BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1989) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@brettg274]

It’s funny how people today say “this isn’t the Keanu you’re used to”, because this WAS the Keanu we were used to back then and it was hard to envision him doing anything action or serious.

[@thisspaceforrent5737]

I remember being skeptical when I heard he was going to be an action hero in Speed.

[@shanester1832]

Yeah, she had it good. I never thought about some people only knowing him from John Wick and not being tainted by this. He's forever stained by it in my eyes.

[@LarryBonson]

​@@thisspaceforrent5737 He did Point Break before speed.

[@roberthart5863]

I remember watching Dangerous Liaisons (a French costume drama, IIRC) after seeing Bill and Ted. There is one scene where he takes a Ted stance and spreads his arms and I fully expect hi to say "Dude!"

[@shanester1832]

@roberthart5863 I remember that. I also remember, " I am a prisoner in Dracula's castle. It's most untriumphant."

[@sonnercampbell1702]

“Be excellent to each other” “Party on, dudes” Words to live by

[@SilentBob731]

Also, "The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing" That's us, Dude! 🎸

[@DiggitySlice]

Who defines "excellent"?

[@tommychong1173]

OH HELL YEAH!!!! ROCK FLAG AND EAGLE !!!!!

[@DanielS2001]

The most heartwarming and easy philosophy that anyone can do.

[@this.is.a.username]

@@DiggitySlice dictionaries "extremely good; outstanding."

[@thomashobbes8786]

“Something strange is afoot at the Circle K.” I still say it every time I pass one. Every. Single. Time. 😂

[@presencerocks2224]

I never saw a Circle K until about 5 years ago. I stopped on a trip and got gas. I went in to buy snacks and when I got to the counter I said the line. The clerk just stared at me and I wondered if she had heard it hundreds of times or if I was the first person to ever say it and she had no idea what it was from...

[@Sizzlik]

Some movies do that to one...for some reason i have to repeat "the greater good" when anyone says "its for the greater good"

[@benn454]

@@presencerocks2224 Probably the latter. Likely too young to have seen this movie.

[@clh35]

I grew up in the midwest and had never even heard of Circle K. I thought it was made up for this movie. Went to college a few years later in Arizona and they're on every corner. Still thought they became a thing because of this movie.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

It's "Strange Things are afoot , etc." and I go inside to play lottery and say it to the clerk in the wee hours. - either they get it, or think I'm one of the strange things...

[@lordmortarius538]

The Circle K they filmed that scene at was in Tempe AZ, and it closed recently. The clerks were informed when hired that if anyone asks them "When did the Mongols rule China" they were required to respond with "I dunno, I just work here!" Love this film, dude.

[@scottwilson3741]

They closed that place? That sucks

[@TennSeven]

@@scottwilson3741 Most non-triumphant!

[@scottwilson3741]

@@TennSeven excellent wordage

[@xaderalert]

Most heinous

[@Kris-k8h]

I would have asked back northern china or southern china? because they are different answers.

[@TheSpiritOf97]

I love how low-key scathing this films opinion of The Educational Industrial complex was, even at the time. LEARNING is portrayed as fun, enlightening, sometimes dangerous but always rewarding and with a sense of adventure and risk. SCHOOL is portrayed as a monotonous droning prison where the teachers are jerks who talk down to you but can't even pronounce "Socrates" correctly themselves. So-Crates might be wrong, but so is that bent-dipstick of a teacher, just ask Socrates Himself. This film is a gem of fun 80's commentary.

[@LibrarianMichael]

Back then it seems like school was much more fun than it is now.

[@TheSpiritOf97]

@@LibrarianMichael I think things as a whole were less toxic. The public school system has been a joke since as long as I've been alive and I was born before this movie came out.

[@jasonavery]

When I was in HS. I loved this movie. I got an “A” on my history report. I used to answer all the questions out loud in class because I loved history. My teacher finally took me to the side after our mid-term exam and asked “How do you know so much about history, you’re 15 years old, most kids your age do not care.” I jokingly replied, “I learned everything I know about history from Bill and Ted.” He laughed and said, “That’s sad Jason.”

[@Serenity113]

This movie and then Indiana Jones movies are the reason why I love history and learning about it.

[@JasonKreider-eq8kp]

I also got straight As in history

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Totally bogus.

[@coloneljackmustard]

This movie partially inspired me to become a history teacher.

[@ct6852]

This movie legit got me ready for school. Just puts you in the mindset that learning should be fun, and that education helps you deal with life better.

[@JeremiahWeiberg]

Bill, played by Alex Winter was the first vampire to die in The Lost Boys

[@NoelleMar]

The small one 🧛🏽

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Also made a cult classic movie called freaked!

[@JeremiahWeiberg]

I remember that one, Keanu played Dog Boy (uncredited) but we can tell by his voice

[@tommychong1173]

​@@NoelleMarHA HA HA HA !! LOL !!!

[@chrissmalley83]

@@MitchClement-il6iq Just because a man doesn't like macaroons...

[@Mr_Bob_A_Feet]

Sigmund Freud’s corn dog slowly losing its “height” might be the best gag in this film 😂

[@nadzee7101]

Sometimes, a corn dog is just a corn dog.

