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* ValuesDissonance: Bill and Ted calling each other "fag" after a hug is quite inappropriate and jarring for modern audiences in an otherwise lighthearted, kid-friendly comedy (especially with the f-bomb coming from the story's ''heroes'').

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Bill and Ted calling each other "fag" after a hug is quite inappropriate and jarring for modern audiences in an otherwise lighthearted, kid-friendly comedy (especially with the f-bomb coming from the story's ''heroes'').''heroes'').
** Genghis Khan - national hero of Mongolia - is portrayed in a very animalistic manner, as if he were a stereotypical caveman.
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** "Breakaway" by Big Pig. Funny name for a band, but the song is a most excellent way to start off the movie while we see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd9r7LiuGKk the creation of duo's time-traveling phone booth]].

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** "Breakaway" by Big Pig. Funny name for a band, but the song is a most excellent way to start off the movie while we see witness [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd9r7LiuGKk the creation of the duo's time-traveling phone booth]].
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** "Breakaway" by Big Pig. Funny name for a band, but the song is a most triumphant way to start off the movie while we see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd9r7LiuGKk the creation of duo's time-traveling phone booth]].

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** "Breakaway" by Big Pig. Funny name for a band, but the song is a most triumphant excellent way to start off the movie while we see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd9r7LiuGKk the creation of duo's time-traveling phone booth]].



-->'''Ted:''' Where are we, dude?\\

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-->'''Ted:''' --->'''Ted:''' Where are we, dude?\\

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxDTeUXehCc version]] of Robbi Robb's "In Time" that plays during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVXGC896Jdw the Future Council scene]] (which, sadly, [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes was never commercially released]]--not even on the film's official soundtrack) is widely considered to be the highlight of the soundtrack. It's five minutes of pure blissful hair metal that ''perfectly'' encapsulates the beauty of life and hope for a better future, all underscored by a triumphant echoing lead guitar riff. If there really ''was'' a song capable of bringing about world peace, it's not hard to imagine that it would sound a little bit like that.

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** "Breakaway" by Big Pig. Funny name for a band, but the song is a most triumphant way to start off the movie while we see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd9r7LiuGKk the creation of duo's time-traveling phone booth]].
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The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxDTeUXehCc version]] of Robbi Robb's "In Time" that plays during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVXGC896Jdw the Future Council scene]] (which, sadly, [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes was never commercially released]]--not even on the film's official soundtrack) is widely considered to be the highlight of the soundtrack. It's five minutes of pure blissful hair metal that ''perfectly'' encapsulates the beauty of life and hope for a better future, all underscored by a triumphant echoing lead guitar riff. If there really ''was'' a song capable of bringing about world peace, it's not hard to imagine that it would sound a little bit like that.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxDTeUXehCc version]] of Robbi Robb's "In Time" that plays during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVXGC896Jdw the Future Council scene]] (which, sadly, [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes was never commercially released]]--not even on the film's official soundtrack) is widely considered to be the highlight of the soundtrack. It's five minutes of pure blissful hair metal that ''perfectly'' encapsulates the beauty of life and hope for a better future, all underscored by a triumphant echoing lead guitar riff. If there really ''was'' a song capable of bringing about world peace, it's not hard to imagine that it would sound a little bit like that.
-->'''Ted:''' Where are we, dude?\\
'''Bill:''' I don't know. ''(beat)'' They sure do play excellent music!\\
'''Ted:''' ''(nods)'' Most outstanding!
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** The film's production issues made having Napoleon as a major character into this. The movie was originally produced by DEG, before they suffered financial issues. They wound up selling the rights to Nelson Entertainment, whose logo and name were references to/based on Nelson's Column, a British landmark created in honor of Admiral UsefulNotes/HoratioNelson, who was one of Napoleon's biggest [[ArchEnemy archfoes]] during the Napoleonic Wars.
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* {{Fanon}}: While the princesses are pretty clearly intended to be sisters, after the release of ''Face the Music'' several fans took advantage of it never being explicitly stated to enable shipping of their daughters Billie and Thea.

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* {{Fanon}}: While the princesses are pretty clearly intended to be sisters, after the release of ''Face the Music'' several fans took advantage of it this never being explicitly stated to enable shipping of their daughters Billie and Thea.



