Bill Preston and Ted Logan were created by stand-up comics/wannabe screenwriters Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon who had “a comedy bit” about two dim-witted high schoolers/wannabe rock musicians, based on Jeff Spiccoli from “Fast Times At Ridgemont High”, who were trying to study for their history class. They decided to write a series of short bits to pitch for a movie or TV show. Chris’s father, the sci-fi writer Richard Matheson ("I am Legend"), suggested they connect the bits with one over-arching sci-fi story and pitch it as a movie. They came up with the idea of a time-machine, which was originally a van.For the roles of Bill and Ted, they auditioned practically every male teen in Hollywood. Relative unknowns, Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves met in the lobby and became good friends. The producers recognized Keanu’s star power and hired him immediately for Ted. Keanu continued to read to help audition other actors for the role of Bill. In between auditions, he hung out with Alex Winters, and the two hung out after auditions. The producers recognized a genuine friendship and chemistry and took a chance on Alex Winters.Interestingly, while rehearsing, Alex thought he was cast as Ted, and Keanu thought he was cast as Bill. When they showed up for the first day of filming, they were told they memorized the wrong roles. Alex and Keanu have remained close friends since Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. You can see old audition videos on YouTube where they call each other the "wrong" names.Both writer's Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon have Hitchcock-esque cameos in their films. In Excellent Adventure, they are the ice cream parlor waiters. In Bogus Journey, they are part of Missy's Seance. In Face the Music, they play the two demons who give our heroes directions.Hope you enjoyed them! Party On, Friends! via /r/movies https://ift.tt/3yKLvoz
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