History Trivia / BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica

** Creator/WarnerBros originally wanted to do a live-action movie that would double as a vehicle for Creator/DavidSpade and either Creator/AdamSandler or Creator/ChrisFarley as the title character (in hindsight, a ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' film staring the "Bad Boys of SNL" would have been the single most '90s thing ever). Judge and everyone else at MTV hated the idea and after Viacom's acquisition of Creator/ParamountPictures in July 1994, Warner dropped out. Judge then convinced Paramount that doing the film as animation would be much cheaper and more rewarding for certain scenes.

* MethodActing: Creator/ClorisLeachman created the old woman voice she does by keeping sucking candies in her mouth while she read her lines[[note]]According to the DVDCommentary, most of her chewing noises were edited out, but then had to be re-dubbed by a foley artists when everyone realized that the chewing was part of the performance. Mike Judge called it "one of the most bass-aackwards things ever."[[/note]] Other times, she'd eat a sandwich and let it stick to the roof of her mouth.

* DevelopmentHell: Offers to make a ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' feature began as early as the show's first season (which should give those not alive at the time an idea of just ''how'' popular it was), but Mike Judge and everyone else at MTV wisely decided to wait a couple more years until they were ready.
* ExecutiveMeddling: MTV wanted to intersperse music videos throughout the movie just like the TV show did, but Judge didn't think general audiences would take the constant interruptions to the plot too well. The MushroomSamba sequence featuring [[Music/RobZombie White Zombie]]'s music and art was made as a compromise.
* MethodActing: Creator/ClorisLeachman created the old lady voice she does by keeping sucking candies in her mouth while she read her lines[[note]]According to the DVDCommentary, most of her chewing noises were edited out, but then had to be re-dubbed by a foley artists when everyone realized that the chewing was part of the performance. Mike Judge called it "one of the most bass-aackwards things ever."[[/note]] Other times, she'd eat a sandwich and let it stick to the roof of her mouth.
* OrphanedPunchline: Ever wonder why the band during the "Love Rollercoaster" scene are pounding out an rippin' Music/RedHotChiliPeppers song to a bored-looking crowd while dressed in powder-blue suits? That's because Mike Judge originally wanted to do a CreatorInJoke where a then-popular rock band would pretend to be a [[StylisticSuck cheesy lounge act]]. Of course, when the filmmakers hired the Red Hot Chili Peppers, they got what they paid for and by the time the song was recorded, the scene was already being animated. Judge admitted that he liked this version of the scene better.
* SleeperHit: MTV gave the movie exactly one test screening and expected it to come in third or forth place behind surefire hits like ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996'', ''Film/{{Scream}}'' and ''One Fine Day'' at best (it didn't help that it was released in December, which is usually Oscar season). Instead, it not only debuted at number one, but it was '''the highest grossing opening weekend for any movie released in December ever''', dethroned only a year later by ''Film/Titanic1997''

** Creator/WarnerBros originally wanted to do a live-action movie that would double as a vehicle for Creator/DavidSpade and either Creator/AdamSandler or Creator/ChrisFarley as the title character (in hindsight, a ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' movie staring the "Bad Boys of SNL" would have been the single most '90s thing ever). Mike Judge and everyone else at MTV hated the idea and after Viacom's acquisition of Paramount Pictures in July 1994, Warner Bros. dropped out. Judge then convinced Paramount that doing the film as animation would be much cheaper and more rewarding for certain scenes.

** A deleted scene involving the duo going to the National Archives and Beavis using the Declaration of Independence as toilet paper was cut before release; Judge mentioned on the DVD commentary it didn't test well with audiences. It wasn't included on said DVD, strangely; it was, however, aired after the film when it premiered on MTV in 1999.

** Creator/WarnerBros originally wanted to do a live-action movie that would double as a vehicle for Creator/DavidSpade and either Creator/AdamSandler or Creator/ChrisFarley as the title character (in hindsight, a ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' movie staring the "Bad Boys of SNL" would have been [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece the single most '90s thing ever]]). Mike Judge and everyone else at MTV hated the idea and after Viacom's acquisition of Paramount Pictures in July 1994, Warner Bros. dropped out. Judge then convinced Paramount that doing the film as animation would be much cheaper and more rewarding for certain scenes.

* CreatorsFavorite: Mike Judge has said that this is the only feature film he's directed that he enjoys rewatching.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Bill Clinton as president, mention of the band Hole, the depiction of Las Vegas... among others including the pre-9/11 airplane scenario, cements the movie in the mid-90's.

