Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.

Director:

Peter Hewitt (as Pete Hewitt)

Writers:

Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon

Stars:

Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keanu Reeves	...	Ted
Alex Winter	...	Bill / Granny Preston
William Sadler	...	Grim Reaper
Joss Ackland	...	De Nomolos
Pam Grier	...	Ms. Wardroe
George Carlin	...	Rufus
Amy Stoch	...	Missy (as Amy Stock-Poynton)
Jim Martin	...	Sir James Martin
Hal Landon Jr.	...	Captain Logan
Annette Azcuy	...	Elizabeth
Sarah Trigger	...	Joanna
Chelcie Ross	...	Colonel Oats
Taj Mahal	...	Gatekeeper
Robert Noble	...	Bach
Hal Landon Sr.	...	Thomas Edison

Storyline

The world of our distant future is a veritable utopia, thanks to the lyrics of two simple-minded 20th Century rock and rollers, Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan. However, a would-be conquerer threatens to throw history off-track by sending "most non-non-heinous" evil robot Bill and Teds back to kill their good counterparts. Finding themselves dead, the boys must outwit the Grim Reaper and traverse Heaven and Hell to return to the land of the living, rescue their "babes" and have a "most triumphant" concert at the all-important Battle of the Bands.

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | musician | bromance | buddy movie | classroom | 

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Taglines:

Hell Hath No Pizza

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Music | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

At first, the studio executives adamantly said "No Way!" to the idea of Bill and Ted dying, but the creators and actors were firm, realizing that it was too good an idea not to do.

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Goofs

When Bill and Ted are freefalling into Hell, when they've turned parallel with the ground, supports/suspension equipment is visible through their t-shirts.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Chuck De Nomolos: It is time. They have reached the second crucial turning point in their destiny. Their message is about to reach millions. But, we will change all that. When our mission is successful, no longer will the world be dominated by the legacy of these two fools! No longer will we hear this.
[plays air guitar]
Chuck De Nomolos: We will stop them now! Brothers and sisters, are we ready?
[everybody cocks their guns]

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Crazy Credits

The Bodacious Video Effects

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Alternate Versions

A scene in the future that was cut showed De Nomolos explaining more about his book, including who Missy was to marry in his version of history. The line in the finished movie made by Evil Bill when he knocks out Missy, "Catch ya later future wife!" is a reference to this.

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Connections

Referenced in After Hours: The Best Movie Hell to End Up In (2017)

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Soundtracks

The Perfect Crime
Written by Mike Patton, Roddy Bottum, Billy Gould, Mike Bordin and Jim Martin
Performed by Faith No More
Produced by Matt Wallace and Faith No More
Published by Vomit God Music / Big Thrilling Music
Courtesy of Slash Records

User Reviews

Pretty good for a sequel.

They over did it a bit on the goofiness factor, at least compared to the first one, but it's Bill and Ted, it's supposed to be crazy and wacky. Not quite as fun as the first but still definitely worth a watch.

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Italian Russian

Release Date:

19 July 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure II

Filming Locations:

Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant - 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,241,268, 21 July 1991

Gross USA:

$38,037,513

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$38,039,850

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nelson Entertainment, Interscope Communications

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1