Directors:Mike Judge; Yvette Kaplan; Chris Prynoski; Kim Jong-Ho; Kim Jae Joong; Park Jun Nam
AMG Rating:
Genre: Comedy
Movie Type: Buddy Film, Gross-Out Comedy
Themes: Obsessive Quests
Main Cast: Mike Judge, Cloris Leachman, Robert Stack, Eric Bogosian, Richard Linklater
Release Year: 1996
Country: US
Run Time: 80 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
This is a full-length cartoon movie featuring the dim-witted obnoxious loser teens, Beavis and Butt-head. They are obsessed with sex, TV, heavy-metal rock 'n roll, sex, coolness and sex, in that order. The trouble begins when the couch-potato duo's beloved television disappears (they assume it was stolen). In the course of trying to get another TV, they get involved in a major arms-smuggling scheme and are chased all over the U.S. by mobsters and lawmen alike. In one of the movie's highlights, Butt-head tries to get Chelsea Clinton to go to bed with him. Apparently he believes that since they both wear braces, she will naturally want to have sex with him. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Review
Mike Judge should have started planning a Beavis and Butthead movie the moment he heard the first fan imitate that trademark moronic giggling. But those impersonations were earning punches in the shoulder by the time Beavis and Butthead Do America hit theaters, and the show was gone from MTV's programming schedule. Still, Judge and his stunted partners in crime had the last laugh, as it were. Popular enough to quiet talk of its irrelevance, Beavis and Butthead Do America is a road movie of sublime wit, benefiting from a clever enough plot and the game cooperation of such vocal talents as Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, and Robert Stack. No two causes could better inspire the dim-witted duo on a cross-country journey than a stolen TV and the promise of sex, and in the course of their travels, they are mistaken for terrorist masterminds and professional hit men. All of this is carried off with relative plausibility, thanks to a script that has them unwittingly escaping capture at every turn. In fact, the beauty of the movie is that they never know they're being followed, constantly operating on blissful, false pretenses. Judge lets loose with some big-screen quality animation, including a warped montage of the parched pair's desert hallucinations. The film also contains sly commentary on the youthful sarcasm of its target audience, as various characters continually mistake the duo's clueless statements for mocking irony and criminal brilliance. Of course, the film could never forsake its toilet humor roots -- and the simple fact is, when Butthead mispronounces a highway sign for Butte, MT, it's still pretty funny. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
Jacqueline Barba - Agernt Hurly; Pamela Blair - White House Tour Guide; Francis Dumaurier - French Dignitary; Tim Guinee - Hoover Guide; Harsh Nayyar - Indian Dignitary; Bruce Willis - Muddy Grimes; Eric Bogosian - Ranger At Old Faithful; Demi Moore - Dallas Grimes; Toby Huss - Male TV Reporter; Greg Kinnear - FBI Agent Bork; Mike Judge - Van Driessen (Hippie Teacher); John Doman - White House Representative; Rosemary McNamara - 2nd Flight Attendant; Dale Reeves - President Clinton; Kristofor Brown - Old Guy; Tony Darling - Tourist Man; Jim Flaherty - Petrified Forest Recording; Earl Hofert - 1st Motley Crue Roadie; Karen Phillips - Announcer In Capitol; Mike Ruschak - Hoover Technician; Gail Thomas - Third Flight Attendant; Samuel Johnson - Petrified Forest Ranger
Credit
An Kye Jeong - Art Director, Jeff Buckland - Art Director, Kim Ji Byung - Art Director, Kim Jin Seon - Art Director, Sim Soo Ryung - Art Director, Doug Crane - Animator, Yvette Kaplan - Animator, Kimson Albert - Animator, Chun Hyun-Myung - Animator, Karen Disher - Animator, Nick DeMayo - Animator, Miguel Martinez-Joffre - Animator, Ben Price - Animator, An Sang Seong - Animator, Bail Eun Sook - Animator, Cho Wook - Animator, Eugene Salandra - Animator, Frank Suarez - Animator, Ilya Skorupsky - Animator, Kevin Lofton - Animator, Kim Chan Jo - Animator, Kim Hyung Ook - Animator, Kim Hyung Tae - Animator, Kim Ji Yeon - Animator, Kim Min Seon - Animator, Lee Kyung Jin - Animator, Myung Young Jin - Animator, Park Joon Chul - Animator, Park Sin Ae - Animator, Park Yong Hwa - Animator, Pat Smith - Animator, Richard Krantz - Animator, Rim Suk Woon - Animator, Rim Young Shim - Animator, Song Eun Sook - Animator, Sue Perrotto - Animator, Claudia Katz - Character Animation, Chris Prynoski - Character Animation, Kim Jong-Ho - Character Animation, Tony Kluck - Character Animation, Christopher Palesty - Character Animation, John