Seeing that Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon were used to performing Bill and Ted as one-note characters, that remained their ambition for a Bill & Ted feature film. They envisioned a sketch comedy program, along the lines of "The Kentucky Fried Movie" or "Amazon Women on the Moon" that would feature Bill and Ted merely reenacting their stage shtick in brief snippets peppered throughout a movie. It was under advice from Chris Matheson's father, Richard, that they would expand Bill & Ted into their own story.

If the name Richard Matheson is familiar to you, it's because he is one of the most celebrated sci-fi authors of all time. Richard Matheson wrote the novel "I Am Legend," which was adapted into "The Last Man on Earth," "The Omega Man," and the Will Smith film of the same name. He also wrote the surprisingly profound screenplay for the sci-fi classic "The Incredible Shrinking Man," the teleplay for the "Twilight Zone" episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," and several of the amazing Roger Corman/Edgar Allan Poe adaptations in the 1960s. This was in addition to 100 short stories, several dozen novels, and many, many other teleplays. When Richard Matheson gives writing advice and also, he's your dad ` you'd best listen.

Once Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon began working on a Bill & Ted feature film, however, their first idea was a little more wicked than the kid-friendly premise that ended up in the final film.

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Bill & Ted Weren't Always Going To Be The Stars Of Their Own Movie - /Film