Ted 2 (2015)

Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

Director:

Seth MacFarlane

Writers:

Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin

Stars:

Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Wahlberg	...	John
Seth MacFarlane	...	Ted (voice)
Amanda Seyfried	...	Samantha
Jessica Barth	...	Tami-Lynn
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Donny
Morgan Freeman	...	Patrick Meighan
Sam J. Jones	...	Self
Patrick Warburton	...	Guy
Michael Dorn	...	Rick
Bill Smitrovich	...	Frank
John Slattery	...	Shep Wild
Cocoa Brown	...	Joy
John Carroll Lynch	...	Tom Jessup
Ron Canada	...	Judge
Liam Neeson	...	Customer

Storyline

Months after John's divorce, Ted and Tami-Lynn's marriage seems to be on the same road. To patch things up, Ted and Tami-Lynn plan to have a child with John's help, but their failed efforts backfire disastrously. Namely, Ted is declared property by the government, and he loses all of his civil rights. Now, Ted must fight a seemingly hopeless legal battle with an inexperienced young lawyer to regain his rightful legal status. Unfortunately, between Ted's drunken idiocies and sinister forces interested in this situation to exploit him, Ted's quest has all the odds against him.

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Plot Keywords:

lawyer | fight | scene after end credits | trial | talking teddy bear | 

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Taglines:

Back in a Flash, Earthlings. ['Flash Gordon'-themed poster]

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plot was inspired by Seth MacFarlane reading John Jakes' Civil War novels on the side while filming A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014). It replaced his original plot of Ted and John driving a large shipment of marijuana cross-country, which was scrapped after We're the Millers (2013) came out.

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Goofs

When Ted and John are meeting with Patrick Meighan, Patrick's handkerchief disappears and reappears throughout the scene.

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Quotes

Ted: [Last lines] Hashtag. Shit happens.

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Crazy Credits

Like the first movie, there is some confusion or mix-up in the opening credits. They were supposed to start with "Universal Pictures and MRC Presents" as shown in the trailers/commercials, posters, and the back of the DVD/Blu-Ray covers. But, for unknown reasons, it starts with "MRC and Universal Pictures Presents" in the actual movie.

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Alternate Versions

For the DVD, an unrated edition was released and it has ten extra minutes of footage including the Thunder Buddies song.

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Connections

References My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013)

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Soundtracks

New York
from How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
Written by Ken Darby, Lionel Newman
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

User Reviews

Summer Popcorn film

Ted 2 is one of those films where you can laugh and forget about it the next day. Doesn't really compete with Ted 1 nor does it try to.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 June 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ted 2

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$68,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$33,507,870, 28 June 2015

Gross USA:

$81,476,385

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$215,863,606

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Media Rights Capital (MRC), Fuzzy Door Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min 125 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1