Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey - wikipedia Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey Theatrical release poster Directed by Pete Hewitt Produced by Scott Kroopf Written by Chris Matheson Ed Solomon Starring Keanu Reeves Alex Winter William Sadler Joss Ackland George Carlin Music by David Newman Cinematography Oliver Wood Edited by David Finfer Production company Nelson Entertainment Interscope Communications Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date July 19, 1991 Running time 93 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $20 million Box office $38 million ( US ) Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey is a 1991 American science fiction comedy film, and the directing debut of Pete Hewitt. It is the second film in the Bill & Ted franchise, and a sequel to Bill & Ted 's Excellent Adventure ( 1989 ). Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin reprise their roles. The film 's original working title was Bill & Ted Go to Hell and the film 's soundtrack featured the song `` Go to Hell '' by Megadeth, which Dave Mustaine wrote for the film. Despite mixed reviews from film critics, like its predecessor, the film has since gained a cult following. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Reception 5 Marvel Comics adaptation 6 Sequel 7 References 8 External links Plot The music of Bill and Ted 's band, Wyld Stallyns, has created a utopian future society. Chuck De Nomolos, who detests this society, steals one of the time - traveling phone booths and sends two robots modeled after Bill and Ted back to the late 20th century to prevent Bill and Ted from winning the San Dimas Battle of the Bands. Rufus attempts to stop De Nomolos but seemingly becomes lost in the circuits of time. In the present, two years after Bill and Ted first traveled through time, Wyld Stallyns is preparing for the contest. Though Bill and Ted 's current fiancées and former 15th - century princesses Elizabeth and Joanna have become skilled musicians, Bill and Ted are still inept. Despite this, the organizer Ms. Wardroe assures them a slot in the contest as the final act. Bill 's stepmother Missy divorces his father in favor of Ted 's, who threatens Ted with military school should they fail the Battle of the Bands. Evil Bill and Evil Ted arrive and the robots eventually replace Bill and Ted, killing them by throwing the two over the side of a cliff at Vasquez Rocks. The robots behave rudely to the princesses and work to ruin the duo 's fame. Bill and Ted 's souls are met by Death who challenges them in a game for their souls. Bill and Ted escape after giving Death a `` melvin ''. They attempt to alert their families but their ethereal forms prove difficult, and at one point, are cast down into Hell at a séance held by Missy. In Hell, they are tormented by Satan, made to face their own fears, manifesting as Col Oates, the Easter Bunny, and Granny S. Preston, and realize their only escape is to take Death 's offer. Taken to Death 's chambers, the spirit gives them the option of what game to play. Bill and Ted, to Death 's dismay, select modern games like Battleship, Clue and Twister, easily beating Death. Death admits defeat and unwillingly becomes their servant. Bill and Ted recognize they need to locate the smartest person in the universe to help build robots to counter De Nomolos ' evil robots. Death escorts the two to Heaven, and with God 's help, are directed to an alien named Station who has the ability to split into two identical twins, and readily offers to help Bill and Ted. Death brings them back to the mortal world, where it is the night of the Battle of the Bands. Bill and Ted take Station to a hardware store, and then race in their van back to the concert while Station constructs good robots. Just as the evil robots take the stage, Bill and Ted arrive, and Station 's robots easily defeat the evil ones. De Nomolos appears in the time booth, ready to defeat Bill and Ted himself, and overrides the broadcasting equipment to send the video footage of this to everyone on the planet. The two recognize they can later go back in time to arrange events for De Nomolos to be trapped in the present, aided by Death and Station ; though De Nomolos is apparently able to do the same, Bill and Ted gain the upper hand with the explanation that it is only the winners who get to go back, and De Nomolos is arrested by Ted 's father. Ms. Wardroe reveals herself to be a disguised Rufus, having assured Bill and Ted 's spot in the concert, and urges them to play. As Bill and Ted reunite with their fiancées, they realize they are still terrible musicians, and the four use the time booth ; though they return immediately, `` an intense 16 months of guitar training plus a two week honeymoon '' have passed for them, they have married the princesses and each is raising a young infant `` Little Ted '' and `` Little Bill ''. They begin to perform a stunning rock ballad, joined by Death, Station, and the good robots. The worldwide broadcast set by De Nomolos continues, and Wyld Stallyns ' music is played across the globe, creating harmony. Over the credits, it 's shown through newspaper articles that the band, along with Death, go through many perks of fame before eventually taking their act to Mars. Cast Alex Winter as William `` Bill '' S. Preston, Esq. / Evil Bill / Granny S. Preston, Esq. Keanu Reeves as Ted `` Theodore '' Logan / Evil Ted William Sadler as Death ( The Grim Reaper ) / Englishman Joss Ackland as Chuck De Nomolos George Carlin as Rufus Pam Grier as Ms. Wardroe Annette Azcuy as Elizabeth Sarah Trigger as Joanna Hal Landon Jr. as Captain Logan, Ted 's father Amy Stock - Poynton as Missy, Bill 's soon - to - be ex-stepmother Ed Gale and Arturo Gil as Station Tom Allard as Big Station Frank Welker as the voices of Satan, The Easter Bunny and Station ( uncredited ) Soundtrack Main article : Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey : Music from the Motion Picture As was particularly common at the time, the soundtrack album focuses on the rock music heard throughout the film. An album of the full orchestral score by David Newman would not become available until 2007. The song Bill and Ted play for the battle of the bands is `` Final Guitar Solo '' by Steve Vai, which he wrote to help blend into `` God Gave Rock ' N ' Roll to You II '' by Kiss, although they appear similar in appearance to Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top. When Bill and Ted are asked `` What is the meaning of life ? '' they reply with the lyrics from `` Every Rose Has Its Thorn '' by Poison. Reception Critical reception to the movie was mixed. