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 11 wins & 25 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:

friend | teddy bear | girlfriend | love | boss | 

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Taglines:

Ted is coming.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 2012 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Ayi Teddy

Filming Locations:

Fenway Park - 4 Yawkey Way, 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

According to astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane called him in advance to make sure he'd get the stars in the night sky scenes right.

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Goofs

When Ted calls John to convince him to come to his party John is seen holding his phone upside down. When it cuts to him again later he is then seen holding his phone the right way.

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Quotes

Ted: [blocking Donny's view] Let's see how well you know these streets.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits were supposed to start with "Universal Pictures and Media Rights Capital Presents" as shown in the trailers/commercials and the back of the DVD/Blu-Ray covers. But, for unknown reasons, it starts with "Media Rights Capital Presents" and "Universal Pictures Presents" in the actual movie.

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Connections

Referenced in The Graham Norton Show: Tom Cruise/Emily Blunt/Charlize Theron/Seth MacFarlane/Coldplay (2014)

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Soundtracks

The Hero
Written by Brian May
Performed by Queen
Courtesy of Universal Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Courtesy of Hollywood Records for United States and Canada

User Reviews

A party of a film... not for the easily offended

I really should start this with a warning: This film is not for everyone! If you are easily offended (by swearing, sexual references, casual racism and various stereotypes) then you should read no further and give this one a miss. However, if you are a fan of Seth MacFarlane's other projects (Family Guy, American Dad) and maybe you call yourself an "80's child" (so many pop culture references to this time) you are going to love this.

Sure some parts are a little disjointed, the story seems vaguely familiar and the "moral" of it kind of gets lost but quite frankly, it's just so darn funny none of that matters. The script is hilarious, the cameos are fantastic and the soundtrack is perfect.

Ted himself is well animated and Seth (apart from sounding a little like Peter Griffin) voices him with the usual competence. Mark Wahlberg delivers exactly what we have come to expect from him, and the rest of the cast seem to have had fun filming, which comes across in the various performances no matter how big or small. The acceptance and interaction of everyone with a living teddy-bear adds to the simple joy of this film, and you find yourself happy to watch and not question why nobody is fazed by this. TED is a laugh a minute, party of a film and I, for one, can't wait to see it again.