[@paratus04]

Thank you! Someone else who noticed the gag.

[@timcook6566]

I fully credit Bill & Ted for my marriage. In college I went home to visit family and friends, and my friends took me to see B&T. I thought it was the most ridiculous thing ever. A couple weeks later I’m sitting in a girl’s dorm room, and told her about it. Then some of her friends came by to see if she wanted to go see it. We looked at each other and burst out laughing. She passed on the movie, and we went out to dinner. A few weeks later I knew that I didn’t ever want to be without her, and proposed. In a few weeks we will celebrate our 35th anniversary. Thanks Bill and Ted!

[@zammmerjammer]

Most triumphant.

[@UtopiaBlue68]

Congratulations my dude!!

[@lordradam5409]

Best Story ever, PARTY ON DUDES!

[@PorkinsTheWhite]

Excellent!

[@portalina]

But did she ever get to see it? It would be a crime if she didn’t.

[@BiggestDawgEver]

Cassie, you are spot on in your assumption that this was THE quotable movie for a while. In fact, I cultivated my whole personal style to emulate Ted for a time. One day in social studies(History) class, when we were covering Napoleon, my teacher asked what we knew about Napolean. I looked to my friend Brayden, the Bill to my Ted, and gave him a knowing smile, which he returned. I put up my hand, and when called upon, I stood up, put on my best Keanu Reeves impression, and replied: "...uh, he's dead?". This got quite a laugh from the class, and I got asked to stay afterward, but it was sooo worth it. Fortunately, Mr. Haney had a great sense of humor, and once I explained the context and how I couldn't resist the setup, he chuckled and dismissed me without punishment. He was my favorite high school teacher. R.I.P. Ron Haney.

[@fladder1]

That's a most excellent memory!

[@BrodieVickers-tk9sd]

Cass finally doing Bill & Ted? That is most *_EXCELLENT_* !

[@osmanyousif7849]

I do find it funny though that she’s watching a movie starring George Carlin too, which has me wondering whether or not everyone here wants to see her watch one of his stand-ups….

[@tothra]

So triumphant!!!

[@DerMoerpler]

I hope she does Bogus Journey as well!

[@CelticSpiritsCoven]

@@osmanyousif7849 He's vile-mouthed who cussed so much that I can't even watch him. Such filthy language. She'd be turned off by him. Don't look up to such foul-mouthed people with no respect and who have a deep incomprehension of the bible nor etiquette. He's very filthy mouthed and I won't let my kids listen to his trash mouth. I'd feel like a failed parent for letting my kids listen to his disgusting foul language.

[@7wnb]

“Strange things are afoot at the circle k” ha This movie has an amazing soundtrack

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Everything about the film was actually--heheh--excellent. 😁 But seriously, not kidding... the screenplay, direction, costuming, lighting, sound, casting, music, props, sets... all of it.

[@homiedclown]

I still say that, every time I go to a Circle K.

[@tommychong1173]

69 dudes!

[@JordanCS13]

@@homiedclownSame. My wife is tired of it after over 20 years of marriage, but I can’t resist. Best line in the film, and that’s saying something.

[@fuzzlet3045]

Circle k was not in my state at the time . Whenever we travelled through another state and saw one… I had to say this.

[@CollarCityGuy]

Seeing Jane Wiedlin from the Go Go's play Joan of Arc was, to coin a phrase, Most Excellent!

[@nadzee7101]

❤ Jane

[@KMEnterprise]

Had an instant crush on her after watching this the first time.

[@Shawnzy_Gabonzy]

You beat me to it. Also had the great Clarence Clemons, sax player from the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

[@Britcarjunkie]

And Fee Waybill, from The Tubes!

[@cindygray6009]

She was also the singing telegram girl in Clue.

[@The_Mashupman]

"Iron Maiden?! EXCELLENT!"

[@hathorliderc]

"Execute them!"

[@nickmullen2830]

I am Duke of Ted and I am the Earl of Preston.

[@nickmullen2830]

@@hathorliderc Bogus.

[@LibrarianMichael]

​@@hathorlidercbogus!

[@markkremser]

This movie came out during my senior year of high school. At the end of my commencement speech, I quoted Lincoln "Be excellent to each other... and PARTY ON DUDES!"

[@Steven_Dos]

As a teen, my dad changed our computer's error message beep to the sound clip of them saying, "Bogus!"

[@joshr8666]

Woah.. cool

[@puffinman1138]

Similarly, my college roommate had the "Excellent!!" Then guitar riff whenever he got a new message on his email. It was hilarious

[@daveross1638]

so he just changed the theme did that with mine also used the scream theme for a while too.

[@hullbarrett]

Back in like Windows 7, I changed my Windows Startup sound to the first few seconds of Led Zeppelin's Black Dog.

[@3DJapan]

I loved changing my computers sounds back in the day.

[@chrisyee5905]

The chemistry between Alex and Keanu in this movie is incredible.

[@brandonmelling771]

For sure! These are movies that simply would not work without their chemistry. Supposedly they still keep in touch in real life too, which is cool.

