MPAA Rating: PG, for mild suggestive humor
Genre: Comedy/Family/CG Animated
Age range: Ages 4 and up
Runtime: Approx. 91 minutes
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Chris Rock, Kathy Bates, and Patrick Warburton
Studio: DreamWorks Animation
Director: Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner
Screenwriter: Jerry Seinfeld
Release Date: November 2, 2007
Bee Movie - Movie Trailer
Bee Movie - Synopsis
From creator Jerry Seinfeld comes Bee Movie, a comedy that will change everything you thought you knew about bees. Take a closer look at their world through the eyes of one bee in particular - Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld). 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…making honey.
Barry jumps at the chance to venture out of the hive, and soon encounters a world beyond his wildest dreams. When Barry inadvertently meets a quirky florist named Vanessa (Renée Zellweger), he breaks one of the cardinal rules of beedom — he talks to her. A friendship soon develops, and Barry gets a guided crash course in the ways of the human race. 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.
Bee Movie - Fun Info for Kids
The Bee Movie takes kids into an adorable animated world in which bees can talk, think, and make choices. The movie is not all fantasy, though, as some of the plot revolves around the roll that bees play in nature and how that role effects us as humans.
The movie points out some of the things that bees do, but it does not always portray real life bees accurately or in very much depth. Before or after watching Bee Movie, kids may become fascinated by what these important insects really do. PBS.org offers a great interactive learning site which helps kids learn all about the honey bee and its daily life.
