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Bumblebee (live-action movie)

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Alternative title:
Transformers 6
Бамблби (Russian)
バンブルビー (Japanese)
Themes: mecha, military
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: As the Autobots wage a losing battle against the Decepticons during the Cybertron War, Optimus Prime sends his subordinate B-127 to Earth to set a base of operations for the Autobots to regroup. B-127 arrives on Earth in 1987, but loses his voice and has his memory bank damaged during a scuffle with the Decepticon Blitzwing and the U.S. government agency Sector 7 before taking the form of an old Volkswagen Beetle and going into hiding. When teenager Charlie Watson gets the Beetle for her birthday, she discovers it to be the mute and amnesiac B-127 and names him "Bumblebee", but his presence triggers the arrival of Decepticons Shatter and Dropkick, who receive assistance from Sector 7 to hunt him down.
Vintage: 2018-12-03
Premiere date:
2018-12-03 (Germany)
2018-12-13 (Russia)
2018-12-19 (Mexico/Indonesia)
2018-12-20 (Australia/Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand)
2018-12-20 (Germany/Netherlands/Italy/Portugal/Greece/Hungary/Slovakia/Ukraine)
2018-12-20 (Israel/Kuwait/Lebanon/Saudi Arabia/Peru)
2018-12-21 (USA/Canada/Bulgaria/Estonia/Lithuania/Turkey/South Africa/Vietnam)
2018-12-22 (Belgium)
2018-12-24 (UK/Ireland)
2018-12-25 (Brazil/Botswana/Sweden/South Korea)
2018-12-26 (France/Taiwan)
2018-12-27 (Argentina/Chile/Czech Republic/Hong Kong)
2018-12-28 (Spain/Romania)
2019-01-03 (Colombia/Denmark)
2019-01-04 (China/Finland/India/Norway/Poland/Sri Lanka)
2019-01-08 (Philippines)
2019-03-22 (Japan)
Ending Theme:
"Back to Life" by Hailee Steinfeld
Insert song:
"All My Ex's Live in Texas" by George Strait
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" by The Smiths
"Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears
"Girlfriend in a Coma" by The Smiths"
"Higher Love" by Steve Winwood
"I Can't Drive 55" by Sammy Hagar
"I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
"I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz
"It Takes Two" by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
"Let's Go" by The Cars
"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
"Runaway" by Bon Jovi
"Save a Prayer" by Duran Duran
"Take on Me" by a-ha
"The Payback" by James Brown
"The Touch" by Stan Bush
"Things Can Only Get Better" by Howard Jones
"Think (About It)" by Lynn Collins
"Unchained Melody" by Sam Cooke
"Walk Like a Man" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
"Weird Science" by Oingo Boingo
"Where Everybody Knows Your Name" by Gary Portnoy
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Bumblebee / Transformers - 6-Movie Pack (Dub.Blu-ray) 2019-04-02 (from $39.25)
    Bumblebee / Transformers - 2-Movie Collection [4K] (Dub.Blu-ray) 2021-06-08 (from $34.69)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
(none)
Aoi Yūki as Shatter
Daiki Hamano as Dropkick
Jun Shison as Guillermo "Memo" Gutierrez
Ryōhei Kimura as B-127 / Bumblebee
Taiten Kusunoki as Jack Burns
Tao Tsuchiya as Charlie Watson

Atsushi Goto as Dr. Powell
Masumi Tsuda as Sally Watson
Naoki Tamanoi as General Whalen
Natsumi Fujiwara as Otis Watson
Tesshō Genda as Optimus Prime

