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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

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Directed by Stephen Herek
Produced by Scott Kroopf, Michael S. Murphey, and Joel Soisson
Written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon
With: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, Terry Camilleri, Robert V. Barron, Dan Shor, Bernie Casey, Amy Stock-Poynton, Clarence Clemons, Martha Davis, and Fee Waybill
Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Editing: Larry Bock and Patrick Rand
Music: David Newman
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: 17 February 1989
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
The first PG-rated stoner movie. An intentionally dumb, woefully underwritten, cheap looking teenage dufus time-travel comedy is saved by the sincere, good-natured, authentic charm of its two leads.