10 Things You Didn't Know About Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 

"Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES!"

RIP George Carlin. One of my favorite comedians turned philosophers

I think what makes Bill & Ted so likeable, compared to other idiot-duos, is that they're always in good spirits, and always have an optimistic view of others. They don't laugh at or mock others, and (Spoilers) in the 3rd movie, they befriend the guy who kills them within seconds because he apologizes and asks if he can do something to make up for having killed them. Simply put, they're idiots but they make up for it by being endlessly friendly and enthusiastic.

I remember when I visited some family in phoenix my niece was a senior in high school so she showed me the school and I stood on the stage in the auditorium and yelled “SAN DIMAS HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!!!!!” 😂 a highlight of my life ha ha ha

"Put them in the Iron Maiden." "Iron Maiden?" "Excellent!!"

I loved this movie, it made history seem fun, and Alex and Keanu had fantastic chemistry!

This was a most excellent movie. The historical figures in the mall was my favorite part of the movie. Bill and Ted themselves were most bodacious.

"Be excellent to each other. And... Party on dudes!" Abraham Lincoln

My mom was a 2nd grade teacher and made a feature length film with her kids called “Phil and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” to teach them all about history! It was hilarious and informative and obviously based on this movie but with more historical events!

In my headcanon, Wayne's World and Bill & Ted take place in the same universe. Perhaps Biodome was a timeline that was mercifully erased from history.

Excellent video

" Joan of arc aka Noah wife" 😂😂😂 I took me a moment to catch that dad joke 😂

That Ringo impression was on point. 😂😂

OMG can you even imagine if Keanu ended up playing Bill and Alex Winer played Ted.! That would have changed literally everything. 😂

I was very fond of this movie as a kid and watched it about 10,000 times.

Bill and Ted is a pure fushion of 80's and 90's

26:18 "Stoner Movies" -- a good "stoner" movie doesn't necessarily have anything, directly, to do with smoking weed within the movie itself; it's about the nature of the movie: how it's written/performed, the tone and the style. B&TEA is *ABSOLUTELY* one of _the_ top stoner movies (particularly as a more broad, pop-culture phenomenon vs being one of the more cult films that can be stoner movies).

Excellent

"But, I am Napoleon!" Just the way he says it always makes me laugh

This movie was a fundamental part of my life.. I was in primary school and just about to start high school.( UK) ...this movie introduced me to faith no more / Joan of arc/ Freud/ keanu reeves / George Carlin and gengus Khan lol It was truly an amazing part of my childhood

Grew up in San Dimas when this movie came out. My brother and his friend were at the circle K in San Dimas and some hick asked them, “this where they filmed Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure?” My brother busted out laughing cause we all knew it wasn’t filmed there or our high school. The hick said what the hells wrong with him to my brothers friend lol. Great memories

Another amazing fact I heard from Matheson and Solomon themselves on the comic con panel interview by Kevin Smith before Face The Music came out. They said they were in Phoenix at McDonald's before the auditions and they were stressed about finding the right pair of actors. They saw two young men in line in front of them chit-chatting and seemingly getting along great. I can't remember the whole gist of what made Solomon and Matheson say that they wished that the actors they should cast should be the two in front of them, but long story short it was Keanu and Alex!!!! It was meant to be!! Thanks for another great video, Minty! I want to see the 2 and a half hour cut if it exists!😂

I always loved the fact that the time machine was a phone both with the skeleton of an umbrella glued on top

I could have seen Ringo playing Rufus if Carlin wasn’t chosen. Have you never seen the movie he starred in called Caveman? It’s him, Dennis Quaid & Shelly Long. It’s hilarious and so unexpected.

I just wanted to say that while I was at the grocery store the other day, I saw someone with a t-shirt that said "Be excellent to eachother". Great message.

The mall they shot at is here in Phoenix AZ but like most malls it’s closed down but before they started demolishing it they hosted an event where they showed Bill and Ted 🙂

From losers to winners, Bill and Ted really made learning history a lot fun back in the day.

This movie remains one of my favorites of all time. I was a teenager when it came out, and loved it from the beginning. It's also one of the primary reasons why I enjoy learning history.

This movie came out when I was a kid and I loved it! I don't know why people consider it a stoner movie, I've even read descriptions of the movie that say Bill and Ted are stoners. They never once smoked anything in the movie.

What a fun movie. Not sure when it opened, but just within the last couple of years I drove past a Circle K, unheard of in my area back in 89, and the first thing I thought of was "something strange is afoot at the circle K".

Weirdly enough I can see Ringo playing the Rufus role.I could also see Roger Daltrey playing it too, although Carlin did it brilliantly.

I still enjoy listening to the soundtrack of both this and it's sequel.

When it comes to media involving Time Travel; Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is an absolute personal favourite of mine!! Of course films such as 'The Terminator' & 'Back to the Future' are quintessential viewing with the latter. It warns of the dangers of disrupting time & space that will have disastrous consequences!! Bill & Ted however does away with consequences & decides to just have outright fun with the concept! Outright silliness & having a damn fun time with it! & also a nice refreshing take how neither Bill nor Ted EVER fall out as they're so in tune with one another & use rather unorthodox but incredibly effective problem solving in their own way! & of course there's the late, great legendary George Carlin; whose Agnostic humour has become relevant even today!

