5 Star

An Excellent 4K Revival.

Arrow Video brings us a very crispy looking cult classic sequel in Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey. Where not every one is happy with the utopia of the latter end of the twenty-seventh century. They want to destroy the legend of the ‘Wyld Stallyns’ (Bogus). This classic Sci-Fi comedy was the directorial debut for Peter Hewitt (Thunderpants, Garfield: The Movie), and it will fit very well on your 4k shelf, and you will be quoting the soundbites for another twenty years. Excellent!

 

In the far future at Bill & Ted University in San Dimas, Rufus (George Carlin, Jersey Girl, Dogma) is giving a musical history lesson, he brings famous musicians from yesteryear via his time-travelling phone booth.

It is rudely interrupted by former teacher turned terrorist Chuck De Nomolos (Joss Ackland, The Further Adventures of the Musketeers, The Sweeney: Series Four). He has been plotting his plan for some time, and he has two robot Bill and Ted’s, and he plans to steal the phone booth and send the robots back to the 1990s to destroy the legacy of the Wyld Stallyns before it starts.

Our original duo are trying out for the battle of the bands’ competition for Ms. Wardroe (Pam Grier, Coffy, Black Mama, White Mama) with current girlfriends and former 15th-century princesses Joanna (Sarah Trigger, Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead, Deadfall) and Elizabeth (Annette Azcuy, American Horror Story (TV Series)) who have become good musicians. It is Bill and Ted that are the problem and they have till the weekend to get better and try and win a two-year record deal.

As the evil Bill and Ted leave the future, Rufus manages to tag along with the phone booth, but it is believed that he is lost in the time conduits. The evil pairs first act is to phone our hapless duo and pretend to be their girlfriends and say that they are dumping them, then appear at their door (like they did before). The evil pair convince Bill and Ted that they need to go on a journey. But it is a ruse to get them to the famous Vasquez Rocks, where the evil pair throw Bill and Ted to their demise, and then go off to destroy the legend of Wyld Stallyns.

Bill and Ted, now dead, get to meet the Grim Reaper (William Sadler, The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist). Let the hilarity Begin.

Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey Limited Edition 4K UHD is available now.

 

4K ULTRA HD BLU–RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original lossless stereo audio
Optional remixed DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Audio commentary by actor Alex Winter and producer Scoot Kroopf
Audio commentary by co-writers/co-producers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon
Bill and Ted Go to Hell, a 2016 retrospective documentary, featuring interviews with Reeves, Winter, Kroopf, Matheson, production designer David L. Snyder, production illustrator Simon Murton, and actors William Sadler, Amy Stock-Poynton and Hal Landon Jr.
The Most Triumphant Making Of, a 2005 retrospective making-of featurette, featuring interviews with Winter, Kroopf, Matheson, Solomon, Hewitt, and Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure director Stephen Herek and production designer Roy Forge Smith
Score!, a 2005 interview with guitarist Steve Vai
Air Guitar Tutorial
Vintage behind-the-scenes EPK from 1991
The Linguistic Stylings of Bill & Ted, a 2005 decoding our heroes’ distinctive verbal quirks
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
Collectors’ booklet featuring original production notes and a Bill & Ted Speak glossary