Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | 
| Director: Peter Avanzino
Actors: Brittany Murphy, Dan Castellaneta, David Cross, Phil Lamarr, Billy West
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  167 reviews
Sales Rank: 4627
Format: Ac-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5
MPN: 2252093
UPC: 024543520931
EAN: 0024543520931
ASIN: B00158K0V0
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: June 24, 2008
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In Futurama's latest and most tentacle-packed epic, space itself rips open, revealing a gateway to another universe. But what lies beyond? Horror? Love? Or maybe both, if it happens to contain a repulsive, planet-sized monster with romantic intentions! Nothing less than the fate of human and robot-kind is at stake as the Futurama crew takes on The Beast with a Billion Backs.
The Beast with a Billion Backs will be presented in widescreen format with English Dolby Surround 5.1, along with French and Spanish subtitles. Bonus features include:
The second of four direct-to-DVD adventures featuring the Futurama crew, The Beast with a Billion Backs picks up where its predecessor, Bender's Big Score, left off while balancing multiple love stories and the arrival of a sexually voracious alien from another universe. Unlike Bender, the various story lines converge well here--the tentacled, Lovecraftian creature Yivo (voiced by David Cross), which wants to mate with the entire population of the universe at once, makes Fry (Billy West) its de facto leader (Pope, actually), which in turn plays havoc with his relationship with new girlfriend Colleen (Brittany Murphy). And Yivo's scheme causes the people of Earth to evacuate the planet, leaving it in the hands of robots--which is, of course, excellent news for Futurama's resident mechanical malcontent, Bender (John DiMaggio). Beast is probably best understood and enjoyed by longtime fans of the series, who will recognize and appreciate the countless "surprise guests" (Robot Satan, the Harlem Globetrotters, Bender's hero Calculon, the head of Stephen Hawking), though the feature is certainly well-written and performed by its voice cast, and should provide plenty laughs for first-timers with flexible attention spans. Parents, however, should note that the humor can be fairly suggestive at times, and should exercise caution in regard to younger viewers. Extras include a very funny commentary track with creators Matt Groening and David X Cohen, stars West, DiMaggio and Maurice LaMarche, and key members of the production team. Deleted scenes and a making-of featurette with the voice cast are entertaining, but the real features of value are Futurama: The Lost Adventure, which is culled from the Futurama game for Playstation 2, as well as a lengthy preview of the next direct-to-DVD movie, Bender's Game. Suffice it to say that the Lord of the Rings weighs heavily on the storyline. -- Paul Gaita
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 Futurama: Beast with a Billion Backs July 5, 2009
Jason Wood
I love this movie, but there is a big scratch shortly after the credits. You have to skip the scene and then backtrack to just after the scratch to watch. Lame.
 True review June 10, 2009
Justin Harrison
Hillarious movie, awsome worth buying!!! If you love futurama you'll love this movie, I wasn't hesitant at first got it and it is just as hillarious as the tv series and same feel, but it goes on much longer so you get to enjoy the same episode way longer, worth watching!!! Thanks for reading, Just want to give an honest oponion that is not from a twelve year old!
A little weird but definitely fun May 21, 2009
Russell Vitrano III (TP, IL)
After seeing Bender's Big Score (which I didn't hate), I was a little worried about this new Futurama movie. As it turns out, however, if you don't mind the concept of essentially being mated with by a giant multi-armed monster the size of a planet who sticks his "genticles" (yes, it is a combination of two words and is as bad as it sounds), then this movie is fun. If that aspect of the plot is too weird, there's a really fun side plot with Bender and the other robots. Yes, it comes into play toward the end of the movie, but other than that is completely unrelated (classic futurama). The deleted scenes are great too, including the alternate opening.
 Beast verges on the heartless to make its point about mankind April 24, 2009
Carlos (El Centro)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A viewer wrote "some Futurama is better than no Futurama." I dissent.
I own the entire series (after having been a faithful fan of the series). And a couple of episodes were genuine heartbreakers, but most were excellent. Some were just funny and that's the worst I intend to say about the series. But it _always_ had heart. That was the secret ingredient to Futurama's success: we "felt" for the characters, despite their obvious flaws--or perhaps because of them! Despite their dysfunction they never lost their humanity or their ability to acknowledge their flaws. And at episode's end they each had made some peace with those flaws. The characters _chose_ their outcomes and conclusions.
That said, "Beast" broke its boundaries! It does not equal "Bender's Big Score" which gave closure to a couple of the more unsettling (yes, the _heart-breaking_ ones; I'll never hear Connie Francis's "If it takes forever" the same way again; thank you, very much...) episodes.
Hey, guys, much as I love the series, "Beast" _destroys_ the spirit of the entire series. Be forewarned. "Beast's" plot is despicable and perverse; Bender evolves from his arrogant, dishonest self to a shallow, narcissistic and mean-spirited jealous sociopath who holds human choice in contempt.
Perhaps this film was meant to strike a blow for nihilists and cynics the universe over, but did it have to do it in such an angry manner (in a strange way, its ending reminded me of a humorous "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," the Jeff Goldblum/Donald Sutherland version)?
Can't say I admired the spirit behind "Beast." "Beast" is heartless. Futurama is a success. Has this success destroyed its writers' inner beauty and ability to have fun?
Conversely, I have to admit that "Beast" makes its point (in its warped way) about the _eternal_ conflict in the human soul between the human yearning for a loving, nurturing utopia (back to the womb?) and the endless struggle that life is. For we define ourselves as humans and individuals--and existence itself--by this struggle, by how we learn to deal with this daily struggle and, to a degree, how we "control" the outcome.
Life is, after all, a cosmic game. Do we "win" by cooperating with each other or by competing with each other to death? It's about human choice, whether you believe in "free will" or not. Bender, a robot--a man-made tool--I sensed, subverted the process-OR did he perpetuate it? Is the mean-spirited _destruction_ of the choices of others our _true human destiny_?
Rent this one. And be careful. It's point and viewpoint may make you cringe. 2 and half to 3 stars, max.
 Beast with a Billion bad reviews April 16, 2009
Kyle Leader (Washington U.S.A)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
the second futurama movie is quite a dissapointment. this was the worst reviwed futurama movie and after seeing it i was not suprised. the movie begins with kiff and amy getting married on kiffs home planet this scene was weird and unessary with very few jokes. after that the movie is pretty decent then the Beast emerges from the other universe and takes over everyones mind but leelas. meanwhile bender has joined the leuge of robots a story that is unessary and not very funny. leela find out the the tenticles the beast has are actully genticals and that it is mating with the human race and is in love with it. so the bottom line will futurama fans be dissapointed well mabye a because some of the humor is not really futurama like and the entire plot is a bit streched and could be put into one episode. so this is my least favorite of the futurama films but it still is a somewhat solid movie.
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