[I Big Pig: "I Can't Break Away"]
Hi. Welcome to the future.
San Dimas, California, 2688,
and I'm telling you, it's great here.
The air is clean. The water's clean.
Even the dirt is clean.
Bowling averages are way up.
Mini-golf scores are way down.
And we have more excellent water slides
than any other planet we communicate with.
I'm telling you this place is great.
But it almost wasn't.
You see, 700 years ago, the two great ones ran into a few problems.
So now I have to travel back in time to help them out.
If I should fail to keep these two on the correct path,
the basis of our society will be in danger.
Don't worry, it'll all make sense. I'm a professional.
- [plays chord] - I'm Bill S. Preston, Esquire.
And I'm Ted "Theo..."
- Bill, here, you take it. - OK.
[Plays chord]
- And I'm Ted "Theodore" Logan. - Yeah!
[both play chord]
[together] And we're Wyld Stallyns!
- [playing discordant guitar solos] - [static, fizzling]
- [Ted] Dude! ' [Coughing]
[Bill] Let's bail.
We blew it.
Guess we used too much power.
I liked it.
Ted, while I agree that in time our band will be most triumphant,
the truth is, Wyld Stallyns will never be a super band
until we have Eddie Van Halen on guitar.
Yes, Bill, but... l do not believe we will get Eddie Van Halen
until we have a triumphant video.
Ted, it's pointless to have a triumphant video
before we even have decent instruments.
How can we have decent instruments when we really don't know how to play?
That is why we need Eddie Van Halen.
And that is why we need a triumphant video.
- Excellent! - Excellent!
[guitar solo plays]
[clock chiming]
Uh-oh.
- We're late. - For what?
- For school, dude. - Oh, yeah.
Bill, I'm waiting.
- He's dead? - [laughter]
So Bill, what you're telling me, essentially,
is that Napoleon was a short, dead dude.
- [laughter] - Well, yeah.
[whispering] You totally blew it, dude.
- Ted, stand up. - Stand up?
Yes, son, stand up.
Now... who was Joan of Arc?
- Noah's wife? - [laughter]
[school bell rings]
Listen guys, don't forget, tomorrow, final report, 1:30 to 3:30, OK?
Hey, GUYS-
Mr. Ryan, before you say anything,
my distinguished colleague Ted and I wish to express to you our thanks
for all the things we have learned in your class.
And what have you learned?
We have, uh...
We've learned that the world has a great history.
Yes, and that thanks to great leaders
such as... Genghis Khan,
Joan of Arc, and Socratic Method,
the world is... full of history.
It seems to me that the only thing you have learned
is that Caesar... is a salad dressing dude.
Bill, Ted, this is really quite simple.
You have flunked every section of this class.
Now unless you get an A-plus on your final oral report tomorrow...
...guys, I have no choice but to flunk the both of you.
Now you know your topics, so I would suggest that you at least
cover those areas if you want to pass the course.
- Understand? - [both] Yes, sir.
[Mn Ryan] OK.
Guys.
Your report had better be something very special.
Ah, man.
[Ted] Well, what are we supposed to know for our report?
[Bill] I'm not sure.
One thing I know is that Joan of Arc is not Noah's wife.
[Ted] Well then, who is Noah's wife?
[Bill] I don't know, Ted.
But I do know we're in serious trouble.
Listen to this: [clears throat]
"Express to the class how an important historical figure
from each of your time periods would view the world of San Dimas, 1988."
We're in danger of flunking most heinously tomorrow, Ted.
[car horn honks]
Hi, Bill. Want a ride?
Sure, Missy.
I mean, Mom.
- Your stepmom's cute. - Shut up, Ted.
Remember when she was a senior and we were freshmen?
Shut up, Ted!
[rock music playing on radio]
I'll be right back, as soon as I get my books.
Ted.
What are you doing home, Dad?
- I'm looking for my keys. - Oh.
You haven't done anything with them, have you?
No, sir.
I spoke to your principal today, Ted.
He said you're failing history.
- Me and Bill... - He also said
that if you fail history, you flunk out of school.
You know what that would mean, don%you,Ted?
That I would have to go to Oates Military Academy, sir.
Uh-huh. I spoke to Colonel Oates this morning.
He's anxious to meet you, Ted.
[car starts]
Dude, we gotta pass. Otherwise there's no more band.
Why?
My dad's sending me to military school.
Where?
Alaska.
Alaska...
[I Shark Island: "Father Time"]
It is time.
Their separation is imminent.
Be excellent to each other.
[together] Party on, dude.
[electrical fizzling]
[Bill] OK, Ted. George Washington.
One: the father of our country.
Two: born on President's Day.
Three: the dollar bill guy.
