crowd, who likely only knew Queen peripherally, soon fell in love with the gargantuan and downright strange hit. But Mike didn't want the song in his SNL skit-inspired feature film because he thought it would be a sensation. He wanted it in the film because it meant something to him.

"I grew up in Scarborough, Ontario of British parents. I’d gone to England in ’75 with my family and heard “Bohemian Rhapsody” on the radio. We were obsessed with it," Mike, who played Wayne Campbell in the film, admitted to Rolling Stone.

"Me and my brother, our friends’ car was a powder blue Dodge Dart Swinger that had a vomit stain on the side of it that someone chiseled in the shape of Elvis Presley. We’d drive down the Don Valley Parkway, listening to Bohemian Rhapsody."

Mike went on to say that they would time the song as to when they would reach the Toronto city limits. As soon as they did, the "rocking part" would come in.

"I was 'Galileo!' three of five. If I took somebody else’s 'Galileo!' or somebody took mine, a fight would ensue. It’s just something that I always back-pocketed. Wayne’s World was my childhood. I knew only to write what I knew."

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"I wanted it to sort of reflect a kind of spirit, a time in your life before you had to do adult things and pay taxes and all that stuff. If the TV show was restricted to the basement, I wanted Wayne’s World the movie to be as cinematic and in the world as possible. I thought “Bohemian Rhapsody” would be a great way to introduce everybody."

Why "Bohemian Rhapsody" Almost Wasn't In Wayne's World

In the interview with Rolling Stone, director Penelope Spheeris admitted that she didn't think "Bohemian Rhapsody" was the right choice for Wayne's World. She didn't think it was the right "headbanger" for the opening. This was a sentiment shared by the movie studio and, most importantly, by producer Lorne Michaels.

"I fought very, very hard for Bohemian Rhapsody," Mike Myers said. "At that time, the public had kind of forgotten about Queen a little bit. [Producer] Lorne [Michaels] was suggesting Guns N Roses—I don’t even remember the song—because at the time, Guns N Roses had a number one song. I said, 'I hear you. I think that’s really smart,' but I didn’t have any jokes for a Guns N Roses song. I had lots of jokes for “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It’s just inherently comedic."

Mike was so determined to keep the Queen song in the film that he actually threatened to quit. While this was seen as Mike being "difficult" by Penelope (according to her interview with Rolling Stone), she understood this is the way "amazing comedians" can often be about what they're passionate about.

"At one point I said to everybody, 'I’m out. I don’t want to make this movie if it’s not Bohemian Rhapsody," Mike admitted. "I just love the song. It’s ballsy that it’s that long. It’s ballsy that it’s two songs in one, that’s it’s opera. Then when it kicks in, it’s just such a fantastic release. I didn’t think of another possibility."

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"Lorne is a good producer. He just kept saying, 'You’ll forgive me if I want to make this movie a hit.'" Mike said of his argument regarding the use of the song.

"He was just testing my passion for it. Movies are the most expensive entertainment device created by man, and he wanted to make sure that we were doing everything that was the most entertaining. But sometimes it’s just a little voice that tells you that if “Bohemian Rhapsody” was big in my house, it was probably big in other people’s houses too. And it was authentic to my life."

Fortunately, Mike got exactly what he demanded. If he hadn't, there's no doubt that the film wouldn't have resonated with audiences in the same way. After all, as soon as Wayne, Garth, and their pals start singing that song, we know precisely who they are and we root for them as characters.

Did Freddie Mercury Ever See Wayne's World?

After they had completed the scene, Mike started to have doubts. He believed that he had done wrong by this great piece of art that he loved so dearly. So, he reached out to Queen themselves to win their approval.

"Mike Myers phoned me up and said, 'We’ve got this thing which we think is great. Do you want to hear it?'" Queen's guitarist Brian May said. "And I said, 'Yeah.” And he said, 'Do you think Freddie would want to hear it?'"

At the time, Freddie was extremely sick and in the last few weeks of his life. But Brian thought he would love what Mike created.

"Mike gave me a tape which I took ’round to Freddie and played to him. Freddie loved it. He just laughed and thought it was great, this little video," Brian added. "The funny thing was, we always regarded the song as tongue in cheek ourselves. If it would come on the radio, we would all be headbanging when it came to the heavy bit as well, us as a group. It was very close to our sense of humor."

"I got a letter from Brian May saying how much he loved it and how much the band loved it," Mike said. "He sent me a signed guitar. I’m overwhelmed by it because I love that band so much."