The Happytime Murders (2018)
August 22, 2018Release Date
The Happytime Murders (2018)
August 22, 2018Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Melissa McCarthy
Detective Connie Edwards / Producer
Bill Barretta
Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar
Elizabeth Banks
Jenny
Joel McHale
Agent Campbell
Maya Rudolph
Bubbles
Leslie David Baker
Lt. Banning
Cynthy Wu
Brittenie Marlowe
Michael McDonald
Ronovan Scargle
Mitch Silpa
Tommy
Hemky Madera
Tito
Benjamin Royer
Rick
Brekkan Spens
Dick
Ryan Tran
Phil
Dee Austin Robertson
Writer
Fortune Feimster
Robin
Brian Palermo
Paramedic
Damon Jones
Police Station Guard John / Puppet Doctor
Ryan Gaul
Officer Milligan
Jimmy O. Yang
Officer Delancey
Dennis Keiffer
Junior
Jim Palmer
Caesar
Michael Croner
Jack Cook
Barry Rothbart
Fireman
Steve Mallory
Kerry
Dana Schick
Pretty Girl
Jaye Razor
Razor
Jen Sung
Sandra's Bodyguard
Bryan Cartago
Sandra's Bodyguard
Brett Wagner
Rio
Colleen Smith
Carol / Dalmatian / Cara
Ben Falcone
Donny / Producer
Dorien Davies
Sandra
Kevin Clash
Bumblypants / Lyle
Victor Yerrid
Larry / Old Man Puppet
Drew Massey
Goofer / Vinny
Ted Michaels
Sexist Thug / Ezra
Brian Henson
Crab / Director / