Beavis and Butthead Do The Universe (2022) Reaction

Beavis and Butthead Do The Universe (2022) Reaction

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, Lew Morton, Guy Maxtone-Graham and Ian Maxtone-Graham. 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 Frizzell, who composed Do America, returned to compose the score. The film was released on the streaming service Paramount+ on June 23, 2022, to positive reviews from critics.

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Plot
In Highland, Texas, in 1998, Beavis and Butt-Head accidentally burn down their high school science fair. Believing they are at-risk youth, a judge sends them to space camp at the Johnson Space Center, where they become engrossed in a docking simulator. Impressed, the 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, Beavis and Butt-Head create a catastrophe. When Serena volunteers to sacrifice herself, they mistake this for another offer of sex. They don their spacesuits and watch Serena through a window as she prepares to change. Enraged, Serena uses the shuttle controls to fling them 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, which they have 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 that they are angels and releases them.

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 Beavises 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
Nat Faxon as Jim Hartson
Chi McBride as Metcalf, Judge
Andrea Savage as Serena Ryan
Carlos Alazraqui as Flight Specialist Valdivia
Susan Bennett as Siri
Mary Birdsong as Reporter
Greg Chun as Bus Driver
Phil Davis as Federal Whistleblower Hotline Operator
Chris Diamantopoulos as Police Officer, Prisoners, Corrections Officers
Zehra Fazal as Butt-Head Fantasy Woman #1
Ashley Gardner as Anita Ross
David Herman as German Tourist, Gage, Jail Warden
Brian Huskey as Richard Wack
Toby Huss as Todd Ianuzzi
Phil LaMarr as Flight Specialist Jackson, NSA Agents, Police Officer
Whitney Martin as Disrespect Prisoner
Mike Massimino as Launch Control Voice
Jim Meskimen as NASA Director Ogilvie, Extraction Team Leader, Prisoners
Tig Notaro as Professor
Toks Olagundoye as Campaign Aide, Butt-Head Fantasy Women #2 & 3, & Female Students
Jimmy O. Yang as Flight Specialist Jung, Jeff
Stephen Root as Jail Tattoo Artist
Martin Starr as Corrections Officer, Ball-kicking Biker
Tru Valentino as McCabe, Head Corrections Officer
Daria Morgendorffer, Tom Anderson, Stewart Stevenson and Coach Buzzcut make silent cameo appearances. Carlos Alazraqui and Phil LaMarr will do additional voices for the 2022 Beavis and Butt-Head revival.

Production
Development
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."[1]

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."[2] 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.[3][4]

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.[5] Originally, Paramount executives wanted a live-action Beavis and Butt-Head movie. Judge held auditions over Zoom for the project. He eventually talked the company into doing an animated movie instead to reestablish the characters first, with a live-action movie still a possibility.[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] John Frizzell, who composed Do America, returned to compose the score.[9] The entire production was conducted remotely via Zoom conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Animation
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 in Los Angeles, Snipple Animation Studios in the Philippines, and Inspidea in Malaysia using Adobe Animate, making it the first official Beavis and Butt-Head animation to be done digitally. While some layouts where handled by Studio Moshi in Melbourne and Ink Animation in Singapore.[11]

Release
On June 2, 2022, the trailer was released.[12] A sneak peek debuted three days later, at the MTV Movie and TV Awards.[13]

The film was released on June 23, 2022, on Paramount+.[14] In the UK the film was released a day later on June 24, 2022, on Paramount+.[15]

The soundtrack was released digitally on July 8, 2022 from Paramount Music.[16][17]

Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 60 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's consensus reads, "Fart-knockers beware: Beavis and Butthead are back, and they're just as stupidly hilarious (or hilariously stupid?) as ever."[18] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[19] Andy Kelly of The Gamer complimented the movie as one of the best movies of the year and a revival done well of which he also noted "Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe is a fine return to form for these characters—and for Mike Judge, whose distinctive approach to comedy I've dearly missed".[20] Sol Harris of Starburst Magazine gave the movie 4 out of 5 stars of which he wrote "Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe is a completely worthy follow-up to Do America and, frankly, a frontrunner for the title of funniest movie of 2022."[21]

References
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White, Peter (2021-02-24). "Beavis And Butt-Head & 'Workaholics' Movies, Weekly Show From Trevor Noah & 'Inside Amy Schumer' Specials Lead Paramount+ Comedy Slate". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
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"John Frizzell Scoring Mike Judge's 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 2022-06-28.
Gardner, Chris (2022-06-16). "Mike Judge Details Pre-Lockdown Lunch That Led to Deal for 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe'+". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
Parker, Ryan (2022-06-02). "'Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe' Drops Film Trailer for Paramount+ Summer Release". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
Perry, Spencer (June 2, 2022). "Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Trailer Debuts From Paramount+". ComicBook. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
Chapman, Wilson (2022-06-02). "'Beavis and Butt-Head' Paramount+ Film Gets June Release Date, Drops First Trailer". Variety. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
"Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Gets Release Date, Goofy First Trailer". June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
Beasley, Tom (21 June 2022). "New on Paramount+ UK in June 2022: Best movies and TV shows as new streamer launches". Yahoo news. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
Film Music, Reporter (6 July 2022). "'Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe' Soundtrack Album Announced". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
"Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (Music from the Motion Picture)". Paramount Music. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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"Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
Kelly, Andy (4 July 2022). "Beavis And Butt-Head Do The Universe Is One Of The Movies Of The Year". thegamer. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
Harris, Sol (1 July 2022). "Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe". Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
External links
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe at IMDb