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The Happytime Murders

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
28K
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Bill Barretta, Melissa McCarthy, and Dorien Davies in The Happytime Murders (2018)
When the puppet cast of an '80s children's TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case.
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When the puppet cast of a '90s children's TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case.When the puppet cast of a '90s children's TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case.When the puppet cast of a '90s children's TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
28K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,953
363
  • Director
    • Brian Henson
  • Writers
    • Todd Berger(screenplay by)
    • Dee Austin Robertson(story by)
  • Stars
    • Melissa McCarthy
    • Elizabeth Banks
    • Maya Rudolph
Top credits
  • Director
    • Brian Henson
  • Writers
    • Todd Berger(screenplay by)
    • Dee Austin Robertson(story by)
  • Stars
    • Melissa McCarthy
    • Elizabeth Banks
    • Maya Rudolph
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 513User reviews
    • 206Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 10 nominations

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    Clip 0:50
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    Interview 6:46
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    Elizabeth Banks in The Happytime Murders (2018)
    The Happytime Murders (2018)
    Joel McHale, Dorien Davies, and Leslie David Baker in The Happytime Murders (2018)
    Joel McHale and Leslie David Baker in The Happytime Murders (2018)
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    Bill Barretta in The Happytime Murders (2018)
    Bill Barretta and Dorien Davies in The Happytime Murders (2018)
    The Happytime Murders (2018)
    Maya Rudolph and Dorien Davies in The Happytime Murders (2018)
    Melissa McCarthy in The Happytime Murders (2018)
    Drew Massey in The Happytime Murders (2018)
    Joel McHale and Dorien Davies in The Happytime Murders (2018)

    Top cast

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    Melissa McCarthy
    Melissa McCarthy
    • Detective Connie Edwardsas Detective Connie Edwards
    Elizabeth Banks
    Elizabeth Banks
    • Jennyas Jenny
    Maya Rudolph
    Maya Rudolph
    • Bubblesas Bubbles
    Leslie David Baker
    Leslie David Baker
    • Lt. Banningas Lt. Banning
    Joel McHale
    Joel McHale
    • Agent Campbellas Agent Campbell
    Cynthy Wu
    Cynthy Wu
    • Brittenie Marloweas Brittenie Marlowe
    Michael McDonald
    Michael McDonald
    • Ronovan Scargleas Ronovan Scargle
    Mitch Silpa
    Mitch Silpa
    • Tommyas Tommy
    Hemky Madera
    Hemky Madera
    • Titoas Tito
    Benjamin Cole Royer
    • Rickas Rick
    Brekkan Spens
    Brekkan Spens
    • Dickas Dick
    Ryan Tran
    Ryan Tran
    • Philas Phil
    Fortune Feimster
    Fortune Feimster
    • Robinas Robin
    Brian Palermo
    Brian Palermo
    • Paramedicas Paramedic
    • (as Brian Joseph Palermo)
    Damon Jones
    Damon Jones
    • Police Station Guard Johnas Police Station Guard John…
    Ryan Gaul
    Ryan Gaul
    • Officer Milliganas Officer Milligan
    Jimmy O. Yang
    Jimmy O. Yang
    • Officer Delanceyas Officer Delancey
    Dennis Keiffer
    Dennis Keiffer
    • Junioras Junior
    • Director
      • Brian Henson
    • Writers
      • Todd Berger(screenplay by) (story by)
      • Dee Austin Robertson(story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sesame Workshop sued the team behind the film for the tagline, "No sesame. All street," claiming that the film tarnishes their reputation. The suit was rejected on May 30, 2018. Soon after, STX issued a brief statement, "We fluffing love Sesame Street (1969) and we're obviously very pleased that the ruling reinforced what STX's intention was from the very beginning - to honor the heritage of The Jim Henson Company's previous award-winning creations while drawing a clear distinction between any Muppets or Sesame Street characters and the new world Brian Henson and team created. We believe we accomplished that with the very straightforward NO SESAME, ALL STREET tagline. We look forward to continued happytimes as we prepare to release Happytime Murders this summer." Some TV spots for the film started with "From the studio that was sued by Sesame Street..."
    • Goofs
      Special Agent Campbell suspends Detective Connie Edwards but Campbell is an FBI agent and would have no authority to suspend a Los Angeles detective.
    • Quotes

      Phil Philips: I never knocked a guy out with his own balls before.

    • Crazy credits
      A series of DVD covers scroll behind the end credits. Promotion stills for "The Happytime gang" Puppet Porn: Happytime playground, Puppet Pussy Playtime, Felt on Felt, etc. Advertising for Signage and photos for the cousins' BBQ Adam's Ribs Puppet Rights protest posters: Felt is Beautiful, etc news Clippings from Phil Phillips' police days PSAs warnings of Sugar Addiction
    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Big Comeback (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Good Day
      Written by Joseph Esposito, Eddie Hokenson (as Edward Hokenson), Bruce Sudano, Alan Wert, Melvin Adams, William Hughes, and Vito Tisdale

      Performed by Greg Street, Nappy Roots

      Courtesy of Interscope Records under license from

      Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews513

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Meet the feebles meets Who framed roger rabbit
    I know everyone was hating on this movie, to the point where I wasn't going to watch it. But Im glad I did. It was worth a watch atleast once. It's crude and the jokes are not laugh out loud funny, but it is what it is. Puppets doing crude humour. As stated it's like Meet the feebles+who framed roger rabbit. There is much worse movies out at the moment (like 'The Nun', what a stinker).

    Probably helps if you get high first, it's not meant to be serious so don't go into it expecting it to be something it was never intended to be..
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    • adamcomito
    • Nov 25, 2018

    FAQ1

    • An Eight- Arm Reach- Around ???

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Instagram
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Іграшки для дорослих
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • STX Entertainment
      • Huayi Brothers Media
      • Black Bear Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,706,452
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,532,425
      • Aug 26, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,506,452
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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