Futurama: Bender's Game is the third of the four direct-to-DVD Futurama films that make up the show's fifth season. It was released on November 4, 2008 on DVD and Blu-Ray.
According to the Beast with a Billion Backs commentary, the film, which spoofs Dungeons and Dragons, was in production when Dungeons and Dragons creator, E. Gary Gygax, died. The film contains a post-credits tribute to Gygax in the form of a title card and a clip of him from th...
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Futurama: Bender's Game is the third of the four direct-to-DVD Futurama films that make up the show's fifth season. It was released on November 4, 2008 on DVD and Blu-Ray.
According to the Beast with a Billion Backs commentary, the film, which spoofs Dungeons and Dragons, was in production when Dungeons and Dragons creator, E. Gary Gygax, died. The film contains a post-credits tribute to Gygax in the form of a title card and a clip of him from the episode "Anthology of Interest I". The title of the film is also a pun on the book Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.
Ignoring Professor Farnsworth's orders to conserve fuel due to a rise in dark matter prices, Leela borrows the Planet Express ship to enter in a demolition derby after being insulted by rednecks. As punishment, she is fitted with a shock collar to correct her violent behavior; however, she gradually gets used to the shocks and even comes to like them. Meanwhile, Bender finds Cubert and Dwight playing Dungeons and Dragons with...
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