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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1989 · 90 min · Director: Stephen Herek ★ IMDb 6.9 · 151,256 ratings

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In the small town of San Dimas, a few miles away from Los Angeles, there are two nearly brain dead teenage boys going by the names of Bill S, Preston ESQ. and Ted Theodore Logan, they have a dream together of starting their own rock and roll band called the "Wyld Stallyns". Unfortunately, they are still in high school and on the verge of failing out of their school as well, and if they do not pass their upcoming history report, they will be separated as a result of Ted's father sending him to military school. But, what Bill and Ted do not know is that they must stay together to save the future. So, a man from the future named Rufus came to help them pass their report. So, both Bill and Ted decided to gather up historical figures which they need for their report. They are hoping that this will help them pass their report so they can stay together.

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%
  2. Hope10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Relief

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Joy

Humor
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Relief
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor57 %57 %23 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor57 %56 %19 %0 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor59 %51 %18 %1 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity61 %46 %23 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Tension60 %46 %21 %11 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor59 %53 %20 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor63 %57 %24 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Tension65 %55 %25 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Relief64 %50 %29 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Curiosity63 %50 %31 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Humor64 %56 %24 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Humor64 %59 %20 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor60 %57 %25 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Humor59 %59 %24 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Humor63 %61 %21 %11 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Humor65 %60 %31 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Relief69 %59 %53 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Joy73 %56 %65 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Joy70 %48 %62 %47 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Alex Winter

Bill S. Preston

TC
Terry Camilleri

Napoleon

DS
Dan Shor

Billy the Kid

TS
Tony Steedman

Socrates

RL
Rod Loomis

Freud

AL
Al Leong

Genghis Khan

JW
Jane Wiedlin

Joan of Arc

RV
Robert V. Barron

Abraham Lincoln

CD
Clifford David

Beethoven

HL
Hal Landon Jr.

Captain Logan

Bernie Casey

Mr. Ryan

AS
Amy Stoch

Missy / Mom

J. Patrick McNamara

Mr. Preston

FB
Frazier Bain

Deacon

DF
Diane Franklin

Princess Joanna

KK
Kimberley Kates

Princess Elizabeth

WR
William Robbins

Ox

SS
Steve Shepherd

Randolf

Details

Directed by
Stephen Herek
Type
Movies
Released
1989
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States, Italy, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 151,256 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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