D. Allemand - Character Animation, Kim Jae Joong - Character Animation, Park Jun Nam - Character Animation, Peggy Collen - Character Animation, Plus One Animation Co. - Character Animation, Rough Draft Studios Inc. - Character Animation, Scott Vanzo - Character Animation, Barbara Harris - Casting, Jessica Gilburne - Casting, Ed Urban - Casting, Hughes Moss Casting - Casting, David Felton - Consultant/advisor, Kristofor Brown - Consultant/advisor, Larry Doyle - Consultant/advisor, John Conning - Consultant/advisor, Christopher Daniel Barnes - Coordinator, Momita Sengupta - Coordinator, David C. Hughes - Coordinator, Andrea Wortham - Coordinator, Amy Jackson - Coordinator, Barbara Jean Kearney - Coordinator, Cole Kazdin - Coordinator, David McGrath - Coordinator, Jeff Mertz - Coordinator, Jeong Yeon Kwan - Coordinator, Kim Hye Sun - Coordinator, Liz Schrek - Coordinator, Matte Cutter - Coordinator, Park Soo Young - Coordinator, Patrick Worlock - Coordinator, Tati Nguyen - Coordinator, Veronica Soul - Coordinator, Allan Wilson - Conductor, John Andrews - Co-producer, Mike Judge - Director, Yvette Kaplan - Director, Chris Prynoski - Director, Kim Jong-Ho - Director, Kim Jae Joong - Director, Park Jun Nam - Director, Michele Breton - Editor, Terry Kelley - Editor, Gunter Glinka - Editor, Neil Lawrence - Editor, Linda Di Franco - Editor, Abby Treloggen - Editor, Brian Russman - Editor, Nick Litwinko - Editor, Scott Curtis - Editor, Thomas Small - Editor, Van Toffler - Executive Producer, David Gale - Executive Producer, Winnie Chaffee - Line Producer, John Frizzell - Composer (Music Score), The London Metropolitan Orchestra - Composer (Music Score), Abby Treloggen - Composer (Music Score), Lewis Largent - Composer (Music Score), Liz Schrek - Composer (Music Score), Mark Kates - Composer (Music Score), John Frizzell - Songwriter, Eighth Frame Camera - Camera Operator, Ramon Ferro - Camera Operator, Rick Rodine - Camera Operator, Kim Chul-Ho - Production Manager, JoEllyn Marlow - Production Manager, Lee Kyung Bok - Production Manager, Vicky Smith - Production Manager, Abby Terkuhle - Producer, David C. Hughes - Special Effects, Matte Cutter - Special Effects, Veronica Soul - Special Effects, Bob Baron - Sound Mixer, Chris Dibble - Sound Mixer, Randy K. Singer - Sound Mixer, John Worth Lynn Jr. - Sound/Sound Designer, Randle Akerson - Sound Editor, John Bowen - Sound Editor, Philippe Desloovere - Sound Editor, Tony Pipitone - Sound Editor, John Benson - Sound Editor, Chuck Michaels - Sound Editor, Neil Cedar - Sound Recordist, Eric Friend - Sound Recordist, Mike Ruschak - Sound Recordist, Chris Dibble - Sound Recordist, David Jaunai - Sound Recordist, Mike Castoro - Sound Recordist, Mike Flannigan - Sound Recordist, Claudia Katz - Supervisor/Manager, Randle Akerson - Supervisor/Manager, Karen Disher - Supervisor/Manager, Tony Kluck - Supervisor/Manager, John Benson - Supervisor/Manager, Bryon Moore - Supervisor/Manager, Carol Millican - Supervisor/Manager, Choon Man Lee - Supervisor/Manager, Lewis Largent - Supervisor/Manager, Machi Tantillo - Supervisor/Manager, Mark Kates - Supervisor/Manager, Paul Sparagano - Supervisor/Manager, Sue Perrotto - Supervisor/Manager, Thomas Small - Supervisor/Manager, Ahn Mee Hwa - Special Effects Supervisor, Cho Duk Ho - Special Effects Supervisor, Jeong Yeon Kwan - Special Effects Supervisor, Kim Hye Sook - Special Effects Supervisor, Kim Young Ok - Special Effects Supervisor, Normand Rompre - Special Effects Supervisor, Rim Chul Kyu - Special Effects Supervisor, Rim Dong Jae - Special Effects Supervisor, Mike Judge - Screenwriter, Joe Stillman - Screenwriter, Park Yong Nam - Technical Director, Kimson Albert - Layout, Graham Walker - Music Producer, Steve Pederson - Re-Recording Mixer, Tom Perry - Re-Recording Mixer, Anna Behlmer - Re-Recording Mixer, Robin Harlan - Foley Artist, David Lee Fein - Foley Artist, Sarah Monat - Foley Artist, Rick Wessler - Foley Artist, Kenneth R. Difva - Foley Artist, Chris Prynoski - Storyboard Artist, Tony Kluck - Storyboard Artist, Guy Moore - Storyboard Artist, Ted Stearn - Storyboard Artist, Dan Shefelman - Storyboard Artist, Ilya Skorupsky - Storyboard Artist, John Rice - Storyboard Artist, Kevin Brownie - Storyboard Artist, Michael LaBash - Storyboard Artist, Tony Eastman - Storyboard Artist, Geoffrey Johnson - Sequence Director, Tony Kluck - Sequence Director, Miguel Martinez-Joffre - Sequence Director, Brian Mulroney - Sequence Director, Carol Millican - Sequence Director, Ilya Skorupsky - Sequence Director, Mike De Seve - Sequence Director, Paul Sparagano - Sequence Director, Ray Kosarin - Sequence Director, Karen Hyden - Character Design, Martin Polansky - Character Design
