Seinfeld and zellweger cause a buzz bee movie premiere. Benson jerry seinfeld who has recently graduated from college and is about to enter the hives honex industries honeymaking workforce alongside his best friend adam flayman matthew broderick. Jul 04, 2014 so, in honor of seinfeld s 25th anniversary, weve compiled a list of 43 of the shows most memorable lines, phrases, and madeup words. Touted as jerry seinfelds first major project since the 1998 end of his longrunning eponymous tv series, 2007s computeranimated bee movie stars the popular comedian as the voice of barry b. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat. Seinfeld and zellweger cause a buzz bee movie premiere in. Seinfeld movie reference, a cry in the dark, superman. There are your typical beejokes, honey jokes, and movie references galore, with plenty to spot for film fans. Benson who sues the humans for taking advantage of bees for money.
Nov 04, 2007 like seinfeld, bee movie is most impressive when it finds humor in political, historical and even racialethnic bits that most blockbuster animated features wouldnt dare think of mining for humor. Now, thanks to kiersten essenpreis, we have a beautiful painting depicting a massive, heaping pile of these references 99 to be exact. Jerry seinfeld introduces gad elmaleh as the voice of his character in the french version of bee movie honest game trailers. Seinfeld has direct or inferred movie references in many episodes. Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the bestknown bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. He flies outside the hive for the first time and talks to a human renee zellweger, breaking a cardinal rule of his species. Benson seinfeld, a honey bee who sues the human race for exploiting bees, after learning from his. With a countless number of inside jokes, nicknames, characters, and story lines, it didnt take long for the show to develop its very own social language. Share your thoughts on jerry seinfelds movies with the community. I first saw bee movie in 2007 shortly after it was released, and was reminded of it recently so decided to give it another watch. Jan 24, 2018 bee movie is a comedy that will change everything you think you know about bees. See more ideas about bee movie, bee, barry bee benson.
Low angeles jerry seinfeld has said in interviews that he has considered advertising as an alternate career, and now hes getting a taste of it with dreamworks bee movie. Bee movie is a 2007 golden globenominated computer animated film starring jerry seinfeld, renae zellweger, matthew broderick, megan mullally, john goodman, chris rock, kathy bates, and patrick warburton. Jontron remembered that jerry seinfeld made a box office hit bee movie. Seinfeld had successfully settled down, married, and started a family, before deciding to reignite his standup career and begin penning his first feature family film, the animated production bee movie. John goodman plays the rapscallion lawyer who is up to defend humanity from the claims made by barry, a large, obsequious man with few morals and a win at all costs attitude. Barry benson jerry seinfeld, who has just graduated from bee college, is horrified to learn that he must pick his lifelong job as a worker bee and will never get a day off. On a special trip outside the hive, barrys life is saved by vanessa, a florist in new york city. Starring jerry seinfeld, dreamworks animated film, bee. Benson jerry seinfeld finds himself disillusioned with the prospect of having only one career choice honey. In 2010, he premiered a reality series called the marriage ref, which aired for two seasons on nbc. Mar 31, 20 the main cast of bee movie which includes some very popular names were jerry seinfeld barry b. Movie references to seinfeld s favorite movie the graduate, and seinfeld s musings as to appropriate autobiographical titles for his fellow filmmakers are also covered. Bee movie is a 2007 golden globenominated computer animated film starring jerry seinfeld, renae zellweger, matthew broderick, megan mullally, john.
Jerry seinfeld wont make a bee movie sequel, but not for. The seinfeld show touches on many aspects of every day life and culture itself, most notably in the area of movies. The last original episodes of the show aired in 1998. Nov 24, 2008 there are your typical beejokes, honey jokes, and movie references galore, with plenty to spot for film fans. Benson, a young bee who graduated from three days of college and three days of high school.
Theres a fantastic energy now for some reason, on the internet particularly. Benson, a bee just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice. Bee movie is a comedy that will change everything you think you know about bees. Since its release, the movie garnered a massive ironic fanbase on tumblr and other websites. After making a mint off a series about nothing, jerry seinfeld apparently decided his first feature film ought to be about something in the case of bee movie, the enslavement and torture of. A decade on, bee movies creators reflect on its many memes. But the animation isnt nearly as amazing as pixars, and only a couple of characters get major laughs. According to seinfeld, the initial idea for bee movie was a joke, but at some point the wires crossed and dreamworks signed off on seinfelds apicultural apocalypse. Barry learns that the job he picks is the job he must stick with throughout his whole life, so he jumps at the chance to venture out of the hive. A 15minute inside the hive featurette talks about the cast of the film and details seinfeld s efforts to recruit professional funhavers and delves into how seinfeld s.
