Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it, and, who knows, maybe even score.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Mike Judge
- Beavis
- (voice)
- …
Bruce Willis
- Muddy
- (voice)
Demi Moore
- Dallas
- (voice)
Robert Stack
- Agent Flemming
- (voice)
Jacqueline Barba
- Agent Hurly
- (voice)
Pamela Blair
- Flight Attendant
- (voice)
- …
Kristofor Brown
- Man on Plane
- (voice)
- …
John Doman
- Airplane Captain
- (voice)
- …
Francis Dumaurier
- French Dignitary
- (voice)
- (as Francis DuMaurier)
Tim Guinee
- Hoover Guide
- (voice)
- …
David Letterman
- Motley Crue Roadie #1
- (voice)
- (as Earl Hofert)
Toby Huss
- TV Thief #2
- (voice)
- …
Sam Johnson
- Limo Driver
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the desert scene, where Beavis and Butt-Head hallucinate, voices are heard in the background. When the soundtrack is played backwards, Beavis and Butt-Head are heard speaking clearly, including phrases such as "Everybody go to college, study hard, study hard."
- GoofsAnderson's truck and camper are washed away from the water released by the Hoover dam, yet they still make it to D.C.
- Crazy creditsBruce Willis and Demi Moore are not credited in the theatrical version, but are in the home video version.
- Alternate versionsA longer cut of the hallucination sequence exists with additional scenes.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Greatest: 100 Most Metal Moments (2004)
- SoundtracksTwo Cool Guys (Theme from 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do America')
Written by Isaac Hayes and Mike Judge
Performed and Produced by Isaac Hayes
Contains "Beavis and Butt-Head Theme" written by Mike Judge
Issac Hayes performs courtesy of Pointblank/Virgin Records America, Inc.
Featured review
"You may wonder: how can wood get so hard?"
"Beavis and Butthead Do America" is filled with vulgar humour, sadistic or otherwise bizarre characters and a convoluted plot insane enough to make no sense. These are some of the movie's finer qualities. If you didn't like the main duo to begin with then this will do nothing to convince you otherwise. But why should it?
Mike Judge has managed to fill out the 75 or so minutes well without making it drag, and he's done it with style. Since he cannot change the simplistic, constantly sniggering leads he has done the most logical thing he could by surrounding them with a plethora of multi-faceted characters tied together with a conspiracy plot that takes them into other locations where their simple-but-effective double-entendre humour can flourish. Previous characters make a return and are given some development where relevant to the plot.
It all starts inauspiciously enough - the hard rock obsessed teenagers awake one day, still on their couch, to find their beloved television is missing. Not smart enough to put the pieces of the puzzle together to catch the thieves in the act, they try and steal one from their school. Wandering around town ever more desperate, they somehow manage to usurp the television thieves, but not in the way you might expect. This lands them right in the thick of it, and the unassuming pair make their way through. Hilarity ensues on a regular basis.
In my opinion as a would-be critic, we need more films like these. Certainly there are plenty of gross-out movies, some of them also animated (as a side note the animation here is a nice balance between the original show and something more polished) but there are few that can take simple toilet humour and dress it up so well, making it more than just a guilty pleasure to enjoy after a few beers and/or a joint. This is right up there with the finer moments of South Park for such an achievement, and can easily be considered Beavis and Butt-Head's crowning moment of funny and/or awesome.
Overall this is a fun, feelgood comedy which doesn't require all your brainpower to enjoy to the fullest, though an extra watch or two might throw up a few sight gags or subplot references that you missed the first time around for whatever reason(!) The plot seems somehow relevant too, considering that it also deals with an issue that has been a headline grabber in post-9/11 society. But not without a couple of sniggers along the way, of course.
7 stars out of 10: very, very good.
Mike Judge has managed to fill out the 75 or so minutes well without making it drag, and he's done it with style. Since he cannot change the simplistic, constantly sniggering leads he has done the most logical thing he could by surrounding them with a plethora of multi-faceted characters tied together with a conspiracy plot that takes them into other locations where their simple-but-effective double-entendre humour can flourish. Previous characters make a return and are given some development where relevant to the plot.
It all starts inauspiciously enough - the hard rock obsessed teenagers awake one day, still on their couch, to find their beloved television is missing. Not smart enough to put the pieces of the puzzle together to catch the thieves in the act, they try and steal one from their school. Wandering around town ever more desperate, they somehow manage to usurp the television thieves, but not in the way you might expect. This lands them right in the thick of it, and the unassuming pair make their way through. Hilarity ensues on a regular basis.
In my opinion as a would-be critic, we need more films like these. Certainly there are plenty of gross-out movies, some of them also animated (as a side note the animation here is a nice balance between the original show and something more polished) but there are few that can take simple toilet humour and dress it up so well, making it more than just a guilty pleasure to enjoy after a few beers and/or a joint. This is right up there with the finer moments of South Park for such an achievement, and can easily be considered Beavis and Butt-Head's crowning moment of funny and/or awesome.
Overall this is a fun, feelgood comedy which doesn't require all your brainpower to enjoy to the fullest, though an extra watch or two might throw up a few sight gags or subplot references that you missed the first time around for whatever reason(!) The plot seems somehow relevant too, considering that it also deals with an issue that has been a headline grabber in post-9/11 society. But not without a couple of sniggers along the way, of course.
7 stars out of 10: very, very good.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Beavis ve Butt-Head Amerika kabusu
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $63,118,386
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $20,114,233
- Dec 22, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $63,118,386
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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