[@kennbashaw5810]

Bill and Ted was released on February 17 1989 and the first appearance of Wayne and Garth on Saturday Night Live was February 18, 1989.

[@annmariemills1554]

I was thinking when she said that, that this was first, dude!!! Excellent!!😂❤😂❤

[@jimboM32]

The Wayne character predated Mike Myers' run on SNL though. He created that character when he still lived in Toronto.

[@claytoncourtney1309]

@@jimboM32 Yes but the implication is that Bill and Ted copied Waynes world when that is not the case

[@UTU49]

It's interesting that both movies are essentially goofy buddy movies with the gimmick that one of their key traits is that they are entirely decent, nice guys. In both movies one of the guys is played by a Canadian.

[@guyr.6053]

Woah, dude.

[@Scallycowell]

I love these movies. Bill & Ted are such sweet lovable characters. They literally can’t even stay mad at each other for more than two seconds, they’re just that full of blind positivity.

[@Tannhauser62]

Jane Wiedlin as Joan of Arc is transcendentally beautiful in this movie.

[@aMulliganStew]

I wish they had done something better with her script.

[@Kissfan96dr]

and she was 30, playing a teenager. And definitely looked it.

[@reconsoldier135]

I’m 41 years old and I still regularly quote this movie

[@fredfredburger5150]

I'm 46 and still do the "Ziggy Piggy" when I see someone eating too much food.

[@joeymack5810]

I'm 56 and still say "Strange things are afoot at the Circle K." every time I pass one :D

[@synaesthesia2010]

same. EXCELLENT!!!!

[@SonicImmersion_]

44. Every time I'm in a restaurant abd get asked, "What kind of dressing would you like?" I always think, "Caesar was a salad dude."

[@ct6852]

I had for years too but totally forgot this movie even existed.

[@indiecab9593]

“Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey”, a most excellent sequel!

[@SonicImmersion_]

"Station!"

[@bellethilrancthalion1109]

But we don’t talk about Face the Music. That one was trash.

[@rikk319]

@@bellethilrancthalion1109 I liked it. But I loved the comic book series the best, because it was written and drawn by Evan Dorkin, the award-winning writer/artist who did Milk & Cheese and wrote for Space Ghost Coast To Coast.

[@yermatedave4930]

Station!

[@huangjun_art]

@@bellethilrancthalion1109 The movie was perfectly fine. Save the ignorant movie trashing for the rest of the prepubescent MCU fanbase.

[@DavidBrown-xm8ou]

Bill & Ted is not a *guilty* *pleasure* . It's a *pleasure* . And anyone who doesn't love it is guilty for not liking this awesome movie.

[@hellomark1]

I've watched other reactors view it and they kept trying to over-analyze it instead of just enjoying it for what it was, and it really sucks all the fun out of it. Watching Cassie thoroughly enjoy it was like eating a container of icing out of the fridge, just pure joy.

[@Treffaut]

The scene in the future always makes me cry. It's silly, but the overwhelming feeling - "We made it! We lived! Life is GOOD!"

[@fightingfortruth9806]

"I fell out of my suit when I hit the floor." Somehow the suit stayed perfectly together.

[@nickmullen2830]

The absurdity of this is what makes this scene great.

[@Trebor74]

Straps?🙂

[@UTU49]

Not surprisingly, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure won the Oscar for best picture 3 years in a row. It was totally unprecedented.

[@benadams6767]

😆🤣

[@KennethSorling]

Somebody must have lured the jury with a twinkie.

[@freestrike2000]

No! It was NOMINATED 3 years in a row. It actually only won the second year. I believe it beat out Driving Miss Daisy and Morgan Freeman had an absolute hissy fit at the after party. It was all over the news.

[@MGower4465]

Um, no. It didn't win Best Picture Oscar.

[@MrRuss50]

Oscars?? U have to be joking.

[@jacksonconley5117]

“Who was Joan of Arc?” “Noah’s wife.” 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 That line had me all cracked up.

[@Easy_Skanking]

I love how they address her as Miss Of Arc.

[@mike91mdk45]

I'm quite partial to ceasar, myself. A very bodacious salad dressing dude

[@Starbeam1979]

Also gotta love the follow up "Well then, who was Noah's wife?"

[@IsoscelesKramer]

Great leaders like... Socratic Method!

[@jeffrtd2665]

Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (Part 2) has always been my favorite.

[@homiedclown]

The soundtrack to Bogus Journey is most excellent.

[@lionelhutz5902]

Station!

[@justinamerican8200]

There's no way I can possibly do infinity pushups.

[@DurkMcGerk]

It's a good sequel. I think the ending is even better in that one. No spoilers.

[@this.is.a.username]

@@DurkMcGerk put it in the souls of everyone.

[@trouty42]

Watching Keanu Reeves grow into a movie star was weird at first, everyone was like, "That's Ted from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure?" But he ended up being awesome as everyone knows.

[@steamro11r]

yea i didnt realize he was Ted until years later seeing the end of Point Break when he had long hair and a surfer accent again

[@santaonthecross]

He's still Lieutenant Dan, I mean Ted, and he forgot to wind his watch.