A much needed positive youtuber in this chaotic world❤

I was 12 years old when Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure was released. It was one of the first movies I saw multiple times in the theater. It may or may not have been the greatest movie out there depending on who you ask, but it sure was a fun ride, and it’s enjoyable to watch even today.

Hands down my favourite film ever. Alex and Keanu just have such a wonderful chemistry and really play well off of each other. I would have loved friends like Bill and Ted growing up. I think that's why I keep going back to this film. It's just so comforting. Thank you for the video. I don't know if it's on purpose, but today is actually the anniversary of the release of Bogus Journey. just thought that was cool.

I watched this again recently, for the first time since at least the early '90s, & it still holds up, man!!! Idk about you all, but i'd rather be living in the utopia future that Bill & Ted end up creating, rather than the dreary, depressing, harsh one, that we ended up getting.

As much as i loved the 3rd one, my problem with it was that it was not their music that saved the world. In part 1, it was them on the album, if it was their daughters who did it, Rufus wouldnt have told them it was their music that saved the world.

Excellent. Totally tubular.

Bill and Ted made me laugh as a kid and I would watch them as a double feature with Wayne's world. As they both party on. And were very goofy and they were best buddies. Love those kind of movies. 😊

This is one of my formative movies. I love it with all my heart

Looking forward to this one!

According to David Linck, the unit publicist on the film, Billy Dee Williams was actually cast as Rufus but had to pull out. And Frank Zappa was given the role... for only one day! After that, George Carlin was cast.

The acting in this is superb. Primarily because Winter and Reeves were playing themselves

Keanu Reeves is brilliant as Ted Logan and Alex Winter is brilliant as Bill S. Preston, Esq.😀👍

A lot of people don't know this but, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure happens to be the greatest movie ever made

Minty, thank you for doing this "10 Things" Episode. Bill & Ted is one of my favorite movies! Keep up the great work! And... Party On, Dude!

Great video! Great movie. Thanks for mentioning Coronado High. I graduated from there in 1993.

The morale of the story is to 'be excellent to each other'.

I think it works very well that the two characters are similar. Its like they are combined into one character and now have a reason to speak their thoughts. Also it shows that they are very close friends that has influenced each other.

"Iron Minty! Excellent!!!!" I love time travel movies, and this is definitely one of the most fun and inventive of them.

Love your content minty!

Saw this in the theater as a kid and its never gone away. Still one of my all time favorite movies that never got old.

Come to think of it, I could totally see Ringo Starr as Rufus. But George Carlin really nailed the part.

Minty!! You're always so well timed!! I was listening to the perfect crime by faith no more and thinking about bill and ted and then I see you've uploaded this!! Fantastic!! And a few weeks I was rewatching signs for millionth time and the very next day you uploaded your signs video!! Love you man!😂

You know what is totally excellent about Minty reviews? I can give it a thumb up before I even watch the video, and have no doubt it will most triumphant!

Minty's interpretation of the message of Bill&Ted is wonderful. I also think it's a beautiful idea that music can save the world.

I don't know where id be without seeing at least 20 Minty uploads a day! You're the best, Minty CA!

I always found it hard to separate Keanu from Ted in other movies, like point break was basically a smarter grown up Ted , Ted's riding a speeding bus, Ted's trapped in the matrix 😄

Thanks to the Bill and Ted franchise, I've started talking like a 1980s teenager. and I'm 30

I can’t believe while talking about the cast you didn’t mention Terry Camilleri who played Napoleon. He’s from Melbourne too 😮

Interesting that Reeves got beyond the Ted character which kind of put him on the map and Winter is always recognized as Bill. I know Winter went on to do a lot of work behind the camera, so possibly that’s why we primarily think about him in that role. What I’ve always found interesting about the series is that it features two airheads yet makes an honest attempt to explore complex ideas about time travel.

Never understood adult film critics critiquing kids films.. it's like asking Mozart to critique Slipknot. And always remember.. God Gave Rock & Roll to You.. Gave Rock & Roll to You.. He Gave Rock & Roll to Everyone 🎶 🎸

Love the Ringo impersonation, brilliant!

"Be excellent to each other." Boy, do we need these words today.!!

I saw this in 1991, I was in grade 7 and lived in the country and wasn't a movie buff yet. Our most excellent socials studies teacher showed the movie in class as a fun reward day. Awesome!!! Bogus journey was also Awesome. top ten greatest teen movies for sure.

I really think casting Keanu and Alex was the best choice they could've made. Changing the characteristics sounds like it made a better movie than the original script descriptions. Also, I think it's considered a stoner movie in spite of there being no use in it because their look and mannerisms were copied and pasted throughout the 90s onto the stoners of any film featuring stoners. The performances that stick out to me most are Breckin Meyer in Freddy's Dead and in Clueless. Same vibe.

loved these movies as a kid in the 80s and early 90s STILL love them now in my early 40s.

