Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1989 film directed by Stephen Herek
Movie film Q795042
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Summary

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,751 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was directed by Stephen Herek[4].
  • Ed Solomon wrote the screenplay for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure[5].
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure's composer is recorded as David Newman[6].
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure's genre is comedy film[7].
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure's genre is science fiction film[8].
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure's genre is science fiction comedy[9].
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure's genre is buddy film[10].
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure's genre is teen film[11].
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure's genre is time-travel film[12].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Keanu Reeves[13].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Alex Winter[14].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was George Carlin[15].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Bernie Casey[16].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Dan Shor[17].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Jane Wiedlin[18].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Kimberley Kates[19].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Terry Camilleri[20].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Diane Franklin[21].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Tony Steedman[22].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Rod Loomis[23].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Al Leong[24].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Robert V. Barron[25].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Clifford David[26].
  • A cast member of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was Amy Stoch[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure was produced by Joel Soisson[28]. It was directed by Stephen Herek[4]. Ed Solomon wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Keanu Reeves[13], Alex Winter[14], George Carlin[15], Bernie Casey[16], Dan Shor[17], and Jane Wiedlin[18].

Publication

Publication dates include February 17, 1989[29] and June 15, 1989[30]. Original languages include English[31], French[32], Ancient Greek[33], and German[34]. Genres include comedy film[7], science fiction film[8], science fiction comedy[9], buddy film[10], teen film[11], and time-travel film[12]. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure's part of the series is recorded as Bill & Ted[35]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include time travel[37], history lesson[38], rock music[39], and vocation[40]. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure's part of the series is recorded as Bill & Ted[35].

Reception

Reviews include 81%[41], 6.8/10[42], and 50/100[43].

Why It Matters

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,751 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . ofdb.de. Retrieved . ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . wikidata.org.
  33. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [42] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [43] . wikidata.org.
  36. [29] . wikidata.org.
  37. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [37] . Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. wikidata.org.
  39. [38] . Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. wikidata.org.
  40. [39] . Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. wikidata.org.
  41. [40] . Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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