[@hellomark1]

For me it was The Matrix, because having been Ted made him a better "everyman" for me. If Keanu could be "The One," any of us could be! Though I think my favourite role of his is still John Constantine.

[@Texastentialist-ls9kz]

George Carlin is Rufus , the narrator. A comedic genius.

[@tylerdurden5406]

I still can’t go past a Circle K without thinking about this movie.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

There's one down the street from my house and I say that quote about once a week 😂

[@ct6852]

For so long I wondered why I reacted to Circle K's when passing them. Hadn't seen this movie since I was 8 and forgot all about it.

[@davelister2961]

"Bill, strange things are afoot at the circle kay." 😂

[@Trendkilla]

Circle K wasn't a thing in my country until recently. The amount of joy I got out of finally getting to say "Strange things are afoot at the Circle K".

[@RoGueNavy]

Yeah, but go into a Circle K, and ask the clerk if strange things are afoot, and you'll just get blank stares.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

Lol, it's funny to see people who know Keanu from John Wick first, then watching him be a goof in this movie. For us older folks, it was the opposite way.

[@darrylcarden1851]

I know the feeling. I still remember before seeing the Matrix wondering how a most excellent comedian was going to pull off an action flick.

[@tudyk21]

I long considered this role his best work, because he took so long to develop as an actor. I used to make fun of him in Speed.😄

[@JRSiebz]

@@darrylcarden1851 They did get him to "woah" once in the Matrix though ;) He was in "Speed" in 1994. So his transition from Ted started before "The Matrix"

[@Tantalus010]

I remember a saying that I heard right after The Matrix Reloaded came out: any movie that Keanu plays a clueless guy in does well, but when you ask him to play a character who knows what he's doing, the movie bombs. I never agreed with the sentiment, but it does lend support to the notion that he was typecast early in his career.

[@michaelrussell3890]

Bill and Ted made "Woah!" to Keanu what "I'll be back" is to Arnie

[@josephscally6270]

This is definitely one of those movies for which there is no explanation for why it is so beloved and so darn entertaining. Sometimes it's best not to think too hard.

[@t0dd000]

Because the two leads are just so likeable. ;)

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Righteous

[@KNETTWERX]

Sometimes you just need to tune out the world, shut your brain down a little, relax, and just have fun watching a cheesy movie. This along with a few others from the 1970’s (like Blazing Saddles) and the 1980’s (like Bill and Ted, Caddy Shack, Spaceballs, etc) are just such movies.

[@keefey45]

I know what you mean. As the "film buff" of most of my social circles I struggle explaining (to younger people, mostly) why The Princess Bride is my all-time favorite or why everyone loves Bill and Ted. It's hard to put into words but the answer I've been going with lately is Charm. Some people don't get it, most people do. I genuinely feel bad for the ones that don't. Movies like this are fun to love.

[@JonathonTheAsshole]

@@KNETTWERX Blazing Saddles, Caddyshack, and Spaceballs are in a completely different league than Bill and Ted lol.

[@VizEffects-MorphVideos-to7yx]

Watched this 30 years ago... I still say, "Most Excellent!"

[@oscarchip01]

A few years back that Circle K closed for good in Tempe, Az. The mall is Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix which will be demolished later this year. The bowling alley is also in Tempe. The waterpark scene is filmed in Mesa, Az at a place called Golfland. This movie holds a special place in any Phoenicians heart. Last year, Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar came to town and he signed my wife’s Bill & Ted poster. They’re coming back in September.

[@redrave404]

There's always a pause when I tell someone I'm from San Dimas, followed by a "wait like Bill & Ted?"

[@mblackwl]

See, I would think that you'd get at least a couple of "SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!" in there too.

[@redrave404]

@@mblackwl I only get those responses over the internet, case in point.

[@dmonroe20]

Although it was majorly filmed in Phoenix, and the recently closed Metrocenter Mall!

[@joshuagoforth1658]

@@redrave404that is truly not most excellent 😢

[@dumbcat]

"We're you dudes! We didn't believe it either when we were you, and we us said what we us are saying right now."

[@robertshields4160]

'I'm not dumb, I'm just blonde!' That needs to be on a t-shirt or something. ☺

[@mlcsella]

“A Walk in the Clouds” is my favorite Keanu Reeves movie. You will absolutely love this movie. This movie is so underrated. Your sister will definitely love it too.❤

[@jamieswanson4450]

Bill and ted is one of my favourite films the scene when they accidentally end up in the future makes me so happy

[@CrashWizard]

Genghis Khan was played by Al Leong, best known for playing some kind of henchman in 'every 80s action movie and tv show'. I think he works as a stunt coordinator now.

[@stevensauer8539]

For a period of about 20 years, if a movie needed an Asian guy it was either Al Leong or James Hong. Two legendary careers, so many fun movies between them.