Bill, you ever made a mushroom out of his head?
Ted... Alaska.
OK. Um...
Had wooden teeth, chased Moby Dick.
That's Captain Ahab, dude.
Oh, wait. Remember Disney World, the Hall of Presidents?
Yeah, good, what'd he say?
"Welcome to the Hall of Presidents."
[knocking, door opens]
Hi, I brought you guys some food.
[I Shark Island: "Dangerous"]
It's your mom, dude!
How's it going, guys'?
Bad!
We are destined to flunk most egregiously tomorrow.
And I am destined to end up at Oates Military Academy.
And then we will never start our band.
Good.
- What are you guys studying anyway? - History.
- Mr. Ryan? - Uh-huh.
Tell him, "hi."
Why don't you guys take a dinner break?
Thanks, Dad.
Now your dad's going for it... in your own room! [chuckles]
Shut up, Ted.
- Your stepmom is cute, though. - Shut up, Ted.
Remember when I asked her to the prom?
Shut up, Ted!
Twelve-seventy-five, 1275, 1275...
OK, the lady in that car over there
said that Marco Polo was in the year 1275.
So it's not just a water sport, I knew it.
Excuse me, when did the Mongols rule China?
I don't know. I just work here.
Well, you wanna try the Thrifty Mart?
Sure.
[thunder rumbling]
[lightning crackling]
Whoa!
[both] Not bad.
Greetings, my excellent friends.
Do you know when the Mongols ruled China?
Well... perhaps we could ask them.
Bill S. Preston, Esquire...
...and Ted "Theodore" Logan.
Gentlemen, I'm here to help you with your history report.
What?
How?
[Bill and Ted yelling] Whoa!
- Whoo! - I hate that part.
- Bill? - What?
Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.
Dudes, you guys are gonna go back in time.
Yeah!
You are going to have a most excellent adventure through history.
- Who are you guys? - We're you, dude!
No way. No way!
- Yes way, Ted! - Look, we know how you feel.
We didn't believe it either when we were you
and we-us said what we-us are saying right now.
OK wait, if you guys are really us...
...what number are we thinking of?
[both] Sixty-nine, dudes!
[both] Whoa!
[all imitating guitar solos]
Look, we've gotta go.
Yeah, we gotta get back to the report.
Rufus!
Listen to this dude, Rufus. He knows what he's talking about.
Right. Oh, and Ted, give my love to the princesses.
- Who? - You'll see.
Gentleman... is everything all right?
Yeah, except, how come... [continues indistinctly]
Ted, don't forget to wind your watch!
[both] Thanks, Rufus.
[both] Catch ya later, Bill and Ted.
Dude, are you sure we should be doing this?
Ted, you and I have witnessed many things,
but nothing as bodacious as what just happened.
Besides we told ourselves to listen to this guy.
What if we were lying?
Why would we lie to ourselves?
How are you gonna help us?
Yeah, are you gonna call someone and get the answers?
Gentlemen, we're gonna do a lot more than that.
[dialing]
[both] Whoa. Excellent.
Brace yourselves, amigos.
[electrical fizzling]
[gulps nervously]
Gentlemen...
...we're history.
[Bill, Ted shouting]
Rufus, where are we, dude?
[Rufus] These are the circuits of history, gentlemen.
They'll take us to any point in time we wish.
How?
Modern technology, William.
[both] Whoa!
[yelling]
[sighs]
- That was most unprecedented, Rufus. - Yeah.
But where are we, Rufus?
Austria, 1805, the French have just invaded.
- [gunfire, booming] - [men speaking French]
Bill, check it out!
We're in the middle of a war, dude!
[explosion]
[speaking French]
Amigos, time to depart.
[both] How's it going, dude?
[speaking French]
[screaming]
[shouting, gasping]
- [cat yowls] - [electrical fizzling]
Now where are we, dude?
Oh, it's my house.
Rufus, can we go anywhere we want, at any time?
Gentlemen, you can do anything you want, as long as you remember this:
no matter what happens, you must get to that report. Got it?
All right, amigos, that book will give you the number
of any place you want to go. Now, most important,
no matter what you do, no matter where you go,
that clock, the clock in San Dimas, is always running. Got it?
- Yeah. - All right, time for me to go.
What do you mean, Rufus?
Yeah, aren't you coming with us?
Gentlemen, you're on your own.
[electrical fizzling]
- Ted? - What?
This has been a most unusual day.
- [whispers] Ted, it's Napoleon. - Who?
The short, dead dude from our history review.
Ted, I have a most excellent idea.
Grab his legs, we gotta get him inside.
I think I've figured out a way to pass our report.
How?
Well, we've got one historical figure here.
Maybe we can go back and get some more.
