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** In particular, Billy and Joan are ''very'' close to the age of their deaths: both of them probably have barely more than a few months to live, if that.

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* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' wondered how they dropped a trash can from the ceiling onto Ted's dad at the end. He wonders if Future Ted was hanging from the ceiling waiting to drop it.

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** In particular, Billy and Joan are ''very'' close to the age of their deaths: both of them probably have barely more than a few months to live, if that.

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** In particular, Billy and Joan are ''very'' close to the age of their deaths: both of them probably have barely more than a few months to live, if that.

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** In particular, Billy and Joan are ''very'' close to the age of their deaths: both of them probably have barely more than a few months to live, if that.that.

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* Joan of Arc being picked up by Bill & Ted can either be considered FridgeBrilliance or FridgeHorror when looked at from her perspective. There she is, kneeling down in cathedral praying for guidance - then all of a sudden thunder and lightning appear above her head and with a bright light a clear glass confessional appears down in front of her with two strange beings offering their hands to take her to a trip to Utopia. There she sees a world where women are treated equally: there is so much peace that women train in regiments for fun: and she gets up on stage and has hundreds of people listen to her without any form of prejudice. Finally she gets sent back and tells everyone her story of meeting an angel and seeing heaven. It's no wonder they thought she was a heretic.
* The film begins with Rufus explaining how utopian the future is, but he talks about how "bowling averages are way up, mini-golf scores are way down," and Earth has the best waterslides in the galaxy. It seems merely humorous that he would touch on such trivialities, but perhaps this shows that in Rufus's time, peace and prosperity have been known to the people for so long that they don't even care to mention it if someone asked what makes Earth good. Rufus rattles off hobbies and pastimes because life is just so good that it doesn't even need to be mentioned that there is no more war or environmental concern or other things more pressing to modern people.
* Why was the stage set-up and prepared with every prop they needed for their presentation? They engaged in RetroactivePreparation for anything they needed. That's where Gengis Khan got his pole-axe from. They made notes of what they needed and bam! it was there.
* Napoleon is shown devouring a gigantic ice cream sundae [[{{Greed}} (and unwilling to share).]] While ice cream was not widely known (or available) in the early 19th century, the real Napoleon was known to be very fond of it.
* Some have wondered why [[Music/LudwigVanBeethoven Beethoven]] is playing a [[Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart Mozart]] song during the mall scene (the song played during the scene, "Play With Me" by Extreme, samples part of Mozart's ''Piano Sonata No. 11''). Aside from the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic awesome]] factor of the song, remember that young Beethoven was a huge admirer of Mozart and initially traveled to Austria intending to study under him.
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* Freud's first line, when he is bewildered by the Phone Booth's presence: "This is a dream?" Dream interpretation is a key tool in psychoanalysis, which Freud created.
* Joan sees the Phone Booth appear in front of an altar while she was praying. She probably thought Bill and Ted were angels there to take her to heaven. Note that the real Joan of Arc claimed to have talked to angels.

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* Freud's first line, when he is bewildered by the Phone Booth's phone booth's presence: "This is a dream?" Dream interpretation is a key tool in psychoanalysis, which Freud created.
* Joan sees the Phone Booth phone booth appear in front of an altar while she was she's praying. She probably thought Bill and Ted were angels there to take her to heaven. Note that the real Joan of Arc claimed to have talked to angels.



* Billy's casual demeanor and smirk when he is being interviewed by the San Dimas Police. He'd been to jail a few times at this point in his life, and escaped every time. Surely he was confident he could do it again.

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* Billy's casual demeanor and smirk when he is being interviewed by the San Dimas Police. He'd been to jail a few times at this point in his life, and escaped every time. Surely he was he's confident he could do it again.



-->'''Bill:''' ... Wyld Stallyns will never be a super-band until we get Eddie Van Halen on guitar.\\

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-->'''Bill:''' ... -->'''Bill:''' Wyld Stallyns will never be a super-band until we get Eddie Van Halen on guitar.\\



'''Both:''' [think for a second] EXCELLENT! (guitar riff)"\\

-->The dialogue parallels the inherent problem in the time-loop:

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'''Both:''' [think ''[think for a second] second]'' EXCELLENT! (guitar riff)"\\

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* Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln, Billy the Kid and Socrates were all executed or murdered, yet Bill and Ted happily send them back to their own time in the end. One wonders whether the boys did enough studying to even find out about the grim fates awaiting many of their new friends.
** In particular, Billy and Joan are ''very'' close to the age of their deaths: both of them probably didn't have more than a few months to live, if that.

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* Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln, Billy the Kid Kid, and Socrates were all executed or murdered, yet Bill and Ted happily send them back to their own time in the end. One wonders whether the boys did enough studying to even find out about the grim fates awaiting many of their new friends.
** In particular, Billy and Joan are ''very'' close to the age of their deaths: both of them probably didn't have barely more than a few months to live, if that.
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* Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln, Billy the Kid and Socrates were all executed or murdered, yet Bill and Ted happily send them back to their own time in the end. One wonders whether the boys did enough studying to even find out about the grim fates awaiting many of their new friends.

