USA, 1989
90m
35mm film, Panavision (anamorphic), Technicolor, 2.35:1
Dolby Stereo, English
An American comedy fantasy film directed by Stephen Herek.
Plot Summary
Air headed teens Bill and Ted are facing a seemingly insurmountable problem – they won’t graduate unless they pass their history presentation. Fortunately, help is at hand in the unlikely shape of Rufus who travels back in time from the future to give the boys a time-travelling telephone box. The dim duo set off to various points in history to research their presentation.
Credits
Crew
Director: Stephen Herek
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, Interscope Communications, Nelson Entertainment
Producers: Scott Kroopf, Michael S. Murphey, Joel Soisson
Script: Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon
Director of Photography: Timothy Suhrstedt
Editors: Larry Bock, Patricia Rand
Music: David Newman
Sound Recordist: Michael S. Wren
Costume Designer: Jill Ohanneson
Make Up Effects: Kevin Yagher
Production Designer: Roy Forge Smith
Locations: Mesa, Arizona, USA; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Raging Waters, San Dimas, California, USA; San Dimas High School, San Dimas, California, USA
Cast
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 Kahn)
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 Preston)
J. Patrick McNamara (Mr Preston)
Frazier Bain (Deacon Logan)
Diane Franklin (Princess Joanna)
Kimberley LaBelle (Princess Elizabeth)
Will Robbins (Ox Robbins)
Steve Shepherd (Randolf Shepherd)
Alternative Titles
Las alucinantes aventuras de Bill y Ted – Spain
Bill & Ted – paluu menneisyyteen – Finland
Bill y Ted – Argentina
Bill & Teds galna äventyr – Sweden
Bill & Ted’s verrückte Reise durch die Zeit – Germany
Links
Sequels
Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures (1990)
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures (1992)
Bill and Ted Face the Music (2020)
See also
Doctor Who (1963-1989)
King Kong (1933)
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Wayne’s World (1992)
References
Periodicals
- Infinity no.32 (2021) p.39 – illustrated review (Infinity reviews by AvB [Anton van Beek])
- Interzone no.37 (July 1990) p.36 – review (by Nick Lowe)
- Interzone no.251 (March/April 2014) p.89 – review (by Tony Lee)
- TV Times 12-18 September 2020 p.33 – review (Films by Jason Best)
Books
- The Films of the Eighties by Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan p.48-49 – credits, synopsis
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.42
- Sci-Fi Now’s 80s Sci-fi Almanac: Complete Movie Guide 1980-1989 pp.22-25 – illustrated article
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Film Sequels, Series, and Remakes by Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester pp.55-56