[Ted] Yeah!
[Ted] Deacon, you have to watch this guy.
His name is Napoleon. He's a very famous French dude.
We have decided to collect other important figures from history
for an oral report we are doing.
While we are gone, you are not to let him out of your sight.
Here is some money.
Take him to the movies or something.
Napoleon, I am Bill.
We'll take you back to France after you tell us what you think of San Dimas.
- This is Ted's little brother, Deacon. - Hi.
He'll take care of you.
- Ready, Ted? - Ready, Bill.
- Let's go back into history. - [guitar solo plays]
This should be most triumphant.
I want to speak with you, son.
Alone please, Bill.
All right, sit down.
[father] What am I gonna do with you? You can't... [voice fades]
Great.
You lose my keys. You fail history.
You spend all your time with your loser friend
planning a band that'll never happen.
Now you're not to leave this house again until tomorrow morning.
[phone rings]
- Yes? - [Bill, deep voice] Captain Logan?
This is Deputy Van Halen down at the station.
Deputy Van Halen?
- [guitar solo plays] - I'm new, dude... sir.
Look, we found your keys,
and if you want 'em, you better come and get 'em.
[dial tone]
When I get back from the station, I want you packed and ready to go.
Got it?
We are in serious trouble.
My dad already signed me up, my plane leaves tomorrow night.
Only if we fail, dude.
[both] No way!
[Ted] OK, we got Sigmund Freud, Beethoven... Uh...
[Bill] ls there one for Western Movement in America in the 19th Century?
Yeah.
Well then...
...let's reach out and touch someone.
[dialing]
[electrical fizzling]
[Bill, Ted shouting]
[man humming]
- [continues humming] - [passes gas]
- [humming] - [passes gas]
[rumbling]
How's it going, Old West Dude?
[Ted] Hey, Bill, this is just like Frontierland.
[Bill] Yeah, but you can get shot here, Ted.
[Ted] Oh.
- [Bill] Just try to act natural. - [Ted] OK.
- [Bill] Howdy, partner. - [man] Howdy.
[Bill] Watch out for the horse crap, Ted.
[Ted] Ugh. Thanks, dude.
- Hey, Bill, I'm totally thirsty. - [Bill] Me too.
[up-tempo piano plays]
Two beers, please.
Whoa! He didn't even card us, dude!
Yeah, we have to remember this place.
So, who should we take with us?
[gunshot]
[shouting]
- Who's he? - He's Billy the Kid.
He's famous, dude. Let's bag him.
I need two men.
Who's with me?
We're with you, Billy the Kid.
Here's the deal. What I win, I keep.
What you win, I keep.
[both] Sounds good, Mr. The Kid.
Dude, you gotta have a poker face, like me.
Whoa! Three aces!
What the hell's going on here, Billy?
Are you cheating us, Kid?
Cheatin'?
Me? [yelling]
Billy!
[both] Excellent!
Look, we're totally weak.
We can't possibly fight you.
However, how would you gentlemen like...
...free passes to Waterloo. Home of excellent water slides.
Nice try, dude.
Whoa!
- Whoa! - Whoa!
What?
Come on.
- Look! - It's the Goodyear blimp.
Huh?
[grunting]
' [Yelps] " [gunshot]
[yelling]
[Bill] I can't believe they fell for that!
Yeah!
- Let's get 'em! - Kill 'em!
Come on!
- You guys saved my life. - Nothing doing, Billy the Kid.
- Where we going? - The Golden Age of Civilization.
- Where? - Ancient Greece, dude.
Don't worry, we'll bring you back as soon as you talk in our report.
- [yelling] - [electrical fizzling]
What?!
What the...?
[speaking foreign language]
Socrates.
- Hey, we know that name. - Yeah!
Hey, look him up.
- Oh. It's under So-crates. - Oh, yeah.
"So-crates:
'The only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing."'
- That's us, dude! - Oh, yeah!
- Let's bag him. - Yeah.
[speaking foreign language]
How's it going?
I'm Bill, this is Ted.
We're from the future.
Socrates. Hm...
Now what?
I don't know.
Philosophize with him.
[clears throat]
All we are is dust in the wind, dude.
Dust.
- Wind. - Dude.
[gasps]
Ha! [laughs]
Let's get out of here, dude.
[laughing]
- [rumbling] - [shouting]
- [electrical fizzling] - Whoa!
[Ted] All right!
[Socrates exclaiming]
[Billy the Kid] Yee-ha!
Not bad, eh, So-crates?
- Where are we, dude? - England, 15th century.
We are in most excellent shape for our report.
Yeah, all we need is one more speaker from medieval.
Excellent.
Billy, you are dealing with the oddity of time travel
with the greatest of ease.