He hasnt done much to entertain an audience since the afore mentioned show about nothing, but. Nov 01, 2007 after making a mint off a series about nothing, jerry seinfeld apparently decided his first feature film ought to be about something in the case of bee movie, the enslavement and torture of. Bee movie but is a series of video and audio remixes of the film based around a particular altered characteristic. Benson seinfeld is an average worker bee who dreams of being a part of an elite squadron of pollen jocks, brave risktakers who fly pollengathering runs outside of the hive. Feb 18, 2015 bee movie is a 2007 computer animated comedy produced by dreamworks animations, starting jerry seinfeld and renee zellweger.
Clever bee movie has jerry seinfeld written all over it. Early in the movie, barry, a representative of an insect culture thats explicitly likened to an enclave of jewish slave labor, sits in the back. Having just graduated from college, a bee by the name of barry b. Akin to a classic simpsons episode, bee movie contains a barrage of visual humour, verbal wit and stinging popculture references that are sure to engage and delight viewers of all ages. Jerry seinfeld and his wife jessica pose with a big yellow pal at the premiere of dreamworks animations bee movie on oct. Seinfeld has been able to focus his attention on bee movie for four years because of the money he has earned from seinfeld residuals. Seinfeld was the ultimate show for water cooler conversations.
Mar 14, 2008 its tempting to want to like bee movie better than other animated films purely by virtue of jerry seinfeld s participation. Produced by dreamworks animation, it is directed by simon j. The bee tombstone that set jerry seinfeld a reference to the 2007 dreamworks film bee movie where seinfeld played as the voice of barry. Mar 28, 2009 seinfeld was the ultimate show for water cooler conversations.
Seinfeld had this to say, i considered it this spring for a solid six hours. Fresh out of college, barry the bee jerry seinfeld finds the prospect of working with honey uninspiring. For bees this is an important time because the job you choose now is the job you do the rest of your life. The sexual reference with bed bug was completely unneccesary. Bee movie is the story of a bee who tires of working the same old job every day and ventures out from the hive where he encounters and befriends a human florist. Theres something magical about a talking bee who falls in love with a human. In homers fantasy about a future without honey, the robot that offers him some artificial honey and then compresses him into a cube resembles walle from the disneypixar film of the same name.
I think it can be generally agree than seinfeld is a bad, yet funny, actor. The whole idea of a bee and a woman going out was sketchy, too. But when he breaks one of the cardinal rules of beedom and speaks to humans, barry sets off an unbeelievable. Bee movie was released on dvd on march 11, 2008 in both fullscreen and widescreen formats and a 2disc special edition dvd. The humor is there seinfeld is a gifted comedian, even in the form of his alter ego, animated bee barry benson, and the story is original. Bee movie simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. But this being a kids movie if it were a toy, it would probably say. Smith, produced by jerry seinfeld, christina steinberg and cameron stevning, and written by jerry seinfeld, andy robin, barry marder and spike.
The special edition dvd extras additionally include a filmmaker commentary. Jerry seinfeld interview bee movie collider collider. Jul 18, 2018 according to seinfeld, the initial idea for bee movie was a joke, but at some point the wires crossed and dreamworks signed off on seinfelds apicultural apocalypse. But then he gets the chance to leave the hive and ends up flying into the apartment of sweetnatured florist vanessa bloome renee zellweger, who saves him from being smooshed by her cocky boyfriend seinfeld vet patrick.
Jerry seinfeld wont make a bee movie sequel, but not. Dec 11, 2017 its about a bee called barry b benson voiced by jerry seinfeld who rebels against the beehive mentality of, um, the beehive. Bee movie jerry seinfeld is known for his comedic presence and, of course, that show about nothing. Nov 01, 2007 the most recent home video release of bee movie movie is march 10, 2008. Benson, renee zellweger vanessa bloome, matthew broderick adam flayman and chris rock mooseblood the mosquito. Bee movie proves that an animated movie can entertain kids and adults without a lot of gratuitous popculture references and winkwink clutter. Benson, a talking bee who fights to reclaim sovereignty from humans. Bee movie is primarily the result of starcowriterproducer jerry seinfeld, who is most famous for a show about nothing, and thats also appropriate, as this movie is really about nothing as well. This saturday, july 5, marks the 25th anniversary of seinfeld s 1989 debut on nbc, and the think pieces about the shows legacy are piling up faster than you can say serenity now.
Seinfeld is the creator and host of the series comedians in cars getting coffee on netflix. Bee movie is a 2007 american computeranimated comedy film produced by dreamworks animation and distributed by paramount pictures. Seinfeld produced, cowrote and starred in the 2007 film bee movie. Even critics who liked bee movie hardly imagined it was the kind of film. Lets face it, this fastpaced, colorful and, most importantly, hilarious film may be targeted for kiddies but it is the adults who will love it the most. The most recent home video release of bee movie movie is march 10, 2008. Its tempting to want to like bee movie better than other animated films purely by virtue of jerry seinfelds participation. Jerry seinfeld movies jerry seinfeld famous movies at. Bee movie is a comedy movie made by dreamworks animation. Ten years ago today, bee movie, the film that launched a thousand memes, was. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily apoidea.
