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[[Image:bteaboothbw3.jpg|thumb|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]] |
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'''''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure''''' ([[1989 in film|1989]]) is a [[comedy film|comedy]]/[[science fiction]] [[film]] based on the idea of [[time travel]]. It is also a prime example of a [[buddy films| buddy film]]. |
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The film was released by [[Nelson Entertainment]] and [[Orion Pictures]], written by [[Chris Matheson]] and [[Ed Solomon]], and directed by [[Stephen Herek]]. It starred [[Alex Winter]], [[Keanu Reeves]], [[George Carlin]], [[Terry Camilleri]], [[Rod Loomis]], [[Dan Shor]] and [[Jane Wiedlin]]. |
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The film was made in [[1987]], but due to the bankruptcy of the film's distributor, [[DEG]], was not released until 1989. Due to the delay, certain dates in the movie originally scripted as "1987" had to be redubbed as "1988". The copyright date of this movie is 1988 and the same date appears on the DVD cover. |
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The film's taglines — "Be Excellent to Each Other" and "Party On, Dudes!" — as well as various other [[California]] [[slang]] phrases enjoyed a brief surge in popularity in the U.S. following the film's release. The film's "no way"/"yes way" exchanges received new life in 1992's ''[[Wayne's World]]'', though shortened to "no way"/"way." |
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It was followed in [[1991]] by a [[sequel]], ''[[Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey]]''. |
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Two spin-off [[television]] series were produced as ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures''. The first, an [[animated series]] featuring the voices of Carlin, Winter, and Reeves, ran for 21 episodes in [[1990]] and [[1991]]. A later [[live action]] series, featuring none of the cast from the movie, lasted just seven episodes in [[1992]]. A spin-off [[comic book]], ''[[Bill and Ted's Excellent Comic Book]]'', (following on from ''Bogus Journey'') was produced by [[Marvel Comics]]. |
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There were also multi-level [[Game Boy]], [[NES]] and [[Atari Lynx]] games released, which were very loosely based on the film's time travel aspect. The PC title followed very close to the original movie and was made in 1991. |
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In [[2000]], readers of ''[[Total Film]]'' magazine voted ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' the 50th greatest comedy film of all time. |
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==Plot== |
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{{spoiler}} |
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Bill S. Preston, Esq. (Winter) and Ted "Theodore" Logan (Reeves), simply referred to as "Bill & Ted," are teenagers in [[San Dimas, California]] who are in danger of flunking out of [[high school]]. A guitar-playing guru named Rufus (Carlin) arrives from a future San Dimas to help them pass a vital history test, because their [[garage band]] ("[[Wyld Stallyns]]", pronounced "Wild Stallions") holds the key to world peace and ultimate truth but will not achieve its destiny if the duo fail the exam and Ted's [[authoritarian]] father carries out his threat to ship him to Oats [[military school|Military Academy]] in [[Alaska]]. Rufus lends them a time machine disguised as a [[Telephone booth|phone booth]], which they use to meet—and "collect"—various historical figures: [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]], [[Billy the Kid]], [[Socrates]] (comically pronounced by the duo as "sO 'krAtes", and given the surname "Johnson"), [[Sigmund Freud]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] (pronounced by the duo "Beeth oven"), [[Genghis Khan]], [[Joan of Arc]] (or, as they called her "Miss of Arc", which was carried on in [[Clone High]]), and [[Abraham Lincoln]], to help them with their vital history presentation. |
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Originally, the time machine was to be a 1969 [[Chevrolet]] van, but the idea was nixed as being too close in concept to the [[De Lorean]] in 1985's ''[[Back To The Future]]''. Instead, the time machine was styled after a 1960s American [[telephone booth]]. In hindsight, this was quite similar to the time-travelling British [[police box]] of the [[BBC]]'s television programme ''[[Doctor Who]]''; however, the Bill & Ted telephone booth lacked the huge interior spaces of the Doctor's [[TARDIS]]. Nevertheless, they managed to get up to eight people in the booth at the same time. |
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It is interesting to note that Rufus never says what his name is. Instead, Bill and Ted tell their past selves that "Rufus is a great guy". |
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In the original ending, Bill and Ted delivered their oral report in the classroom, with the historical figures displaying their views on the blackboard. This was discarded in favor of a more spectacular ending. |
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==Cast== |
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* ''[[Keanu Reeves]]'' - Ted Logan |
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* ''[[Alex Winter]]'' - Bill S. Preston, Esq. |
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* ''[[George Carlin]]'' - Rufus |
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* ''[[Terry Camilleri]]'' - Napolean |
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* ''[[Dan Shor]]'' - Billy the Kid |
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* ''[[Tony Steedman]]'' - Socrates |
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* ''[[Rod Loomis]]'' - Dr. Sigmund Freud |
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* ''[[Al Leong]]'' - Genghis Khan |
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* ''[[Jane Wiedlin]]'' - Joan of Arc |
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* ''[[Amy Stock-Poynton]]'' - Missy Preston |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.billandted.org/ BillAndTed.org, official fansite] |
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*{{imdb title|id=0096928|title=Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure}} |
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*{{imdb title|id=0098752|title=Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures}} (animated TV series) |
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*{{imdb title|id=0103365|title=Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures}} (TV series) |
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[[Category:1989 films]] |
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[[Category:Comedy science fiction films]] |
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[[Category:Buddy films]] |
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[[Category:Time travel films]] |
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==See also== |
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"[[Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey]]" - the sequel in 1991 |
Revision as of 12:10, 2 December 2005
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