Excuse me.
Do you know where there are any personages of historical significance
around here?
[all] Whoa!
[Ted] Check it out.
It must be the castle of King Henry.
Let's go, dude!
Billy, guard the booth.
And watch So-crates.
[Billy the Kid] So-crates.
So, who should we get from medieval?
How about that gnarly old goat dude?
Ted?
I'm in love, dude.
Whoa!
Those must be the princesses you told yourself about at the Circle K.
We gotta go, it's a history report, not a babe report.
But Bill...
...those are historical babes.
OK, you're the ladies man,
how we gonna meet 'em?
Excellent.
[both grunt]
- [Ted] Bill? - [Bill] What?
- [Ted] These are heavy. - [Bill] Yeah, heavy metal.
- [laughing] - [guitar solo plays]
[laughing]
[Ted] We gotta go find the princesses.
- [Bill] Yeah. - [grunting]
[Bill] Watch it!
[Ted] Who turned out all the lights?
- Hey, Bill? - [Bill] What?
[Ted, deep voice] I'm Darth Ted.
[Bill] Yeah, well I'm Luke Bill. And you're not my father.
[mimicking sound effects]
Come on!
Hey!
I totally conquered you, dude!
No way!
Come on!
I'll never rule the universe with you.
[laughing]
' [Ted] Hey, Bill. ' [Bin] What?
[Ted] We totally know how to sword fight.
Yeah!
Ah! Whoa!
[grunting]
Ted.
[man] Search the castle, there might be more of them.
- Get out of here! - [whimpering]
Bogus.
Heinous.
Most non-triumphant.
Ah, Ted... don't be dead, dude.
You killed Ted, you medieval dickweed!
[shouting]
[man laughs]
Whoa!
- Ted, you're alive! - Yeah!
I fell out of my suit when I hit the floor.
[both] Fag.
Dude, you totally boned that dude in the head.
Yeah!
He's a total bonehead.
...that fat old man. I must find a way to escape before the night.
But how?
- What's that? - Whoa...
Boys.
I can't believe they're here.
[both] How's it going, ladies?
You're the ones we saw in front of the castle.
I am Ted of San Dimas.
And, uh... I bring to you a message of love.
[giggling]
- From who? - From... from myself.
And what is this message you speak of?
Uh...
[whispers] Lyrics, dude. Recite 'em some lyrics.
Oh, you beautiful babes from England,
for whom we have traveled through time.
Will you go to the prom with us in San Dimas?
- We will have a most triumphant time. - Way to go, dude.
- [man] Joanna! Elizabeth! - It's father!
- What does your father want? - We're to be married
- to horrible old men today. - No way!
Will you help us escape?
[both] Of course, babes.
How's it going, royal ugly dudes?
I am the Earl of Preston.
And I am the Duke of Ted.
Put them in the iron maiden.
Iron Maiden?
[both] Excellent!
- [guitar solo plays] - Execute them!
“INN Bogus.
We'll save you, babes!
[man] Witches! Heretics!
I saw them! They fell from the sky!
Heretics!
They fell out of the sky!
They had fire in their eyes, and they had horns!
[fanfare plays]
Off with their heads!
Oh, no.
- Bill? - What?
I believe our adventure through time has taken a most serious turn.
[grunting]
_ Huh? ' [murmuring]
- Billy! - So-crates!
Let's go!
- Guards! After them! - Ah!
- So-crates! - Bye, babes!
[Bill] Catch you later, medieval dudes.
Kill them! Guards!
- [man] Stop them! Stop them! - [shouting]
[Ted] Hurry up, Billy!
Get out of the way!
Move out of the way! Come on, get out of here!
[laughs]
[all shouting]
[Socrates shouting]
Whoa!
Dial fast, dude!
[woman] I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service at this time.
Please check your directory and dial again.
- Oh, no. - Party on, dude.
- Bill! - [dialing]
OK, I got one, let's go!
[all shouting]
[electrical fizzling]
[shouting]
[slow electric guitar music playing]
You guys stay here.
[whispers] Where are we, dude?
I don't know.
They sure do play excellent music.
Most outstanding.
- It's you. - Yeah!
It's us!
Who are we?
[♪ Robbie Robb: "In Time"]
Bill, I think they want us to say something.
What should I say?
Make something up.
Be excellent to each other.
[gasping, murmuring]
Party on, dudes!
- Good one, dude. - [chuckles]
Well, we gotta get back to our report.
Yeah, we'd take you with us,
but it's a history report, not a future report.
Later.
[all] Later.
Let's get back and do our report.
Good idea.
[electrical fizzling]
- Dude, where're we going? - I don't know.
I think the booth's broke.
