Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe is a 2022 American adult animated comedy film directed by John Rice and Albert Calleros and written by Mike Judge and Lew Morton. It is the second film based on the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head after Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996). The film follows teenage delinquents Beavis and Butt-Head, who are transported from 1998 to 2022, encounter parallel-universe versions of themselves and are hunted by the US government.
The film was announced in February 2021. The production was conducted remotely via Zoom conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John Frizziel, who composed Do America, returned to compose the score.[1] The film was released on the streaming service Paramount+ on June 23, 2022, to positive reviews from critics.
Plot[]
In Highland, Texas, in 1998, Beavis and Butt-Head accidentally burn down their high school science fair. Believing them to be at-risk youth, a Judge sends them to space camp at the Johnson Space Center. Beavis and Butt-Head become engrossed in a docking simulator. Impressed, NASA astronaut Captain Serena Ryan invites them to train as astronauts, which they mistake as an offer for sex. They undergo training and board the Space Shuttle Endeavour to study a micro black hole.
In space, the boys create a catastrophe. When Serena volunteers to sacrifice herself, the boys mistake this for another offer of sex. Beavis and Butt-Head don their spacesuits and watch Serena through a window as she prepares to change. Enraged, Serena uses the shuttle controls to fling Beavis and Butt-Head into space, where they are sucked into the black hole.
The boys emerge in Galveston in 2022. The Pentagon detects their arrival and begins tracking them; Serena, now governor of Texas, vows to kill them to cover up her attempted murder. The boys meet intelligent versions of themselves from another universe, Smart Beavis and Smart Butt-Head, who explain that they have two days to enter a portal on top of Mt. Everest to prevent the destruction of the multiverse.
Beavis and Butt-Head acquire an iPhone and accidentally activate Siri, which they mistake for Serena; Beavis develops feelings for her. When Siri offers to set up their smart home, they believe Serena is waiting for them in Highland. After Beavis becomes trapped in a port-a-potty, he and Butt-Head are transported to a university. Smart Beavis and Smart Butt-Head urge them to enter the portal moved nearby, but instead they wander into a gender studies class, where the professor lectures them on white privilege. Taking this to mean they have the right to do whatever they want, they steal a police car and are arrested. In jail, Beavis takes pills given to him by an inmate, transforms into his hyperactive alter ego Cornholio, and incites an uprising. Discovering that the boys seemingly died in 1998, the warden decides Beavis is an angel and releases the boys.
The boys arrive home, expecting to find Serena, but find it has been placed for sale. They blame each other and separate, but are quickly abducted by government officials. Serena's downtrodden lieutenant, Hartson, covertly frees the boys, saying he knows what Serena did to them. Smart Beavis and Butt-Head urge them to enter the portal, but the boys ignore them.
All parties arrive at Beavis and Butt-Head's house. As Serena is about to shoot them, she realizes they are not her enemies, only foolish teenagers. Smart Beavis and Smart Butt-Head urge Beavis and Butt-Head to enter the portal, but Hartson is accidentally sucked in instead, closing the rift and saving the multiverse. As Beavis attempts to express his love to Serena, Smart Beavis interrupts and offers to show her the cosmos; she leaves with him and Smart Butt-Head. In exchange for their silence, the government gives Beavis and Butt-Head their home back in its original condition. In another universe, the assembled alternative Beavis and Butt-Heads applaud Smart Beavis for becoming the first Beavis to have sex.
Cast[]
- Mike Judge as Beavis and Butt-Head, David Van Driessen, Principal McVicker, Smart Beavis, Smart Butt-Head, Old Beavis, Old Butt-Head, Empress Beavis, Emperor Butt-Head
- Gary Cole as Mattison
- Chris Diamantopoulos as Police Officer, Prisoners, Corrections Officers
- Nat Faxon as Jim Hartson
- David Herman as German Tourist, Gage, Jail Warden
- Brian Huskey as Richard Wack
- Chi McBride as Metcalf, Judge
- Tig Notaro as Professor
- Stephen Root as Jail Tattoo Artist
- Andrea Savage as Serena Ryan
- Martin Starr as Corrections Officer, Ball-kicking Biker
- Jimmy O. Yang as Flight Specialist Jung, Jeff
- Toby Huss as Todd Ianuzzi
- Phil LaMarr as Flight Specialist Jackson, NSA Agents, Police Officer
- Toks Olagundoye as Campaign Aide, Butt-Head Fantasy Women #2 & 3, & Female Students
- Zehra Fazal as Butt-Head Fantasy Woman #1
- Ashley Garder as Anita Ross
- Mary Birdsong as Reporter
- Tru Valentino as McCabe, Head Corrections Officer
- Carlos Alazraqui as Flight Specialist Valdivia
The characters Daria Morgendorffer, Tom Anderson, Stewart Stevenson, and Coach Buzzcut each appear in the film but do not speak.