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 54 % of 48 surveyed critics gave Bogus Journey a positive review ; the average rating was 6 / 10. The film 's consensus states : `` Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey has the same stars -- and cheerfully wacky sense of humor -- as its predecessor, but they prove a far less effective combination the second time around. '' Desson Howe of The Washington Post called it `` an entertaining, surreal journey '' that is `` funnier and livelier than the original. '' Janet Maslin of The New York Times called it `` amusing but sloppy and overcomplicated ''. Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of a possible 4 stars, writing, `` It 's the kind of movie where you start out snickering in spite of yourself, and end up actually admiring the originality that went into creating this hallucinatory slapstick. '' ( Ebert did not see or review the first film. ) Dave Kehr, then of the Chicago Tribune, also gave the film 3 stars. He stated that it is unusual for an Ingmar Bergman parody to show up in a teen comedy and referred to the film as a `` genuine pleasure. '' Gene Siskel, also of the Tribune, gave the film only 21⁄2 stars, but did believe the second film to be better than the first. Leonard Maltin also gave Bogus Journey 21⁄2 stars, a half - star more than he gave to Excellent Adventure. Variety wrote that the film has `` a few triumphant moments, but not enough to sustain pic 's running time. '' Marvel comics adaptation To coincide with the release of the movie, Marvel Comics released a one - shot comic book adaptation of the movie, hiring Evan Dorkin to adapt the screenplay and pencil the art. Like Archie Goodwin 's adaptation of the first Star Wars film, Dorkin worked from the original script, which included many of the deleted scenes, and portrayed Death as the archetypal skeletal figure. Due to the popularity of the comic, Marvel commissioned a spin - off series, Bill & Ted 's Excellent Comic Book, which kept the talents of Dorkin, DeStefano and Severin. The series ran for 12 issues, featuring original stories. The first arc features negative results from Death 's decision to take a vacation. Sequel Main article : Bill & Ted Face the Music In 2010, Reeves indicated that Matheson and Solomon were working on a script for a third film, confirming in April 2011 that a draft was complete. Winter said in March 2012 that he and Reeves both like the finished script, which revisits the two characters after the changes of the past twenty years. Despite the script being finished and satisfied by both parties, no specific filming dates have been named. In April 2016, Winter said that he hoped the film would begin production in 2017. Reeves gave an update on the film in February 2017 and said a story has been written for the third film. `` Basically, they 're supposed to write a song to save the world and they have n't done that. The pressure of having to save the world, their marriages are falling apart, their kids are kind of mad at them, and then someone comes from the future and tells them if they do n't write the song it 's not just the world, it 's the universe. So they have to save the universe because time is breaking apart. '' On May 8, 2018, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that a third film, Bill & Ted : Face the Music, was officially in pre-production with Dean Parisot directing. No release date has been announced yet. References Jump up ^ `` Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey ''. The Numbers. Retrieved February 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Wilmington, Michael ( July 19, 1991 ). `` Bill & Ted 's Excellent Sequel ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 22, 2010. Jump up ^ Schoemer ;, Karen ( July 14, 1991 ). `` FILM ; Hey, Dudes, What 's the Scoop This Time ? ''. The New York Times. ISSN 0362 - 4331. Retrieved November 29, 2016. Jump up ^ Flanagan, Andrew ( May 8, 2018 ). `` Strange Things Are Afoot : Bill And Ted Set To Return As Dad Rockers ''. NPR. Retrieved May 9, 2018. Where Bogus Journey centralized a parody of Ingmar Bergman 's The Seventh Seal -- pitting the dudes against a pale - faced Death over games of Clue, Twister and Battleship -- the new film... Jump up ^ Bernstein, Sharon ( July 27, 1991 ). `` ' Bill & Ted 's ' Grim Reaper Is a Vegetarian and Songwriter ''. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey ( 1991 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Howe, Desson ( July 26, 1991 ). `` Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey ''. Washington Post. Retrieved September 30, 2010. Jump up ^ Maslin, Janet ( July 19, 1991 ). `` Review / Film ; Bill and Ted Go About Co-opting Father Death ''. The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Bill and Ted 's Bogus Journey ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Retrieved February 1, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Chicago Tribune, July 19, 1991 Jump up ^ Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin 's 1998 Movie & Video Guide. New York : Signet Books, 1997, p. 118. Jump up ^ `` Review : ' Bill & Ted 's Bogus Journey ' ''. Variety. 1991. Retrieved February 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Reeve talks new ' Bill and Ted ' adventure ''. Yahoo ! Movies. September 20, 2010. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Franich, Darren ( April 11, 2011 ). `` ' Bill & Ted 3 ' screenplay actually exists, according to Bill ''. Retrieved February 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' Bill & Ted ' Sequel : ' There Probably Will Be Another One ' ''. March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Bill & Ted 3 is finally going into production ''. consequenceofsound.net. April 13, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Keanu Reeves confirms new Bill & Ted movie, and it 's got a bonkers plot ''. consequenceofsound.net. February 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Ritman, Alex ( May 8, 2018 ). `` ' Bill & Ted Face the Music ' is actually happening, some 29 years after the duo 's first excellent adventure ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 8, 2018. 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Question: who plays death on bill and ted's bogus journey
Answer: William Sadler