Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… living with his draconian father, Police Captain John Logan. The young Ted does not identify with his strict and old-fashioned father. While the police captain wants his son to live a respectable life, Ted just wants to “party on” through the rest of his high school career.
Visiting… the past. Ted, after learning that he is in serious danger of failing his history class, has been given access to a time machine in order to help him pass his history presentation. He and his friend Bill visit the great periods of history and encounter some of its most legendary figures such as Socrates, Napoleon and Genghis Kahn, not to mention some awesome “historical babes.”
Profession… high school student, but not a very good one.
Interests... playing the guitar. He's the lead guitar player in the heavy metal band Wyld Stallyns. Bill and Ted, the only current members of the band, have plans to make it big one day. Ted firmly believes that their music has the power to change the world for the better. And according to Rufus, who says he’s a visitor from the future, their dream comes true.
Relationship Status... single. But he and Bill meet two beautiful princesses in 15th Century England. What girl can resist a guy in a hot band?
Challenge… passing his history class. If Ted doesn’t get an A+ on his next history presentation, he will flunk out of high school and be sent to a military academy in Alaska.
Personality… free-spirited and immature. Ted, who tends to be more romantic than his friend Bill, has a weakness for bodacious babes. As he tells two giggling princesses: “Oh you beautiful babes from England, for whom we have travelled through time… will you go to the prom with us in San Dimas? We will have a most triumphant time.” That’s poetry right there.
Get to Know him in...
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In the small town of San Dimas, a few miles away from Los Angeles, there are two nearly brain dead teenage boys going by the names of Bill S, Preston ESQ. and Ted Theodore Logan, they have a dream together of starting their own rock and roll band called the "Wyld Stallyns". Unfortunately, they are still in high school and on the verge of failing out of their school as well, and if they do not pass their upcoming history report, they will be separated as a result of Ted's father sending him to military school. But, what Bill and Ted do not know is that they must stay together to save the future. So, a man from the future named Rufus came to help them pass their report. So, both Bill and Ted decided to gather up historical figures which they need for their report. They are hoping that this will help them pass their report so they can stay together.
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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.
