Bee Movie
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| Edited by | Nick Fletcher |
| Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures[a] |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million[2] |
| Box office | $293.5 million[2] |
Bee Movie is a 2007 American computer animated satirical comedy movie directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner, and written by Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, and Andy Robin. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, it stars Seinfeld and Renée Zellweger. The film centers on Barry B. Benson (Seinfeld), an anthropomorphic honey bee who tries to sue the human race for exploiting bees after learning from his new florist friend Vanessa Bloome (Zellweger) that humans sell and consume honey.
Bee Movie premiered in New York City on October 25, 2007, and was released in theaters in the United States on November 2 by Paramount Pictures.[a] The film grossed $293.5 million worldwide on a budget of $150 million and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its humor and voice cast but criticized its plot and screenplay. It has gained a cult following since its release, partly driven by internet memes of the film shared on social media, which lampoon its surreal premise, script and celebrity cameos.
Plot
[change | change source]The main character is Barry B. Benson, who is a bee. Barry leaves his beehive for a job and meets a woman called Vanessa. They both become friends and when they are at the shop, Barry sees honey and realises that humans have been stealing their honey, so he and Vanessa go to court to give all of the honey back to the bees.
After they win the lawsuit, all bees lose their jobs and the flowers start dying because they aren't getting pollinated by the bees. Barry and Vanessa go to the flower parade (where the last alive flowers are), steal a festival car and bring it into a plane. They want to bring the flowers back to the bees to make the flowers alive again. Vanessa is forced to fly the plane with the help of Barry halfway through the flight and successfully lands with the help of the bees.
In the end, they manage to pollinate the flowers, make the nature alive again and all bees get their jobs back.
Voice cast
[change | change source]- Jerry Seinfeld as Barry B. Benson
- Renée Zellweger as Vanessa Bloome
- Matthew Broderick as Adam Flayman
- John Goodman as Layton T. Montgomery
- Patrick Warburton as Ken
- Barry Levinson as Martin B. Benson, Barry's father
- Kathy Bates as Janet B. Benson, Barry's mother
- Rip Torn as Pollen Jocks General Lou Lo Duca
- Chris Rock as Mooseblood the Mosquito
- Megan Mullally as Trudy, Honex Tour Guide
- Larry King as Bee Larry King, a fictionalized bee version of himself
- Oprah Winfrey as Judge Bumbleton
- Ray Liotta as Himself
- Sting as Himself
- Michael Richards as Bud Ditchwater
- Jim Cummings as Title Narrator and Graduation Announcer
- Larry Miller as Dean Buzzwell
- David Moses Pimentel as Hector
- Chuck Martin as Andy
- Brian Hopkins as Sandy Shrimpkin and TSA Agent
- John DiMaggio as Bailiff and Janitor
- Tress MacNeille as Jeanette Chung, Mother and Cow
- Simon J. Smith as Truck Driver and Chet
- Robert Jayne as Bee (only credited with ADR Group)
- Carl Kasell as Himself (uncredited)
Reference
[change | change source]- 1 2 McCarthy, Todd (October 28, 2007). "Review: 'Bee Movie'". Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- 1 2 "Bee Movie - Domestic Release". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ↑ Chney, Alexandra (July 29, 2014). "DreamWorks Animation Q2 Earnings Fall Short of Estimates, SEC Investigation Revealed". Variety. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- 1 2 In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation from Paramount Pictures[3] and transferred to 20th Century Fox before reverting to Universal Pictures in 2018 following NBCUniversal's acquisition of DreamWorks Animation in 2016.
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