Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 20, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Film ThreatBrad Laidman
Even the harshest critic has to recognize the sheer unbridled joy of their ignorance. Read full review
80
The New YorkerBruce Diones
Their monumentally stupid and childish observations burst like water balloons over the heads of everyone they encounter; the movie plays like a dumbed-down "Animal House," and its idiocy is irresistible. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
A wellspring of lowbrow comedy that leaves you giggling in spite of yourself. Truly, it does not suck. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Those who deplore Beavis and Butt-Head are confusing the messengers with the message. Read full review
70
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Nastily amusing Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Takes the spirit of their late night TV show and flies with it. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
A hallucination sequence and a scene set in a Vegas nightclub are so engrossing you forget they're animated; even the showiest techniques don't detract from the story. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe Leydon
Has some genuinely amusing moments of dumb and dumber silliness. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Successfully brings to the big screen those no-brainer nerds who have brought laughter to living rooms around the world for nearly four years. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Scene for scene, the duo are in good form. Yet this is one case where more turns out to be less. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Those who have learned to enjoy the duo on MTV (for whatever reason) will welcome this as a holiday treat. Everyone else will have a better time if they stay away. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not credited)
It's just as juvenile as you'd expect, and even funnier. Read full review
50
SalonGary Kamiya
There are some yucks in this ludicrous movie, but what was amusingly imbecilic at 20 inches becomes simply simian at 20 feet. To paraphrase SCTV's fishing louts, some things just don't blow up real good. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Has some funny moments, and if you're a Beavis and Butt-head fan, you'll enjoy the movie. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubJohn Krewson
Adds up to another prefab youth-culture event and a mediocre movie. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Admirers of their MTV series will find a few laughs in this animated odyssey. Others will find it as repetitious as it is vulgar. Read full review
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