[@christopherlawley1842]

Big Trouble in Little China

[@BogeyTheBear]

The bad guy stealing candy from behind the counter in _Die Hard._

[@corralescoyote]

I think he’s the guy electrocuting Riggs in Lethal Weapon

[@BenjaminFlagg_GameDesigner]

The best part about this film, even if it's my favorite of the trilogy, is that they are ALL great. And the writer's (the two guys from the "Ziggy Piggy" mall scene, who used to play versions of "Bill & Ted" in college before making this film) is that the ONE thing they always wanted to ensure through all three films, is a sense of "innocence" for Bill & Ted. They ALWAYS mean well :)

[@LadyIarConnacht]

Yes, that's one of the best things about the movie. It's so great too, how they draw everybody into their little world, instead of them having to adjust to "reality."

[@OldTechNerd]

This was the start of Keanus career. How he went from this to where he is today was amazingly mapped out by him. They taught a course in University about the steps he took, the calculated decisions he made, the roles he turned down and the ones he pursued as necessary to further his career. Hard to believe from his role as TED but he's actually brilliant. Also humble and genuinely considered one of if not the nicest and most down to earth guys in Hollywood.

[@edwardnonymous6804]

I think River's Edge predates this movie by a year or two. He basically was a darker version of Ted with a bit better reasoning skill.

[@Swearengen1980]

I see that the University system was declining earlier than we thought. What a waste of tuition. Actors taking roles is almost always a gamble. There are very, very few actors who don't have at least 1 or 2 duds. The only person I can think of who didn't was Daniel Day Lewis and that's because of how few he really chose, he often stuck to historical films that have a track record of doing well, and the best method actor ever. Teaching that at class is only a few notches above gender studies.

[@AceMoonshot]

@@edwardnonymous6804 I saw him in River's Edge first. Made his role in B&T seem even more goofy in comparison.

[@johncampbell756]

Actually, his acting career started 5 years earlier in 1984, with some TV huest spots. His first full length film was Youngbloods with Patrick Swayze. I disagree with the bashing of universities that someone else did, but if they taught you that this was the start of his career, they were teaching you false information.

[@OldTechNerd]

@@johncampbell756 I guess I should have been more specific and maybe I am incorrect but this was my understanding. This was when his movie career started. When he got the connections that put him in the right circle to propel him in the direction he wanted to go. Not just taking the next movie that came along for the lure of a paycheque, and wanting to distance himself from the Ted character so as not to get typecast into lampoon films.

[@anthonybean931]

The floating guy in the center in the future place is Clarence Clemons, saxophonist from the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

[@ChrisReise]

15:30 I get chills when I watch this scene...the reason is that they don't even realize that the "most excellent" music that they hear in the background is PROBABLY them. Since this future is a future that Bill and Ted are cherished and known as the great ones.

[@jasonthedave6140]

Same. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[@chrisdobbs9155]

For a long time, Keanu was thought of as only capable of characters like this. Blew everyone's mind when he started doing more serious things like "Matrix".

[@guyr.6053]

Not that of a long time, don't forget Point Break (1991) and Speed (1994)

[@Justin0807]

Point Break came out just a couple years after this and showed that he could do serious action roles well. Also, River's Edge is an underrated drama that he did in the 80s.

[@godabandonedthistimeline]

He also did My Own Private Idaho with River Phoenix

[@lajeteefan]

He'd done "Dangerous Liaisons" and "River's Edge" before this. "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" was actually a departure from what he'd done in the past. He's started out his film career doing more serious roles.

[@ct6852]

Part of the reason his performance in Dracula was received the way it was. Along with the accent, of course.

[@SuaveGemini]

Because of this movie my brain always says Beeth-Oven, Frood and So-Crates first before it pronounces it correctly in my head.

[@kevincameron8437]

Esp the So-Crates!!!

[@seattlecryptid]

It took me taking philosophy in COLLEGE to finally pronounce Socrates correctly lmao 🤣

[@tudyk21]

Me too. Whenever I hear "Freud" I think "Frood Dude".🤣

[@Starbeam1979]

I saw this before going over Socrates in school, so when I finally got to him years later my teacher had to correct my pronunciation.

[@PerfectHandProductions]

Bill and Ted are such charming likable doofuses that you have to love this silly classic.

[@arieljacobsegal]

So good natured. I really liked the movie

[@AdamRichardson-v6v]

In case you were wondering, Bill was Alex Winters, who you’ve seen in The Lost Boys. Joan of Arc was Jane Wiedlin, of the band The Go-Gos, but you might remember her as the singing telegram girl in Clue. Genghis Khan was Al Leong, who has played an evil henchman in just about everything, but I know you’ve seen him in Big Trouble in Little China and the first Lethal Weapon as the guy who electrically shocking Riggs. And of course, Rufus was George Carlin.

[@memnarch129]

This is a EXCELLENT example of premier 80s movies and a CLASSIC. As well as one of Keanus earliest roles. And as Im sure others have said created 2 phrases that are classics to this day, on deep but meaningful and just one that is childish and whimsical. "Be Excellent to each other" and "Party on dudes".

[@garychambers6848]

Just throwing this out..... The John Wick universe was what happened if Ted flunked and went to Oats military school...... Tell me I am wrong!!!!

[@randallwright1973]

I always assumed John Wick was the world the Matrix put Neo in after Revolutions. I like your idea, too.

[@tremorsfan]

There's actually a fake trailer for that.

[@osmanyousif7849]

@@randallwright1973, if he drunk the blue pill.