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* Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln, Billy the Kid and Socrates were all executed or murdered, yet Bill and Ted happily send them back to their own time in the end. One wonders whether the boys did enough studying to even find out about the grim fates awaiting many of their new friends.friends.
** In particular, Billy and Joan are ''very'' close to the age of their deaths: both of them probably didn't have more than a few months to live, if that.
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* Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln, Billy the Kid and Socrates were all executed or murdered, yet Bill and Ted happily send them back to their own time in the end. One wonders whether the boys did enough studying to even find out about the grim fates awaiting many of their new friends.
** In one of the comics, Bill and Ted discovered that Abraham Lincoln was murdered shortly after they returned him back to his time after the end of the film. They went back to stop it and it ended up changing history in a poor way. After they corrected the change they made, Death informed them that Abraham ended up in Heaven and is happy there, learning that Death is an inevitable and a part of life (be it the past or the future). But, if that's not of an explanation for everyone else, you can use the below.
** They know they're all dead. Bill himself clearly knows this, as when asked about who Napoleon was at the start of film, his only response was, "He's dead." To which the teacher responded, "So, you're telling me that history is full a bunch of old, dead dudes?" Since the past is the past, Bill and Ted both know that they're no longer alive in their time, and they understand that is how life is.

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* Joan of Arc, Abraham Lincoln, Billy the Kid and Socrates were all executed or murdered, yet Bill and Ted happily send them back to their own time in the end. One wonders whether the boys did enough studying to even find out about the grim fates awaiting many of their new friends.
** In one of the comics, Bill and Ted discovered that Abraham Lincoln was murdered shortly after they returned him back to his time after the end of the film. They went back to stop it and it ended up changing history in a poor way. After they corrected the change they made, Death informed them that Abraham ended up in Heaven and is happy there, learning that Death is an inevitable and a part of life (be it the past or the future). But, if that's not of an explanation for everyone else, you can use the below.
** They know they're all dead. Bill himself clearly knows this, as when asked about who Napoleon was at the start of film, his only response was, "He's dead." To which the teacher responded, "So, you're telling me that history is full a bunch of old, dead dudes?" Since the past is the past, Bill and Ted both know that they're no longer alive in their time, and they understand that is how life is.
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Nothing suggests that Rufus is unaware of these concepts. He's quite knowledgeable about history, and can, you know, travel through time to see it all himself.


* At the beginning of the film, when Rufus is describing how great future San Dimas is, why does he talk about trivialities like bowling averages and mini-golf scores? Because things like war, hunger, and poverty being serious concerns is a completely alien idea in Rufus's time. The only major issue he mentions is clean air and water.

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* At the beginning of the film, when Rufus is describing how great future San Dimas is, why does he talk about trivialities like bowling averages and mini-golf scores? Because things like war, hunger, and poverty being serious concerns is a completely alien idea in Rufus's time. The only major issue he mentions is clean air and water.
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* Why does Genghis Kahn suddenly attack the mannequin? [[DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat Because it is behind him holding a tennis racket like a weapon]].

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* Why does Genghis Kahn Khan suddenly attack the mannequin? [[DontSneakUpOnMeLikeThat Because it is behind him holding a tennis racket like a weapon]].





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\n* At the beginning of the film, when Rufus is describing how great future San Dimas is, why does he talk about trivialities like bowling averages and mini-golf scores? Because things like war, hunger, and poverty being serious concerns is a completely alien idea in Rufus's time. The only major issue he mentions is clean air and water.
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-->```Bill:``` ... Wyld Stallyns will never be a super-band until we get Eddie Van Halen on guitar.\\
```Ted:``` Yes, Bill, but... I do not believe we will get Eddie Van Halen before we have a triumphant video.\\
```Bill:``` Ted, it's pointless to have a triumphant video before we have decent instruments.\\
```Ted:``` Well, how can we have decent instruments if we don't really even know how to play?\\
```Bill:``` That is why we need Eddie Van Halen!\\
```Ted:``` And that is why we need a triumphant video!\\
```Both:``` [think for a second] EXCELLENT! (guitar riff)"\\

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-->```Bill:``` ...-->'''Bill:''' ... Wyld Stallyns will never be a super-band until we get Eddie Van Halen on guitar.\\
```Ted:``` '''Ted:''' Yes, Bill, but... I do not believe we will get Eddie Van Halen before we have a triumphant video.\\
```Bill:``` '''Bill:''' Ted, it's pointless to have a triumphant video before we have decent instruments.\\
```Ted:``` '''Ted:''' Well, how can we have decent instruments if we don't really even know how to play?\\
```Bill:``` '''Bill:''' That is why we need Eddie Van Halen!\\
```Ted:``` '''Ted:''' And that is why we need a triumphant video!\\
```Both:``` '''Both:''' [think for a second] EXCELLENT! (guitar riff)"\\

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