America: The Motion Picture

Anyone who nitpicked Hamilton for its embellishments about the American Revolution will be thrown into a tizzy by America: The Motion Picture, a twisted animated comedy that lacks the wit to match its audacity.

Its defiant irreverence suggests a lesser cousin to Team America: World Police, while its haphazard attention to historical detail makes “Drunk History” play out like a textbook.

However, such comparisons probably aren’t warranted for this lackluster riff, which indulges in relentless self-conscious winking about how clever and edgy it thinks it is. The result comes off resembling a feature-length Adult Swim sketch that would fare much better in 10-minute installments.

The opening sequence sets a gleefully mischievous tone, depicting the founding fathers playing beer pong while hashing out the particulars of the Declaration of Independence, Ben Franklin dropping F-bombs, and eventually the Redcoats storming Philadelphia for a barrage of bloody decapitations. That should give you an immediate idea of whether you’re on the same wavelength.

Indeed, nothing is off-limits in this over-the-top story about George Washington (voiced by Channing Tatum), and his quest to free the colonies from the rule of Britain’s supervillain King James (Simon Pegg) and American traitor Ben Arnold (Andy Samberg).

After witnessing the murder of best bud Abe Lincoln (Will Forte) during a theatrical performance, George has a quick roll in the hay with bosomy wife Martha (Judy Greer) and plots revenge.

Wielding chainsaws on both arms, our hulking hero assembles a team of patriots including beer-guzzling Sam Adams (Jason Mantzoukas), a Chinese woman named Thomas Edison (Olivia Munn), plus Paul Revere (Bobby Moynihan) and Geronimo (Raoul Max Trujillo). One key in their quest is finding a mysterious address in Gettysburg — get it?

As directed by adult-animation veteran Matt Thompson (TV’s “Archer”), the film features some fleeting bits of inspired satire and effective throwaway gags — hardly giving those who care time to scrutinize all the revisionist angles. The voice cast certainly is energetic.

Meanwhile, the go-for-broke screenplay by Dave Callaham (Zombieland: Double Tap) is amusing for a while, then becomes exhausting as the quantity and quality of the jokes decline.

America: The Motion Picture is a scatterbrained mess perhaps conceived during the waning hours of a frat-house rager. However, it leaves quite a hangover, and students would be wise to avoid using it to cheat on their history exams.

Rated R, 98 minutes.