[@user-be7tc2bd6e]

No dude,you're totally-EXCELLENT.

[@pigmeatmarkham898]

Well, there hasn’t been any Wyld Stallyns albums so that must mean we’re in the John Wick universe 😂

[@Mike-wr7om]

It is actually a very smart movie; super clever, witty humor.

[@ledoutofshadow8004]

"Our lives are but specks of dust falling through the fingers of time. Like sands of the hourglass, so are the days of our lives." Socrates.

[@trickykondo1021]

Unfortunately, I don't think a lot of folks today recognize this as something attributed to Socrates, just the Days of Our Lives soap opera. Reminds me of the feeling I get when a band covers a classic song without making it clear that they're just covering the original

[@Drake844221]

In a weird way, one of Keanu's rolls that I appreciate the most... is actually when he played the villain in the 1993 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. It isn't a particularly big role, or an excessively memorable performance, but I... do appreciate that he is _actually_ in a Shakespearean production.

[@michaelserot6844]

I was lucky enough to have met Al Leong (Genghis Khan) on a few occasions. He is such a nice guy. It's too bad that he suffered a series of strokes, lost the ability to use his right arm, and his wife divorced him and took practically everything. He's such an iconic bad guy actor from the 80s!

[@freestrike2000]

This movie was a surprise hit of the highest degree. After filming completed, it sat on a shelf for 2 years because the movie studio had such little faith in it. It surprised me as well. I thought it was going to be so stupid but absolutely loved it!

[@ct6852]

It was a box office hit, or just on video?

[@sterling557]

I saw it in the theater. It was a riot!

[@freestrike2000]

@@ct6852 It wasn't a massive blockbuster but it did well at the box office. Especially considering its modest budget. I think it made it to number 1 or 2 at the weekly box office and had pretty good legs.

[@ct6852]

@@freestrike2000 Definitely remember it being big at the video store. Every rental place I'd ever been to has had a lot of copies.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

It's just so silly. Such an excellent movie.

[@remychase]

Fun fact, the big guy in the middle of the “Three Kings” is an actual rock legend. He’s the late, great Clarence “Big Man” Clemmons, saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Let’s hear it for the biggest man you ever saw.

[@robertshields4160]

20:28 And of course Freud is holding a very phallic corn dog.

[@Osprey850]

Sometimes, a corn dog is just a corn dog.

[@marcusfridh8489]

Not to a man that blames everything on Oidipus complex.

[@charlesballard5251]

This is my favorite Keanu movie. I was stuck in Decatur, Illinois working graveyard shift at a crappy radio station for a year and a half. The only thing that kept me sane was discovering a comic-book shop and getting some friends there. The owner of the shop started a comic-book club that met every Saturday morning. One morning he suggested we all go see "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" which had just opened the day before. We did. We loved it. Great movie for a bunch of guys from 13-30+ on a Saturday. You didn't pick out Clarence Clemmon's (RIP) of the E-Street Band, Fee Waybill of the Tubes, or Martha Davis of the Motels as the THREE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE ON EARTH. And Alex Winter who played Bill also played Marco in "The Lost Boys".

[@Tim21189]

Great memories of Bill & Ted as a kid. I remember seeing this with friends in the theater. This was a massive hit in 1989. Shout out to George Carlin as Rufus. RIP.

[@mjc1389]

From Bogus Journey…”they Melvin-ed me”, as said by Death. I still laugh at that today and occasionally I come across someone who gets the reference even now.

[@John_Locke_108]

7th grade when it came out. I laughed so damn hard. Decades later and it still cracks me up just as much.

[@erniedouglas123]

Me too!

[@trinaq]

"Excellent!" George Carlin was superb in this movie, and Keanu and Alex were a great team.

[@osmanyousif7849]

Also, one of the few times we don’t ever see him swearing. Man, would I pay to see Cassie react to one of his specials….

[@Justin0807]

​@@osmanyousif7849Carlin was terrific. Jammin' in New York in 1992 was my favorite one.

[@marcusfridh8489]

May he rest in peace, the true anarchist standup comedian/philosopher

[@kidd522666]

didn't know that George Carlin can play guitar like that!

[@donjackson5522]

@@marcusfridh8489 Occupation? Stand up philosopher Oh, a bullshit artist! Did you try to bullshit yesterday?

[@jb888888888]

The writers are in the film as the waiters at the ice cream shop. Their credited character names are 'stupid waiter' and 'ugly waiter.'

[@user-jb8qq9fk6m]

Another time travel comedy/adventure that is from 1981, from which they lifted the premise for Bill &Ted, and that is a bit more philosophical, is "Time Bandits" by the Monty Python crew starring Sean Connery - also has the actor who later would play Bilbo Baggins in LOTR.

[@TenTonNuke]

Wore out this VHS tape as a kid. Mispronounced Socrates for years because of it. To this day I still randomly shout out "San Dimas High School Football Rules!" whenever I'm struggling to tell a story and I start losing the other person.

[@aMulliganStew]

"Partial Credit!" My response to people who do that w/o your sense of irony. (Bonus points if you or anyone understands it's origin.)

