Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) (V)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Dwayne Carey-Hill

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator) &
Matt Groening (developer) ...
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Release Date:

27 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Just when you thought it was safe to watch something else!

Plot:

Planet Express sees a hostile takeover and Bender falls into the hands of criminals where he is used to fulfill their schemes. |

Plot Keywords:

Hostile Takeover | Hero From The Past | Delivery Boy | Asian Woman | Yeti

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Billy West	...	Philip J. Fry / Dr. John Zoidberg / Prof. Hubert Farnsworth / Zapp Brannigan / God Entity / President Richard Nixon's Head / Lars Fillmore / Inuit #1 / Silly Willy Wideo Will Guy / Additional Voices (voice)
Katey Sagal	...	Turanga Leela (voice)
John Di Maggio	...	Bender Rodriguez / Barbados Slim / Robot Santa / Mr. Panucci / Elzar / Sal / Constantine / Curly Joe / Additional Voices (voice) (as John DiMaggio)
Tress MacNeille	...	Linda / Dr. Cahill / Dr. Shlavinowitz / Turanga Munda / Tinny Tim / Hattie McDoogal / Leela's Wrist Thingy / Bender's Computer / Additional Voices (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Kif Kroker / Transition Announcer / Hedonismbot / Schlump / Morbo / Horrible Gelatinous Blob / Donbot / Clamps / Leelu / Cyrogenist / Leroy / Inuit #2 / Charles de Gaulle's Head / Headless Body of Agnew / Additional Voices (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Hermes Conrad / Ethan 'Bubblegum' Tate / Dwight Conrad / Philip Joshua Fry / Additional Voices (voice)
Lauren Tom	...	Amy Wong / Philip J. Fry II / Additional Voices (voice)
David Herman	...	Nudar / Scruffy / Turanga Morris / Terry / Father Changstein-El-Gamal / Nude Bartender / Sweet Clyde / Phillip Fry / 21st Century Newscaster / Additional Voices (voice)
Dawnn Lewis	...	LaBarbara Conrad (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Cubert Farnsworth (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Nibbler / Fleb / Seymour / Additional Voices (voice)
Coolio	...	Kwanzabot (voice)
Al Gore	...	Himself (voice)
Mark Hamill	...	Chanukah Zombie (voice)
Tom Kenny	...	Yancy Fry Jr. (voice)
Sarah Silverman	...	Michelle (voice)

Directed by
Dwayne Carey-Hill

Writing credits
Matt Groening		creator &
Matt Groening		developer &
David X. Cohen		developer
Ken Keeler		teleplay &
David X. Cohen		story &
Ken Keeler		story
Michael Rowe		written by

Produced by
Elise Belknap	....	associate producer
David X. Cohen	....	executive producer
Matt Groening	....	executive producer
Claudia Katz	....	producer
Lee Supercinski	....	producer
Geraldine Symon	....	animation line producer
Geraldine Symon	....	producer: main title sequence
Patric Verrone	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Christopher Tyng

Film Editing by
Paul D. Calder

Casting by
Scott Muller

Production Design by
Serban Cristescu

Production Management
Michael Hughes	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Crystal Chesney	....	assistant director (as Crystal Chesney-Thompson)
Mike Smith	....	director: main titles
Mun Jeong Yu	....	assistant director (as Yumun Jeong)

Art Department
Stephen DeStefano	....	storyboard artist
Tim Eldred	....	storyboard artist
Christofer Graham	....	storyboard artist (as Chris Graham)
Samantha Harrison	....	color supervisor
Colin Heck	....	storyboard artist
Peter Maivia	....	design cleanup
Stephen Sandoval	....	storyboard artist
John Seymore	....	prop designer
Pablo Solis	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Peter Cole	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Phillipson	....	track reader
Travis Powers	....	sound designer
Carlos Sotolongo	....	adr mixer
Carlos Sotolongo	....	original dialogue mixer

Visual Effects by
Don W. Kim	....	animator (as Don Kim)
Gena Kornyshev	....	digital painter (as Genna Kornyshev)
Mark Orme	....	3D animator
Mark Orme	....	3D modeler
Jason Plapp	....	compositor
Chris Stover	....	3D animator
Doug Tiano	....	compositor
Scott Vanzo	....	composite supervisor
Eric Whited	....	animator
Mike Wodkowski	....	compositor