Production[]
In 2008, Judge stated, "I like to keep the door open on Beavis and Butt-Head, because it's my favorite thing that I've ever done. It's the thing I'm most proud of." However, he stated his reservations regarding the "year and a half [to] two and a half years" that it would take "to do that right," saying that a revival project "comes up every three years." In 2009, while promoting his film Extract, Judge said he would like to see the characters on the big screen again, and that "I kind of think of them as being either 15 or in their 60s. ... I wouldn't mind doing something with them as these two dirty old men sitting on the couch."[2]
In March 2018, Judge told Rotten Tomatoes that the idea of doing a second Beavis and Butt-Head movie had been brought up two months prior, saying "It's just a matter of coming up with an idea that feels like it's worth doing."[3] In July 2019, Judge again reiterated interest in a potential movie, stating, "I've got some ideas. I think it would have to be something that makes it relevant today. I think I might've figured out a way to do that." He further stated that he would probably direct it.[4][5]
In February 2021, it was announced that a new Beavis and Butt-Head movie was in production for Paramount+, with Mike Judge on board, even though he chose not to direct the film. The news came following the announcement of a revival series the year prior, which was originally set to air on Comedy Central.[6] In January 2022, Judge tweeted drawings of older versions of Beavis and Butt-Head.[7] A month later, the film's title was revealed as Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe.[8] The entire production was conducted remotely via Zoom conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
While the series and the first film Do America were animated by Rough Draft Studios, animation services for Do the Universe were provided by Titmouse, Inc, Snipple Animation Studios, and Inspidea, making it the first official Beavis and Butt-Head animation done with Adobe Animate.[10] Main title animation is provided by Chromosphere.
On June 2, 2022, the trailer was released.[11] A sneak peek debuted three days later, at the MTV Movie and TV Awards.[12]
Release[]
The film was released on June 23, 2022, on Paramount+.[13] In the UK the film was released a day later on June 24, 2022, on Paramount+.[14]
Reception[]
Template:Rotten Tomatoes prose[15] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[16]
References[]
- ↑ "John Frizzell Scoring Mike Judge’s ‘Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe’ | Film Music Reporter" (en-US).
- ↑ Outlaw, Kofi (August 31, 2009). "Beavis and Butt-Head: The Sequel?". Screen Rant.
- ↑ "Mike Judge Might Bring Back King of the Hill with an Older Bobby and Do Another Beavis and Butt-Head Movie". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "'Beavis & Butt-Head' creator: "I've got some ideas" for a live-action movie". NME (July 30, 2019).
- ↑ "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America Sequel Is Something Creator Mike Judge "Has Ideas" For". Metal Injection (July 25, 2019).
- ↑ White, Peter (2021-02-24). "Beavis And Butt-Head & 'Workaholics' Movies, Weekly Show From Trevor Noah & 'Inside Amy Schumer' Specials Lead Paramount+ Comedy Slate" (en-US). Deadline.
- ↑ Haring, Bruce (2022-01-07). "Mike Judge Teases New ‘Beavis And Butthead’ Movie For Paramount+" (en-US). Deadline.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (2022-02-15). "'South Park,' 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Moving to Paramount+" (en-US). The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Gardner, Chris (2022-06-16). "Mike Judge Details Pre-Lockdown Lunch That Led to Deal for 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe'+" (en-US). The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Parker, Ryan (2022-06-02). "'Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe' Drops Film Trailer for Paramount+ Summer Release". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Perry, Spencer. "Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Trailer Debuts From Paramount+", ComicBook, June 2, 2022.
- ↑ Chapman, Wilson (2022-06-02). "'Beavis and Butt-Head' Paramount+ Film Gets June Release Date, Drops First Trailer". Variety.
- ↑ "Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Gets Release Date, Goofy First Trailer" (June 2, 2022).
- ↑ "New on Paramount+ UK in June 2022: Best movies and TV shows as new streamer launches", Yahoo news, 21 June 2022.
- ↑ "{{{title}}}". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Missing or empty |title=
- ↑ "Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc..
External links[]
- MTV wiki
- Beavis and Butt-Head wiki
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beavis_and_Butt-Head_Do_the_Universe
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