Benny n' Lee in: Parallel Panic is a 2016 sci-fi comedy brickfilm by Seán Willis and Brian Willis. It follows Benny and Lee as they attempt to recover their couch after it is sent to an unknown parallel universe.[1] It is the twentieth installment in the Benny n' Lee series. It was in production on and off for two years.[2]
Plot[]
Cast[]
- Brian Willis as Benny, Benevil
- Seán Willis as Lee, Robber, Skelly, Evilee
- Rachel Dew as Lisa
- Joseph Hayden as Becky
- "rioforce" as Skelli
- Nathan Wells as Alex and Derrick
- David Reino as Skelevil
Crew[]
- Seán Willis - Writer, Director, Animator, Editor, Sound effects
- Brian Willis - Writer, Director
- David Reino - Composer, Sound effects
Awards[]
Year | Competition | Category | Result |
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2016 | Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival | Best Brickfilm | Won |
Best Story and Screen Play | Won | ||
Best Animation | Nominated | ||
Best Music Score | Nominated |
References to other brickfilms[]
- Lee pressing a button near the start is a reference to Teleporter Trouble by Gregory Moore and Garry Moore.
- The TV program Benny watches mentions The Superhero being nominated for Bricks in Motion Awards.
- Lee is concerned about a lawsuit over Benny being excited by a spaceship, referencing The LEGO Movie.
- A deleted scene references People Come In. Pizzas Come Out. by Kevin Horowitz and Jacob Schwartz.
- In one universe, Benny and Lee find that their house is owned by Alex and Derrick, a different dynamic duo created by Nathan Wells, and the furniture is recreated from Alex and Derrick: Five Years Later. The opening of this scene mirrors Wells' film Powershot. The TV plays the same audio as in Material Possessions. Alex mentions that he didn't go to college, to imply that the scene is also taking place in a universe parallel to that of the Alex and Derrick films.
- Evilee's unveiling of the spear mirrors a scene from Soldering Your Balls Saves Marriages by Tim H.
- Spanish Benny's line is the same as a line from Taco Trouble by Andy Boyer and Dave Lennie.
References[]
Benny n' Lee series |
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LeeBay (2007) · Bunz n' Catz! (2008) · Teh Quest for Pants! (2008) · Saint Patrick's Day Special (2008) · The Spring Clean (2008) · World of Poorcraft (2008) · Halloween Special (2008) · Christmas Special (2008) · Valentines Day Special (2009) · Satellite TV (2009) · Benny's Jobs (2009) · Time Tanning (2009) · Creepy Costume (2009) · New Year Special (2009) · Benny's Car (2010) · Wealth and Weirdo (part 1) (2011) · Wealth and Weirdo (part 2) (2013) · Changing Room (2014) · Death Comes Robbing (2016) · Parallel Panic (2016) · World of Poorcraft II (2018) · Sticky Situation (2019) · No Entry (2020) |