Every Rom Com 69: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Every Rom Com is back with episode 69 (dudes!), and nothing could be more fitting than taking a trip back in time to one of the most famous bromances of all with 1989’s “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure”! Jen is joined by David Rosen of the Piecing it Together podcast and her most excellent brother and history aficionado, Ishtar Howell, to discuss what’s so great about this movie, and learn some historical and cinematic facts along the way! As always, stay tuned to the very end for some bodacious double feature recommendations for your next movie night! 

0:00-11:56 (Re)-Introduction to today’s guests!

To find more from David Rosen:

Podcasting:

Piecing it Together podcast: https://www.piecingpod.com

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Music: 

https://www.bydavidrosen.com/ 

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https://davidrosen.bandcamp.com/ 

To find more from Ishtar Howell:

https://www.youtube.com/@ishtarishaya 

https://www.ascension-meditation.com/

https://www.awakenedlightastrology.com/ 

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11:56-24:58 TRAILER, Basic Info, Interesting Facts

https://mashable.com/article/bill-ted-excellent-adventure-pitch-ed-solomon 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pFiVLCbo0Q Reeves and Winter interview

https://www.gamesradar.com/bill-and-ted-excellent-adventure-cult-classic/ 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/how-bill-teds-excellent-adventure-fell-apart-1186988/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/sep/10/how-we-made-bill-and-teds-excellent-adventure-stephen-herek-alex-winter 

Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to 80’s Teen Movies by Kevin Smokler

The Ultimate History of the 80’s Teen Movie by James King 

Special features, Bill and Ted bluray 

24:58-30:42 General Opinion

30:42-44:04 Cast & Crew In-Depth

More Information on Keanu Reeves:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Keanu-Reeves 

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/t-magazine/keanu-reeves-art-book-publishing.html 

More Information on Alex Winter: 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/21/alex-winter-i-had-extreme-ptsd-for-many-many-years-that-will-wreak-havoc 

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-42918601 

More Information on George Carlin:

https://www.biography.com/actors/george-carlin 

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2021/06/07/george-carlin-arrested-after-milwaukee-summerfest-show-1972-seven-words-you-cant-say-on-television/7588568002/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ssJtD08vCc Seven Words You Can’t Say On TV 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohnb2yaUggk&t=10s George Carlin discusses his arrest 

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/arts/24carlin.html 

44:04-1:01:51 Opening Credits/Voiceover, Intro to Bill and Ted, Bill and Ted’s Families

1:01:51-1:10:34 Strange Things Are Afoot at the Circle K, Time Travel In Bill and Ted’s 

1:10:34-1:21:19 Encountering Napoleon, Napoleon Facts, Billy the Kid

AT&T Example of “Reach out and touch someone” commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OapWdclVqEY 

For More Information on Napoleon:

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Austerlitz  

https://www.tastingtable.com/861564/how-napoleon-influenced-the-canned-food-industry/ 

https://www.history.com/news/napoleon-complex-short 

1:21:19-1:33:26 Socrates, Medieval England and The Princesses

1:33:26-1:42:47 Visit to the Future, Napoleon in San Dimas, Sigmund Freud, Ludwig Van Beethoven

https://slate.com/culture/2020/04/regency-movie-costumes-bill-and-ted-test.html  

More Information on Sigmund Freud:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bhfreu.html  

1:42:47-1:50:45 Joan of Arc, Genghis Khan, Abraham Lincoln

More Information on Joan of Arc:

https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/siege-of-orleans  

1:50:45 SPOILERS BEGIN

1:50:45-1:58:24 Historical FIgures in San Dimas, Napoleon at the Waterpark, The Mall Montage, The Jail Scene

https://apnews.com/1be2682668b47aad344f06e6cab16e26 

1:58:24-2:09:59 The History Presentation, End of the Movie

2:09:59-2:23:25 Puzzle Pieces, Bill and Ted’s Bromance, The Sequels

For More on Bromances:

https://www.primetimer.com/quickhits/anatomy-of-a-snl-sketch-the-first-waynes-world#:~:text=The%20first%20%22Wayne's%20World%22%20aired,minute%20mark%20of%20S14%20E8. 

https://www.mtv.com/news/ehd336/the-history-of-the-bromance 

https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a34092208/bill-and-ted-bromance-movie-history/ 

Check Out Piecing Pod on the Bill & Ted Movies:

Piecing Pod on “Bill and Ted Face the Music”: https://www.piecingpod.com/home/bill-ted-face-the-music-featuring-joe-black/ 

Piecing Pod on “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” and “Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey”

https://www.piecingpod.com/home/breaking-it-apart-8-bill-teds-double-feature-featuring-joe-black/ 

2:23:25-2:32:15 Double Feature Recommendations