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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
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17 February 1989 (USA)
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History is about to be rewritten by two guys who can't spell... more
Plot:
Two seemingly dumb teens struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations
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(3 articles)
'Bill & Ted' actor Carlin dies, aged 71
(From digitalspy. 23 June 2008, 5:26 AM, PDT)
Comedian George Carlin Dies At 71
(From WENN. 23 June 2008, 12:05 AM, PDT)
(From digitalspy. 23 June 2008, 5:26 AM, PDT)
Comedian George Carlin Dies At 71
(From WENN. 23 June 2008, 12:05 AM, PDT)
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A 10/10 on the fun scale
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Keanu Reeves | ... | Ted Logan | |
| Alex Winter | ... | Bill S. Preston, Esq. | |
| George Carlin | ... | Rufus | |
| Terry Camilleri | ... | Napoleon | |
| Dan Shor | ... | Billy the Kid | |
| Tony Steedman | ... | Socrates | |
| Rod Loomis | ... | Dr. Sigmund Freud | |
| Al Leong | ... | Genghis Khan | |
| Jane Wiedlin | ... | Joan of Arc | |
| Robert V. Barron | ... | Abraham Lincoln (as Robert Barron) | |
| Clifford David | ... | Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| Hal Landon Jr. | ... | Captain Logan | |
| Bernie Casey | ... | Mr. Ryan | |
| Amy Stock-Poynton | ... | Missy Preston | |
| J. Patrick McNamara | ... | Mr. Preston |
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90 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:12 |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Canada:G |
Sweden:7 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:6 |
Singapore:PG
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Bill and Ted began as a stand-up act in which the characters would discuss current events without knowing what they were talking about. Originally there was a third character named Bob, but the comedian who played him lost interest after a few performances
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Continuity: When Rufus leaves in the phone booth (at Ted's house) and the empty booth drops down, Bill and Ted are right next to each other in close shots, but are 3 or 4 feet apart in the medium/long shots.
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Rufus: Hi, welcome to the future. San Dimas California 2688. And I'm telling you it's great here. The air is clean, the water's clean, even the dirt, it's clean. Bowling averages are way up, mini-golf scores are way down. And we have more excellent water slides than any other planet we communicate with...
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Rufus: Hi, welcome to the future. San Dimas California 2688. And I'm telling you it's great here. The air is clean, the water's clean, even the dirt, it's clean. Bowling averages are way up, mini-golf scores are way down. And we have more excellent water slides than any other planet we communicate with...
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Paul Rudd/Beyoncé (#34.8)" (2008)
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Soundtrack:
No Right To Do Me Wrong
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WOW. Talk about a childhood classic! Bill and Ted first surfaced when I was nine years old. Those were the days...I don't know how many times my best friend and I watched this one, but it must have been every day during our third grade year. I've watched it countless times after that and it has yet to lose its charm. When Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey came out a couple of years later, the process repeated itself. These are two movies about a couple of (seemingly) burn-out teens who don't take drugs, which leads one to the conclusion that they were just born idiots. Thing is, just by being stupid, everything seems to happen right for them wherever they go, thanks to good ole Rufus (George "the king" Carlan).
Excellent Adventure starts with our idiot duo, doing what they do; jamming out in the garage (on guitars they can't play) and talking nonstop about how someday, somehow, their band "Wyld Stalyns" will open for Iron Maiden. When their dream is threatened by the reality that they are flunking out in history, things take a turn. What it all boils down to is that they need to have a badass history report or they're both going to flunk out and Ted will be sent to military school by his mean, police officer dad.
This is where Rufus comes in. He shows up in a time machine (in the form of a phone booth) and claims to have all the answers to their problems. The time machine is just what they need for their history report so it's "back in time we go", to capture historically significant figures (Socrates, Napolean, Billy the Kid, Joan of Arc, Abe Lincoln, etc.). The fun never stops.
I'm really not sure why this movie works as well as it does. It takes an idea that would sound completely stupid on paper, and somehow, makes it all come together. The characters are completely likeable and the script is sharply written. Best of all, this movie is just good fun. The music is awesome too. If you have never seen this movie or its sequel, you are seriously depraved. Go put on your old Megadeth t-shirt, ragged out jeans, and a few beers, plop down on the couch and enjoy.