Bee Movie

Not to be confused with B-movie.

Bee Movie
Directed by	Simon J. Smith Steve Hickner
Produced by	Jerry Seinfeld Christina Steinberg
Written by	Jerry Seinfeld Spike Feresten Barry Marder Andy Robin
Starring	Jerry Seinfeld Renée Zellweger
Music by	Rupert Gregson-Williams
Edited by	Nick Fletcher
Production company	DreamWorks Animation Columbus 81 Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 25, 2007 (2007-10-25) (New York City) November 2, 2007 (2007-11-02) (United States)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$150 million
Box office	$293.5 million

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. 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

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

• Jerry Seinfeld as Barry B. Benson
• Renée Zellweger as Vanessa Bloome
• Matthew Broderick as Adam Flayman
• Sharon Stone as Ransom O. Carolyn
• Martin P. Robinson as Ken
• Patrick Warburton as Mooseblood the Mosquito
• Kathy Bates as Janet B. Benson
• Barry Levinson as Martin B. Benson
• Megan Mullally as Trudy, Honex Tour Guide
• Rip Torn as Pollen Jocks General Lou Lo Duca
• Oprah Winfrey as Judge Bumbleton
• Michael Richards as Bud Ditchwater
• Jim Cummings as Title Narrator and Graduation Announcer
• Larry King as Bee Larry King, a fictionalized bee version of himself
• Larry Miller as Dean Buzzwell
• Sean Schaffer as Title Narrator and Graduation Announcer
• 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 and Mother
• Bonnie Hunt as Elephant
• Simon J. Smith as Truck Driver and Chet
• Ray Liotta as Himself
• Sting as Himself
• Nick Nolte as Vincent
• Robert Jayne as Bee (uncredited)
• Carl Kasell as Himself (uncredited)