Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure poster

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure( 1989)

TV-MAAdventureComedyScience Fiction
69%
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History is about to be rewritten by two guys who can't spell.

Overview

Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them complete their final history presentation.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Keanu Reeves

      Ted 'Theodore' Logan

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      Alex Winter

      Bill S. Preston

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      George Carlin

      Rufus

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      Terry Camilleri

      Napoleon

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      Dan Shor

      Billy the Kid

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      Tony Steedman

      Socrates

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      Rod Loomis

      Freud

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      Al Leong

      Genghis Khan

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      Jane Wiedlin

      Joan of Arc

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      Robert V. Barron

      Abraham Lincoln

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      Clifford David

      Beethoven

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      Hal Landon Jr.

      Captain Logan

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      Bernie Casey

      Mr. Ryan

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      Amy Stoch

      Missy / Mom

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      J. Patrick McNamara

      Mr. Preston

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      Frazier Bain

      Deacon

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      Diane Franklin

      Princess Joanna

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      Kimberley Kates

      Princess Elizabeth

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      William Robbins

      Ox

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      Steve Shepherd

      Randolf

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      Anne Machette

      Buffy

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      Traci Dawn Davis

      Jody

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      Duncan McLeod

      Bartender

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      John Clure

      Tattooed Cowboy

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      Jim Cody Williams

      Bearded Cowboy

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      Dusty O'Dee

      Old West Ugly Dude

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      Heather Pittman

      Kerry

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      Ruth Pittman

      Daphne

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      Richard Alexander

      Bowling Alley Manager

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      James Bowbitch

      John the Serf

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      John Karlsen

      Evil Duke

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      Jeanne Hermine Herek

      Mother at Waterslides

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      Jonathan Bond

      Waterslide Attendant

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      Jeff S. Goodrich

      Music Store Salesman

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      Lisa Rubin

      Girl at Mall

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      Marjean Holden

      Student Speaker

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      Claudia Templeton

      Aerobic Saleswoman

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      Carol Gossler

      Aerobic Instructor

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      James D. Nelson

      Mall Photographer

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      Marcia Darroch

      Store Clerk

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      Steven Rotblatt

      Police Psychiatrist

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      Ed Solomon

      Stupid Waiter

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      Chris Matheson

      Ugly Waiter

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      Mark Ogden

      Neanderthal #1

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      Tom Dugan

      Neanderthal #2

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      Ron Althoff

      Security Guard

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      Martha Davis

      The Three Most Important People In The World

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      Fee Waybill

      The Three Most Important People In The World

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      Clarence Clemons

      The Three Most Important People In The World

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      Phillip V. Caruso

      Dance Photographer (uncredited)

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      Lee Hollingsworth

      Student (uncredited)

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      Greg Lutz

      Deputy (uncredited)

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      Michael S. Murphey

      Mr. Ward (uncredited)

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      Golan Ramraz

      Kid at Waterslides (uncredited)

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      Darrell Redleaf-Fielder

      Mall Goer (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by Peter McGinn

    7
    Written by Peter McGinn on Wed Oct 14 2020
    Another one of those movies I first watched a few years after it came out, and just watched again this week. It is still very funny to me in many places during their adventure. Their reaction to stuff that happens is hilarious sometimes, and just the speech patterns they use is witty. Little things like referring to Joan of Arc as Miss of Arc, for example. Remiscent of the valley girl language in Clueless, not so much what happens Is funny as it is how they respond to it. It is an amusing fun ride. There were a couple of minor letdowns for me this time, ones I don’t recall whether a I felt ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    10000000.00

    Revenue

    40500000.00

    Keywords

    • jealousy
    • school presentation
    • journey in the past
    • sigmund freud
    • time travel
    • heavy metal
    • socrates
    • past
    • napoleon bonaparte
    • rhinoceros
    • world peace
    • best friend