** Bill was absolutely right - they never would be a triumphant band without Eddie Van Halen.

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** Bill was absolutely right - they -- Wyld Stallyns never would be a triumphant band without Eddie Van Halen.



** One of many films that got a UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game courtesy of infamous publishers Creator/LJNToys. This one is considered to be particularly wretched, however, with WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd (who has played far more of these games than should be considered healthy) even going so far as to consider it the absolute worst game ever released by LJN.

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** One This is one of many films that got a UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game courtesy of infamous publishers Creator/LJNToys. This one is considered to be particularly wretched, however, with WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd (who has played far more of these games than should be considered healthy) even going so far as to consider it the absolute worst game ever released by LJN.



** Bill and Ted's brand of hair metal that would supposedly save future civilization went out of style only a few years after the film was released.

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** Bill and Ted's brand of hair metal that metal, which would supposedly save future civilization civilization, went out of style only a few years after the film was released.



* ValuesDissonance: Bill and Ted calling each other "fag" after a hug is quite inappropriate for modern audiences in an otherwise lighthearted, kid-friendly comedy (especially with the f-bomb coming from the story's ''heroes'').

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* ValuesDissonance: Bill and Ted calling each other "fag" after a hug is quite inappropriate and jarring for modern audiences in an otherwise lighthearted, kid-friendly comedy (especially with the f-bomb coming from the story's ''heroes'').
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** Young viewers today are unlikely to have a clue what it means to "wind your watch", as mechanical watches were already being supplanted by digital ones when the film came out. Now, thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones, even ''having'' a watch of any sort is becoming old hat.

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** Young viewers today are unlikely to have a clue what it means to "wind your watch", as mechanical watches were already being supplanted by digital ones when the film came out. Now, thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones, even ''having'' a watch of any sort is becoming old hat.hat, although smartwatches and fitness trackers have reversed this trend somewhat.
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** Young viewers today are unlikely to have a clue what it means to "wind your watch", as mechanical watches were already being supplanted by digital ones when the film came out.

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** Young viewers today are unlikely to have a clue what it means to "wind your watch", as mechanical watches were already being supplanted by digital ones when the film came out. Now, thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones, even ''having'' a watch of any sort is becoming old hat.
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** Young viewers today are unlikely to have a clue what it means to "wind your watch", as mechanical watches were already being supplanted by digital ones when the film came out.
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** Music/RingoStarr was considered to play Rufus before Creator/GeorgeCarlin was cast. On ''Series/ShiningTimeStation'', Carlin would replace Starr as Mr. Conductor.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: There is a bit at the end where Billy the Kid shoots one of the lights in the school auditorium. This is a bit problematic to watch now that school shootings are sadly a major issue. Let it suffice to say that a ''modern'' school audience wouldn't react with the awe that the audience did in this scene.
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** In the mall scene where the historical figures are running around causing mischief, many of the people who encounter them think they're just plain insane. Nowadays, the historical figures would probably just be mistaken for really enthusiastic cosplayers.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** The time machine looks like a pay phone booth, something that would go virtually extinct within 20 years of filming.
** Bill and Ted's brand of hair metal that would supposedly save future civilization went out of style only a few years after the film was released.
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I'd say that's more a Funny Aneurysm Moment, since for the most part, it wasn't Played For Drama.


* HarsherInHindsight: There is a bit at the end where Billy the Kid shoots one of the lights in the school auditorium. This is a bit problematic to watch now that school shootings are sadly a major issue. Let it suffice to say that a ''modern'' school audience wouldn't react with the awe that the audience did in this scene.

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* HarsherInHindsight: FunnyAneurysmMoment: There is a bit at the end where Billy the Kid shoots one of the lights in the school auditorium. This is a bit problematic to watch now that school shootings are sadly a major issue. Let it suffice to say that a ''modern'' school audience wouldn't react with the awe that the audience did in this scene.
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* ValuesDissonance: Bill and Ted calling each other "fag" after a hug is quite inappropriate for modern audiences in an otherwise lighthearted, kid-friendly comedy (especially coming from the story's ''heroes'').

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* ValuesDissonance: Bill and Ted calling each other "fag" after a hug is quite inappropriate for modern audiences in an otherwise lighthearted, kid-friendly comedy (especially with the f-bomb coming from the story's ''heroes'').

