After 25 years, Aurora, Ill., is getting ready to celebrate the movie that helped put the city in the national spotlight.

The film “Wayne’s World” was released in theaters in February 1992. It was based on a popular series of skits starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar on “Saturday Night Live.” In the skits, Wayne and Garth hosted a local cable show called “Wayne’s World” out of the basement of Wayne’s house in Aurora.

To mark the anniversary, a celebration is planned in the city. The Aurora Downtown group, along with the city of Aurora and the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, is assisting in organizing the six-month-long celebration of the movie.

The idea for the celebration was first raised by Jen Rauch, owner of If These Walls Could Talk, an art gallery and framing shop in downtown Aurora. Rauch said she first started “nudging” people about the anniversary last August, and that both the city and a number of local businesses and restaurants have started to come on board to celebrate Aurora’s connection to the movie.

Rauch said a Feb. 3 kickoff for the celebration is planned.