Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
- Starring:
- Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, (more)
- Director(s):
- Stephen Herek
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
With only a few days before their high-school graduation, it looks like airheaded rock star wannabes Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are doomed to flunk all their finals. The boys' long-suffering teacher (Bernie Casey) gives them one more chance. If they can ace a presentation on the topic of how a famous historical personality might react to modern times, they will be allowed to pass. If not, Ted's dad will plunk the boy into military school, thereby breaking up the boys' garage band permanently. Bill and Ted receive unexpected aid from a very unexpected source: Rufus (George Carlin), an Emissary from the Future. It seems that in Rufus's time, Bill and Ted's rock music is the basis of all society-and if their band is aborted, Rufus's world will no longer exist. Thus, Bill and Ted are whisked off in a time machine (actually a telephone booth) to retrieve a few historical characters--including Joan of Arc, Abe Lincoln, Napoleon and Beethoven--as "eyewitnesses" for their crucial oral exam. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure inspired both a sequel (Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey) and a Saturday morning cartoon series. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
- Keanu Reeves - Ted "Theodore" Logan
- George Carlin - Rufus
- Bernie Casey - Mr. Ryan
- Tony Steedman - Socrates
- Jane Wiedlin - Joan of Arc
- Clifford David - Ludwig van Beethoven
- Amy Stock-Poynton - Missy/Mom
- William Robbins - Ox
- John Karlsen - Evil Duke
- Clarence Clemons - One of "The Three Most Important People in
- Claudia Templeton - Aerobic Saleswoman
- Steve Rotblatt - Police Psychiatrist
- Heather Pittman - Kerry
- Dusty O'Dee - Old West Ugly Dude
- Carol Gossler - Aerobic Instructor
- Stanzi Stokes
- Jeff S. Goodrich - Music Store Salesman
- John Clure - Tatooed Cowboy
- Frazier Bain - Deacon
- Tom Dugan - 2nd Neanderthal
- Martha Davis - One of "The Three Most Important People in
- Lisa Rubin - Girl at Mall
- Al Leong - Genghis Khan
- Ron Althoff - Security Guard
- Alex Winter - Bill S. Preston
- Terry Camilleri - Napoleon
- Dan Shor - Billy the Kid
- Roi Loomis - Sigmund Freud
- Robert V. Barron - Abraham Lincoln
- Hal Landon, Jr. - Capt. Logan
- J. Patrick McNamara - Mr. Preston
- Diane Franklin - Princess Joanna
- Kimberley Kates - Princess Elizabeth
- Chris Matheson - Ugly Waiter
- Steve Shepherd - Randolf
- Ruth Pittman - Daphne
- Mark Ogden - 1st Neanderthal
- Anne Machette - Buffy
- Richard Alexander - Bowling Alley Manager
- Jim Cody Williams - Bearded Cowboy
- Traci Dawn Davis - Jody
- James Bowbitch - John the Serf
- Tony Camilieri
- Ed Solomon - Stupid Waiter
- Fee Waybill - One of "The Three Most Important People In The World"
- Duncan McLeod - Bartender
- Marjean Holden - Student Speaker
- Director(s):
- Stephen Herek
- Writer(s):
- Ed Solomon, Chris Matheson
- Producer(s):
- Joel Soisson, Scott Kroopf, Stephen Deutsch
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Mild Violence, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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