Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Filming Locations - What Happened To Them?
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2023
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Originally as a spec script, the film was called Bill & Ted's Time Van. The core plot was similar, with Bill and Ted on the verge of failing their history class, ruining their plans to form a band. However, it deviated from the film version when they borrowed a van from their 28-year-old friend Rufus. While driving the van, they end up in Nazi Germany; and after some hijinks, bring Adolf Hitler back to present-day San Dimas before continuing to collect other historical figures. Solomon said this approach became problematic, and Hitler was switched out with Napoleon in their final script. Other ideas in the spec script that were dropped included more involvement of Bill and Ted's classmates, including having them time-travel with them; visiting Julius Caesar in the Roman Empire and ending up causing his death; and helping a prehistoric caveman invent fire so that they could light up a joint. The van, a 1969 Chevrolet, was abandoned as it was considered too similar to the DeLorean used in the Back to the Future trilogy. It was later replaced with a phone booth-which, contrary to common belief, was not intended as a reference to the TARDIS from the British sci-fi show Doctor Who. (Matheson said, "All of us were so clueless and knew nothing about Doctor Who.") In earlier drafts of the script, other historical figures Bill and Ted plucked from history included Charlemagne (whom they referred to as "Charlie Mangay"), Babe Ruth, and a non-famous medieval person called John the Serf (who is nonetheless listed in the credits).
Growing up in the 80s in Phoenix, Bill and Teds was always talked about among me and my friends. Especially because we always hung out at these places. Especially Metro Center Mall. At least until the late 90s when it had been remodeled and started it’s decline. It’s being torn down soon but they did do a Bill and Teds viewing in May to honor the movie and how important that mall was to a generation.
Just a little side story: A good friend of mine was at Blockbuster Video in the late 80s. She was about 8 or 9 at the time and looking for something on the shelves when a man standing next to her told her “you should rent this one, my friend is in it”. The movie he was pointing to was The Lost Boys and it was Keanu Reeves talking to her. It was clearly while they were here filming Bill & Teds.
If you only had a phone booth to go back in time to film before the locations were all torn down...... Great video!
A most triumphant episode.
Most excellent work Kurt! SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!
Even with most everything being gone, Kurt still scrapes together quite a bit to show. Awesome to see some these areas still looking pretty similar.
I used to live close to that circle K and didn’t know about it until I lived here for like a year. I used to take my out of town friends there. They didn’t care but I thought it was cool. Been to all the other spots too. Cool video! Keep it up
Some call it progress
Me? I call it sacrilege.
Thanks for your efforts on this video dude
"Progress" has always been an illusion that has never existed.
Coronado High School can also be seen in Just One Of The Guys which Curt has also done a filming locations video for
Kurt, you have outdone yourself yet again. I think I have a new video location I like now. Hope all is well with your family. Sorry, I've been so busy with work. I miss your live streams. I ll hope that I am there for the next time. Okay, Kurt, stay cool.
This walk down memory lane has been MOST TRIUMPHANT!! Thank you for sharing all these great locations with us. Too bad we couldn't get Eddie Van Halen...
As someone who grew up in San Dimas, I’ve always been sort of sad that the entire film was shot outside of the city, lol.
Great work on the video!
Sandimashighschoolfootballrules!
Perfect timing!!!! I just watched B and T the other day. Love it. Sad things are gone 💔 Great job with what is left!!! Thanks Kurt ☺️👍
This was the most Excellent movie locations video 👍😎
The fact that most of these locations are now gone is really Bogus👎😭
Party on Dudes 🥳🥳🥳👉💯
Man, love them 80s!!
When everything was cheap to buy
Finally!!!! Been waiting for you to do this movie.
I love these videos. Thank you for making them.
Pretty cool video. Sad that many locations are gone. Cool interview with Dianne Franklin too!
Awesome movie! Keep up the amazing work kurt 📼 80s4life
Fantastic video really enjoyed it Kurt 😎🇬🇧🇺🇲
Kurt Crucial & Co. puttin’ in work 💪! This is documentation. Thank you for these amazing videos.
Wow, what a trip down memory lane. Sad so many aren’t the same. The mall seems especially sad to me for some reason…. Probably because it’s empty…
Yeah it's definitely sad seeing malls dying out.
you are the best the editing the research you put into it as well. thanks for your hard work!!