We gotta keep going to San Dimas until we get back and get Napoleon.
[bells ringing, video game sound effects]
Behold.
Behold, the Ziggy Pig.
The single greatest ice cream spectacle known to man.
[chanting] Eat the pig. Eat the pig.
Ziggy, ziggy, ziggy, Zig!
Whoo-hoo!
[speaking French]
It's ice cream. You eat it.
It's good.
[speaking French]
Whatever, just eat it.
[Napoleon] Hm...
[belches]
[whooping, bells ringing]
All behold, he ate the pig.
Thus proving that he's a Ziggy Piggy,
Ziggy Piggy, Ziggy Piggy-
[snorting]
What's that?
I don't know.
- Shit! - Whoa!
[yelling]
[rumbling]
[electrical fizzling]
Where'd we land now?
Dude, it's Sigmund Freud.
How much time have we got left?
Tons! Why?
Extra credit, dude!
How's it going, Freud dude?
[speaking German]
Let go of me. What are you doing?
[classical piano playing]
[electrical fizzling]
[crashing]
- [crowd murmuring] - [speaking German]
[Bill] Come on, So-crates.
[man shouting in German]
[electrical fizzling]
- [rumbling] - [whispering in French]
- [electrical fizzling] - [crashing]
[♪ Power Tool: "Two Heads Are Better Than One"]
[gasps]
[Ted] Welcome aboard, Ms. Joan of Arc.
My name's Ted, and this is Bill.
[rumbling]
[Spits]
- [rumbling, electrical fizzling] - Oh!
Want a Twinkie, Genghis Khan?
Say "please."
Mm...
Come on, guys! Jump him!
- [thunder cracking] - [all gasping]
[electrical fizzling]
[knocking]
[Billy the Kid] Candygram.
- Yes, what can I... - [grunting]
- [electrical fizzling] - [shouting]
We've got plenty of time, but we don't have any more room left.
- [Bill] Ted, we're outta control. - [Ted] What?
The next place we stop we gotta try and figure out what's wrong with the booth.
[all shouting]
[fizzling]
Bill, I think I got an idea what's wrong.
What?
[Ted] The antenna's broken.
[both screaming]
Yeah! All right.
[speaking French]
[yelling in French]
Come on, let's ditch him.
[speaking French]
Hold on there. Not so fast, buddy.
- Buddy? - You ain't paid yet.
- Pay? - Pay.
I don't want to see you around here anymore! Beat it!
[speaking French]
Beat it, buddy!
Idiot!
Deacon!
[birds calling]
Here is a treat to make a minor prehistoric pit stop
a bit more enjoyable.
Thank you.
Uh-oh.
Thanks, guys.
I sure hope this works.
[electrical crackling]
I think it's working, dude.
[grunting]
[shouting]
Just a little farther...
...I hope!
Hey! That's us.
We're back in San Dimas.
[Bill] Yeah, only now it's not now. It's last night.
- Dude. - What?
Let's go talk to ourselves.
Excellent.
What do we say anyway, anyways?
I don't know. Let's go find out.
[both] Sixty-nine, dudes!
[both] Whoa!
[Ted] Look dudes, we've gotta go.
Rufus!
Listen to this dude Rufus, he knows what he's talking about.
Right. Oh, and Ted, give my love to the princesses.
- Who? - You'll see.
Gentlemen, is everything all right?
Yeah, except how come the number we dialed for San Dimas
brought us here instead of to tomorrow, Rufus?
Because in San Dimas it is tomorrow, William.
You have to dial one number higher.
Oh, yeah. Thanks Rufus.
And you better hurry, because you don't have much time.
What do you mean, Rufus? We got ten hours left.
You got two hours.
Ted, you forgot to wind your watch again.
Even after you reminded yourself not to.
Well, I better remind myself again.
Ted, don't forget to wind your watch!
[both] Thanks, Rufus.
[both] Catch ya later, Bill and Ted.
That conversation made more sense this time.
Ted, you're too tall, man.
- [grunting] - [muttering]
- [humming] - [electrical crackling]
[shouting]
- [Bill] Great, we made it! - Huh?
[Billy the Kid] Whoa!
- Who's the sefiorita? She's cute. - [Ted] It's his mom, dude.
- Hi, guys. - Hi, Missy. I mean Mom.
Uh, Mrs. Preston, we'd like you to meet some of our friends.
Yeah, this is, uh, Dave Beethoven.
Ah. [speaking German]
And, uh... Maxine of Arc. Missy.
Herman the Kid.
Bob Genghis Khan.
- So-crates Johnson. - Hi.
Dennis Freud and, uh...
...Abraham Lincoln.
Well, it's nice to meet you all.
There are sodas in the fridge.
