Futurama: Bender's Game (2008) (V)

Director:

Dwayne Carey-Hill

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator)
Matt Groening (developer) ...

Release Date:

4 November 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Planet Express crew get trapped in a fantasy world. |

Plot Keywords:

Debate | Castle | Based On TV Show | Munchkin | Hermaphrodite

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Billy West	...	Philip J. Fry / Frydo / Professor Hubert Farnsworth / The Great Wizard Greyfarn / Dr. Zoidberg / Monster Zoidberg / Farmer / Dwarf / Smitty / Treedledum / Additional Voices (voice)
Katey Sagal	...	Turanga Leela / Leegola (voice)
John Di Maggio	...	Bender / Titanius Anglesmith / Igner / Ignus / Sal / Hood Ornament Thief / Hermaphrobot / Frydo's Reflection #1 / URL / Bellboy Robot / Additional Voices (voice) (as John DiMaggio)
Tress MacNeille	...	Mom / Momon / Turanga Munda / Nurse Ratchet / Linda / Slurm Queen / Ship's Computer / Natalie Maines / Intercom Robot / Rosie the Robot Maid / Swamp Hag / Centaurette / Additional Voices (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Walt / Waltazar / The Scary Door Narrator / Dr. Perceptron / Morbo / Calculon / Mad Hatter Robot / Vending Machine Robot / Killbots / Morcs / Centaur / Additional Voices (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	Hermes Conrad / Hermaphrodite / Dwight Conrad / Pay 'n' Chew Robot / Nibblonian #1 / Slave Robot / Peaches / Additional Voices (voice)
Lauren Tom	...	Amy Wong / Gynecaladriel / Chinese Boy / Additional Voices (voice)
David Herman	...	Larry / Larius / Turanga Morris / Scruffy / Dr. Ogden Wernstrom / Roberto / Nibblonian #2 / Cook / Redneck / Military Man / Frydo's Reflection #2 / Additional Voices (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Cubert Farnsworth / Indian Boy / Additional Voices (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Nibbler / Trolls / Tyrannosaurus Rex / Monkey / Polar Bear / Rat / Chickens / Tunneling Horror / Additional Voices (voice)
E. Gary Gygax	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage) (as Gary Gygax)
Rich Little	...	Himself (voice)
George Takei	...	Himself (voice)

Also Known As:

Bender's Game (Australia)
The Futurama Movie 3 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

UK:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:6 | Ireland:12 | South Africa:13L | New Zealand:PG

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

E. Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons and Dragons (the game on which this film is based) died in 2008. 'Bender's Game' is dedicated to him and he is listed in the credits, although he only appears in one short post-credits scene (archive footage from an appearance he made as himself on Futurama).

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: While playing Dungeons and Dragons, after one of the players rolls a 20, Qubert announces he does 2x damage with his pole-arm to a Gelatinous Cube. Whilst in Dungeons and Dragons, Gelatinous Cubes are often immune to critical damage, ultimately the rules are dictated by the Dungeon Master (in this case, Dwight).

Quotes:

Bender: Am I the only one sittin' here seein' peanut butter on his face?

Movie Connections:

References Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Soundtrack:

Rocket Ship

better than i expected

i won't say i'm a huge fan of Futurama.i have seen a few episodes of the TV series and was not all that impressed. i found them to be mostly slow and boring and unfunny.but,since my friend had bought this direct to video Futurama movie,i thought why not.what's that the worst that could happen?well,as it turns out,i liked it.i thought the story was very interesting,and flowed very well and there were some very funny moments and funny characters.the best part was that i was able to follow everything without knowing that much about the series.after watching this movie(number 3 in the series)i might check out the other three Futurama movies.they are:#1 Bender's Big Score:#2 The Beast With A Billion Backs:#4 Into the Wild Green Yonder.for me,Bender's Game is a 7/10.