Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - Exploring Father-Son Dynamics Through Freud's Lens
Freud:
And so, Ted's father's own fear of failure has caused him to make his son the embodiment of all his deepest anxieties about himself. And hence, his aggression transference onto Ted.
Ted: [sits up]
Whoa...
Freud:
Okay, Ted?
Ted:
Yes...Thank you very much, Sigmund Freud...
Freud: [motions toward the couch]
Bill?
Bill:
Nah. Just got a minor oedipal complex.
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - Questioning Identity and Authority in Dialogue
Psychologist:
I want to know why you claim to be Sigmund Freud.
Freud:
Why do you claim I'm not Sigmund Freud?
Psychologist: [increasingly frustrated]
Why do you keep asking me these questions?
Freud:
Tell me about your mother.
Psychologist: [gets up from his desk]
Oh, God.
Freud:
Would you like a couch to lie on?
Psychologist:
No, I don't want a couch to lie on!
Captain Logan:
All right, what's your name?
Lincoln:
Abraham Lincoln. That's L-I-N-C-O-L-N.
Captain Logan: [in disbelief]
I know how to spell "Lincoln"! What's your birthday, Mr. Lincoln?
Lincoln:
February 12, 1809.
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - Freud's Diagnosis in an Unexpected Encounter
Freud: [to the girls at the mall]
Hello, I'm Dr. Freud, but you may call me "Siggy".
Girl: [cracking up; laughs with her friend]
Oh, my God!
Freud:
You both seem to be suffering from a mild form of hysteria.
Girl: [still giggling; walks off with her friend, laughing]
You are such a geek!
Billy the Kid: [sarcastically to Freud; walks off]
Way to go, egghead.
Socrates: [laughs and follows Billy]
Geek!
Freud: [confused]
What is a "geek"?
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