Mom, can you give us a ride someplace?
Bill, I'm not taking you anywhere until you do your chores.
[all] Done!
This is the San Dimas mall.
And this is where people of today's world hang out.
All right, everybody, watch your step getting off.
Beethoven, make sure you don't get sucked under.
Everybody get together, remember who your buddy is.
So-crates, watch out for your robe, dude.
OK, follow me.
You've got your Broadway down here, and got your Sears over here.
The stratification of our society
is much like Marie Antoinette's.
The few possess much, while the masses
possess little but their television sets.
This dichotomy led to a revolution
in which Antoinette and her husband were beheaded.
Today, leaders are impeached rather than beheaded.
Still, while in her day, Marie Antoinette said "Let them eat cake,"
perhaps today she would say, "Let them eat fast food."
[applause]
- Enjoy. - OK, look around, see what you think.
We'll be back as soon as we find Napoleon. OK?
Come on, dude, we don't got much time.
Yes, but what do we...
You ditched Napoleon?!
Deacon, do you realize you've stranded one of Europe's greatest leaders
- in San Dimas? - He was a dick.
Well... how are we gonna find him?
OK, wait, if we were one of the greatest generals in history,
and we were stranded in San Dimas for one day, where would we go?
[both] Waterloo!
[rock music plays]
[children laughing]
Eleven children, please.
Are you OK?
[speaking French]
[screaming]
[child] This is fun!
[speaking French]
Buddy, you're holding up the line!
[speaking French]
Come on, buddy.
[screaming]
[♪ Vital Signs: "The Boys And Girls Are Doing it"]
[giggling shout]
[laughing]
[shouting in French]
[inaudible dialogue]
[speaking French]
Come on, Napoleon. Everybody's waiting for us.
- No, no, no! - Yes, yes, yes!
[woman] Why be soft and flabby when you can be firm and trim?
When you can have a body that cries out, "Look at me, admire me."
With our specialized weight training and aerobics program,
we can help you attain the kind of body you've only dreamed of having.
- All right, let's go ladies! - [up-tempo music plays]
You guys are looking great!
OK, jumping jacks. Jump! Jump!
You a musician?
Well here, try this.
[electronic tune plays]
[laughing]
[playing random notes]
[woman] What is...?
- What are they doing? - [inaudible dialogue]
Look at his sandals. Ooh!
- [woman 1] I don't know. - [woman 2] He's creepy.
- Weird, huh? - Oh, they're coming over.
Hi. I'm Billy, this here is So-crates.
- Socrates. - We're from history.
[girls laughing]
[chuckles nervously]
Hello, I'm Dr. Freud. But you may call me Siggy.
- Oh, my God! ' Uaughing]
You both seem to be suffering from a mild form of hysteria.
You are such a geek.
Way to 90. egghead.
- Geek! [laughs] - What is a "geek"?
Huh...
Oh...
Oh.
[grunting]
[shouting]
- [buzzer sounds] - [grunting]
[shouting]
I need some help. I've got a live one here.
- OK... - Thank you.
...I need the Lincoln hat and the stupid beard back.
You don't understand, I'm Abraham Lincoln.
Yeah, right. Ha, ha, ha.
Now, come on, mister...
This is my hat and my beard. I am...!
[up-tempo classical music plays]
[classical and rock styles combined]
Keep it up! You're looking great!
Yah!
[man] Hey! That crazy there!
- Son, hold it right there. - Get that guy off there.
Oh!
[man] Stop him!
[shouting]
- Yee-haw! - [gunshot]
- Ya-ha! - [gun clicking]
[rock mix continues]
- No, Sig, over here. - Sorry, miss.
Excuse me, miss.
- Move, move. - Pardon me.
[Freud] Oh, no.
I demand a lawyer.
Don't get smart with me, buddy. Let's go.
[indistinct chatter]
[indistinct protests]
Hey, there they are!
[all shouting]
Ah!
[man] All right, come on, Grandpa.
[grunting]
[both] 50g us!
[all shouting]
That's enough.
Mom, can't you go any faster?
[tires screeching]
[phone ringing]
[speaking foreign language]
I want to know why you claim to be Sigmund Freud.
Why do you claim I'm not Sigmund Freud?
Why do you keep asking me these questions?
Tell me about your mother.
- Oh, God. - Would you like a couch to lie on?
No, I don't want a couch to lie on.
[shouting in German]
All right, what's your name?
Abraham Lincoln.
That's L-I-N-C-O-L-N.
I know how to spell Lincoln.
What's your birthday, Mr. Lincoln?
February 12th, 1809.
[boy] Everything is different, but the same.
Things are more moderner than before,
bigger, and yet smaller.
[laughter]
It's computers.