[@elessartelcontar9415]

The "narrator guy from the beginning !!!!???? He is George Carlin, one of the first comedians along with Lenny Bruce to use blue language in his shows. They both got arrested a lot for it. I had the pleasure of seeing Carlin live 5 times, hilarious! He was famous for being stoned on everything. He also was in the movie Outrageous Fortune with Shelly Long and Bette Midler, it's hilarious.

[@John_Locke_108]

Also. He's Mr Conductor. Well one of them. Mr Conductor was also played by Ringo Starr.

[@JustinChristopher-ov7gw]

To this day I still call the philosopher So Crates lol.

[@aMulliganStew]

I used to refer to my most favorite former boss as So-Crates. I meant it as a compliment. Sadly, I don't think he understood that.

[@mojoshivers]

My absolute favorite from this is, “Strange things are afoot at the Circle K…” I still say that when I feel like something weird is going on or I walk into a situation that’s way out of normal behavior.

[@Hespeakstruth]

The three most interesting people were played by Martha Davis lead singer of the Motels Fee Waybill lead singer for the Tubes. And Clerence Clemens who played Saxophone in Bruce Sprinsteens band.

[@susanliltz3875]

The narrator Rufus is : “George Carlin” a great stand up comic, was very clever , great observational humor.

[@ghostofyourmom]

Fun fact, his appearance in Bill & Ted pretty much launched his career.

[@JM-er2yl]

Carlin was a stand up philosopher, our Socrates.

[@baeleth]

I loved this and the sequel Bogus Journey when the came out as a kid. The third movie, Bill and Ted Face The Music, came just a few years ago during the pandemic. I highly recommend watching both sequels. The second movie is a fun continuation and, as a kid who grew up watching these and whose kids had both just become adults, the third movie really struck home. I did not expect to have tears watching it but I do every time. It's definitely my favorite of the 3 and has become a go-to any time I just want to feel good about the world.

[@hellomark1]

Damn both sequels are almost completely different things, while still staying within the continuity. The second one REALLY steers into the skid!

[@matthewconner7800]

The thing is, if they run into a subject that appeals to them personally, they can do great. Meeting and knowing all of those figures from history was just such an appeal, as their report, which we got bits and pieces of, was informed, thorough, and they clearly knew everything right off the tops of their heads.

[@melenatorr]

In the days of VHS tapes, my brother talked me into watching this movie, betting I'd love it (he knows me very well). For my birthday, he put together a VHS tape of my then favorite movies: this one, "Crossing Delancey", and "War of the Roses".

[@tonyberezowski7859]

"Strange things are afoot at the Circle K." Will never not be in my vocabulary!!!! lolololol This movie was such good, stupid fun!

[@CrazyAZ1975]

Being a 14 year old boy when this came out and a lot of it was filmed in my city so yeah, I was a big fan! We absolutely would quote this for YEARS to come.

[@sterling557]

"San Dimas High!!"

[@jodonnell64]

A quick scan of the comments doesn't seem to mention this. The three "leaders" in the future are played by Clarence Clemons (saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band), Fee Waybill (singer for The Tubes), and Grace Slick (singer for Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship).

[@richardyoung3462]

Not Grace Slick, it was Martha Davis of the Motels, I believe.

[@darkhorse9027]

The "leader" on the right is the lead singer of the "Tubes". Watch the music video called "Talk to you later" by the Tubes and you will recognize the lead singer ❤😁😁😁

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

​@@richardyoung3462correct

[@mozartasc8212]

Also, Joan of Arc was played by Jane Wiedlin of the GoGo's.

[@benjaminscott8198]

I remember seeing this in theaters as a kid. I also watched the cartoon, played the NES game and watched the sequel. Now you have to watch Bogus Journey and Face the Music

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

I was 9 when I first saw this movie. I kept renting it over and over back in the summer of 1990. Remains one of my all-time favorites.

[@blacktronlego]

'As the sands of the hourglass, so are the days of out lives...' was reputedly said by Socrates. The opening of the soap opera just used the pre-existing quote.

[@SPAMusubiHalau]

Even now, as a grown man - these words forever shall live in my mind, rent free… “SIXTY NINE, Duuuuuude!” ~ every freakin time. 😢

[@presencerocks2224]

I remember seeing this and not knowing what 69 meant. It was probably a year later that I figured it out

[@puckbond007]

The film that taught me and lots of kids from the 80's how to pronounce "So-crates" and "Beeth-oven". I still love to say their names that way sometimes just for fun! 🤣

[@marcusfridh8489]

And Frood

[@Jp421JP]

If you can believe it, the next one is even better. Party on Dudes!

[@christopherwaldrop5293]

There's a timeless message in Bill and Ted: the kids are all right. It meant a lot to me when I was around Bill and Ted's age to feel like I didn't have to conform to what adults wanted, what adults were like, to be successful.

[@grumpyoldgraymetalhead2441]

I listened to all this music back in the 80’s (still do) and I always love watching this film, it’s a most bodacious and excellent adventure!

