Bumblebee

20182018
PG-13PG-13
1h 54min

Megyn Price, Pamela Adlon, John Cena, Hailee Steinfeld, and Gracie Dzienny in Bumblebee (2018)

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Action Adventure Sci-Fi

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. On the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, Charlie Watson discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred ... Read allOn the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. On the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, Charlie Watson discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. On the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, Charlie Watson discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. On the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, Charlie Watson discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. On the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, Charlie Watson discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 13 nominations

Hailee Steinfeld in Bumblebee (2018)

John Cena in Bumblebee (2018)

Hailee Steinfeld in Bumblebee (2018)

Hailee Steinfeld in Bumblebee (2018)

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Bumblebee (2018)

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John Cena in Bumblebee (2018)

Hailee Steinfeld in Bumblebee (2018)

Bumblebee (2018)

Hailee Steinfeld in Bumblebee (2018)

'Bumblebee' Cast Dream Up '80s Action-Movie Duos

'Bumblebee' Cast Dream Up '80s Action-Movie Duos

Hailee Steinfeld and her Bumblebee co-stars pair the lovable Autobot with their favorite '80s movie characters to create some potential action-movie duos.

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On Cybertron, the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are on the verge of losing the Great Cybertronian War to their enemies, the Decepticons, had begin making preparations to leave the planet. The Decepticons led by Shockwave, Soundwave and Starscream ambush them during the evacuation, and Optimus sends a young scout, B-127, to Earth in order to set up a base of operations where the Autobots can regroup. B-127 reaches Earth alone in 1987, crash-landing in California and disrupting a training exercise being conducted by Sector 7, a secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial activity on Earth. Sector 7 agent Colonel Jack Burns presumes B-127 to be a hostile invader and attacks, driving B-127 into the forest, where he is then ambushed by the Decepticon Blitzwing. When B-127 refuses to reveal Optimus' whereabouts, Blitzwing spitefully tears out his voice-box and damages his memory core. B-127 manages to destroy Blitzwing before collapsing from his wounds. Before entering stasis, B-127 scans and transforms into a yellow 1967 Volkswagen Beetle. —Paramount Pictures

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Taglines
- Every adventure has a beginning
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action violence
Parents guide

Trivia
When Charlie is getting dared to jump off of the cliff, Bumblebee briefly plays "The Touch" by Stan Bush on his radio. "The Touch" was the main theme song for The Transformers: The Movie (1986) and subsequently used in the television series.

Goofs
When Bumblebee plugs into the wall socket, he plugs into the ground line. This should have had no effect.

Quotes
Agent Burns: They literally call themselves Decepticons. That doesn't set off any red flags?

Crazy credits
SPOILER: There is a mid-credits scene: Bumblebee reunites with Optimus Prime in a forest as more Autobots arrive and Charlie finishes fixing the Corvette.

Alternate versions
Although the original British submission was uncut and rated 12A, it was replaced by a cut PG version removing 6 seconds of violence/injury.

Connections
Featured in Orbit Report: Will The Bumblebee Movie Be Good? (2018)

Soundtracks
Bigmouth Strikes Again
Written by Morrissey (as Steven Morrissey) and Johnny Marr
Performed by The Smiths
Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

Top review

7/10

Heartwarming prequel, but the writing was too amateurish and childish

Heartwarming story, but seems tailored to be more enjoyable to the 8-12 year old's as an upgrade from the 80's animated series. It's not your expected typical adult action filled Transformers installment. You can tell this was written by an inexperienced amateur writer, Christina Hodson. The directing was fairly decent, considering this was Animator Travis Knight's first live action film he's directed. Not sure why the producers (especially Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg) decided to cheap out on these key elements, and then have to pay for pretty much every fake 10/10 review this film has on here. The film's soundtrack was a good throwback to some good 80's songs. Hailee Steinfeld was perfect as always, but pairing her up with Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and his banana seat bike, made them both look like they were 12 years old. Although still enjoyable, I expected more. Would I recommend it? Yes for kids, not really for adults. Would I see it again? Nope, but I'm sure my 8 year old nephew will. It's a 7/10 from me.

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Release date
- December 21, 2018 (United States)
Countries of origin
- China
- United States
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official Site (Japan)
Language
- English
Also known as
- Brighton Falls
Filming locations
- Santa Cruz, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $135,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $127,195,589
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $21,654,047
- Dec 23, 2018
Gross worldwide
- $467,989,645

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Runtime
- 1h 54min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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