- [indistinct shouts] - [boy] Take your time!
San Dimas High School football rules!
[cheering]
[Ted] I can't believe my dad arrested them all.
What are we gonna do?
OK, Ted, you go in and talk to your dad. I'm gonna scope the place out.
Missy, I mean Mom, please keep an eye on Napoleon.
Stay!
All right, lock him up with the rest of those wackos.
- I am a lawyer, you know... - Dad!
- You pack your bags, Ted. - What?
You're going to military school.
- But, Dad... - No, I don't want to hear it, Ted.
- But... - Ted, you go home
and you pack your bags, now!
- How'd it go? - Bad.
Our historical figures are all locked up and my dad won't let them out.
Can we get your dad's keys?
I could steal them, but he lost them two days ago.
If only we could go back in time to when he had them and steal them then.
Well, why can't we?
'Cause we don't got time.
We could do it after the report.
Ted, good thinking, dude!
After the report, we'll time travel back to two days ago,
steal your dad's keys, and leave them here.
- Where? - I don't know.
How about behind that sign?
That way, when we get here now, they'll be waiting for us.
- See? - Whoa! Yeah!
So, after the report we can't forget to do this, otherwise it won't happen.
But it did happen! Hey, it was me who stole my dad's keys!
Exactly, Ted. Come on.
[horn honking]
_ Mom? _ Yes?
Can you please bring the car around back?
Sure.
Come on, Ted. We've got some historical figures to rescue.
Over and out.
How are we gonna get past my dad?
You got a tape recorder at home?
- Yeah. - OK.
- Remember to get the tape recorder. - Yeah.
Set a timer on it for, uh... 2:13.
- Got it? - Got it!
What am I gonna say on it?
[Ted on tape recorder] Dad! Hey, Dad!
It's you, dude.
Ted?
[Ted] I'm over here.
Yeah, this way.
[guitar solo plays]
Whoa. Check it out.
"Dear Bill and Ted, good luck on the report.
Sincerely, Bill S. Preston, Esquire and Ted "Theodore" Logan."
That was nice of us.
"P.S. Duck!"
- Excellent work, dude. - Way to go!
Come on.
_ [Speaking foreiQ n - Shh! language]
- [speaking French] - Time is of the essence.
May I ask that you all work together so that we can get down to the car.
Very quiet now. Quiet.
Against the wall. Single file.
- Hurry up, Billy. - How do we get out of here?
[Ted] Over here, Dad.
Down here!
[Bill] Way to go, dude. We stalled him.
[Ted] What else do I say?
And now, opening for Iron Maiden...
[Bill and Ted] ...Wyld Stallyns!
- Come on, Bill, put your back into it. - Ted?
What in the hell do you think you're doing?
Trash can. Remember a trash can!
Trash can? What are you talking about...?
- Get this thing off me, Ted! - Sorry, Dad,
but we've got to go pass our history report.
- Oh, by the way, I found your keys. - Ted!
Ted, where are you? Get this off me! Ted!
In conclusion, I think Abraham Lincoln
would be most impressed with the world of San Dimas.
- I know I am. - [laughter, applause]
- Down the hall, to the left. - Quiet.
And I'm sure I speak for Mr. Ward and Mrs. Rowe when I say
that your reports were very entertaining
and very informative for all of us.
So, it seems we may be one report short today, so we'll leave just a bit early.
[cheering]
But once again, I want to thank you all for your very hard work...
- [all gasping] - Hey, who turned out the lights?
[overlapping chatter]
[Bill] Hello, San Dimas.
Please welcome, for the final report of the afternoon,
from all throughout history,
some of the greatest people who have ever lived,
in their 1988 World Tour!
[up-tempo guitar music plays]
How's it going? I'm Billy the Kid.
[overlapping chatter]
[indistinct shouts]
I'd like you all to put your hands together.
And now, my good friends,
Bill S. Preston, Esquire,
and Ted "Theodore" Logan! Whoo!
- Thank you! Thank you! - [applause]
[both] Hello, San Dimas High!
Mr. Ryan, fellow distinguished classmates, teachers, babes.
Our first speaker was born
- in the year 470 B.C. - Hi, long time no see.
A time when much of the world
looked like the cover of the Led Zeppelin album Houses of the Holy.
We were there.
There were many steps and columns, it was most tranquil.
He is sometimes known as the father of modern thought.
He was the teacher of Plato, who was in turn the teacher of Aristotle.
And like Ozzy Osbourne, was repeatedly accused of corruption of the young.
And since he doesn't speak English, my friend Ted here,
is going to interpret for him.
So please welcome, to tell us what he thinks of San Dimas,
the most bodacious philosophizer in Ancient Greece...
