Jerry Seinfeld is among one of the most popular American comedians. He is also an actor, writer, and producer who is best known for portraying a semi-fictional version of himself in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. Seinfeld also created and wrote the show with Larry David—the show which ended 25 years ago, is now watched by an audience of 76 million people. ‘The show about nothing’ still has a wide fanbase.
The comedian is almost a billionaire with a net worth of $950 million. Sitcoms, stand-up tours, TV specials, and collaborations with big companies like Netflix and Microsoft have contributed to his astounding wealth. Other than Seinfeld, the comedian also appeared in ABC sitcom Benson, the stand-up comedy documentary Comedian alongside Chris Rock, Orny Adams, Colin Quinn, and co. Later in 2007, he starred in Bee Movie.
Bee Movie: The Controversy
Directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner, the animated comedy Bee Movie was a box office success grossing over $293.5 million against a budget of 150 million. However, the movie never saw a light of critical appreciation. Many dubbed the film as weird with bizarre plots for endorsing romance between a bee and a human woman. Later, the meme world picked up the film for its unlimited supply of meme materials. The movie did have some prominent names in the cast list including Renée Zellweger, Ray Liotta, Chris Rock, and John Goodman.
About 14 years after its original release, Jerry Seinfeld is finally addressing the bizarre romance between the lead characters, Barry B. Benson and Vanessa Bloome. The movie was surrounded by controversies for its odd, sexual undertones. Appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the comedian expressed his apology for the movie.
“And then I had to make a movie with a bee and — you know all those things take time. And I apologize for what seems to be a certain uncomfortable subtle sexual aspect of the Bee Movie, which really was not intentional,” the comedian told Fallon.
“But after it came out, I realized, ‘This is really not appropriate for children.’ No. Because the bee seemed to have a thing for the girl. You know. And we don’t really want to pursue that as an idea in children’s entertainment.”
Following its release Bee Movie has received wide meme stardom. Perhaps, for its bizarre plotline but it is safe to accept the fact that the movie has gained popularity for the seemingly weird narrative.
Jerry Seinfeld Said He Doesn’t Like Him in the movies
Seinfeld is a successful comedian, indeed, but he does not possess a remarkable onscreen career. The comedian admitted that he’s not really the type of performer to pursue a film career. Telling David Spade, Seinfeld revealed that he is more accustomed to content with comedy and finds trouble enjoying working with other people’s material.
“I don’t like other people’s material, first of all. I was fine doing the series, but after that, I wasn’t looking. I really feel like I need to control the words, otherwise, it won’t be funny. I can’t do other people’s material and make it funny,” Seinfeld said.
“I can’t get over the incredible racket of stand-up comedy. I say yes to every gig because I love to go out and do the gig … I can’t deal with all the paraphernalia of other things and I don’t wonder what it’s like to have a hit.”
He may not like appearing in the movies but he did and with Bee Movie, his name has been imprinted in the meme world. Following his apology on the show, his audience reacted to the decade-old controversy. Fans took to social media to express their opinion over Seinfeld’s apology.
“This is why it’s so hard to find a girl to have sex with, there’s unrealistic characters in movies that we have to compete with such as this hot, sexy bee,” one user wrote on Reddit.
Reacting to the word “undertone” in the show while the comedian was apologizing, one user wrote, “Undertones? No, those were just tones.”
Further, one user joked about a hypothetical sequel to the movie, saying, “I mean of course. You cannot have the bee and the girl hook up in the movie. You gotta leave something for the sequel.”
So, will there be a sequel? Highly, unlikely. The original movie was released over a decade ago and it’s unlikely they would put on another bee-human romance show for further controversies or to rectify it.
Source: Showbiz CheatSheet
