| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Matt Groening |
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| Billy West |
Philip J. Fry/Prof. Hubert J. Farnsworth/Dr. Zoidberg/Zapp Brannigan/Leo Wong/Smitty/President Richard Nixon's Head/Additional Voices (voice)
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| Katey Sagal |
Turanga Leela (voice)
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| John Di Maggio |
Bender Bending Rodriguez Unit 21, Flexo, Elzar, Sal, Mr. Panucci, Additional Voices (voice) (as John DiMaggio)
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| Tress MacNeille |
Mom, Linda the Newsanchor, Tinny Tim, Hattie, Monique, Nd-Nd, Petunia, Turanga Munda, Additional Voices (voice)
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| Maurice LaMarche |
Lt. Kif Kroker/Morbo/Calculon/Walt/Lrrr/Raoul/Donbot/iHawk/Additional Voices (voice)
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| Lauren Tom |
Amy Wong, Mrs. Inez Wong (voice)
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| David Herman |
Mayor C Randall Poopenmayer/Professor Ogden Wernstrum/Turanga Morris/Larry/Dwayne/Additional Voices (voice)
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| Phil LaMarr |
Hermes Conrad, Lionel Preacherbot, iZac, Additonal Voices (voice)
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| Tom Kenny |
Yancy Fry Jr/'That Guy'/Joey Mousepad/Adlai/Abner Doubledeal/Additional Voices (voice)
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| Kath Soucie |
Cubert J. Farnsworth/Michelle/Albert/Additional Voices (voice)
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Animation; Sci-Fi; Comedy |
| Director |
Peter Avanzino; Carlos Baeza |
| Producer |
Jason Grode; Eric Horsted |
| Writer |
Matt Groening |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
NR (Not Rated) |
| Running Time |
30 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Set in the year 3000, Futurama is the acme of sci-fi animated sitcom from Simpsons creator Matt Groening. While not as universally popular as The Simpsons, Futurama is equally hip and hilarious, thanks to its zippy lateral-thinking contemporary pop cultural references, celebrity appearances (Pamela Anderson and Leonard Nimoy are among a number of guest stars to appear as disembodied heads in jars), and Bender, a distinctly Homer Simpson-esque robot. Part of Futurama's charm is that with decades of sci-fi junk behind us, we've effectively been living with the distant future for years and can now have fun with it. Hence, the series stylishly jumbles motifs ranging from Lost in Space-style kitsch to the grim dystopia of Blade Runner. It also bridges the gap between the impossible dreams of your average science fiction fan and the slobbish reality of their comic reading, TV-watching existence. Groening himself distinguishes his two series thus: "The Simpsons is fictional. Futurama is real." The opening season (premiered in 1999) sees nerdy pizza delivery boy Fry transferred to the 31st century in a cryogenic mishap. There, he meets the beautiful, one-eyed Leela (voiced by Married with Children's Katey Sagal) and the incorrigible alcoholic robot Bender. The three of them join Fry's great (great, great, etc.) nephew Professor Farnsworth and work in his intergalactic delivery service. Hyper-real yet strangely recognizable situations ensue--Fry discovers he's a billionaire thanks to 1,000 years' accrued interest, Leela must fend off the attentions of Captain Kirk-like Lothario Zapp Brannigan, and Fry accidentally drinks the ruler of a strange planet of liquid beings. --David Stubbs |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
87 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| UPC |
024543069447 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Animated Color Closed-captioned Box set |
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