Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

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:

Wedgie | Telephone Box | Telephone Booth | Telephone | Altering History

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

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Portugal:M/6 | 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:

When Ted attempts to get into Heaven by proving himself worthy, he says, "Every rose has its thorn. Every night has a dawn. Every cowboy sings a sad sad song." These are the key lyrics of "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", a song sung by the popular 1980s/1990s heavy metal band Poison.

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's time. This is the other crucial turning point in their destiny, and their message is about to reach millions. But, we will change all of that. Once we suceed in our mission, 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 form our own society. Brothers and sisters, are you with me?
[everybody cocks their guns and the title appears]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Tales from the Crypt: The Assassin (#6.8)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

THE REAPER RAP

Talk About a Hidden Gem of a Movie!

I can't tell you how many times I saw the first Bill & Ted movie before ever seeing this sequel...because it was a sequel, so I figured it wouldn't be as good. I was wrong. I first saw it on television; my sister watched it with me. I couldn't stop laughing. She kept shaking her head, saying, "it's not funny, it's stupid" - but she kept laughing, too. How can you not laugh at the sight of Death playing Twister? Or, "You ugly, red, source of all evil!!" I loved the first movie, but I think the second, despite being darker, is funnier, more imaginative, and better written. William Sadler as Death was so, so, funny, so dead on (no pun intended), he deserved an Oscar nomination; this film made him one of my favorite character actors. Alex Winter & Keanu Reeves made Bill & Ted into airheads you root for. They're stupid, sure, but man are they good-hearted! So thumbs up from me; a third Bill & Ted movie would probably be too much, but they did go out in fine style. Catch you later, Bill & Ted!