Animation Department
Daniel Bond	....	character layout artist
Patrick Dailey	....	character layout artist (as Patrick T. Dailey)
Erben Detrablan	....	background layout artist (as Erben Detablan)
Orlando Distor	....	character layout artist
Edgar Duncan	....	background artist (as Edgar Duncan Jr.)
Jim Feeley	....	character designer
Edmund Fong	....	story artist
Bradley J. Gake	....	background layout artist (as Bradley Gake)
Peter Hixson	....	animation timer
Timothy Hwang	....	background layout artist (as Tim Hwang)
Claudia V. Keene	....	character layout artist (as Claudia Keene)
Karapet Keroglyan	....	character designer
Jae H. Kim	....	character layout artist
Sean Kim	....	character layout artist
Julianna Korsborn	....	character layout artist (as Juliana Korsborn)
David Lee	....	animation effects
Joy Ki Peum Lee	....	background layout artist
Sang Am Lee	....	animation checker
Brian LoSchiavo	....	character layout artist
John MacFarlane	....	animation effects
Peter Maivia	....	design cleanup
Aimee Major	....	character layout artist (as Aimee Steinberger)
Kenny McGill	....	background layout artist
Jeff Mertz	....	background artist
Maureen Mlynarczyk	....	animation timer
Robert P. Moore	....	character layout artist
Jeanette Moreno	....	character layout artist
Brian Phillipson	....	lip sync
Drew T. Pierce	....	character layout artist (as Drew Pierce)
Vladi Rubizhevsky	....	background artist
John Seymore	....	background artist
John Seymore	....	model designer
Hyunbo Simm	....	character layout artist
Steve Socki	....	animation timing director
Derek lee Thompson	....	character layout artist (as Derek Thompson)
Roger Viloria	....	character layout artist
Stevan Wahl	....	character layout artist

Editorial Department
Rachel Stratton	....	color key
Danik Thomas	....	associate editor
Samuel S. Williams	....	assistant editor (as Samuel Williams)
Chad Woods	....	color key

Music Department
Scott Schirle	....	music editor

Other crew
N. Vyolet Diaz	....	assistant to producer
Hugo Linares	....	production assistant
Deanna Maclellan	....	assistant to producer
Jeffrey Perez	....	production assistant
Sylvia Ramirez	....	assistant production accountant (as Sylvia C. Ramirez)
Carolyn Roach	....	production assistant
Michael Saikin	....	production assistant
Helen M. Saric	....	production coordinator
Carson Sciarrino	....	production coordinator
Ben Sigman	....	systems administrator
Bonnie F. Watkins	....	production accountant (as Bonnie Watkins)
Ursula Wendel	....	assistant to producer
Cindy Azada Whitman	....	design coordinator
Mun Jeong Yu	....	overseas supervisor
Hyejoon Yun	....	overseas liaison
Katie Krentz	....	assistant to production executive (uncredited)
Marci Proietto	....	studio executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Curiosity Company, The

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Comedy Central (2008) (USA) (TV)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Before Noon Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Travis Powers Sound Design  sound design

Also Known As:

The Futurama Movie (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-11 | UK:12 | Spain:13 | Netherlands:6 | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Ireland:12 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Norway:10 (TV rating)

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Fry's binary tattoo can also translate into ASCII as 'I know binary'.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the wedding scene, the robot police officer is seen in the crowd with pink for his helmet and yellow for his visor, but after cutting away and back to the scene, his helmet have returned to their normal colors.

Quotes:

Nudar: Nice attack, doodoo heads!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "The Road Runner Show" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Like going home for Christmas

I must admit i had huge fears about the reincarnating Futurama...in retrospective, i don't know why. It hasn't been that long after all, and the team has stayed pretty much the same. From the very first scene i felt right at home. No neat hyper modern animation tricks, no bullet time camera spins, just the familiar Futurama, which is all i wanted.

Bender's big score is a surprisingly plot-driven movie, reminiscent of the few more serious episodes. Have no fear, though, the gross humour is still present. Even with the horrid singing numbers (i was looking for anti-depressants) and the obsessive re-introduction of nearly every character that ever appeared on the original series, this is a rewarding event for sure, especially for us die hard fans who waited so long. It could have been better as a movie, but i don't want to get too critical, i'm just glad futurama is back! It just won't die!