San Dimas High School Football Rules

Rating: 8/10 (6 March 2004)

"The true key to knowing is knowing that you know nothing," so sayeth Bill S. Preston, Esquire (quoting Socrates, of course). Bill & Ted are the pinnacle of moronic (but entertaining) underdog comedy heroes, and their Excellent Adventure marks the pinnacle of 80s teen comedies, and in particular, 80s teen science fiction. It one that, like the Goonies, has remained a timeless classic.
First of all, you have a story that will probably never be achieved with modern films, at least not in the mainstream. The absolute fun of two rather stupid high school best friends who are able to pull together a most bodacious history project by being able to go back in time through the help of a phone booth. And they're not obnoxious. They're not ultra-rich. They're just happy-go-lucky Bill and Ted and they have a most excellent adventure. Maybe that's because it's like an English Composition theme we'd probably get in real life: how would historical figures behave in modern environment? What a fun idea to make a movie out of. Why can't modern teen genre movies utilize the same fun themes instead of lingering on old film's themes? Although, granted, as is the dilemma of most time-traveling films, there is some narrative confusion (if time kept repeating itself as we see from Bill & Ted running into future and past versions of themselves, then Rufus must be one busy dude and on permanent call to keep the galaxy from destruction).
Everyone in it is fantastic from Napolean, the honorary "Ziggy Piggy," to Misty, Bill's step-mom and the cause of his "minor oedipal complex," to Ox the dumb jock who gives the "computers are more moderner" speech. Plus, the soundtrack is excellent (particularly the "In Time" song played when Bill and Ted meet the Three Most Important People on Earth and "Do You Want To Play" played during the mall scene. You have 80s musicians like Clearance Clemmons, Fee Way Bill, the girl from the Go-Gos, and Stevie Vai (only his hands are visible) showing up.
All I can say is....uh....San Dimas High School football rules!