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Dr. Layton T. Montgomery is the main antagonist of DreamWorks' 15th full-length animated feature film Bee Movie. He is an overweight lawyer who hates insects, namely bees, mostly a talking bee named Barry B. Benson (the protagonist of the film).
Bee Movie is the first motion-picture script to be written by Seinfeld, who co-wrote the film with Spike Feresten, Barry Marder, and Andy Robin. The film was produced by Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg, and Cameron Stevning.
Layton is constantly believed to be the secondary antagonist of Bee Movie. Layton has a grandmother who was unnamed. Layton is Similar to Congressman Chuck Long from Evan Almighty, which they are both greedy and played by John Goodman.
Layton T. MontgomeryMontgomery is the main antagonist of DreamWorks' 15th full-length animated feature film Bee Movie. He is an overweight lawyer who hates insects, namely bees, mostly a talking bee named Barry B. Benson (the protagonist of the film).
Produced by DreamWorks Animation, and distributed by Universal Pictures. Released on February 5, 2022.
The cast and crew include some veterans of Seinfeld's long-running NBC sitcom Seinfeld, including writer/producers Feresten and Robin, and actors Warburton (Seinfeld character David Puddy), Michael Richards (Seinfeld character Cosmo Kramer), and Larry Miller (who plays the title character on the Seinfeld episode "The ...
Vanessa Bloome is one of the main characters in the movie Bee Movie,. She is a florist and a friend to bees, including Barry. She is the love interest of Barry. She was voiced by Renee Zellweger who also voiced Angie from Shark Tale.
After the flowers are saved and bees and humans are working together once again, Vanessa and Barry are now co-owning the flower shop and become a couple.
Character information Kenneth Bloome or simply known as Ken is the central antagonist of Bee Movie. He is Vanessa's ex-boyfriend. Ken is allergic to bees, which is why he hates them (especially Barry); as well, he doesn't like honey.
“I apologize for what seems to be a certain uncomfortable subtle sexual aspect of 'The Bee Movie,' which really was not intentional,” Seinfeld said. “But after it came out, I realized, 'This is really not appropriate for children. ' Because the bee seems to have a thing for the girl.
The Bee Movie is about a bee who is trying to find career he is happy with and learn how to be himself. The movie shows his career journey and exploration. The main conflict was that Barry was not happy with the way his life was laid out for him.
Renée ZellwegerVanessa Bloome / Voiced byRenée Kathleen Zellweger is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the world's highest-paid actresses by 2007. Wikipedia
10 The Movie Started Out As A Joke According to Collider, Seinfeld was having dinner with his neighbor, Steven Spielberg, when Jerry dropped the idea of creating a movie about a bee as a joke. Steven Spielberg, however, did not think it was a joke and became immediately interested.
BOB MONDELLO: Meet Barry B. Benson, a Manhattan honeybee who just sort of bumbles along, talking about nothing with his pals, having minor adventures, and trying to decide what he's going to bee in life.
Martin BensonBenson is the son of Janet and Martin Benson in the DreamWorks animated movie, Bee Movie.
Bee Movie is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner, the film stars the voices of Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Patrick Warburton, ...
Awards and nominations. Bee Movie was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 65th Golden Globe Awards. Barry B. Benson was the presenter for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film on the 80th Academy Awards for 2008.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Bee Movie holds an approval rating of 49% based on 174 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. Its critical consensus reads, " Bee Movie has humorous moments, but its awkward premise and tame delivery render it mostly forgettable." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned Bee Movie a score of 54 out of 100 based on 34 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.
Bee Movie led the 35th Annie Awards season with five nominations (including Best Animated Feature ). At the 65th Golden Globe Awards, it was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film. The 13th Critics' Choice Awards nominated the film for Best Animated Feature.
Released alongside American Gangster and Martian Child on November 2, 2007, Bee Movie made $10.2 million on its first day. It went on to take second place at the opening weekend with $39.1 million from 3,928 theaters. Its second weekend saw the box office drop by 32% to $26 million, and Bee Movie grossed another $14.3 million the following weekend. Bee Movie completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on February 14, 2008.
Incredulous at the poor treatment of the bees in the hive, including the use of bee smokers to incapacitate the colony , Barry decides to sue the human race to put an end to exploitation of the bees. Barry's mission attracts wide attention from bees and humans alike, and hundreds of people show up to watch the trial.
Bee Movie was theatrically released on November 2, 2007 to mixed reviews, receiving praise for its humor and voice cast but criticism for its premise and plot. The film was a moderate box office success, grossing $293 million worldwide against a $150 million budget.
Voice actor. John Goodman. Layton T. "Monty" Montgomery is a lawyer that represented the five major honey companies. During the trial, he engaged in hyperbole and grandiose language to sway the jury, to the point that he provoked Adam Flayman into attacking him in anger, thus strengthening his case that bees were savages.
The vehicle he arrives in on the first day of the trial has a license plate of "ALIBUY", as in "buying an alibi", and has a hood ornament with his initials in it.
Layton T. Montgomery is a lawyer for the food companies in America.
Layton is a grumpy and serious lawyer, who is also shown to be cunning and intelligent as he uses facts about nature against Barry in court, from reading books about the secret life of bees to watching bee documentaries to get all the information he needed.
Layton is a plump, middle-aged man who has dark gray, balding hair. He wears a tuxedo with a red, yellow polka-dotted bowtie.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, my grandmother was a simple woman, born on a farm."
Layton is constantly believed to be the secondary antagonist of Bee Movie.