Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Writers (WGA):

Chris Matheson (characters) &
Ed Solomon (characters) ...

Release Date:

19 July 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Once... they made history. Now... they are history.

Plot:

A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.

Plot Keywords:

Bill And Ted | Hell | Robot | Battle Of The Bands | God

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Ted Logan / Evil Ted
Alex Winter	...	Bill S. Preston, Esq. / Granny Preston / Evil Robot Bill
William Sadler	...	Grim Reaper / English Family Member
Joss Ackland	...	Chuck De Nomolos
Pam Grier	...	Ms. Wardroe
George Carlin	...	Rufus
Amy Stock-Poynton	...	Missy Logan
Jim Martin	...	Sir James Martin
Hal Landon Jr.	...	Captain Logan
Annette Azcuy	...	Elizabeth
Sarah Trigger	...	Joanna
Chelcie Ross	...	Colonel Oats
Taj Mahal	...	Gatekeeper
Robert Noble	...	Johann Sebastian Bach
Hal Landon Sr.	...	Thomas Edison

Also Known As:

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure II (USA) (working title)
Bill and Ted Go to Hell (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Russian

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Portugal:M/6 | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Finland:K-10/7 | Germany:12 | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

The evil robots arrive in the parking lot of the Circle-K convenience store, the same place where Bill and Ted first meet Rufus in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Death falls from the sky after Bill and Ted are resurrected, he hits the ground wearing black and white shoes, when he had been always seen in bare feet.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Chuck De Nomolos: It is time. They have reached the second crucial turning point in their destiny. Their message is about to reach millions. But, we will change all that. When our mission is successful, no longer will the world be dominated by the legacy of these two fools! No longer will we hear this.
[plays air guitar]
Chuck De Nomolos: We will stop them now! Brothers and sisters, are we ready?
[everybody cocks their guns]

Movie Connections:

Features "Star Trek: Arena (#1.18)" (1967)

Soundtrack:

JUNIOR'S GONE WILD

Very underrated

One of the most underrated movies I've seen in a long time, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey is the second hilarious adventure of Bill S. Preston Esq. and Ted Theodore Logan, aka Wyld Stallyns. There are two ways to look at this film: First, you see dumb dialogue, far fetched plot, juvenile idea. OR.. You see brilliantly downplayed idiots who yet again find themselves in a situation too big for their brains. Throw a Bruce Willis or a Arnold Schwarzeneggar into this plot and it becomes a big blockbuster movie. Bill and Ted go into the story with the same level of sincerity, only it's Bill and Ted. This is a tricky fence to balance on, but when you watch the movie not as a throwaway screwball comedy, but as an adventure featuring two guys who have no business being in an adventure, it becomes so much more.