Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)

Directors:

Mike Judge
Yvette Kaplan

Writers:

Mike Judge (written by) &
Joe Stillman (written by)

Release Date:

20 December 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Coming to a screen bigger than your TV.

Plot:

Our intrepid adolescent heroes wake up to find their beloved television stolen, and embark on an epic journey across America to recover it...

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Television | Beavis And Butt Head | Washington D.C. | Heavy Metal

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Mike Judge	...	Beavis / Butt-Head / Tom Anderson / Mr. Van Driessen / Principal McVicker (voice)
Bruce Willis	...	Muddy Grimes (voice)
Demi Moore	...	Dallas Grimes (voice)
Cloris Leachman	...	Old Woman on Plane and Bus (voice)
Robert Stack	...	ATF Agent Flemming (voice)
Jacqueline Barba	...	FBI Agent Hurly (voice)
Pamela Blair	...	Flight Attendant / White House Tour Guide (voice)
Eric Bogosian	...	Ranger at Old Faithful / White House Press Secretary / Lieutenant at Strategic Air Command (voice)
Kristofor Brown	...	Man on Plane / Man in Confession Booth #2 / Old Guy / Jim (voice)
Tony Darling	...	Motley Crue Roadie #2 / Tourist Man (voice)
John Doman	...	Airplane Captain / White House Representative (voice)
Francis Dumaurier	...	French Dignitary (voice) (as Francis DuMaurier)
Jim Flaherty	...	Petrified Forest Recording (voice)
Tim Guinee	...	Hoover Dam Guide / ATF Agent (voice)
David Letterman	...	Motley Crue Roadie #1 (voice) (as Earl Hofert)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for continuous crude sex-related humor and language, and for a drug-related scene.

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15 | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34439) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Iceland:12

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Broke the box office receipts record for an opening weekend in December until Scream 2 (1997) was released the following year.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: After the ATF storms into Dallas Grimes' hotel room, Agent Flemming introduces himself and announces that he is an ATF agent. However, when he shows his ID, it clearly says FBI.

Quotes:

Butt-head: This is gonna be cool. We're gonna get paid to score.
Beavis: Yeah. Then we're gonna get a big-screen TV, with two remotes.
Butt-head: Beavis, this is the greatest day of our lives.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Beetle Juice (1988)

Soundtrack:

Ratfinks, Suicide Tanks and Cannibal Girls

pretty funny

Fans of the television show will probably die laughing, but some others may enjoy it also. The film focuses on Beavis and Butt-Head as they go on a cross country road trip to recover their stolen television, but unknowingly fall deep into a plot involving the theft of a man-made biological weapon. The cast of voices are a real treat, especially Robert Stack as an ATF agent. Tune in if you're in the mood for a few laughs. 3/4