

When he shockingly discovers that anyone can purchase honey right off the grocery store shelf, he realizes that his true calling is to stop this injustice and set the world right by suing the human race for stealing the bees' precious honey.Ī young honey bee named Barry B.

A friendship soon develops, and Barry gets a guided crash course in the ways of the human race. When Barry inadvertently meets a quirky florist named Vanessa (Renée Zellweger), he breaks one of the cardinal rules of beedom - he talks to her. Barry jumps at the chance to venture out of the hive, and soon encounters a world beyond his wildest dreams. A recent college graduate, Barry wants more out of life than the inevitable career that awaits him and every other worker in New Hive City - a job at Honex. Take a close look at the world through the eyes of one bee in particular - Barry B. While domestic box office performance failed to recoup its $150 million budget, it ultimately saw worldwide box office performance of $287.6 million and domestic video sales of $92.7 million.įrom creator, Jerry Seinfeld comes "Bee Movie," a comedy that will change everything you thought you knew about bees. Upon release, the film was met with mixed reviews, with primary criticism directed at the film's premise. Coincidentally, NBC was host to the broadcast television premiere of the film on November 27, 2010, and both NBC and producer DreamWorks would both be acquired by Comcast soon after, NBC in 2011 and DWA in 2016.īee Movie opened on November 2, 2007. The cast and crew include some veterans of Seinfeld's long-running NBC sitcom Seinfeld, including writer/producers Feresten and Robin, and actors Warburton ( Seinfeld character David Puddy), Michael Richards ( Seinfeld character Cosmo Kramer), and Larry Miller (who plays the title character on the Seinfeld episode " The Doorman"). Nick Fletcher was the supervising editor and the film was recorded by Rupert Gregson-Williams. The production was designed by Alex McDowell, and Christophe Laurette was the art director. The film was produced by Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg, and Cameron Stevning. Benson (Seinfeld), a honey bee who sues the human race for exploiting bees, after learning from his florist friend Vanessa (Zellweger) that humans sell and consume honey.īee Movie is the first motion-picture script to be written by Seinfeld, who co-wrote the film with Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, and Andy Robin.

Directed by James Charles the film stars Jerry Seinfeld and Renée Zellweger, with Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, John Goodman, and Chris Rock in supporting roles.

Bee Movie is a 2007 animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
