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    Beavis And Butt-Head Do America
    Genre:Animation

    Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    The Voices Of Mike Judge, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Cloris Leachman & Robert Stack

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 3
    Sound Rating: 4
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): Paramount Home Video
    (Catalog Number): LV332503-WS
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Retail Price): $39.98
    (Running Time In Minutes): 82
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Theatrical Release): 1996
    (LD Release Date): 6/9/97
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    Credits Information
    (Director): Mike Judge
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    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Academy Standard Flat
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.85:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.80:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Digital Surround
    (Theatrical Sound): Dolby Stereo A
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    In Beavis And Butt-Head Do America, MTV’s most popular brain-dead couch potatoes (both voices by Mike Judge) set out in search of their stolen TV. When Beavis and Butt-Head’s search leads them to a seedy hotel room, a sleazeball named Muddy (Bruce Willis) offers them $10,000 to “do” his wife (Demi Moore)—a word leading the two teens to believe they are about to “score.” Their adventure—beginning in Vegas and ending in D.C.—is filled with constant misdemeanor violations, body cavity searches and sexual innuendos in every word. Although Beavis And Butt-Head Do America is a cartoon, it is not for young children.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The 1.80:1 picture, crudely drawn on purpose, is sharp, but exhibits a much duller color scheme than other animated features. Images are marred with noise and artifacts.

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    The soundtrack features a dynamic and well recorded music score with deep bass extension. The Dolby Digital version is very discrete sounding with excellent soundstage imaging throughout. Sound effects are presented in stereo with occasional split surrounds in the discrete.
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