Bill and Ted (film): Difference between revisions

{{quote|''[[Badass Creed|Be excellent to each other and... Party on, dudes]]!''|Credo of Bill and Ted, quoted even by [[Abraham Lincoln]]!}}

 

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{{quote|''EXCELLENT!''}}

It is also noteworthy for being one of the few [[Buddy Picture|buddy comedies]] where the friends don't [[Plot-Mandated Friendship Failure|get mad at one another and split up for some amount of time]]. Also for an unexpected level of internal consistency, despite the wacky attitude.

 

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{{quote|''STATION!''}}

With a minimum amount of effort, the robots succeed in killing off the two titular protagonists. However, their spirits refuse to go quietly into the good night; while the evil robots make time with the guys' princess babes, the ghosts of Bill and Ted end up going through Heaven and Hell (literally) to resurrect themselves, save their ladies, and stop De Nomolos. Along the way, they must face off against their personal fears, Death (William Sadler), and even God Himself. Lucky for the duo that they manage to get the help of a few unlikely allies...

 

The first film was followed by an [[Animated Adaptation]] by [[Hanna-Barbera]] that was fairly faithful (and even had Winter, Reeves, and Carlin reprising their roles), while the second was followed by a forgettable live-action [[Recycled: the Series]] that featured none of the original cast (this new cast voiced the characters when the animated edition moved to Fox and DiC took over production). There was also a surprisingly well-made [[Comic Book Adaptation]] written and drawn by [[Fun With Milk and Cheese|Evan Dorkin]] and published by [[Marvel Comics]]; several video games; and even a little-known [[The Musical|stage musical]] which had a pretty short run but featured a couple of decent songs.

 

Since 1992, the Universal Studios theme parks in Orlando and Hollywood have used Bill and Ted in their annual Halloween Horror Nights event as ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure'', parodying that year's pop culture and entertainment. The 2009 event, for example, featured Twilight, Megan Fox (well, a male impersonator), ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'', ''X-Men Origins'', ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'', and ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', among many others.

 

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{{quote|''Their most excellent adventure continues...''}}

 

According to Winter, the movie will evoke the spirit of the originals without succumbing to "retro cynicism", and that they've found a way to continue the story beyond the apparent [[Happily Ever After]] at the end of ''Bogus Journey''. Early information suggests that the plot will revolve around the fact that Bill and Ted haven't changed the world yet and are trying to write the song that will create Rufus' utopian future.

 

* [[Excellent Adventure]]

* [[San Dimas Time]]

 

 

* [[Air Guitar]]: '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx8FanC70S4 Every ten seconds]''' whenever Bill and Ted think of something EXCELLENT!

** In the second film, the evil B&T develop a "stealth" version (twiddling their fingers as if strumming) after De Nomolos shoots them a [[Death Glare]] for doing the real thing. They continue to use it throughout the movie.

 

 

* [[Accidental Hug]]

* [[All Part of the Show]]

 

 

* [[All Part of the Show]]

* [[Best Out of Infinity]]: The Reaper is a poor loser, apparently.