Ah, yes, I am talking about "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure". Love that movie. I saw it for the first time when it came out (I was 17) and went to go see it again in the theater just a few days later because I loved it so much. That's the only time I've seen a movie twice in a movie theater.
Now, I own the DVD and the CD (one of the great soundtracks of our time ;) ). Happened to catch that it was on Comedy Central today and called my son in to see the scene where Genghis Khan and crew destroy the San Dimas Mall. He, being an 11-year old, loved Genghis Khan decapitating a mannequin; taking out the security guards with a skateboard and using a mini-trampoline and said skateboard to get away. So, I showed him the DVD and we settled down to watch the full movie together.
Thankfully, the "Oedipal Complex" that Bill has on his step-mom totally flew over my son's head. Forgot about that plot. He was too busy hiding his eyes when Bill and Ted were flirting with the princesses. LOL
Besides the special effects being high-quality for the 80s and pretty horrific by today's standards, I still love this movie. Still find the guy who plays Billy the Kid insanely hot; still want my own time-travel phone booth; and still want Abe Lincoln to yell out "Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!" at the end of a school assembly (we'll ignore that I haven't been in school in oh, decades...)
Plus, George Carlin. I actually saw him perform his stand-up routine during my honeymoon, so I'll always have a special place in my heart for him. RIP, Mr. Carlin. You were awesome.
Do be excellent to each other, and always party on, dudes!
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I quote that film a disturbing number of times.
LOL Absolute ditto.
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