Bumblebee

Cybertron is lost to the Decepticons, and Optimus Prime sends scout B-127 to Earth to set up a base. In 1987 California, he's attacked by Sector 7, and by the Decepticon Blitzwing, who rips out his voice box and damages his memory. B-127 wins the fight and disguises himself as a yellow Volkswagen Beetle. Charlie Watson, grieving her dad, gets the car, fixes it and finds the robot inside, whom she names Bumblebee. Without meaning to, she sends out a signal that draws the Decepticons Shatter and Dropkick. Sector 7 captures Bumblebee and Dropkick kills him, but Charlie revives him with an electric jolt. Bumblebee destroys Dropkick at a radio tower, and Shatter dies when a dam floods. Saying goodbye, he becomes a 1977 Camaro and reunites with Optimus.

• Mid-credits Right as the credits start: Bumblebee rides alongside a G1-styled Optimus Prime, and the two talk in a forest as more Autobot pods fall to Earth. Then Charlie finally drives the Corvette she'd been fixing with her dad.

1. Behind the scenesStoryboarded like a cartoon

   Bumblebee was Travis Knight's first live-action film after a career in stop-motion animation. He storyboarded the robot scenes as if they were animated.

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2. ReferenceThe look came from G1

   Knight drew on the original Generation 1 designs and picked the 1980s setting because of the cartoon from that era. That's why the Cybertron robots look like the classic toys.

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3. Behind the scenesMegatron got cut

   Knight storyboarded Megatron into the Cybertron battle. He swapped in other characters to avoid contradicting the 2007 film.

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4. Behind the scenesShot under the name Brighton Falls

   The film shot under the working title Brighton Falls. Production wrapped on November 10, 2017, six days ahead of schedule.

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5. Behind the scenesThe critics' favorite

   It's the highest-rated Transformers film on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. It cost about $135 million and grossed $468 million worldwide.

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