The movie is also punctuated regularly with that favorite B & T trademark - the imaginary guitar strum (accompanied by a real guitar on the soundtrack). There are other amusing scenes, including one in which Ted's spirit invades the body of his father (Hal Landon Jr.) and the father starts speaking, well, like his son. If the idea of a shrouded figure of death (with an Italian accent) spread-eagled on a Twister floor game isn't funny to you, then give "Bogus" a miss. The life-and-death tournament leads to other games. In "The Seventh Seal," Max von Sydow opted for chess with Death. In a sendup of Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal," the Reaper allows them a game of their choice. The movie's best moments occur when Bill and Ted meet the Grim Reaper (William Sadler). They finally give up and play 20 Questions. "Dude," says Bill to his terrified partner. They have to take a breath and scream again. At one point, they find themselves plunging down an abyss towards hell. "Bogus" is funny anyway, thanks to the dudes themselves. If all this sounds like blatant liftings from "The Terminator" and "Back to the Future," you're right on the money. He dispatches two evil-robot versions of Bill and Ted to deep-six the originals and change history for the worse.Īctually, any world containing a Bill and Ted University sounds pretty scary. But a nasty piece of work called De Nomolos (Joss Ackland) wants to sabotage their fate. See, way ahead, in the 27th century, their legacy is legendary. They also have to reassert their destiny.
The friends have to save the 15th-century English maidens they're betrothed to. "Bogus" isn't just about coming back to life. They'll also encounter the Grim Reaper, the Devil, God, Albert Einstein, the Easter Bunny and two hairy, oval-shaped Martians who happen to be the smartest scientists in the universe. Bill and Ted will meet again with time-traveler Rufus (George Carlin, reprising his deus ex telephone booth role). But it's just the beginning of an entertaining, surreal journey through the Great Beyond.
Their mission this time is truly awesome: They're dead. In this summer's "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey," the suburban teenagers (Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, respectively) return to a most excellent sequel, funnier and livelier than the original. Maybe you remember their dudespeak, a sort of Valley Boy Esperanto, consisting of terms such as "most excellent" (very good) and "non-non-heinous" (very bad).įor those who missed "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure," and who are still reading this, hey, get with their world.
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