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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Play trailer Poster for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure PG Released Feb 17, 1989 1h 30m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are high school buddies starting a band. However, they are about to fail their history class, which means Ted would be sent to military school. They receive help from Rufus (George Carlin), a traveler 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.
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Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are just charming, goofy, and silly enough to make this fluffy time-travel Adventure work.

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Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer Though its one-liners elicit the occasional chortle -- when Bill and Ted don medieval armor, there's an obligatory heavy-metal joke -- the film doesn't engage, because its heroes don't engage with the historical characters. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 22, 2014 Full Review Chris Willman Los Angeles Times Make no mistake, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is not a satire of mindlessness; it's unabashed glorification of dumbness for dumbness' sake. Oct 22, 2014 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Reeves, with his beguilingly blank face and loose-limbed, happy-go-lucky physical vocabulary, and Winter, with his golden curls, gleefully good vibes and 'bodacious' vocabulary, propel this adventure as long as they can. May 30, 2007 Full Review Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views The film seems to suggest that our traditional view of greatness in the contemporary US is virtually impossible, but it also democratizes what greatness can look like in a society like ours by elevating friendship, decency and good naturedness. Jun 14, 2024 Full Review Kristin Battestella InSession Film Sharp dialogue and air guitar exclamations provide chuckle worthy moments that have seeped into the cultural lexicon almost because of the terrible fashions, simplistic eighties effects, and the bizarre vision of a future utopia. Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Zoë Rose Bryant Loud and Clear Reviews Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure has a supremely silly story that some may deem “dated,” but its classic charms - and Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves' pitch-perfect performances - are still just as entertaining as ever. Rated: 4/5 Sep 1, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Fabrícia F Uma comédia leve e engraçada, com o puro charme de Keanu Reeves no papel de um adolescente bobo que sonha em ser um músico de sucesso junto de seu amigo desajeitado (Alex Winter). Perfeito, original, divertido. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/25/24 Full Review Sasha R Unnecessary queerphobia ruins plot and character relationships. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Colby B Hilarious retro comedy, must watch if you haven’t seen it yet Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/24 Full Review Shane K This movie is the greatest movie about time travel since Back To The Future. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/25/24 Full Review Nico B Fun movie. Some aspects of the movie didn't aged that well but it has the heart on the right place. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/10/24 Full Review Alan g A lot of fun. Strangely the historical figures are more historicaly accurate than expected. Good acting. Don't take it too seriously and enjoy the ride. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are high school buddies starting a band. However, they are about to fail their history class, which means Ted would be sent to military school. They receive help from Rufus (George Carlin), a traveler 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.
Director
Stephen Herek
Producer
Scott Kroopf, Michael S. Murphey, Joel Soisson
Screenwriter
Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon
Production Co
De Laurentiis, Interscope Communications, Nelson Entertainment
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 17, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$39.1M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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