[@GroovyDJ]

Fun fact......The girl who plays Joan of Ark is Jane Wiedlin from the group The Go-Gos

[@corralescoyote]

Also the singing telegraph girl in Clue ❤

[@RalphBednarski]

Keanu and Alex had such a good time filming 1 & 2, when asked to come back for Part 3( which is fun as well), there wasn't even a question. ....and, everyone from part 1 & 2(who was available) came back and reprised their roles. I love all three movies ...best soundtracks and just good wholesome fun that everyone could watch these movies.

[@harveybojangle475]

People didn't quote Anchorman in the 90's. You still quote it now, every time you say, "That escalated quickly."

[@John_Locke_108]

You'd be a time traveler if you quoted anchorman in the 90's.

[@MrGBH]

What i love about the big report is that, even if they had gotten actors, it was still deserving of an A+

[@MontgomeryWenis]

The Battle of Waterloo was Napoleon's most humiliating defeat. It's what got him marooned and exiled to St Helena, where he eventually died as a miserable disgrace.

[@AuspexAO]

Yes, but if we wasn't sent to St Helena, he never would have run into The Count of Monte Cristo, ha ha.

[@md-sl1io]

by all rights he should have won it, he only lost cos 2 of his generals refused to follow orders otherwise it was an almost certain win

[@tempsitch5632]

And then he took a long bath in The Truman Show.

[@allengator1914]

He was first exiled to the Island of Elba in May of 1814 before his second exile to St. Helena in October of 1815.

[@joelwillems4081]

@@md-sl1io If he would have started earlier in the day, the battle would have been over before the Allied reinforcements arrived. If everything else went exactly the same way.

[@clairemendoza8082]

Southern California girl here and love this movie. My mom’s brother absolutely adored this movie! It was his favorite. Another great Keanu Reeves movie you should check out is A Walk In The Clouds. It’s one of my mom’s favorite movies. Take care always and love to your channel! Send our love to your sister Carly as well! Your channel gives all of us so much joy 🤩

[@slaaneshhedonite7068]

I saw a preview rough cut of this movie about six months before it came out. None of my friends believed me when I tried to explain it. Once it came out they were astonished.

[@aMulliganStew]

I had a similar experience with Ferris Bueller, but I didn't know it was rough-cut. My friends thought I had lost it when I described a couple of deleted scenes -- especially the extended version of John Candy's delivery episode.

[@CaturdayNite]

The princess in blue at the end is Diane Franklin, who is still acting and is a total sweetheart. I covered a few films she was in (from a list she recommended to me via IG) on my channel: Terror Vision, Amityville II, and The Last American Virgin.

[@CaturdayNite]

...and I still have a promotional button from when this was released on VHS for rental. :)

[@NevermoreIQuoth]

I loved the Bill and Ted movies as a kid. I would often watch them back to back.

[@Krenum100]

Bill And Teds Bogus Journey is definitely worth watching!

[@BigMateo24]

Station.

[@SonicImmersion_]

Station!

[@hughjorg4008]

Keanu Reeves in *CONSTANTINE* (2005 action horror film). CASSIE will love this movie. 👍

[@MontgomeryWenis]

Constantine is such an underrated GEM!

[@ghostofyourmom]

​@@MontgomeryWenisBy the same writer as The Boys, too.

[@chrissmalley83]

People seem to like it now. When it came out, the fans of the comics didn't care much for it, and they were most of who saw it in theaters. I'm not familiar with the comics, so I don't know what they didn't like about it. If you aren't familiar with the comics, it's a great film. Compelling story. Excellent cast.

[@ApesAmongUs]

Totally jump scare free.

[@jackbrooks5487]

A lot of the problem was Keanu wasn't blond or British like in the comics. Personally, I can overlook that if the story is good, and Constantine is most excellent, dude. I hear a sequel is finally in the works. I'm looking forward to it.

[@trinaq]

This movie taught me way more about history than my actual history class ever did.

[@ghostofyourmom]

Joan of Arc isn't a historical figure, though. She's a fictional character from the King Arthur In Camelot stories.

[@phillipribbink6903]

My school had an excellent History program. To finish off the final days of the final course offered by the school our Teacher showed us this movie. (Which he mentioned during our first few days of the first course).

[@Aaron-io8vw]

Those three people who sent Rufus back are played by real life musicians Martha Davis of the Motels, Clarence Clemmons of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band, and Fee Waybill of the Tubes. Also Joan of arc is played by Jane Weidlin of the band the Go-Go's

[@ResoluteGryphon]

I'm old enough to remember the first TED talk. And it was most excellent!

[@Sir_Osis]

I was a life guard at that water park when they filmed this movie. I was allowed to be an extra but my ego got involved and I declined because they wouldn’t let me be a life guard in it. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Bogus! 🎸🎹🎸

[@shanehenry7699]

Oh man. Missed opportunity.

[@MontgomeryWenis]

I was almost Ripley in Alien, but I declined because they weren't going to pay me enough. I guess I missed out. 🤷🏼😂🤦🏼

[@Sir_Osis]

@@shanehenry7699Entirely. Had no idea who Keanu was and that it would become a cult classic. The worst part is that I kinda convinced the other life guards into boycotting it too. 🤦‍♂️

[@cruejones742]

And now years later you're trying to still benefit from your stupidity? You literally define Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite.