Futurama: Bender's Big Score is an Annie Award-winning direct-to-video film based on the animated series Futurama. It was released in the United States on November 27, 2007. Bender's Big Score, along with the three follow-up films, comprise season five of Futurama, with each film being separated into four episodes of the broadcast season. Bender's Big Score made its broadcast premiere on Comedy Central on March 23, 2008. The movie was written by Ken Keeler, based on a story by Keeler and David X. Cohen, and directed by Dwayne Carey-Hill. Special appearances include Coolio as Kwanzaa-bot, Al... Gore as himself, Mark Hamill as the Chanukah Zombie, Tom Kenny as Fry's older brother Yancy, and Sarah Silverman as Fry's ex-girlfriend Michelle . Two years ago, Box Network executives canceled Planet Express's contract. Those executives have been fired, so Planet Express is back "on the air". They throw a party to celebrate, during which Hermes is decapitated and his body crushed during a limbo accident, prompting LaBarbara to leave him. His head is placed in a jar while his body is repaired.
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| Release date: | November 27, 2007 |
| Directed by: | Dwayne Carey-Hill |
| Runtime: | 88.75 Minutes |
| Producer: | Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Claudia Katz |
| Music by: | Christopher Tyng |
| Screenplay by: | Ken Keeler |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Comedy, Animation |