Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

"Puts the "ick" in science ficktion!"

2008 1h 30m EN

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Fresh off ripping space-time a new one at the end of "Bender's Big Score," the Planet Express crew is back to mend the tear in reality, or (hopefully) at least not make it worse. Beyond the tear, though, lurks a being of inconceivable...tentacularity. What will become of Earth, and indeed, our universe, when faced with the Beast with a Billion Backs?

“Puts the "ick" in science ficktion!”

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Cast

Billy West
Philip Fry / Dr. Zoidberg / Prof. Farnsworth / Various (voice)
Katey Sagal
Turanga Leela (voice)
John DiMaggio
Bender / Various (voice)
Phil LaMarr
Hermes Conrad / Billionairebot / Various (voice)
Lauren Tom
Amy Wong / Inez Wong (voice)
Tress MacNeille
Various (voice)
Maurice LaMarche
Kif Kroker / Calculon / Hedonismbot / Various (voice)
David Herman
Dr. Wernstrom / Various (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Avanzino
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Futurama Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Tyng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Paul D. Calder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Billy West and Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Puts the "ick" in science ficktion!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Avanzino directs. Christopher Tyng scores. Paul D. Calder cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "Futurama Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Christopher Tyng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Paul D. Calder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Billy West and Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Puts the "ick" in science ficktion!".
9IMDB entry: tt1054485 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Christopher Tyng
Editing: Paul D. Calder
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)

Awards

Annie Award for Best Animated Home Entertainment Production

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Part of

Futurama Collection

When Fox commissioned a new series of Futurama episodes after Futurama's initial cancellation, it was decided that four feature-length episodes would be produced, and this is the result. In general, the plots are slower to develop and more sweeping in scope than the plot of a typical Futurama episode.

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Gimly2019-07-15
★ 5/10
Honestly does explore some pretty engaging concepts, but only very shallowly so. Not as good as your typical episode of the show. Could have either leaned a bit more into the jokes and just been fun, or properly explored the relationships and notions raised, and been kind of compelling. Instead it's neither. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

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