Difference between revisions of "The Beast with a Billion Backs"
m (I totally had a second source on that.) |
m (No need for that part.) |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{future video}} | {{future video}} | ||
'''The Beast with a Billion Backs''' is the second of the four Direct-to-DVD films to be released in 2008. The film will be released for region 1 on June 24, 2008<ref name="dvd01">[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Beast-With-A-Billion-Backs/9081 http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Beast-With-A-Billion-Backs/9081]</ref><ref>[http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Dvd-News-Reviews/Friday-Night-Lights/800034458 | '''The Beast with a Billion Backs''' is the second of the four Direct-to-DVD films to be released in 2008. The film will be released for region 1 on June 24, 2008<ref name="dvd01">[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Beast-With-A-Billion-Backs/9081 http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Beast-With-A-Billion-Backs/9081]</ref><ref>[http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Dvd-News-Reviews/Friday-Night-Lights/800034458 http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Dvd-News-Reviews/Friday-Night-Lights/800034458]</ref>. | ||
As of 8 July, 2007 the voice acting for all the films (which includes the fifth season) is finished, according to [[Lauren Tom]]<ref>[http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/801/801261p1.html http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/801/801261p1.html]</ref>. It will guest star [[Stephen Hawking]], [[David Cross]], [[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Brittany Murphy]]. | As of 8 July, 2007 the voice acting for all the films (which includes the fifth season) is finished, according to [[Lauren Tom]]<ref>[http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/801/801261p1.html http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/801/801261p1.html]</ref>. It will guest star [[Stephen Hawking]], [[David Cross]], [[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Brittany Murphy]]. | ||
Revision as of 02:26, 1 March 2008
| ← Previous film ← Previous episode |
Navigation in production order | Next film → Next episode → |
|---|
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Subepisodes | Part 3 | Part 4 |
|---|
| Direct-to-DVD film | ||||
| The Beast with a Billion Backs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N/A | ||||
| Directed by | Peter Avanzino | |||
| Produced by | Unknown | |||
| Written by | Eric Kaplan | |||
| Production number | 5ACV05, 5ACV06, 5ACV07, 5ACV08 | |||
| Title Caption | Unknown | |||
| Title reference | See trivia for debate | |||
| Regular DVD release date(s) | (USA) June 24, 2008 | |||
| Blu-ray (HD) release date(s) | {{{blu-ray release}}} | |||
| Running time | 88 minutes | |||
| Additional | ||||
| IMDb profile | ||||
| ||||
| The films | ||||
|
The Beast with a Billion Backs is the second of the four Direct-to-DVD films to be released in 2008. The film will be released for region 1 on June 24, 2008[1][2].
As of 8 July, 2007 the voice acting for all the films (which includes the fifth season) is finished, according to Lauren Tom[3]. It will guest star Stephen Hawking, David Cross, Dan Castellaneta and Brittany Murphy.
According to a recent Wired article, "The Beast With a Billion Backs," can be viewed as a full-length movie about a creature that carries on a simultaneous affair with everyone in the galaxy.[4]
Plot summary
The sneak peek from the special edition of Bender's Big Score[5] exclusive to Best Buy appears to be telling the story onward from where Bender's Big Score ends, namely the rift in time and space. What we can tell from anamatic is that the riff is the gateway to another universe, and soon some huge tentacles comes out and starts controlling Fry, who becomes pope of a new religion (notice the tentacles in the teaser image from Futurama Returns below). Bender seems to be upset about something.
Meanwhile, more stuff about Kif and Amy's relationship, Fry gets a girlfriend with four other boyfriends (at the same time) before he becomes a pope and Farnsworth and Wernstrom battle once again.
This is followed by the entire human population "dying" and going to "Heaven", and thus giving Earth onward to the robots, because robots don't go to Heaven.
When trying to see the rip's effect on a giant ant, the Professor accidentally focuses it on himself.
| “ | Insert the text of the quote here, without quotation marks. | ” |
Additional Info
Trivia
- The title may be a reference to Shakespeare's "The Beast with Two Backs". On "Spanish Fry", the sex shop in which Fry, Bender and Leela enter is called "The Beast with Two Bucks", again, this might also be a reference.
- A sneak peek was included in a two disc DVD of Bender's Big Score exclusive to Best Buy.
Characters
Characters that can automatically confirmed, and characters that have been confirmed.
- Bender
- Zapp Brannigan
- Colleen
- Hermes Conrad
- Pr. Farnsworth
- Philip Fry
- The Grand Midwife
- Kif Kroker
- Leela
- Linda
- Morbo
- Richard Nixon
- The Robot Devil
- Yivo (the planet size tentacle alien)
- Dr. Ogden Wernstrom
- Amy
- Dr. Zoidberg
- Planet Express Ship
- King Kong
The DVD
It has been reported that the DVD will contain[1]:
- The film itself
- Commentary Track
- Extra Episode from an XBox game - almost certainly the fmv videos from Futurama (video game) , which was also on PS2.
- Commentary Track for the game's episode - not found on the game's disc.
- Animatic for Beast with a Billion Backs
- Deleted Scenes / Storyboards
- Blooper Reel / Record Sessions
- 3D Models / 3D Turnarounds - With Audio Description
- Celebrity Featurette: David Cross
- Bender or Cast Reads Credits
- Bender sings his version of the Futurama Song (which consists solely of "Bite My Shiny Metal Ass" or "Bender is Great!")
- New Character / Design Sketches