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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) 6.9
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Metascore: 44/100
Reviews: 170 user | 77 critic | 7 from Metacritic.com Two seemingly dumb teens struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine. Director:Stephen Herek |
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Cast
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| Alex Winter | ... | ||
| George Carlin | ... | ||
| Terry Camilleri | ... | ||
| Dan Shor | ... | ||
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Tony Steedman | ... | |
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Rod Loomis | ... | |
| Al Leong | ... | ||
| Jane Wiedlin | ... | ||
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Robert V. Barron | ... |
Abraham Lincoln
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| Clifford David | ... | ||
| Hal Landon Jr. | ... | ||
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Amy Stock-Poynton | ... |
Missy /
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In the small town of San Dimas, a few miles away from Los Angeles, there are two nearly brain dead teenage boys going by the names of Bill S, Preston ESQ. and Ted Theodore Logan, they have a dream together of starting their own rock and roll band called the "Wyld Stallyns". Unfortunately, they are still in high school and on the verge of failing out of their school as well, and if they do not pass their upcoming history report, they will be separated as a result of Ted's father sending him to military school. But, what Bill and Ted do not know is that they must stay together to save the future. So, a man from the future named Rufus came to help them pass their report. So, both Bill and Ted decided to gather up historical figures which they need for their report. They are hoping that this will help them pass their report so they can stay together. Written by John Wiggins
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History is about to be rewritten by two guys who can't spell... See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
17 February 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Fantástica Aventura de Bill e Ted See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$40,485,039 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG), De Laurentiis Film Partners, Interscope Communications See more »
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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. I'm telling you this place is great! But it almost wasn't. You see, 700 years ago, the two great ones, ran into a few problems. So now I have to travel back in time to help them out. If ...
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Written by Richard Czerny and Spencer Sercombe
Published by Irving Music, Inc. and Deliberate Music
Performed by Shark Island
Produced by Randy Nicklaus
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
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Trivia
During the scene where Bill & Ted are leaving Napoleon in Ted's younger brother Deacon's care, you can see an electric football game in the background. Assuming Ted grew up playing the game, it helps explain why Bill & Ted are good at it and can best the reaper when they play in the sequel. See more »Goofs
When Socrates pushes a British knight off the horse-drawn wagon during the escape to the phone booth, it's quite obviously a stunt double, most notably by the man's face. See more »Quotes
[first lines]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. I'm telling you this place is great! But it almost wasn't. You see, 700 years ago, the two great ones, ran into a few problems. So now I have to travel back in time to help them out. If ...
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Referenced in How It Should Have Ended: How The Matrix Should Have Ended (2005) See more »Soundtracks
Father TimeWritten by Richard Czerny and Spencer Sercombe
Published by Irving Music, Inc. and Deliberate Music
Performed by Shark Island
Produced by Randy Nicklaus
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.
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It's hard to get upset at two very likable dummies who wouldn't hurt a fly. That's Bill and Ted, two Valley-type teens from back in the late '80s who play two really two guys who wind up going on a time-travel trip while trying to help themselves pass a history presentation.
I've always enjoyed time travel stories but they've all been fairly intelligent......not stupid, like this. However, this was still fun to watch. Any time you get to see Billy the Kid, Abraham Lincoln, Socrates, Beethoven, Napoleon, Joan of Arc and others all in the same movie - especially with these two modern-day airheads - is pretty entertaining.
Keanu Reeves was perfect for the role because he sounds stupid no matter role he plays! Alex Winter, I don't know. George Carlin has been goofy for 50 years so anything stupid he says wouldn't surprise me.
This is comedy at its lightest but it's pretty inoffensive, safe viewing for most anyone and if you need a laugh - even from something dumb - this would fill the bill.