Question 1

What hidden message can be heard when the desert hallucination scene is played backwards?

Accepted Answer

When the desert hallucination soundtrack is played backwards, Beavis and Butt-Head are heard speaking clearly, including phrases like 'Everybody go to college, study hard, study hard.'

Question 2

Which box office record did this film break until it was surpassed the following year?

Accepted Answer

It broke the box-office record for an opening weekend in December, until Scream 2 (1997) was released the following year.

Question 3

What musical connection does the Beavis and Butt-Head theme music have to AC/DC?

Accepted Answer

The guitar riff from the theme music is the riff from AC/DC's 'Gone Shootin'' played backwards, as revealed by Mike Judge in the DVD commentary.

Question 4

How was the scene with Chelsea Clinton almost different depending on the 1996 election outcome?

Accepted Answer

If President Bill Clinton had lost re-election in 1996, a suitcase would have been animated into the scene where Butt-Head meets Chelsea Clinton, who in the final film is simply folding clothes.

Question 5

Why was Robert Stack initially embarrassed to be associated with this film?

Accepted Answer

Robert Stack was so embarrassed to be associated with the film that he paid a legal team to keep his name out of the promotional material, though he eventually warmed to the role.

Question 6

What hidden message can be heard in the desert hallucination scene when played backwards?

Accepted Answer

When the soundtrack is played backwards, Beavis and Butt-Head are heard speaking clearly, including phrases like 'Everybody go to college, study hard, study hard.'

Question 7

Which celebrity was so embarrassed to be in the film that he tried to keep his name out of promotional material?

Accepted Answer

Robert Stack was so embarrassed to be associated with the film that he paid a legal team to keep his name out of the promotional material, though he eventually warmed to the role.

Question 8

What box office record did this film break upon its release?

Accepted Answer

It broke the box-office record for an opening weekend in December, until Scream 2 (1997) was released the following year.

Question 9

How did David Letterman appear in the film and what alias did he use?

Accepted Answer

David Letterman voiced 'Motley Crue Roadie #1' (presumably Butt-Head's estranged father) and is credited in the film as 'Earl Hofert', an alias he chose himself.

Question 10

What was the original inspiration for the Beavis and Butt-Head theme music guitar riff?

Accepted Answer

Mike Judge confesses that the guitar riff from the theme music is the riff from AC/DC's 'Gone Shootin'' played backwards.

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