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Bee Movie (2007) 6.2
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6.2/10 from 68,469 users
Metascore: 54/100
Reviews: 199 user | 185 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us. |
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Cast
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| Jerry Seinfeld | ... |
Barry B. Benson
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| Renée Zellweger | ... |
Vanessa Bloome
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| Matthew Broderick | ... |
Adam Flayman
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| Patrick Warburton | ... |
Ken
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| John Goodman | ... |
Layton T. Montgomery
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| Chris Rock | ... |
Mooseblood
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| Kathy Bates | ... |
Janet Benson
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| Barry Levinson | ... |
Martin Benson
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| Larry King | ... |
Bee Larry King
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| Ray Liotta | ... |
Ray Liotta
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| Sting | ... |
Sting
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| Oprah Winfrey | ... |
Judge Bumbleton
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| Larry Miller | ... |
Buzzwell
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| Megan Mullally | ... |
Trudy
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| Rip Torn | ... |
Lou Lo Duca
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Storyline
When the bee Barry B. Benson graduates from college, he finds that he will have only one job for his entire life, and absolutely disappointed, he joins the team responsible for bringing the honey and pollination of the flowers to visit the world outside the hive. Once in Manhattan, he is saved by the florist Vanessa and he breaks the bee law to thank Vanessa. They become friends and Barry discovers that humans exploit bees to sell the honey they produce. Barry decides to sue the human race, with destructive consequences to nature. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords:
bee | secret life | closing credits sequence | dream sequence | selfishness |Taglines:
On November 2 Hold on to your honey See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for mild suggestive humor, and a brief depiction of smoking | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 November 2007 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A História de uma Abelha See more »Box Office
Budget:
$150,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£2,281,393 (UK) (14 December 2007)Gross:
$126,597,121 (USA) (8 February 2008)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Jerry Seinfeld
Performed by Matthew Broderick & Jerry Seinfeld
Produced by Marc Shaiman
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The first two movie trailers had Jerry Seinfeld trying to make a live action Bee Movie. After watching the disastrous results, Steven Spielberg asks, "Why don't you just make it a cartoon?" See more »Goofs
Although a large enough swarm of bees could theoretically generate as much lift as a jet liner, the bees would have experienced "vacuum" forces between themselves and the body of the jet at the speeds depicted, rather than generating lift, like two ping-pong balls being drawn together by blowing a stream of air between them. See more »Quotes
Vanessa: Ken, Barry was looking at your résumé and he agreed with me that eating with chopsticks is not really a special skill.See more »
Crazy Credits
The fishing boy in the traditional opening DreamWorks logo is replaced by Barry the Bee. See more »Soundtracks
"Thinkin' Bee"Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Marc Shaiman & Jerry Seinfeld
Performed by Matthew Broderick & Jerry Seinfeld
Produced by Marc Shaiman
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As with many computer-animated films this is a sharply observed visual comedy grafted over hilarious voice-over. For about ten minutes. Then, amazingly, they run out of ideas. All the bee jokes are front-loaded and the film can't survive either on it's script - which has been left quite open for improvising - or on Seinfeld/Zellweger riffing - because that's a bit weak too.
I was waiting (along with 40 easily bored children, who didn't get the Pomp & Circumstance joke when I did, to my embarrassment) for some drama to cut in, rather like the revenge or rescue plots of the Toy Stories. The writing team are keen not to get in too deep and stick to the surface gags. Though these revive every so often, it's not particularly satisfying over 90 mins. 4/10