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* HarsherInHindsight: There is a scene at the end where Billy the Kid shoots one of the lights in the school auditorium. This is a bit problematic to watch now that school shootings are sadly a major issue.

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* HarsherInHindsight: There is a scene bit at the end where Billy the Kid shoots one of the lights in the school auditorium. This is a bit problematic to watch now that school shootings are sadly a major issue. Let it suffice to say that a ''modern'' school audience wouldn't react with the awe that the audience did in this scene.


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** In the mall scene where the historical figures are running around causing mischief, many of the people who encounter them think they're just plain insane. Nowadays, the historical figures would probably just be mistaken for really enthusiastic cosplayers.
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** Bill was absolutely right - they never would be a triumphant band without Eddie Van Halen.
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* ValuesDissonance: Bill and Ted calling each other "fag" after a hug would be quite inappropriate for modern audiences in an otherwise lighthearted, kid-friendly comedy.

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* ValuesDissonance: Bill and Ted calling each other "fag" after a hug would be is quite inappropriate for modern audiences in an otherwise lighthearted, kid-friendly comedy.comedy (especially coming from the story's ''heroes'').

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* HilariousInHindsight: A note from the future warns Bill and Ted to [[Film/TheMatrix duck behind an office desk just as someone stands up and would have spotted them.]]

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** Rufus' final line, a desperate "They do get better!" directly to the camera. ''Face the Music'' would later reveal all that's actually known about how the 26th century's perfect society was formed is the names Preston and Logan, and there are several theories about how it actually happened, making this come off as Rufus hearing how bad they are for the first time and struggling to justify his own theory.
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* {{Fanon}}: While the princesses are pretty clearly intended to be sisters, after the release of ''Face the Music'' several fans took advantage of it never being explicitly stated to enable shipping of their daughters Billie and Thea.
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* HilariousInHindsight: A note from the future warns Bill and Ted to [[Film/TheMatrix duck behind an office desk just as someone stands up and would have spotted them.]]
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* ValuesDissonance: Bill and Ted calling each other "fag" after a hug would be quite inappropriate for modern audiences in an otherwise light-hearted comedy.

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** Bill and Ted calling each other "Fag" after a hug would be quite inappropriate for modern audiences in an otherwise light-hearted comedy.


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** There was also a PC game that involved several puzzles, fetch quests, and other mini-games as a means of recruiting even more historical figures than in the movie, but it suffered from miserable hit detection and required a "phone book" game manual to get around CopyProtection.

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** There was also a PC game that involved several puzzles, fetch quests, and other mini-games as a means of recruiting even more historical figures than in the movie, but it suffered from miserable hit detection and required a "phone book" game manual to get around CopyProtection. While better than the NES game, it can be regarded as SoOkayItsAverage.

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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: One of many films that got a UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game courtesy of infamous publishers Creator/LJNToys. This one is considered to be particularly wretched, however, with WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd (who has played far more of these games than should be considered healthy) even going so far as to consider it the absolute worst game ever released by LJN.

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One of many films that got a UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game courtesy of infamous publishers Creator/LJNToys. This one is considered to be particularly wretched, however, with WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd (who has played far more of these games than should be considered healthy) even going so far as to consider it the absolute worst game ever released by LJN.LJN.
** There was also a PC game that involved several puzzles, fetch quests, and other mini-games as a means of recruiting even more historical figures than in the movie, but it suffered from miserable hit detection and required a "phone book" game manual to get around CopyProtection.
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* OneSceneWonder: "San Dimas High School Football Rules!"
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* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: One of many films that got a UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game courtesy of infamous publishers Creator/LJNToys. This one is considered to be particularly wretched, however, with WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd (who has played far more of these games than should be considered healthy) even going so far as to consider it the absolute worst game ever released by LJN.
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** Bill and Ted calling each other "Fag" after a hug would be quite inappropriate for modern audiences in an otherwise light-hearted comedy.
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Split the different works off to their own pages.

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* HarsherInHindsight: There is a scene at the end where Billy the Kid shoots one of the lights in the school auditorium. This is a bit problematic to watch now that school shootings are sadly a major issue.
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