Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Year:

1989

Duration:

90 min

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Stephen Herek

Awards:

3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1989-02-17

Filming Locations: AMF Tempe Village Lanes - 4407 S. Rural Road, Tempe, Arizona, USA

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Opening Weekend: $6,167,651 (USA) (20 February 1989)

Gross: $40,485,039 (USA) Filming Dates 9 February 1987 - May 1987 Copyright Holder Nelson Films Inc. Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Keanu Reeves

Ted 'Theodore' Logan

Alex Winter

Bill S. Preston

George Carlin

Rufus

Terry Camilleri

Napoleon

Dan Shor

Billy the Kid

Tony Steedman

Socrates

Rod Loomis

Freud

Al Leong

Genghis Khan

Jane Wiedlin

Joan of Arc

Robert V. Barron

Abraham Lincoln

Clifford David

Beethoven

Hal Landon Jr.

Captain Logan

Bernie Casey

Mr. Ryan

Amy Stock-Poynton

Missy

J. Patrick McNamara

Mr. Preston

Frazier Bain

Deacon

Diane Franklin

Princess Joanna

Kimberley Kates

Princess Elizabeth

William Robbins

Ox Robbins

Steve Shepherd

Randolf

Anne Machette

Buffy

Traci Dawn Davis

Jody

Duncan McLeod

Bartender

John Clure

Tattooed Cowboy

Jim Cody Williams

Bearded Cowboy

Dusty O'Dee

Old West Ugly Dude

Heather Pittman

Kerry

Ruth Pittman

Daphne

Richard Alexander

Bowling Alley Manager (as Dick Alexander)

James Bowbitch

John the Serf

John Karlsen

Evil Duke

Jeanne Hermine Herek

Mother at Waterslides

Jonathan Bond

Waterslide Attendant

Jeff S. Goodrich

Music Store Salesman

Lisa Rubin

Girl at Mall

Marjean Holden

Student Speaker

Claudia Templeton

Aerobic Saleswoman

Carol Gossler

Aerobic Instructor

J. Donovan Nelson

Mall Photographer

Marcia Darroch

Store Clerk

Steven Rotblatt

Police Psychiatrist

Ed Solomon

Stupid Waiter

Chris Matheson

Ugly Waiter

Mark Ogden

Neanderthal #1

Tom Dugan

Neanderthal #2

Ron Althoff

Security Guard (as Ron R. Althoff)

Phillip V. Caruso

Dance Photographer (uncredited)

Clarence Clemons

The Three Most Important People in the World

S. Scott Conner

Guy on Escalator (uncredited)

Martha Davis

The Three Most Important People in the World

Lee Hollingsworth

Student (uncredited)

Todd Livdahl

Student (uncredited)

Tricia Porter

Bowling Scorekeeper (uncredited)

Golan Ramras

Kid at Waterslides (uncredited)

Fee Waybill

The Three Most Important People in the World

Did you know?

Trivia

At the time some of the German dubbed catch phrases (ie. "Volle Kanne, Hoschi") became so popular that they were adapted by many people and used as common language.

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The rescue scene of Bill and Ted (their comrades pretending to be executioners and escaping on a horse-drawn carriage) is the same way that D'Artagnan is rescued in The Three Musketeers (1993), which was also directed by Stephen Herek.

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The "Ziggy Pig" dish in the ice-cream restaurant is a reference to a comic book character put out by Timely Comics (later Marvel) during World War II. By the time this movie was made, it and its image (which appears on the badge they place on Napoleon's chest) were public domain. The award itself is based on the ribbon that could be won at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor restaurants upon completion of their "Pig Trough," a double-sized banana split. Farrell's was a large restaurant chain in the 1970s, but few remained by 1988.

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Goofs

In the steady cam shot inside the jail, as the camera leads to Freud, just as the angle is about to change the boom mic drops in and out of the screen.

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A podium appears and disappears between shots at the end of the movie.

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When Bill & Ted pick up Genghis Khan in Outer Mongolia, it's the year 1209 as indicated on the screen. However, during the final report, Bill says they picked him up in the year 1269.

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Quotes

Bill: Socrates. Hey, we know that name!

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Bill: Who are you guys?

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Ted: Okay, the lady in that car over there said that Marco Polo was in the year 1275.

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Faq

Q

Is "Bill & Ted's Excellent Aventure" based on a book?

A

The screenplay for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. One sequel has been released: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991).

Q

What is "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" about?

A

When informed by their teacher that they will be flunked if they do not pass a history course, high-schoolers Bill Preston (Alex Winter) and Theodore 'Ted' Logan (Keanu Reeves) travel in a telephone booth-shaped time machine where they pick up a number of historical figures.

Q

Why would Bill and Ted want Eddie Van Halen in their band?

A

The reason Bill and Ted want Eddie Van Halen on guitar is so that Wyld Stallyns would become a "super band", obviously hoping for popularity. After this movie came out, Eddie himself once stated that he would have gladly joined if asked. However, in the next film, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Eddie did not appear as a member, implying that he never joined Wyld Stallyns. Instead, the band consists of Bill, Ted and their girlfriends.

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