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title: 'Bill & Ted''s Excellent Adventure (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Herek'
released: '1989-02-17'
runtime_minutes: 86
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bill-teds-excellent-adventure-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096928/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

1989 · PG · 86 min · Comedy, Science Fiction · United States

Part of: Bill & Ted

## Synopsis

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film directed by Stephen Herek and written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon. The first installment of the Bill & Ted franchise, it stars Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin. The film follows two metalhead slacker high school students, Bill (Winter) and Ted (Reeves), who travel through time to assemble historical figures for their high-school history presentation.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stephen Herek](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-herek)
- **Screenplay:** [Ed Solomon](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-solomon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-newman-2)
- **Producer:** [Joel Soisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-soisson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tim Suhrstedt](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-suhrstedt)

## Cast

- [Al Leong](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-leong) as Genghis Khan
- [Rod Loomis](https://cinepixo.com/people/rod-loomis) as Sigmund Freud
- [Jane Wiedlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-wiedlin) as Joan of Arc
- [Diane Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-franklin) as Joanna
- [Clifford David](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifford-david) as Ludwig van Beethoven
- [Alex Winter](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-winter) as Bill S. Preston
- [Dan Shor](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-shor) as Billy the Kid
- [Keanu Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/keanu-reeves) as Ted Logan
- [John Karlsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-karlsen) as Evil Duke
- [Kimberley Kates](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimberley-kates) as Elizabeth
- [Bernie Casey](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernie-casey) as Mr. Ryan
- [Amy Stoch](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-stoch) as Missy Preston
- [George Carlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-carlin) as Rufus
- [Tony Steedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-steedman) as Socrates
- [Robert V. Barron](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-v-barron) as Abraham Lincoln

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Official site: http://www.billandted.org/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bill-teds-excellent-adventure-1989
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