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Bumblebee
Sign in to saveAlso known as Transformers VI, Bumblebee: The Movie, The Bumblebee Movie, Transformers Universe: Bumblebee, Transformers 6
2018 film by Travis Knight
OverviewAI-generated
*Bumblebee* is a 2018 American science fiction action-adventure film directed by Travis Knight. The screenplay was written by Christina Hodson, with Michael Bay, Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and Don Murphy serving as producers. Steven Spielberg acted as executive producer. The cast includes Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Gracie Dzienny, and John Ortiz, while Peter Cullen, Dylan O'Brien, and Grey DeLisle provide voice acting. The film is part of the *Transformers* series and is set in 1987 California and Cybertron.
The movie was produced by Hasbro, Tencent Pictures, DreamWorks, and Paramount Pictures. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix. The runtime is 114 minutes, and the film is rated PG-13. It received a Metascore of 66 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 91%. The film earned 2 wins and 13 nominations.
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Film · TMDB
6.7On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.
Cast
- Dylan O'Brien as B-127 / Bumblebee (voice)
- Hailee Steinfeld as Charlie Watson
- John Cena as Jack Burns
- Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Memo Gutierrez
- John Ortiz as Dr. Powell
- Stephen Schneider as Ron
Themes
- technology
- based on toy
- giant robot
- robot
- spin off
- duringcreditsstinger
- 1980s
- adoring
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
205,892 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
66/100
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Animation
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 13 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Travis Knight
- Written by
- Christina Hodson
- Based on
- Hasbro 's Transformers action figures
- Produced by
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura Tom DeSanto Don Murphy Michael Bay Mark Vahradian
- Starring
- Hailee Steinfeld John Cena Jorge Lendeborg Jr. John Ortiz Jason Drucker Pamela Adlon
- Cinematography
- Enrique Chediak
- Edited by
- Paul Rubell
- Music by
- Dario Marianelli
- Production companies
- Allspark Pictures Di Bonaventura Pictures Bay Films Tencent Pictures
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- December 3, 2018 ( 2018-12-03 ) ( Sony Center ) December 21, 2018 ( 2018-12-21 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Countries
- China United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $102–135 million
- Box office
- $468 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Paramount Pictures | Paramount Pictures
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Encyclopedic overview
Bumblebee is a 2018 science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line character. Directed by Travis Knight and written by Christina Hodson, it is the sixth installment in the Transformers film series. It stars Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Jason Drucker, and Pamela Adlon. Set in 1987, the film follows Bumblebee being sent to Earth for refuge and befriending a teenage girl named Charlie.
The film premiered on December 3, 2018, at the Sony Center in Berlin, and was released in the United States on December 21, by Paramount Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its action sequences, Steinfeld's performance, Knight's direction, visuals, and the 1980s setting. It was a box office success, grossing $468 million against a production budget between $102–135 million.
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