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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

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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 10/22/2014
1.5/4
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. Go to Full Review
Chris Willman Los Angeles Times 10/22/2014
Make no mistake, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is not a satire of mindlessness; it's unabashed glorification of dumbness for dumbness' sake. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety 05/30/2007
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. Go to Full Review
Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views 06/14/2024
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. Go to Full Review
Kristin Battestella InSession Film 07/25/2023
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. Go to Full Review
Zoë Rose Bryant Loud and Clear Reviews 09/01/2022
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
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@KIDCRITIC 3d Watched Bill and Ted's excellent adventure this year. This movie was EXCELLENT, I mean Two kids both Failing history then a man on a mission from the future comes back in time to save them from colliding alternate dimensions and meeting some of the most historical figures in history. The quality of this movie was great. Both the storytelling and acting was just Excellent. I just thought when they are just getting every historical figure from history and are Luring them into the telephone booth. Overall my final thoughts are I will give this excellent 80's classic 4.5 out of 5 Stars. My favorite scene was when they are in class and they say excellent and then bogus while they are flirting with the princess. I would so recommend this movie and you should always Party on while watching it. See more Gregory S Nov 30 This movie has no business being as great as it is. Its absolutely fantastic. See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Nov 20 One my favorite movies ever!!!!! It's one of those rare feel good comedies that fills you up with so much joy, even long after you've seen it. My favorite line? "HEAVY METAL!!!!!!!!" If your an absolute fan, watch the other two (which I wasn't too fond of). If it wasn't your favorite, then get a better life. See more Grady M @GradyO Oct 19 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is tons of fun because it's sense of ridiculousness never goes too far as to be absurd. See more Hunter A. @Fatal_Error_Music Oct 13 What do you mean John wick is in this? See more Melissa L @Agent99 Sep 22 It is a "most excellent" movie! See more 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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