The first of the films chronicling the adventures of the timetraveling bonehead rockers was set in san dimas, ca but actually filmed in and. The plot follows slackers bill winter and ted reeves, who travel through time to assemble historical figures for their high school history presentation. The movies excellent adventure filming locations bill and ted. San dimas is excited for bill and ted 3 movie and hoping. Discussion bill and teds excellent adventure and bill and teds bogus journey. These movies were filmed in phoenix and youll recognize the locations coronado high school fills in for a socal high school in bill and teds excellent adventure 1989. Bill and teds excellent adventure and bill and teds. The film was written by chris matheson and ed solomon and directed by stephen herek. Man, its been a while since ive posted anything on here. It stars alex winter, keanu reeves, and george carlin. Jun 30, 2018 these movies were filmed in phoenix and youll recognize the locations coronado high school fills in for a socal high school in bill and ted s excellent adventure 1989. Thanks to the nostalgiadriven mentality of our culture nowadays, its appropriate that today it was announced that the third movie is officially happening, much to the excitement of fans like me who have only dreamed of another adventure from bill and ted.
The internet wasnt widely available when the movie was released in 1989, but in retrospect bill and ted s could be viewed as an allegory about it. The internet wasnt widely available when the movie was released in 1989, but in retrospect bill and teds could be viewed as an allegory about it. We did see this mural that can be seen in the movie and was moved to the front of the school. Hey, its produced by oscar winner steven soderbergh, so.
Ed solomon and chris matheson wrote the script over the course of just four days. When bill and ted leave napoleon in ted s younger brother deacon s care, an electric football game is in the background. Bill and teds excellent adventure critics consensus. Bill and teds excellent adventure filming locations. Originally written as a 28yearold high school sophomore who inexplicably owned a timetravelling van, 50yearold george carlin was cast as bill and teds guide from the future after someone suggested him. I just sort of had to relearn how to use this blog. Preston, esquire and ted theodore logan are doomed to. With only a few days before their highschool graduation, bill s. This fits better with the information we have, but with the studios now demolished it was difficult to confirm the presence of. The most triumphant makingof documentary cinefantastique, august 1991 writers chris matheson and ed solomon on the birth of a phenomenon starburst may 1990. Nov 10, 2019 the 1991 sequel bill and teds bogus journey filmed in southern california.
Bill and ted s excellent adventure filming locations. Bill and teds excellent adventure 1989 rotten tomatoes. I dont know why they filmed everything in arizona, but thats the way it happened. The goonies, gremlins and theterminator was just some of our most popular 80s movies. With keanu reeves, alex winter, george carlin, terry camilleri. However, due to tax incentives at the time, most of the production actually took place near phoenix, arizona and the surrounding towns. It stars keanu reeves, alex winter, and george carlin. As these two skip through the timeline, kidnapping the likes of napoleon, sigmund. Bill and teds excellent adventure at an amc theatre near you. Bill and teds excellent adventure film the guardian.
When bill and ted leave napoleon in teds younger brother deacons care, an electric football game is in the background. But would excellent adventure make it to the big screen. During filming, dan shor billy the kid and jane wiedlin joan of arc were 31 and 29 years old, respectively. This is a list of some of the known filming locations for excellent adventure, many of which are in or around phoenix, arizona. The new mexico town, billy the kid gets added to their roster of past legends, was the western street at the old carefree studios. Bill and ted, played by alex winter and keanu reeves respectively, practice as their band wyld stallyns in. The first scenes to be filmed were the exterior school parking lot scenes and exterior. Bill and ted would be the first to tell you that hollywood is totally bogus, dude.
Bill and teds excellent adventure part 1 lydia d says. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Bill and ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history classwhich means ted would be sent to military schoolbut receive help from rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society.
The bill and ted university was filmed at the japanese garden of the tillman water reclamation plant in van nuys, california. Two seemingly dumb teens set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1989 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. Sep, 2008 the exterior shots of bill and ted s high school are of coronado high school in scottsdale, arizona. This store is in a strip mall at walnut and e bonita. Price new from used from audio cd, soundtrack, february 17, 1989. Anyways ive still got a backlog of posts ready to write up, so i guess id better do one today. With the use of rufus time machine, bill and ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help. Keanu reeves and alex winter are just charming, goofy, and silly enough to make this fluffy timetravel adventure work. Bill and teds excellent adventure and bill and teds bogus. The exterior shots of bill and teds high school are of coronado high school in scottsdale, arizona. Here are 15 things you might not know about the most excellent original film.
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