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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
6.8
Ratings: 6.8/10 from 40,854 users
Metascore:
44/100
Reviews: 151 user | 41 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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| George Carlin | ... | ||
| Terry Camilleri | ... | ||
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Tony Steedman | ... | |
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Rod Loomis | ... | |
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Al Leong | ... | |
| Jane Wiedlin | ... | ||
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Robert V. Barron | ... |
Abraham Lincoln
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| Clifford David | ... | ||
| Hal Landon Jr. | ... | ||
| Bernie Casey | ... | ||
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Amy Stock-Poynton | ... | |
| J. Patrick McNamara | ... | ||
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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:
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Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$6,167,651 (USA) (20 February 1989) (1196 Screens)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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2.35 : 1
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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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Written by Richard Czerny, Spencer Sercombe and Kevin Kreis
Published by Irving Music, Inc. and DDL Msuic Show Publishing
Performed by Shark Island
Produced by Kevin Beamish
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc. See more »
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Trivia
During the report at the end, Bill mentions that he has an Oedipus Complex. This is a term first used by Freud to describe a child's desire to possess the parent of the opposite sex. This is a reference to Bill's confused sexual desire over his new stepmom, Missy. See more »Goofs
Continuity: After the "gum and cans" repair done to the booth's antenna early in the film, some later shots of the booth show an undamaged antenna. This is most noticeable in the "Circuits of History" as well as the presentation at the end of the film. 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...
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Soundtracks
"Dangerous"Written by Richard Czerny, Spencer Sercombe and Kevin Kreis
Published by Irving Music, Inc. and DDL Msuic Show Publishing
Performed by Shark Island
Produced by Kevin Beamish
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc. See more »
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