Movies Starring Billy West
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
John Di Maggio, Tress MacNeille, Snoop Dogg, Phil LaMarr, Billy West, Dawnn Lewis, Katey Sagal, Lauren Tom
DIRECTOR:Peter Avanzino
In this feature-length Futurama adventure, dark forces older than time itself conspire to prevent the dawn of a glorious new green age as Bender falls for a married fembot, Leela attempts to escape Zapp Brannigan, and Fry is recruited for a top-secret mission to try and save the entire universe.
Futurama: Bender's Game
John Di Maggio, Tress MacNeille, Phil LaMarr, Rich Little, George Takei, Frank Welker, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Lauren Tom
DIRECTOR:At once a merciless skewering of all things fanboy and an extremely satisfying addition to the Futurama franchise, Bender's Game is among the best of the animated series' feature length adventures. The game in question is Dungeons and Dragons, and Bender wants in—only robots aren't programmed with the necessary imagination. Naturally, Bender's plans to develop one go completely awry and land him in an android asylum. The role-playing plotline later re-emerges—in typically convoluted Futurama fashion—via a subplot involving Professor Farnsworth's conversion of dark matter into spaceship fuel, which created a key to a very D&D-influenced universe where our hapless heroes eventually find themselves. The alternate world storyline allows for much lampooning of fantasy tropes, with Lord of the Rings receiving the lion's share of the tweaks. Seeing as how the writers have already devoted much of the movie's running time to parodying Star Wars and Star Trek (and their Lego offshoots), one might think that Bender's Game might suffer from pop-culture overload, but surprisingly, it all feels fresh and frequently funny, and the writers are wise to ground the story in their eccentric characters rather than pinballing them through an endless string of gags. The result is probably the strongest of the direct-to-DVD Futurama releases to date, and one that newcomers to the show's cracked universe can appreciate as much as longtime fans.As with previous Futurama DVD releases, the extras come fast and furious on Bender's Game: commentary by members of the cast and production team (including Matt Groening) is both informative and funny, while interviews with the writers and producers discuss, among other topics, the influence of Dungeons and Dragons on the series and the 3D models used in the feature. Aspiring animators might appreciate "How To Draw Futurama in 83 Easy Steps and the storyboard animatic for the first part of the story, while the "Genetics Lab" feature allows for some amusing Dr. Moreau-style cross-breeding of the characters. Recording session bloopers and a deleted scene offer their own laughs, but the most enjoyable extra must be the preview for the next Futurama feature, Into the Wild Green Yonder, which suggests a shocking development for one of the show's regulars.
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Dan Castellaneta, David Cross, John Di Maggio, Stephen Hawking, David Herman, Maurice LaMarche, Phil LaMarr, Frank Welker, Billy West
The Planet Express crew must work to fix rips between their universe and another inhabited by a planet-sized, tentacle alien which soon takes over the Earth and uses it's ability to control Fry to command an entire religion which takes over and convinces the inhabitants of Earth to abandon the Earth to live in a pseudo-heaven, leaving the robots of the world to inherit the planet.
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, David Herman, Frank Welker, Al Gore
DIRECTOR:Planet Express sees a hostile takeover and Bender falls into the hands of criminals where he is used to fulfill their schemes.
An Inconvenient Truth
A Global Warning
Ronald Reagan, Billy West
DIRECTOR:Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with Mr. Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. A longtime advocate for the environment, Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way. "Al Gore strips his presentations of politics, laying out the facts for the audience to draw their own conclusions in a charming, funny and engaging style, and by the end has everyone on the edge of their seats, gripped by his haunting message," said Guggenheim. An Inconvenient Truth is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share. "It is now clear that we face a deepening global climate crisis that requires us to act boldly, quickly, and wisely," said Gore. Â
Joe's Apartment
Sex Bugs Rock 'n Roll.
Jerry O'Connell, Megan Ward, Billy West, Reginald Hudlin, Jim Turner, Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, Robert Vaughn, Don Ho, Jim Sterling, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, David Huddleston, Frank Bello, Lord Kayson, Alejandro Molina, Wayman Ezell
DIRECTOR:John Payson
Joe comes from Iowa to New York and, being short of money, wants to find an apartment with very low rent. His quest is successful, but he must share the residence with some 50,000 cockroaches. The insects turn out to be Joe's best friends.
Space Jam
Get ready to jam
Larry Bird, Wayne Knight, Billy West, Dee Bradley Baker, Theresa Randle, Danny DeVito, Manner Washington, Bob Bergen, Eric Gordon, Bill Farmer, Penny Bae Bridges, Brandon Hammond, June Foray, Maurice LaMarche
DIRECTOR:Swackhammer, owner of the amusement park planet Moron Mountain is desperate get new attractions and he decides that the Looney Tune characters would be perfect. He sends his diminutive underlings to get them to him, whether Bugs Bunny & Co. want to go or not. Well armed for their size, Bugs Bunny is forced to trick them into agreeing to a competition to determine their freedom. Taking advantage of their puny and stubby legged foes, the gang selects basketball for the surest chance of winning. However, the Nerdlucks turn the tables and steal the talents of leading professional basketball stars to become massive basketball bruisers known as the Monstars. In desperation, Bugs Bunny calls on the aid of Micheal Jordan, the Babe Ruth of Basketball, to help them have a chance at winning their freedom.