Haruo Yamagishi as Blitzwing
Hiroko Watanabe as Tina
Katsuhisa Hōki as Hank
Kazumasa Nakamura as Cliffjumper
Ryūichi Abe as Ratchet
Ryūnosuke Watanuki as Wheeljack
Shimba Tsuchiya as Tripp Summers
Shinnosuke Ogami as Shockwave
Takaki Ōtomari as Soundwave
Japanese companies
(none)
English staff
English cast
Director: Travis Knight
Screenplay: Christina Hodson
Art Director: A. Todd Holland
Director of Photography: Enrique Chediak
Assistant: Courtney Coker (Mr. Knight)
Associate producer: Ron Ames
Co-Producer: Johnathan Hook (as JJ Hook)
Digital Art: Jen Howard
Editing: Paul Rubell
Mocap Stunt Double: Steven John Brown
Precision Driver: Robert Chestnut
Production Design: Sean Haworth
Second Unit Stunt Coordinator: Sli Lewis
Stunt Coordination:
Kyle Woods
Mike Gunther
Stunt Diving Double: Michelle DeMond
Stunt Rigger: Alex Schoenauer
Stunts Motion Capture: Kyle Mclean
Theme Song Performance: Hailee Steinfeld (ED)
Angela Bassett as Shatter (voice)
Dylan O'Brien as B-127 / Bumblebee (voice)
Hailee Steinfeld as Charlie Watson
John Cena as Jack Burns
Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Guillermo "Memo" Gutierrez
Justin Theroux as Dropkick (voice)

Glynn Turman as General Whalen
Jason Drucker as Otis Watson
John Ortiz as Dr. Powell
Pamela Adlon as Sally Watson
Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime (voice)

Abby Quinn as Alice
Andrew Morgado as Cliffjumper (voice)
Courtney Coker as Young Agent
David Sobolov as Blitzwing (voice)
Deena Trudy as Sector 7 Agent (uncredited)
Dennis Singletary as Ratchet (voice)
Edwin Hodge as Danny
Emilee Bickert as Mean Girl (uncredited)
Etienne Vick as Townie (uncredited)
Fred Dryer as Sheriff Lock
Gracie Dzienny as Tina
Grey Griffin as Arcee (voice)
Jon Bailey as
Shockwave (voice)
Soundwave (voice)
Kenneth Choi as Ken
Kirk Baily as
Brawn (voice)
Decepticon Soldier (voice)
Krystin Goodwin as News Reporter (as Krystin Noel Goodwin)
Len Cariou as Hank
Marcella Bragio as 80's Girl (uncredited)
Meghan Barrett as Party Goer (uncredited)
Megyn Price as Amber
Natalie Conneely as Camper (uncredited)
Nick Pilla as Seymour Simmons
Rachel Crow as Celia
Ricardo Hoyos as Tripp Summers
Rose Maria Wilde as Party Goer (uncredited)
Stephanie Heiner as Party Goer (uncredited)
Steven Jay Blum as Wheeljack (voice)
Tim Martin Gleason as Charlie's Father
English companies
French cast
French staff
Adaptation: François Asselin (Quebec)
Voice Direction: François Asselin (Quebec)
Alexandre Bacon as Guillermo "Memo" Gutierrez (Quebec)
Célia Gouin-Arsenault as Charlie Watson (Quebec)
Frédérik Zacharek as Agent Jack Burns (Quebec)
Louis-Philippe Berthiaume as B-127 / Bumblebee (Quebec)
Marc André Bélanger as Dropkick (Quebec)

Anne Bédard as Sally Watson (Quebec)
Guy Nadon as Optimus Prime (Quebec)
Manuel Tadros as Dr. Powell (Quebec)
Mathéo Savard-Piccinin as Otis Watson (Quebec)
Pierre-Étienne Rouillard as Ron (Quebec)
Sylvain Hétu as General Whalen (Quebec)

Catherine Hamann as Amber (Quebec)
Claudine Chatel as Fracture (Quebec)
Yves Massicotte as Hank (Quebec)
French companies
ADR Production: Cinélume (Quebec)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director: Manuel García Guevara (Spain dub)
Translation: Josep Llurba (Spain dub)
ADR Script: Manuel García Guevara (Spain dub)