Prepare for this joke to rammed down your throat for the next ninety minutes. Bee movie was released in theaters on november 2nd, 2007. Benson is a play on the tv series that was jerry seinfelds big break. Seinfeld has conceived a cohesive bee world where everything is reimagined from the human one, and he manages to turn more than a. So it was that i had immensely high hopes for 2007s bee movie, a dreamworks production that pulled the seinfeld namesake out of hiding. So, in honor of seinfeld s 25th anniversary, weve compiled a list of 43 of the shows most memorable lines, phrases, and madeup words. These are real movies that have been referenced in some form in the tv series seinfeld.
The cast of bee movie and tech of bee movie featurettes, we got the bee music video, meet barry b. Benson soars out into the world with the highflying pollen jocks in search of nectar and adventure. I know a lot of you are curious about the new jerry seinfeld cgi movie that has him playing a bee named barry b. Its about a bee called barry b benson voiced by jerry seinfeld who rebels against the beehive mentality of, um, the beehive. Seinfeld said that he has no interest to make a sequel to bee movie in the wake of its online popularity.
Smith and steve hickner, the film stars jerry seinfeld and renee zellweger, with matthew broderick, patrick warburton, john goodman and chris rock in supporting roles. Pokemon diamond and pearl 2015 tv episode mentioned by narrator. The joke on larry king live bee jesus turned me off completely. Upon the completion of the smash hit television sitcom seinfeld nine years ago, comedian jerry seinfeld decided to hang up his standup career soon after as well and lay low for awhile. Sure, there are a lot of elements at play here, but none of them distinguishes the movie enough to make an impression.
Benson, a young bee eager to explore the world outside of his hive. There are references to draining the stinger when a bee needs to use the bathroom, a sexual. Bee movie is jerry seinfelds animated family comedy about the secret life of bees. Before announcing the nominees, he showed a montage of film clips featuring bees, saying that they were some of his early work as barry. Bee movie was directed by steve hickner and simon j. Bee movie comes to dvd in a very jerry 2disc edition, which offers a swarm of bonus materials. Everyone is buzzing for bee movie, the hit comedy from creator and comic icon jerry seinfeld. I suspect the film will also appeal to jerry seinfeld fans as well. Few comedians have ever captured a pop culture moment better than his. On february 24, 2008, at the 80th academy awards, seinfeld appeared as the voice of his bee movie animated character barry, presenting best animated short film. A 15minute inside the hive featurette talks about the cast of the film and details seinfelds efforts to recruit professional funhavers and delves into how seinfelds. So, the film about a bee who falls in love with a florist and sues the entire human race went into production, and was unleashed on unsuspecting audiences the 10th of. Like seinfeld, bee movie is most impressive when it finds humor in political, historical and even racialethnic bits that most blockbuster animated features wouldnt dare think of mining for humor. Seinfeld movie reference, a cry in the dark, superman, wolf.
This saturday, july 5, marks the 25th anniversary of seinfelds 1989 debut on nbc, and the think pieces about the shows legacy are piling up faster than you can say serenity now. Ray liotta ran into jerry seinfeld early in the making of bee movie, and. The burns and the beesreferences simpsons wiki fandom. Learn more about the production process with an audio commentary by jerry seinfeld and the filmmakers, and view lost. I went to see it with my younger sister and cousin, and i was shocked with what they put in the movie. Trending movie lists best bl series thailand top 5 63,187 20 films with mindbending twists. Hannibal 2019 tv episode critic jokingly says that ray liotta was going to eat his own private select honey. Bee movie is jerry seinfeld s animated family comedy about the secret life of bees. Four years in the making, jerry seinfelds labor of love bee movie is worth the wait. Jerry seinfeld on bee movie georgia straight vancouvers. Bee movie has made a resurgence and we cant ignore that. With jerry seinfeld, renee zellweger, matthew broderick, patrick warburton.
On october 22nd, 2016, youtuber wankerflaps uploaded a video titled bee movie but it keeps getting faster, featuring the audio track from the film which is progressively sped up shown below, left. During a reddit ama earlier this month, comedian jerry seinfeld explained why he wont make a sequel to his muchmaligned 2007 dreamworks feature bee movie a film incidentally for which i was. During a reddit ama in june 2016, a fan asked if a bee movie 2 would happen. Movie references to seinfelds favorite movie the graduate, and seinfelds musings as to appropriate autobiographical titles for his fellow filmmakers are also covered. Seinfeld has conceived a cohesive bee world where everything is reimagined from the human one, and he manages to turn more than a few familiar conceits into inventive. Wargames 1983 one bee tells another to turn your key, sir so that they may simultaneously activate a machine. Produced by dreamworks animation and featuring voice acting by american comedian jerry seinfeld and actress renee zellweger, the film centers around the protagonist barry b.
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