Towards the end of the 1980s, Reeves starred in several dramas aimed at teen audiences, including as the lead in The Night Before (1988), a comedy starring opposite Lori Loughlin, The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) and Permanent Record (1988). Although the latter received mixed reviews, Variety magazine praised Reeves's performance, "which opens up nicely as the drama progresses". His other acting efforts included a supporting role in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), which earned seven nominations at the 61st Academy Awards, winning three: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design. This was followed by Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), in which he portrays a slacker who travels through time with a friend (portrayed by Alex Winter), to assemble historical figures for a school presentation. The film was generally well received by critics and grossed $40.5 million at the worldwide box office. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 79% approval rating with the critical consensus: "Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are just charming, goofy, and silly enough to make this fluffy time-travel Adventure work".
towards the end of the 1980s reeves starred in several dramas aimed at teen audiences including as the lead in the night before (1988) a comedy starring opposite lori loughlin the prince of pennsylvania (1988) and permanent record (1988) although the latter received mixed reviews variety magazine praised reeves's performance "which opens up nicely as the drama progresses" his other acting efforts included a supporting role in dangerous liaisons (1988) which earned seven nominations at the 61st academy awards winning three best adapted screenplay best costume design and best production design this was followed by bill & ted's excellent adventure (1989) in which he portrays a slacker who travels through time with a friend (portrayed by alex winter) to assemble historical figures for a school presentation the film was generally well received by critics and grossed $405 million at the worldwide box office film review aggregator rotten tomatoes gave the film a 79% approval rating with the critical consensus "keanu reeves and alex winter are just charming goofy and silly enough to make this fluffy time-travel adventure work"