Underplayed Gems

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs poster
Directed by
Peter Avanzino
Genre
comedy film, adventure film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy, monster film, speculative fiction
Country
United States
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 622 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

The Planet Express crew discovers a giant tentacled alien from another dimension that everyone in the universe falls in love with. Fry gets jealous and tries to win back his girlfriend Leela who has joined the alien's cult.

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What happens

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs is a 2008 American direct-to-video adult animated science-fiction film based on the animated series Futurama, and the second of four straight-to-DVD films that make up the show's fifth season. The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 24, 2008, followed by a UK release on June 30, 2008 and an Australian release on August 6, 2008. The title refers to a euphemism for sexual intercourse—"the beast with two backs". Comedy Central aired the film as a "four-part epic" on October 19, 2008. The movie won an Annie Award for "Best Animated Home Entertainment Production". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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