The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
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Both Uncle Hank and Charlie's family are seen watching ALF - a show about a family taking in an alien with the government trying to hunt it down like in this movie. Charlie at one point tells Bumblebee to not show anyone his true form because if he was caught they would keep him in a lab and cut him up, which is what the government was trying to do to ALF on the show.
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"Bumblebee" is the only movie in the "Transformers" theatrical film series to have a running time under 2 hours (approximately 1 hour, 54 minutes). All previous films clocked in at well over 2 hours.
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In "Bumblebee" : Jorge Lendeborg Jr. plays Memo, who has a romantic connection with Charlie, who is a friend to Bumblebee, a human-like robot. In "Alita: Battle Angel" : Jorge plays Tanji, who is a friend to Hugo, who has a romantic connection with Alita, a cyborg.
Bumblebee - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
With a budget of $102-128 million, this is the least expensive Transformers movie to date.
Bumblebee - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Travis Knight beat five other contenders for the director's job: Chris McKay, Seth Gordon, Jaume Collet-Serra, Rick Famuyiwa and the Nee Brothers.
Bumblebee - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Allspark Pictures Last Film of the 2010s
Bumblebee - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The plot borrows heavily from Marvel Comics Transformers #20 (September 1986), where the Autobot Skids is injured during a battle and ends up in the care of a young woman who shows him all about the human world. It also takes elements from # 16 (May 1, 1986) titled "Bumblebee's Last Stand".
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Hailee Steinfeld is the latest in the line of actors/actresses who have worked with Joel & Ethan Coen to have gone on to have a role in a live-action Transformers film. Others are John Turturro, John Goodman, Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, and John Malkovich.
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Despite recieving names, Shatter, Dropkick and Blitzwing are never referred to as such in the movie.
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The Decepticon Blitzwing design almost looked identical to the design of Starscream from The Transformers (1984). This lead many fans to believe that this character was Starscream, until director Travis Knight disproved it. In the original cartoon, Blitzwing was purple and beige Decepticon that could turn into both a jet and a tank.
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Principal photography on the film began on July 31, 2017, in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Vallejo, and Mare Island, California, and was scheduled to finish on November 16, 2017, under the working title Brighton Falls. Filming concluded 6 days ahead of schedule on November 10, 2017. Later, in November 2017, the film was revealed to have changed its title to Bumblebee: The Movie, as well as having wrapped up filming.
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Bumblebee's alternate mode in this feature is a Volkswagen Beetle, his original mode in The Transformers (1984). His robot design (short and compact, with horns and a faceplate) is based on his The Transformers (1984) and Transformers: Animated (2007) versions.
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John Cena, who plays Agent Burns, was originally supposed to play a villain named "Scarface" as seen from behind-the-scenes photos from his stunt double Joseph Kelly. It is unclear what made the change but rumor has it, like wrestling, they did not want John Cena the heel but more the face and this would also leave John Cena's role open for a sequel.
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In the second trailer, a number of Transformers from The Transformers (1984) can be seen, in their original G1 design. Among those are Optimus Prime, Shockwave, Soundwave and his cassette Ravage. There is also a scene that appears to take place on Cybertron, that shows a pyramid shaped aircraft. The scene seems very similar to a scene in the first episode of the original Transformers series, The Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye: Part 1 (1984).
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Stephen Schneider as well as Julie White and Tom Virtue, who were in earlier Transformers movies, have appeared on the FX series You're the Worst (2014).
Bumblebee - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Throughout the movie there's several clips of The Breakfast Club (1985) shown. Specifically the end when Judd Nelson's character leaves the school and fist bumps the sky. Judd Nelson was in The Transformers: The Movie (1986) as the voice of Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime. Also, in Transformers Animated.
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Bumblebee's budget is estimated at $128 million. For comparison, Transformers (2007) was designed for $150 million, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) $200 million, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) $195 million, Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) $210 million and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) $217 million.
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This film is set in 1987, the year the original The Transformers (1984) series ended.
Bumblebee - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
During the cliff scene when Bumblebee opens the door and shoves Charlie, the song, "You Got the Touch" was featured in The Transformers: The Movie (1986).
Bumblebee - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
At one point in the film, a certain eager Sector 7 agent has some news for Agent Burns. Burns refers to him as Agent "Simmons," a younger version of John Turturro's character from earlier movies in the series.
Bumblebee - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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