The Story of Bee Movie

In this video, we dive into the history of the 2007 animated film Bee Movie to answer the question of a lifetime:

Why?

[simonunger]

Steven Spielberg hated Jerry’s pun so much he actually forced Jerry to work on the Bee Movie as punishment

[groupgaming]

this is the best timeline. spielberg greenlights a joke movie for jerry seinfeld and the internet worships it years later

[johnhire]

"I can't wait for Shrek 19"
- Jerome Seinfeld

[AscorbicNomad]

Holy shit the story of how bee movie got made is a seinfeld episode itself

[carmovision]

alternate title: "What's The Deeeal, With Bee Movie?"

[Jun-bmly]

i'd unironically watch a documentary about making bee movie where Jerry just goofin around for 2 hours

[awfulwoman]

I’m an animation student and that quote from seinfeld of “if you had any idea what animation is, you’d never do it” makes me feel so seen

[YMS]

10:10 What's hilarious is that was actually at Cannes Film Festival

[brodiecrain]

Moral of the story: Don't make jokes around Steven Spielberg or you will be forced into an exhausting movie production about it.

[matthewstephen]

So basically:
Seinfeld: bees lol
Spielburg: thats a p good idea actually
Seinfeld: oh ok

[markparkinson]

If Jerry Seinfeld can produce a half-assed animated movie based on the concept alone, imagine what would happen if Jerry actually had an idea to base the animated movie off of.

[hana-chan]

Jerry Seinfeld completely taking the piss during the writing, production, promotion, AND post-screening interviews is legitimately more hilarious than anything in Bee Movie.

[mr.sausage]

I have a theory that Barry is jerry Seinfeld’s fursona

[MYG]

You gotta admit Seinfeld was commited.

[user_name_redacted]

I imagine they would've said
Jerry: "lets make a B movie"
Spielberg: "What about?"
Jerry: "A B movie... About Bees!"

[andreelmatacoronavirusquin]

When Quinton plays with the bee movie merchandise at the end it feels like i'm watching the obscure youtube channel of a bee movie obssesed serial killer

[Cyranek]

i want to know how much quinton spent on ebay getting bee movie merch

[MicroSeraphim]

I seriously wish it had ended with him going to space. That ending would have been amazing.

[shayZero]

I saw Bee Movie on a date. We both walked in expecting a Madagascar style movie and walked out really confused.
But I rememeber kind of liking it because it was so weird.
Im still thinking about it 10 years later no small part thanks to the internet, but I dont think Sienfeld could ever of expected the actual cultural impact it would have.
Even writting cultural impact in regards to the Bee Movie is weird

[halfaworldaway]

We all remember Over the Hedge, don't we lads?