BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD DO AMERICA
A film review by Walter Frith
Copyright 1996 Walter Frith
The teenaged no brainer duo of Beavis and Butthead are not for all tastes but they're kind of like Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar a.k.a. 'Wayne's World' in the fact that once you get to know them they grow on you and are definitely an acquired taste. I would describe 'Beavis and Butthead Do America' as one of my guilty pleasures and I have no problem admitting this because I actually admire in many ways the message that their creator Mike Judge is sending out. He has obviously fashioned these characters after the real life situations many teenagers become involved in namely ignorance, sexual curiosity and just being naive of the world around them. Some clever visions are realized by Judge who serves as this film's director and the sub text of his movie is to be realized as an underlying message of recognition for young people in these situations everyday throughout the world. Judge of course takes it one step further for the purposes of entertainment and makes the plot of 'Beavis and Butthead Do America' one in which the comic duo become involved with an estranged couple of involved in crime (voiced by Bruce Willis and Demi Moore) who have murder and espionage on their minds. B+B quickly become the two most wanted men in America by federal law enforcement agents and they float through the situation unknowingly all the while hoping to finally lose their virginity. It will be an outrageous and intolerable film for many to accept especially those over the age of 25 but if you go with what it's intended to be you will be entertained and its crude and sometimes vile presentation is a sign of the times for the 1990's in the way 'The Simpsons' and 'Ren and Stimpy' are.
OUT OF 5> * * * 1/2
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