Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989): Difference between revisions

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== Detailed Synopsis ==
== Detailed Synopsis ==


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[[Rufus (Bill & Ted)|Rufus]] welcomes the viewer to the future of San Dimas, California in 2688, which is a utopia.  He continues that 700 years ago the Great Ones ran into a problem that he had to help them out with.
 
In San Dimas, California in 1988, [[Ted "Theodore" Logan]] and [[Bill S. Preston]] are practicing when they blow out one of their speakers.  Bill tells Ted that he doesn't think the Wyld Stallyns will make it as a band without Eddie Van Halen on guitar, while Ted doesn't think they will get Eddie Van Halen to join their band until they get a triumphant video.  Bill realizes they are late to school and they go to San Dimas High School where [[Mr. Ryan]] is quizzing Bill and Ted about historical figures.  After class Ryan tells Bill and Ted that unless they get an A+ on their upcoming oral report, then he is going to fail them.  Bill reads the assignment instructions where they are supposed to express to the class how an important historical figure from different time periods would view the world of San Dimas in 1988.  [[Missy/Mom]] drives up and offers them a ride.

Revision as of 15:56, 28 August 2022

Two high school friends in a band must go back in time to collect historical figures in order to graduate.


Genre

Comedy, Adventure

Characters/Groups

The Three Most Important People in the World - Martha Davis, Fee Waybill and Clarence Clemons

Ted "Theodore" Logan - Keanu Reeves

Bill S. Preston - Alex Winter

Rufus - George Carlin

Napoleon - Terry Camilleri

Billy the Kid - Dan Shor

Socrates - Tony Steedman

Freud - Rod Loomis

Genghis Khan - Al Leong

Joan of Arc - Jane Wiedlin

Abraham Lincoln - Robert V. Barron

Beethoven - Clifford David

Captain Logan - Hal Landon, Jr.

Mr. Ryan - Bernie Casey

Missy/Mom - Amy Stock-Poynton

Mr. Preston - J. Patrick McNamara

Deacon - Frazier Bain

Princess Joanna - Diane Franklin

Princess Elizabeth - Kimberley LaBelle

Ox - Will Robbins

Randolf - Steve Shepherd

Buffy - Anne Machette

Jody - Traci Dawn Davis

Bartender - Duncan McLeod

Tatooed Cowboy - John Clure

Bearded Cowboy - Jim Cody Williams

Old West Ugly Dude - Dusty O'Dee

Kerry - Heather Pittman

Daphne - Ruth Pittman

Bowling Alley Manager - Dick Alexander

John the Serf - James Bowbitch

Evil Duke - John Karlsen

Mother at Waterslides - Jeanne Hermine Herek

Waterslide Attendant - Jonathan Bond

Music Store Salesman - Jeff S. Goodrich

Girl at Mall - Lisa Rubin

Student Speaker - Marjean Holden

Aerobic Saleswoman - Claudia Templeton

Aerobic Instructor - Carol Gossler

Mall Photographer - J. Donovan Nelson

Store Clerk - Marcia Darroch

Police Psychiatrist - Steve Rotblatt

Stupid Waiter - Ed Solomon

Ugly Waiter - Chris Matheson

Neanderthal 1 - Mark Ogden

Neanderthal 2 - Tom Dugan

Security Guard - Ron R. Althoff

Character thumbnails with links to profiles

Detailed Synopsis

Rufus welcomes the viewer to the future of San Dimas, California in 2688, which is a utopia. He continues that 700 years ago the Great Ones ran into a problem that he had to help them out with.

In San Dimas, California in 1988, Ted "Theodore" Logan and Bill S. Preston are practicing when they blow out one of their speakers. Bill tells Ted that he doesn't think the Wyld Stallyns will make it as a band without Eddie Van Halen on guitar, while Ted doesn't think they will get Eddie Van Halen to join their band until they get a triumphant video. Bill realizes they are late to school and they go to San Dimas High School where Mr. Ryan is quizzing Bill and Ted about historical figures. After class Ryan tells Bill and Ted that unless they get an A+ on their upcoming oral report, then he is going to fail them. Bill reads the assignment instructions where they are supposed to express to the class how an important historical figure from different time periods would view the world of San Dimas in 1988. Missy/Mom drives up and offers them a ride.