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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction • 1h 33m

Overview

Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.

Director: Peter Hewitt

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Arrow has a slightly better encode, edging out SF even with FEL, and has done some additional damage cleanup. Caps

Format

UHD Blu-ray

Length

93 mins

Type

Movie

Alternative Titles

Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill and Ted's 2 - Bogus Journey

Last Updated

22 days ago

Contributors

Best English-Friendly Release
Best Video Release

UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray > US Shout! Factory

Arrow has a slightly better encode, edging out SF even with FEL, and has done some additional damage cleanup. Caps

Format
UHD Blu-ray
Length
93 mins
Type
Movie
Alternative Titles
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill and Ted's 2 - Bogus Journey
Last Updated
22 days ago
Contributors

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