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An excellent future awaits Mankind -- provided a couple of dim-witted yet good-hearted high school dudes can pass history. To this end, they are given the means to travel through time and collect historical figures like Beethoven and Billy the Kid for an awesome finals presentation. Fortunately, the movie is a lot smarter than its titular characters (who would appreciate that word, titular) and delivers its biggest laughs with situation and dialogue (and the impeccable delivery of Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves). Fades noticeably in the second half, however, as writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon can find little for the famous personages to do (though there is one priceless moment with Beethoven in a music store). With George Carlin as a guide from the future and former Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin as Joan of Arc. Followed by Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991).
An excellent future awaits Mankind -- provided a couple of dim-witted yet good-hearted high school dudes can pass history. To this end, they are given the means to travel through time and collect historical figures like Beethoven and Billy the Kid for an awesome finals presentation. Fortunately, the movie is a lot smarter than its titular characters (who would appreciate that word, titular) and delivers its biggest laughs with situation and dialogue (and the impeccable delivery of Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves). Fades noticeably in the second half, however, as writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon can find little for the famous personages to do (though there is one priceless moment with Beethoven in a music store). With George Carlin as a guide from the future and former Go-Go's guitarist Jane Wiedlin as Joan of Arc. Followed by Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991).
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