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Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

Starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure follows the titular heroes, two high school students in 1980s California who must go on a time-traveling quest assembling historical figures in order to pass a history test and in doing so ensure a utopian future that they play a large part in. George Carlin stars alongside Reeves and Winter as Rufus. 

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
PG
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Music
Comedy
Romance
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Director
Stephen Herek
Release Date
February 17, 1989
Studio(s)
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Distributor(s)
De Laurentiis Entertainment Group
Cast
Keanu Reeves , Alex Winter , George Carlin , Terry Camilleri , Dan Shor , Tony Steedman
Writers
Chris Matheson , Ed Solomon
Runtime
90 minutes
Budget
$10 million

Summary

Two seemingly dumb teens set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine.

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