A recent 4K rerelease ofBill and Ted’s Excellent Adventurehas revealed a long-hidden Easter egg that even came as a surprise to people involved with the film itself, including Alex Winter. The 1989 hit time-travel comedy had already earned a passionate audience, but now it looks like there’s even more to love.
Home video and music company Shout! Factory recently released a new 4K restoration of theoriginalBill and Tedmovie, and it didn’t take long for viewers to notice something new. In a post picked up by Shout! Factory themselves, an observant fan pointed out that The Three Supreme Beings of the Future are seen hovering above what appears to be a miniature Circle K. This is a reference to where main characters Bill and Ted begin their titular excellent adventure, just outside of a local Circle K convenience store.
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Even in the UHD footage, posted on theMovie Details subreddit, it’s a bit tough to see. But the logo is definitely there, and it caught even Winter (Bill) by surprise. When Shout! Factory took notice and posted the detail on their Twitter account, Winter retweeted it with an exploding head emoji, saying, “I have absolutely no memory of this.” He also taggedBill and Tedwriter Ed Solomon to see if he could shed some light on the situation. “I did not know this!” Solomon replied, further adding to the excitement of such a detail being hidden for so long.
Since neither Winter or Solomon knew about it, who could have included such a thing? Well, Winter further speculated that it was the doing ofBill and Tedproduction designer Roy Forge Smith, who also notably worked on theclassic comedyMonth Python and the Holy Grail. It certainly seems like something he might do, given the number of clever background gags seen in that film. Still, it’s incredible that the movie went over 30 years with seemingly nobody taking note of this little detail.
TheBill and Tedmovies stars Winter and Keanu Reeves as 2 best friends who find out that their fledgling band is destined to unify the world in a utopian society. But they have to go through some wacky adventures to keep history on track, including traveling through time to complete a high school history project and even going to Hell itself in the sequel,Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey.The satisfying 2020 follow-up,Bill and TedFace the Music, sees the duo’s respective daughters team up to help them finally write the song that fulfills their destiny.
They’re a solid and comforting trio of movies, even if the second one is a bit nightmare-inducing at times. But there’s a reason the franchise is so beloved even today, to the point where such Easter eggs can be found. They all deserve a watch, especially in these less-than-comforting times.
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure4K release is available fromShout! Factory.
