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Juni 1951 in Palo Alto, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Filmproduzent . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Filmografie (Auswahl) 3 Auszeichnungen. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben. Scott Kroopf wurde als jüngstes Kind eines Arztes in Palo Alto im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien geboren.
Nationality. American. Occupation. Film producer. Years active. 1987-present. Scott Kroopf (born June 20, 1951) is an American film producer. He studied at the University of California with Bachelor of Arts degree in drama.
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In 2688, humanity exists as a utopian society due to the inspiration of the music and philosophy of the Two Great Ones: William "Bill" S. Preston, Esq., and Ted "Theodore" Logan. One of the citizens, Rufus, is tasked by the leaders to travel back to San Dimas, California in 1988 using a phone booth-shaped time machine to ensure that the young Bill ...
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The screenplay was written by Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson in early 1987, based on a comedy stand-up routine they had performed in college. Director Stephen Herek called the screenplay "incredibly laugh-out-loud", but recognized that because of some of the humour targeted a specific audience, the film was "either going to be a huge hit or a huge flop". He has said that shopping the film for distributors was difficult; Warner Bros. wanted to produce it within a US$10 million budget, but could...
Casting
Herek screened between 200 and 300 actors for the main roles, asking actors to try for both parts during auditions. Pauly Shore and Gary Riley were among the hundreds of actors considered for the role of Ted, while Matt Adler, River Phoenix, Donovan Leitch, Gary Riley, Sean Penn and then-upcoming actor Brendan Fraserreportedly auditioned for Bill. Keanu Reeves was one of the first to audition, and Herek quickly identified him as their Ted, making much of the rest of casting to find a match ag...
Filming
The film was shot on a US$8.5 million budget over a period of 10 weeks, including two weeks in Italy. As Herek was going after the same comedic approach to history as in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, they brought in its production designer, Roy Forge Smith, for this film. Principal filming was shot in 1987 in the Phoenix, Arizona and Tempe, Arizona metropolitan areas. Many scenes were filmed in and around Scottsdale's Coronado High School. Coronado's auditorium was torn down during 2005-07...
Excellent Adventure was released on VHS on August 31, 1989, and on DVD on December 4, 2001. It was released on Blu-rayon November 13, 2012.
Box office
Bill & Ted had its theatrical release on February 17, 1989and grossed $40.4 million domestically on a budget of about $10 million.
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 6.80/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are just charming, goofy, and silly enough to make this fluffy time-travel Adventure work". On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The Washington Post gave the film a negative review, finding the script written by Ch...
In cultural analysis
Writing in British Sunday newspaper The Observer, Tom Hollandnoted, Holland continued:
The film's soundtrack was released in 1989.The tracks are as follows: 1. "Play with Me" by Extreme 2. "The Boys and Girls Are Doing It" by Vital Signs 3. "Not So Far Away" by Glen Burtnik 4. "Dancing with a Gypsy" by Tora Tora 5. "Father Time" by Shark Island 6. "Breakaway" by Big Pig 7. "Dangerous" by Shark Island 8. "Walk Away" by Bricklin 9. "In...
Sequels
A theatrical sequel, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, was released in 1991. A third theatrical film in the Bill & Ted franchise was planned, and a screenplay was written, but never got past the pre-production phase. Although rumors claimed that the script was adapted into the 1996 film Bio-Dome, Alex Winter has said that it was not. In 2010, Reeves indicated that Matheson and Solomon were working on a script for a third film, confirming in April 2011 that a draft was complete. Winter said in March...
Television
Two spin-off television series were produced, both titled Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures. 1. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures was an animated series that first ran on CBS in 1990, and featured the voices of Winter, Reeves and Carlin returning to their film roles. A second season of eight episodes ran on Fox Kids, with the voice cast of Fox's then-upcoming live-action series. 2. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventureswas a live-action series that ran only seven episodes on Fox in the summer of 1...
Comics
DC Comics produced a tie-in comic following the plot of the first movie timed to coincide with that film's release on home video. The sequel was adapted by DC's competitor Marvel Comics, published to coincide with the second film's release in theaters. Its popularity led to the ongoing Marvel series Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book by Evan Dorkin, which lasted for 12 issues. There was a weekly 2/4 page semi-adaptation of the animated series published for a year by UK's defunct Look-In Magazi...
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure at IMDbBill & Ted's Excellent Adventure at AllMovieBill & Ted's Excellent Adventure at Rotten TomatoesBill & Ted's Excellent Adventure at the American Film Institute CatalogScott Kroopf. Producer. Production Manager. Additional Crew. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Scott Kroopf is known for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Limitless (2011) and The Last Samurai (2003). Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Awards. 1 nomination. Known for. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag. The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag is a 1992 American screwball comedy film directed by Allan Moyle and produced by Scott Kroopf. It stars Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, William Forsythe, Cathy Moriarty and Alfre Woodard.
Bill & Ted retten das Universum (Originaltitel Bill & Ted Face the Music) ist eine US-amerikanische Science-Fiction - Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 2020. Regie führte Dean Parisot nach einem Drehbuch von Chris Matheson und Ed Solomon.
Scott Kroopf. Professor of Cinematic Arts. Affiliated Divisions: Division of Film & Television Production. Email: skroopf@cinema.usc.edu. Scott Kroopf has produced; executive produced and supervised more than 70 productions over the course of his career.