* MethodActing: Creator/ClorisLeachman created the old lady voice she does by eating a sandwich and letting it stick to the roof of her mouth while she talked.

** The "virus" plot was originally about a virus that spreads and slowly turns people into Beavis and Butt-Head clones. Another was a joke concept that Judge came up with where it was an hour and a half real time of the two eating lunch at Burger World.

* SleeperHit: MTV gave the movie exactly one test screening and expected it to come in third or forth place behind surefire hits like ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996'', ''Film/{{Scream}}'' and ''One Fine Day'' at best (it didn't help that it was released in December, which is usually Oscar season). Instead, it not only debuted at number one, but it was '''the highest grossing opening weekend for any movie ever''', dethroned only a year later by ''Film/{{Titanic1997}}''.

* SleeperHit: MTV gave the movie exactly one test screening and expected it to come in third or forth place behind surefire hits like ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996'', ''Film/Scream'' and ''One Fine Day'' at best (it didn't help that it was released in December, which is usually Oscar season). Instead, it not only debuted at number one, but it was '''the highest grossing opening weekend for any movie ever''', dethroned only a year later by ''Film/{{Titanic1997}}''.

* SleeperHit: MTV gave the movie exactly one test screening and expected it to come in third or forth place behind surefire hits like ''Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmations'', ''Film/Scream'' and ''One Fine Day'' at best (it didn't help that it was released in December, which is usually Oscar season). Instead, it not only debuted at number one, but it was '''the highest grossing opening weekend for any movie ever''', dethroned only a year later by ''Film/{{Titanic1997}}''.

* OrphanedPunchline: Ever wonder why the band during the "Love Rollercoaster" scene are pounding out an rippin' Music/RedHotChiliPeppers song to a bored-looking crowd while dressed in powder-blue suits? That's because Mike Judge originally wanted to do a CreatorsInJoke where a then-popular rock band would pretend to be a [[StylisticSuck cheesy lounge act]]. Of course, when the filmmakers hired the Red Hot Chili Peppers, they got what they paid for and by the time the song was recorded, the scene was already being animated. Judge admitted that he liked this version of the scene better.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During the film's pre-production, Creator/WarnerBros originally insisted that the movie should be live-action with former ''SNL'' cast members Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/DavidSpade as the title characters. However, in the wake of Viacom's acquisition of Paramount Pictures in July 1994, Warner Bros. was replaced as the film's distributor. Judge also managed to successfully convince Paramount that doing the film as animation would be much cheaper and more rewarding for certain scenes. There were several different ideas for the plot of the movie as well before they settled on the final plot. One idea involved a virus that spreads and slowly turns people into Beavis and Butt-Head clones. Another was a joke concept that Judge came up with where it was an hour and a half real time of the two eating lunch at Burger World.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During the film's pre-production, Creator/WarnerBros originally insisted that the movie should be live-action with former ''SNL'' cast members Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/DavidSpade as the title characters. However, in the wake of Viacom's acquisition of Paramount in July 1994, Warner Bros. was replaced as a distributor. Judge also managed to successfully convince Paramount that doing the film as animation would be much cheaper and more rewarding for certain scenes. There were several different ideas for the plot of the movie as well before they settled on the final plot. One idea involved a virus that spreads and slowly turns people into Beavis and Butt-Head clones. Another was a joke concept that Judge came up with where it was an hour and a half real time of the two eating lunch at Burger World.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: During the film's pre-production, Creator/WarnerBros originally insisted that the movie should be live-action with former ''SNL'' cast members Creator/AdamSandler and Creator/DavidSpade as the title characters. However, in the wake of Viacom acquisition of Paramount in July 1994, Judge managed to convince Paramount that doing it as animation would be much cheaper and more rewarding for certain scenes. There were several different ideas for the plot of the movie as well before they settled on the final plot. One idea involved a virus that spreads and slowly turns people into Beavis and Butt-Head clones. Another was a joke concept that Judge came up with where it was an hour and a half real time of the two eating lunch at Burger World.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Paramount Pictures originally insisted that the movie should be live-action with former ''SNL'' cast members Creator/AdamSandler and David Spade as the title characters. Judge managed to convince them that doing it as animation would be much cheaper and more rewarding for certain scenes. There were several different ideas for the plot of the movie as well before they settled on the final plot. One idea involved a virus that spreads and slowly turns people into Beavis and Butt-Head clones. Another was a joke concept that Judge came up with where it was an hour and a half real time of the two eating lunch at Burger World.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Cloris Leachman as the old lady on the tour bus who befriends Beavis and Butthead.