When Barry leaves to use the restroom, Ken ambushes Barry and attempts to kill him, only for Vanessa to intervene and break up with Ken. Vanessa leaves the room, and Ken expresses to Barry that he hates the pair spending time together. That evening, Barry is having dinner with Vanessa when Ken shows up. Montgomery, the trial's first day goes well. Although Barry is up against tough defense attorney Layton T. Incredulous at the poor treatment of the bees in the hive, including the use of bee smokers to incapacitate the colony, Barry decides to sue the human race to put an end to exploitation of the bees, with Vanessa agreeing to help.īarry's mission attracts wide attention from bees and humans alike, with countless spectators attending the trial. He decides to journey to Honey Farms, which supplies the grocery store with its honey. When he and Vanessa are in the grocery store, Barry discovers that the humans have been stealing and eating the bees' honey for centuries. Barry and Vanessa develop a close friendship, bordering on attraction, and spend time together.

Upon noticing Barry, Vanessa's boyfriend Ken attempts to squash him, but Vanessa gently catches and releases Barry outside the window, saving his life.īarry later returns to express his gratitude to Vanessa, breaking the sacred rule that bees are not to communicate with humans. While on his first pollen-gathering expedition in New York City, Barry gets lost in the rain, and ends up on the balcony of a human florist named Vanessa Bloome. Later, the two bees run into a group of Pollen Jocks, bees who collect pollen from flowers outside the hive, and they offer to take Barry with them if he is 'bee enough'. Barry is initially excited to join the workforce, but his ambitious, insubordinate attitude emerges upon discovering that his choice of job will never change once picked. Benson, an idealistic honey bee who has the ability to talk to humans, has recently graduated from college and is about to enter the hive's Honex Industries honey-making workforce with his best friend, Adam Flayman. It has since gathered a cult following, partly driven by memes of the film shared on social media, which most often poke fun at the film's premise, script and multiple celebrity cameos.īarry B. The film was a box office success, grossing $293.5 million worldwide on a budget of $150 million. Upon its release, it received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its humor and voice cast, but criticized its plot and lack of originality. Benson (Seinfeld), a 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.īee Movie debuted in New York City on October 25, 2007, and was released in theaters in the United States on November 2. It stars the voices of Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Patrick Warburton, and Chris Rock.

Smith and Steve Hickner (in the former's feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Feresten, Barry Marder and Andy Robin. Bee Movie is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Columbus 81 Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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