The message is indeed powerful. "Be excellent to each other... and PARTY ON DUDES!!"

The movie is also a hilarious cautionary tale about marrying too young of a bride (many rich people do). If you marry a woman who's only been out of high school for several years, and you have a late teenage son, you're going to give him a MASSIVE opedius complex.

Wyld Stallions!

Haha, the one line that caught me off guard here and made me laugh was "GoGos guitarist Jane Wielding was cast as Joan of Arc, AKA Noah's wife". Hahaha. BTW, Jane Wielding is AKA Jane Wiedlin for many people 🙂 I think my favorite scene of the whole movie though is when they return and introduce the historical figures to Missy, I mean, Bill's mom and the aliases they came up with. Dave Bee-Thoven, Maxine of Arc, Herman the Kid, Bob Genghis Khan, So-Crates Johnson, Dennis Frewd, and Abraham Lincoln. As for the 2nd season of the cartoon I wonder if they got the idea for traveling in to fictional properties like books, movies, TV, etc., from the Robert Heinlein book The Number of the Beast. This book followed 4 people as they traveled through time, space, and universes sometimes arriving in universes based on classic books and the climax includes a conference featuring many fictional and historical figures.

This is for sure one of my all time favorite movies, and I remember it being huge in the VHS rental market, as friends of my mother use to run the video rental store in our small town, and they said for the first few months they just could not keep their 3 copies in stock with people asking when they would be able to rent it again. Far as the cartoon I loved the first season, but the 2nd season except for the movie/tv concept really did take a nosedive in quality, and I barely remember the TV show when it came out, but having gone back and watched the first episode here on the tubes, I did not make it 1/2 way in before saying NOPE!! Also I'm surprised you did not talk about the Bill & Ted video games, & how they screw them up so damn bad on both the NES, and GameBoy, as I remember renting the NES game, and wanting to smash it, and flush it down the toilet being so frustrated with it!!!

I f**king love this movie! One of the most quotable movies ever made: Ted: Excuse me. When did Mongols rule China? Cashier: Hey, I just work here. Ted: Bill, strange things are afoot at the Circle-K. Rufus: Greetings, my excellent friends. Present Ted: OK wait. If you guys are really us, what number are we thinking of? Future Bill & Ted: 69, dude! Present Bill & Ted: Whoa. Bill: No way. Rufus: Yes way. Various characters: Be excellent to each other & party on, dudes!

I still have the mini poster they gave out at the theater when it came out! I was in 8th grade and have quoted this movie for the last 30-some years!!

Most excellent Ringo impersonation, Minty!

Tubular, dude!!!

Sadly, the Circle K, in Tempe Az,was closed and torn down but before that a showing of Bill & Ted's was given to fans and general public for free. Waterloo (Golfland, Mesa Az) is still there popular as ever. Although, Big Surf is closed.

I was 15 when B & T came out and I FREAKING LOVED IT AND STILL DO !! I LOVE BOGUS JOURNEY AS WELL !!! two of my ALL TIME FAVORITE movies 😁🥰😁🥰 Be excellent to each other and PARTY ON DUDES !!!!

Be Excellent to eachother…and PARTY ON DUUUUUDES🤘😝

This has been my favorite movie for decades. Now in my 40s, I haven't managed to name any kids after it due to vetoes from my husband, but I have named our family dog Rufus. It is a truly excellent movie. Party on, dudes.

Robert V Barron, the actor who play Abraham Lincoln in Bill & Ted, also played Abraham Lincoln in Love American Style, Get A Life, and Out of This World. He was so good that he was type cast as Abraham Lincoln!

Party On Dudes, Cool Video As Always Minty, Keep Up The Good Work, You Have A Nice Day Sir

This movie was brilliant. The keen sense of generational intelligence and comedy combined with a positive message about education, history and responsibility… The writing and performances… It takes true talent and skill to make smart characters appear “dumb” in a likable way and vice versa. Children loved this movie. Parents loved this movie. It’s wonderful fun.

One of my time travel pet peeves is when everyone speaks modern English. Bill and Ted refrain from doing this and it's one of the reasons I love this movie.

I love Bill N Ted's Excellent Adventure 🤘🆒👍😎

Send them to the Iron Maiden …. Excellent!!!

Great timing! I just watch Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey the other day the first time in a long time! I actually found it at the local swap shop last week! And it was brand new unopened DVD

I was one of the 12 disciples in the last supper scenes that bookend Bill & Ted Face the Music! It was a most excellent gig!

My favorite 80s movie, thx for doin this video on it, I loved it! Can’t wait for Bogus Journey! “Party on dudes!”

Excellent Ringo impression! Party on Minty! 🎸

it was an excellent film. i went to the theatre not expecting much, but came out with more than my moneys worth. most excellent!

35 years later I just figured out which one is Ted and which one is Bill. RIP Rufus

Great job here, Minty! Seriously, good work on this one.

Love your channel 🎉

This video is most triumphant!

Pretty damn good Ringo impression!

One of my favorite movies ever

Bill and Ted was what got me listening to metal. So I got a great movie, and a new direction in music. Double win!

Been waiting for this one for a while! Thanks Minty!