ADR Engineer:
Gerard Barbero (Spain dub)
Ramón Ramírez (Spain dub)
Mix Engineer: Ferran Ramos (Spain dub)
Production Assistant: Rosa Pérez (Spain dub)
Production manager: Jorge Zapata (Spain dub)
David García Llop as Guillermo "Memo" Gutierrez (Spain dub)
Irene Miras as Charlie Watson (Spain dub)
Mercedes Montalá as Shatter (Spain dub)
Paco Gázquez as B-127/Bumblebee (Spain dub)
Ramon Canals as Dropkick (Spain dub)
Toni Mora as Agent Jack Burns (Spain dub)

Alex Meseguer as Dr. Powell (Spain dub)
Carlos Vicente as Ron (Spain dub)
Esther Solans as Sally Watson (Spain dub)
Jaume Solà as Otis Watson (Spain dub)
Jordi Boixaderas as Optimus Prime (Spain dub)
Xavi Fernández Ruiz as General Whalen (Spain dub)

Carles Sales as Uncle Hank (Spain dub)
J. Ignacio Latorre as Roy (Spain dub)
Jaume Aguiló as Agent Danny Bell (Spain dub)
Joaquim Casado as Sheriff Lock (Spain dub)
Marcel Navarro as Tripp (Spain dub)
Nerea Alfonso as Tina (Spain dub)
Toni Avilés as Amber (Spain dub)
Xavier Martín Alonso as Blitzwing (Spain dub)

Cesc Fargallo (Spain dub)
Charo Martín (Spain dub)
Lilian Rodas (Spain dub)
Luis Torrelles (Spain dub)
Melania Pérez (Spain dub)
Meritxell Calvo (Spain dub)
Pau López (Spain dub)
Roger Vidal (Spain dub)
Salvador Campoy (Spain dub)
Sergi Mani (Spain dub)
Sergio García Marín (Spain dub)
Soraya Pérez (Spain dub)
Toni Astigarraga (Spain dub)
Xavier Martín Alonso (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Distributor: United International Pictures (Argentina)
Dubbing Studio: International Sound Studio (Spain dub)
Licensed by: Paramount Pictures
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Carlo Cosolo

Dialogues: Carlo Cosolo
Dubbing Assistant: Andreina D'Andreis
Dubbing Engineer: Lorenzo Ciarlantini
Mixing: Andrea Roversi
Supervision: Danila Colamatteo
Alex Polidori as Memo
Antonella Giannini as Shatter
Emanuela Ionica as Charlie Watson
Ivan Zaytsev as Bumblebee
Simone D'Andrea as Dropkick
Stefano Alessandroni as Jack Burns

Alessandra Cassioli as Sally Watson
Alessandro Rossi as Optimus Prime
Angelo Nicotra as Whalen
Luca Tesei as Otis Watson
Massimo De Ambrosis as Dr. Powell

Angela Brusa as Amber
Daniele Di Matteo as Cliffjumper
Manuel Meli as Tripp
Nicola Braile as Blitzwing
Veronica Puccio as Tina
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Italia 1
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Polish staff
Polish cast
Dubbing Director: Elżbieta Kopocińska-Bednarek

Dialogues: Marcin Bartkiewicz
Organization Of Production: Dorota Nyczek
Polish companies
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
ADR Director: Manolo Rey
Amanda Manso as Charlie Watson
Eduardo Borgerth as Bumblebee  
Guilherme Lopes as Dropkick
João Capelli as Memo
Paolla Oliveira as Shatter
Reginaldo Primo as Agent Burns

Ádel Mercadante as Dr. Powell
Guilherme Briggs as Optimus Prime
Izabel Lira as Sally Watson
Ricardo Rossato as General Whalen
Victor Hugo Fernandes as Otis Watson

André Belizar as Hank
Andréa Murucci as
Amber
TV Anchor
Cafi Balloussier as Agent Simmons (young)
Leonardo Martins as Blitzwing
Leonardo Rabelo as Danny
Manolo Rey as Craig
Paulo Bernardo as Policeman
Sérgio Stern as Roy
Portuguese companies
ADR Studio: Delart (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Licensed by:
Hasbro (Brazil and Portugal)
Paramount Pictures

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