Great job man! Awesome.
I was shocked when I accidentally came across this video! I don’t even know how you began to find these places! This movie has always been very close to my heart, it brings such nostalgia and emotion, and even though these places have been torn down, what a treat it is to see them. Thank you for doing that hard footwork for the rest of us! Awesome job.
I love that you found the baseball field!!! Tell the wife I said awesome job!!! You guys succeeded where I failed.
Man, I was looking just a couple of weeks ago to see if you ever did an episode on this movie only to find out it was filmed in Arizona instead of the LA area. I thought it was likely you'd never do one in this case. Glad you did.
Take a shot every time Kurt says "it's been since torn down." lol...he's right, many do not exist no more. Sad. 😢
I grew up in Los Angeles from 71 to 95, and every time I return, which is less and less as the years go by, it changes more and more. Yeah, in my old neighborhood, tons have changed, but here and there are a few signs of what used to be. Hell, I've been in Vegas since 95 to now, and this town has changed even more than I think Los Angeles has over the same period of time. Sadly, no one looks at these landmarks and thinks, hey, we should preserve this, as most just don't care. And that's OK, as it's life moving forward, and as much as we may care for the past, the great memories are what matters most(and those can never be taken away). Thanks for the great trip down memory lane.
Excellent stuff, Kurt! Great job.
Nice job Kurt, one of your best. Excellent!
Thanks for another excellent video 👍
AWESOME!!!
Dude, great great research again (from you AND your wife). These videos are a treat to watch
Great job brother! Impressive! Most impressive!
Another awesome video , thanks Kurt!!! :)
Absolutely fantastic Kurt, I enjoyed every single minute of your video. Crazy to see that so much has changed, but ya know that's the beauty of filming locations things change sometimes for the good and sometimes not, but amazing for nostalgia reasons. Looking forward to the next one 😊
Mr. 80's Life.... I watch a lot of filming location vides, but your series is the best. Your research is amazing, I don't know how you find such minute details, the before and after imagery is great for comparison to the viewer, you do a great combo of narration behind, and in front of the camera. The flow of the videos is good, you keep a good pace. I'm sure it's a ton of work editing these together, but the quality shows. It's obvious you want to put out a quality product, and you do. I just wanted to let you know your effort is appreciated. Thanks for the great entertainment.
Thank you for doing this
"Be excellent to each other"
I’ve never watched this movie but I have still enjoyed your video immensely. Fantastic work as always. Regards from Spain!
Aww man! I literally live right across the street from that market!! It would've been insane to run into you there! Great video! I know all these locations!
Great job, Kurt! Impressive as always. Looking forward to more!
Great video .
Now I really have to see the Bill n Ted movie. I Love your videos and edit style keep em coming! Just saw the daily woo do a video there at the corner market too! I Feel like i'm missing out on so much!
I've never seen this movie. It's on Tubi so I'm going to watch it tonight.
Spectacular video Kurt
That corner market looks so well kept. It looks like the parking lot gets vacuumed, it’s so clean.
I lived in Arizona my entire life and never knew they filmed that movie here. I loved that movie growing up.
🔥 🤜 I appreciate you typing stuff in the description too
I Love Your Show , Fantastic Productions 👏 Ireland here 💚💚☘☘💚💚☘☘💚💚
Thank you so much!
You really had to put the work in for this one.
As always:one of the best Channels on YT. Thanks for your work.
Best regards from Germany
Loving this🇮🇪
Great video and a shame so many locations have changed/been demolished. I had a nice chuckle at your mispronouncing of Socrates, though 😅
I love how they kept the storefront the same at the old Circle K
it just was sold last year, was circle k before that
A most "Excellent" and bodacious job Kurt
The guy who played Napoleon was most excellent imo! I remember going to the theater with my parents and sister to see Bill & Ted. Good times!
Another awesome video
Excellent
Long time viewer of your channel, this is maybe your best video yet. I’m a similar age to you and Excellent Adventure had such a big impact on a young me! Amazing video, thank you
EXCELLENT
Awesome!
One of my favorite movies
Your channel is amazing. Thanks for letting me go to nostalgia city with you. Keep doing what you do!!
I was at the last hurrah for Metrocenter after they finalized plans to demolish it. It’s so sad - Metro was where I grew up, as did a ton of other Phoenicians. It genuinely is sad to know it’ll be gone soon.