[both] ...Socrates!
[applause]
...is totally out of control. I got a good idea where he gets it from.
I mean if you and that wife of yours would show a little discipline
maybe your son wouldn't be such a bad influence.
Is discipline your key to the success with Ted?
Yes, it is! He's going to an Alaskan military school.
[Ted] He loves you best...
...in all the world.
What are they doing up there?
He also loves...
...baseball!
[Freud] Therefore, Ted's father's own fear of failure
has caused him to make his son
the embodiment of all of his own
deepest anxieties about himself.
And, hence, his aggression transference onto Ted.
- Whoa! - OK, Ted?
Yes, thank you very much, Sigmund Freud.
Hm?
Nah, just got a minor Oedipal complex.
It is indeed a pleasure to introduce to you
a gentleman we picked up in Medieval Mongolia in the year 1269.
Please welcome the very excellent barbarian...
[both] ...Mr. Genghis Khan.
[cheering]
[Ted] This is a dude who, 700 years ago, totally ravaged China.
And who we are told, two hours ago,
totally ravaged Oshman's Sporting Goods.
A most bodacious soldier, and general,
Ms. Of Arc totally rousted the English from France.
And then turned this dude, Dauphin, into a king
and all this by the time she was 17.
[speaking French]
...waterslide.
The music of Ludwig van Beethoven.
[Bill] As you can see, Genghis very much enjoys Twinkies
because of the excellent sugar rush.
He also loves billiards.
[Bill] Beethoven's favorite works include Mozart's "Requiem,"
Handel's "Messiah," and Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet.
[Ted] To improve on the condition of her armies,
Joan of Arc plans on instituting a full scale aerobics program
on her return to France.
I don't think it's gonna work.
No?
[speaking French]
[classical and rock]
He loves...
He loves San Dimas.
[cheering]
And now, for our last speaker.
One of the greatest presidents in American history...
...Mr. Abraham Lincoln.
[cheering]
Four score and...
...seven minutes ago,
we, your forefathers,
were brought forth upon a most excellent adventure.
Conceived by our new friends...
...Bill...
...and Ted.
These two great gentlemen
are dedicated to a proposition
which was true in my time,
just as it's true today.
Be excellent to each other...
...and... party on, dudes!
[cheering]
- No... - Way!
[both] Thank you, San Dimas High!
[cheering]
[electrical fizzling]
[gasping, murmuring]
[microphone feedback]
[chanting] We want more! We want more!
[electric guitars playing]
[Ted] Intro.
I'm Bill S. Preston, Esquire.
- Bill? - What's up, Ted?
Well... we traveled through time.
I mean, we met lots of great leaders,
and we got an A-plus on our history report...
...but look at us, nothing's different.
Maybe it's time we get Eddie Van Halen.
Maybe we should start learning how to play.
Maybe you're right, Ted.
[rumbling, electrical crackling]
- [electrical fizzling] - [crashing]
Hello, again, my excellent friends.
Whoa!
Congratulations on passing your history report.
Rufus.
The babes!
We looked all over England for you.
Where'd you get those savory clothes?
Rufus introduced us to a place called the mall.
And something called credit cards.
I got them out of England just before they had to marry
those royal ugly dudes.
Way to go Rufus.
How can we ever thank you, Rufus?
Well, you can start by signing this for my kids.
Why?
They're big fans of yours.
- What? - Everyone is.
Wyld Stallyns' music has become the foundation of our whole society.
[both] No way.
Yes way.
In fact, I believe you were there.
That futuristic place with the domes?
And the totally excellent music.
They totally worshipped us there, Rufus.
I know.
That's why I was sent to make sure you passed your history report.
If you guys were separated it would have been disastrous for life as we know it.
You see, eventually your music will help put an end to war and poverty.
It will align the planets and bring them into universal harmony,
allowing meaningful contact with all forms of life,
from extraterrestrial beings to common household pets.
And... it's excellent for dancing.
- [laughing] - Whoa.
Why don't you have the ladies sign as well, would you please?
- After all, they are in the band. - They are?
- Excellent. - Excellent.
Where are you going, Rufus?
I got a surprise for you.
- Here. - [gasping]
That's to help you as you start your new band.
[both] Thanks, Rufus.
Now I just have one further humble request.
If I might be so honored to jam with you?
- Do you know how to play, Rufus? - Well, I play a little.
[playing heavy metal solo]
- Whoa! - [laughing]
Most outstanding, Rufus.
Let's jam.
- Bill, my friend? - Yes, Ted, my friend?
This has been a most excellent adventure.
- One... - Two...
One, two, three, four!
[playing discordant rock music]
They do get better.
[♪ Power Tool: "Two Heads Are Better Than One"]