Only one thing could get Beavis & Butt-Head off the couch. Someone has stolen their precious TV set, and their desperate search leads them cross country. Along the way, they are mistaken for hit men (the score-happy morons misinterpret their instructions to "do" a man's wife), wreak havoc, get lost in the desert and become America's Most Wanted. Butt-Head even winds up (albeit briefly before he is unceremoniously tossed through a window) in Chelsea Clinton's bedroom. What Private Parts did for Howard Stern, so America does for Beavis & Butt-Head. It makes these disreputable pop culture icons accessible without compromising (too much) their edge. You don't have to be a fan of the TV show to enjoy the ride. Recommended. (K. Lee Benson)[DVD Review—Sept. 19, 2006—Paramount, 80 min., PG-13, $19.99—Making its second appearance on DVD, 1996's Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (Special Collector's Edition) sports a clean transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. DVD extras include audio commentary by director Mike Judge and animation director Yvette Kaplan, the 23-minute “The Big Picture” retrospective “making-of” featurette, the 11-minute featurette “We're Gonna Score” featuring Judge and composer John Frizzell (11 min.), “The Smackdown” montage of characters getting slapped (3 min.), “MTV Celebrity Shorts” featuring Jennifer Tilly and Steve Buscemi (4 min.), and trailers. Bottom line: a solid extras package for an iconic comedy.]
Beavis & Butt-Head do America
(Paramount, 82 min., PG-13, avail. June 10) Vol. 12, Issue 3
Beavis & Butt-Head do America
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