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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)

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Reviews Counted:48

Fresh:34

Rotten:14

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is unabashedly offensive, unapologetically stupid, and unexpectedly funny.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Beavis and Butt-head, MTV's metal-head morons, finally conquer the big screen in this on-the-road, on-the-run comic adventure. The boys run into real trouble when--and this really sucks!--their... Beavis and Butt-head, MTV's metal-head morons, finally conquer the big screen in this on-the-road, on-the-run comic adventure. The boys run into real trouble when--and this really sucks!--their all-important television set is stolen and they get mistaken for a pair of hit-men hired to "do" a man's sexy wife. Their misunderstood task takes them from Vegas to D.C., with plenty of hilarity but nary a music video in sight. Beavis' wired alter-ego Cornholio's rampage through the White House is a particularly twisted highlight. [More]

Director: Mike Judge

Director: Mike Judge

Reviews for Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

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It's like the TV series with all the sucky bits removed.

Full Review Source: Edinburgh U Film Society | comment Comment
01/01/00
Keith H. Brown
Keith H. Brown
Edinburgh U Film Society

Nothing much about Mike Judge's creation has changed.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Time Out
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Chock-full of lavatorial, morally deviant and moronic humour -- the best kind, of course.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/18/08
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Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
10/18/08
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
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No review available.

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05/01/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

An old saying states that too much of anything isn't good, and this is a prime example.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Even if the movie does engender a few more chuckles than expected, where's that redneck in a truck when we need one?

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01/01/00
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today

A solid, comic film, filled with humor and wittiness at a gutter level rarely achieved in film.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Paramount was wise to release this one in December--just in time for critics to fit the film onto their year-end worst lists.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment 4 Comments
09/11/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Those who deplore Beavis and Butt-Head are confusing the messengers with the message.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 2 Comments
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Unless you're uptight, over 40, or Michael Medved, the movie is funny almost nonstop.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

They distill the agony of adolescence, the queasy feeling of being trapped in a body going through monstrous changes, at the same time that they purge it of its terror.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Yeah, heh heh, this movie gets, like, two weiners up.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
01/01/00
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Mostly, we get dumb formula, not quite ironic and self-mocking enough to be hip.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Gary Kamiya
Gary Kamiya
Salon.com

Much better than I expected.

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

What's so funny is that we're all a little Butthead inside.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Even the harshest critic has to recognize the sheer unbridled joy of their ignorance.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Brad Laidman
Brad Laidman
Film Threat

It's as good as any animated feature about two teenage morons could ever hope to be.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

Faithful fans of the MTV series will no doubt be amused. But the few newcomers who pay the price of admission likely will wonder what all the fuss has been about.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/18/08
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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On the whole, the movie feels like just another episode.

Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
01/01/00
Marty Mapes
Marty Mapes
Movie Habit
 
 
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