Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Name: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: July 18, 1991
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, William Sadler

1991

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Image Entertainment | Release Date: July 18, 1991 | PG

Starring: Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves, William Sadler

Summary: Bill and Ted are killed by their evil twins -- robot agents from the future -- and find themselves transported to the fiery depths below. They gamble with the Grim Reaper and end up traveling through heaven to find a great scientist to help them blow their evil twins to smithereens. (MGM)

Director: Peter Hewitt

Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 93 min

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Hal Hinson

There's nothing bogus about this locomotivated follow-up; it's a truly excellent adventure, hilariously inventive, greased-lightning paced and dumb-bunny brilliant. Read full review

Desson Thomson

A most excellent sequel, funnier and livelier than the original. Read full review

Empire Lloyd Bradley

One of the most worthwhile sequels of recent years, maybe funnier than the original as it intelligently expands the potential for the surreal and it ties up all the loose ends managing, quite remarkably, to give pointlessness a purpose. Read full review

Elvis Mitchell

Amusing but sloppy and overcomplicated. Read full review

Staff (Not credited)

These guileless airheads with the outrageous vocabulary are obviously a beloved creation, and filmmakers might have gotten more mileage if they'd rooted their adventure a bit more in reality. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

If any character steals Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, it's the Grim Reaper, who, as played by William Sadler, keeps smirking with pleasure at the chance to loosen up. Read full review

Steve Davis

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey isn't much of a trip. In a word...NOT!!! Read full review

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ComandanteCobra

May 13, 2023

Amusing movies dudes!
Be excellent to each other, try to cheat Death at some boardgames and party on.
Most dudes like the first film better, but for me and my homeboys this one It’s radical.
Catch you later

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The3AcademySins

Apr 8, 2019

While not as good as the first movie, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey still maintains the same great performances and comedy, while adding some new elements to the mix. Some elements really work, such as Death being a character. Others do not, such as the character of Station. Still, if youWhile not as good as the first movie, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey still maintains the same great performances and comedy, while adding some new elements to the mix. Some elements really work, such as Death being a character. Others do not, such as the character of Station. Still, if you really liked the first movie, you will find a lot to enjoy and remember in the sequel. I am looking forward to the third film!… Expand

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PatC.

Feb 15, 2007

The boys return intact for another adventure. Creative in spots (Death is good), but it's just not the compelling presentation its predecessor was.

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TheMovieScene

Jun 18, 2016

In aptly named Bill & Ted ‘s Bogus Journey, the characters of the dopey, sweet-spirited dudes from San Dimas, Calif, go undeveloped in a sequel that contrives another elaborate but non-excellent adventure. Same producing and writing team pumps much effort into production design and specialIn aptly named Bill & Ted ‘s Bogus Journey, the characters of the dopey, sweet-spirited dudes from San Dimas, Calif, go undeveloped in a sequel that contrives another elaborate but non-excellent adventure. Same producing and writing team pumps much effort into production design and special effects, creating a few triumphant moments, but not enough to sustain pic’s running time.

This time, evil robot versions of Bill and Ted (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves) have been sent from the future to kill the duo before their band, Wyld Stallyns, can win a local talent contest and inspire a Bill and Ted following that changes the world.

The ‘evil us’s,’ as B&T call them, throw the good dudes off a cliff, but before the Grim Reaper can claim them, they get to try to beat him in a contest, and since they pick the games (Battleship, Clue, Twister), they win. His Royal Deathness (played by William Sadler in a takeoff on Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal) is then at their service as they embark on an odyssey to try to overcome the evil robot dudes and win the battle of the bands.

These guileless airheads with the outrageous vocabulary are obviously a beloved creation, and filmmakers might have gotten more mileage if they’d rooted their adventure a bit more in reality.… Expand

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imthenoob

Sep 5, 2020

Nowhere near as good as the first movie. The lack of Carlin definitely hurt the movie and while Death was a great character addition to the franchise, He just couldn't fill that hole that Carlin left. I also think that the story was definitely lack in comedic moments and much like manyNowhere near as good as the first movie. The lack of Carlin definitely hurt the movie and while Death was a great character addition to the franchise, He just couldn't fill that hole that Carlin left. I also think that the story was definitely lack in comedic moments and much like many comedy sequels, It just recycles everything we have already seen in the previous movie.… Expand

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NShep53

Sep 1, 2015

Enjoyed the first pretty well, but Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey truly is bogus. It a parody of itself with very unfunny jokes, no real redeeming factors, and the perfect example of a sequel gone wrong that wasn't needed at all. Stay away at all costs.

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