Legendary Kurt, Kick-ass vid.
Great video!
EXCELLENT!! Kurt, don't forget to do bogus journey
Most triumphant!
🤘😁👍
Excellent Kurt! More Phoenix/ Mesa/ Arizona movie locations!
Live in Tempe. Visited all of these locations when the movie came out originally!
Righteous video.
Hell yeah!
Great job and research highly recommend this video very entertaining ❤👍🏿🙏🏿
This is like going back in time to my childhood. I loved that movie and the Circle K was very close my house as a kid. I think I remember that they shut the street down when they were shooting. Fair Lanes bowling alley is where we used to bowl in those days and the waterpark was where we spent a lot of time during the summer. It's cool to be able to see these places as they looked back then. AZ has changed a lot since then as you point out in this video.
Good job!
Fantastic!! Love this so much!!
i work 2 blocks away from 'Cornor Market'.. I knew long ago about the movie being done there. When circle K closed there they cleared the store out and had a movie showing inside of the store... they did a few showings.
Thank you for making this most excellent video sir! Your hard work is greatly appreciated!
I work at that location for about 2 years . I was young and worked as a stocker in that store. Back in 2001 🎉 good memories 👌🏽 I used to sit there during my breakfast ☕️
best movie of the 80's
Love it
Awesome video!
Excellent!!
I adored Small Wonder growing up. I believe it was on NBC on Saturday nights during it's original run. I had a really big crush on Tiffany Brissette (VICI) who I attended school with at Mark Keppel elementary in Glendale, CA. My grandparents went to that very same Keiser you mentioned and I too drove by that building a million times not knowing that it was used in the show. Great video as always dude!!!!!!!!!!
You did a great job both finding the locations and hosting. Well done ! THANKS !
You took your act on the road? Wow, I'm glad to see you're growing.
Thank you! Yep, trying to get out a little more. :)
3 properties up from that house (1466 Amalfi Drive, Pacific Palisades), on the other side of the street, is the residence of one Steven Spielberg.
Phenomenal director like James cameron and Robert zemeckis
Great video, man you did a LOT of work... well done.
As a Phoenix native for 50+ years, I can tell you that Phoenix has changed more than any other city I know. I grew up a couple miles (2-3) from Metrocenter in a house nearly identical to Ted's. It is eerie how similar the houses are and even the remodel/upgrades to the front of the house are the same... SO VERY STRANGE. I don't know Mesa nearly as well but can vouch for the demise of many Circle Ks and pooe ole Metrocenter where we used to cruise on so many Fri amd Sat nights. Last tidbit is... the original foodcourt at Metro was designed to be an airport and even had a bar designed with an actual airplane motif... it was VERY cool in it's day, as was the ice rink.
Thanks again!!!
EXCELLENT!!!
"Iron Maiden?.... Excellent!!!"
I used to buy beer at *the* Circle K when I lived in Tempe. Before it closed they had a screening of B&T in the parking lot. It’s crazy how much different Old Town Scottsdale is now compared to then. When Napoleon is at the top of the waterslide, you can see the then-new Superstition Freeway in the background. Again, it looks quaint compared to now.
MetroCenter was long dead before it actually closed. The one that disappoints me the most is Coronado High School. It’s too bad they couldn’t keep the rooftops, it was so distinctive looking.
Excellent!😊
I live in San Dimas California, and I always thought the movie was filmed here. Bummer.
I posted a video of the Kleinman Park location in 2019, it is down the street from my house. it only had 43 views in 4 years, granted I'm not a video location channel. I reposted my short clip this morning. I was hoping that Adam the Woo would see the clip and maybe want to meat me at the park.... O'well that is 4 years of waiting down the drain :) :) :) Your video showed up as a suggestion via UA-cam.
I want to go on those slides SOOOOOOO BAD 🤩
Waterloo!
Most excellent video 🤙
Just looking at the interiors of the bowling alley then compared to now, I realize not everything was better back then. Just most things. I actually like the darker interior with the blue lights a lot better than the bright fluorescent lights of back then.
Great video!! I’d love to see one on that cult movie classic Harley Davidson & the Marboro man filming locations
great video mate, appreciated!
Interesting. I didn’t notice growing up that most that movie was filmed in Arizona 🐸