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:
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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