Question 1

What surprising feedback did Alex Winter receive from teachers about the film's impact?

Accepted Answer

Alex Winter gets two types of letters from teachers: positive ones from history teachers for encouraging students to learn about history, and negative ones from English teachers for affecting the way students speak.

Question 2

What was the original time machine design and why was it changed?

Accepted Answer

The original script had a 1969 Chevy van as the time machine, but it was changed to a phone booth because the filmmakers thought the van was too similar to Back to the Future.

Question 3

Which musician joked about joining Bill and Ted's band after the film's release?

Accepted Answer

Edward Van Halen jokingly said he would have joined Bill and Ted's band if they had asked, after they claimed in the film that they needed him to make it better.

Question 4

What was the phone booth time machine used for in a Nintendo Power magazine contest?

Accepted Answer

The phone booth time machine was given away as a contest prize by Nintendo Power magazine, which was promoting Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure (1991).

Question 5

What future consequence drives Bill and Ted to travel through time?

Accepted Answer

Bill and Ted travel through time because they are about to fail their history class, which would mean Ted being sent to military school, and they need historical figures for their final presentation.

Question 6

What surprising feedback has Alex Winter received from teachers about the film's impact?

Accepted Answer

Alex Winter gets two types of letters from teachers: positive ones from history teachers for encouraging students to learn about history, and negative ones from English teachers for affecting the way students speak.

Question 7

What was the original time machine in the script, and why was it changed?

Accepted Answer

The original script had a 1969 Chevy van as the time machine. The filmmakers thought that was too similar to Back to the Future (1985), so they changed it to a phone booth.

Question 8

Which musician jokingly said he would have joined Bill and Ted's band if asked?

Accepted Answer

After the film was released, Edward Van Halen jokingly said he would have joined Bill and Ted's band if they had asked.

Question 9

What was the phone booth time machine used for in a Nintendo Power magazine contest?

Accepted Answer

The phone booth time machine was given away as a contest prize by Nintendo Power magazine, which was promoting Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure (1991).

Question 10

What future consequence drives Bill and Ted to travel through history?

Accepted Answer

Bill and Ted are about to fail their history class, which would mean Ted being sent to military school. Rufus, a traveler from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society, helps them use a time machine to complete their history presentation.

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