Ted (2012)

As the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett's teddy bear, Ted, came to life and has been by John's side ever since - a friendship that's tested when Lori, John's girlfriend of four years, wants more from their relationship.

Director:

Seth MacFarlane

Writers:

Seth MacFarlane (screenplay), Alec Sulkin (screenplay),

Stars:

Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Wahlberg	...	John Bennett
Mila Kunis	...	Lori Collins
Seth MacFarlane	...	Ted (voice)
Joel McHale	...	Rex
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Donny
Patrick Warburton	...	Guy
Matt Walsh	...	Thomas
Jessica Barth	...	Tami-Lynn
Aedin Mincks	...	Robert
Bill Smitrovich	...	Frank
Patrick Stewart	...	Narrator (voice)
Norah Jones	...	Norah Jones
Sam J. Jones	...	Sam Jones
Tom Skerritt	...	Tom Skerritt
Bretton Manley	...	Young John (as Brett Manley)

Storyline

John makes a Christmas miracle happen by bringing his one and only friend to life, his teddy bear. The two grow up together and John must then choose to stay with his girlfriend or keep his friendship with his crude and extremely inappropriate teddy bear, Ted.

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Plot Keywords:

teddy bear | friend | love | relationship | party | 

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Taglines:

Ted is coming.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Teddy Bear

Filming Locations:

Esplanade, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$54,415,205 (USA) (29 June 2012)

Gross:

$218,628,680 (USA) (19 October 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Media Rights Capital, Fuzzy Door Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 112 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Seth MacFarlane:  [Star Trek]  Patrick Stewart, lead actor of Star Trek: The Next Generation, narrates.

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Goofs

When Rex goes to talk to Lori at her office desk, the shot shows him with his hair combed back, next shot, his hair is a different style with more camera light. In the next shot it's back to the original combed back look with the darker camera lighting.

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Quotes

John: [during a flashback to 2008] Chris Brown can do no wrong!

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Crazy Credits

At the start of the movie, the Universal 'planet earth' signature sequence appears, and the narration begins. As the narration continues, the camera zooms in to the logo, "Google Earth Style" eventually centering on the action in the young John Bennet's home town.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Kiss Kiss"
Written by Chris Brown (as Christojher Marcus Brown) and Faheem Najm (as Faheem Rasheed Najm)
Performed by Chris Brown featuring Faheem Najm (as T-Pain)
Courtesy of Jive Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Ted (2012) review

I just want to state off hand that this is my first movie review, well other than just telling someone what I thought. So if you are looking for a well written, witty review then.. you might want to stop reading now. But since this movie is still in production, this will probably be your best bet for the time being.

I just went to a free screening of Ted at the Greenback theater in Sacramento, CA. And I just have to say off the bat, I LOVED it. A movie hasn't made me laugh that hard in a long time. Now, I'm not going to give you any more information than the description because with the movie not even being released yet, I think that would be a spoiler of some sort. But I will tell you that was so much better than what I imagined it would be, granted that was before I knew it was directed and voiced over by Seth Macfarlane. So if you're a fan of his, you're definitely in for a treat, and even if you're not I still think you would enjoy the innovative comedy that comes from a snarky and crude teddy bear companion. The acting was very solid, from main characters to jerk bosses, and crazy.. well, crazy people.. the acting was very convincing and enjoyable. The story was great, while it might sound stupid to some, myself included, it's very well executed. Definitely not one of the movies that left me thinking "the idea was good, but they could have done so much more with it", it was actually quite the opposite. And this is certainly not a low budget film, the CGI animation reflects this. The furry bear voiced by Macfarlane is very realistic and believable.

The only drawback I could possibly see that would cause someone displeasure would be, like a lot of new comedies, this film pushes the envelope in raunchy, vulgar humor. Plus the different amount of drugs used. This movie will receive (most likely), and be very deserving of a R rating. It doesn't rely solely on shock humor though, there is plenty of good old fashioned clean comedy. But if your like me, and that type of subject matter doesn't bother you, then I HIGHLY recommend this film. And if you're a Seth Macfarlane fan, then that's just a perfectly gift wrapped little bonus for you.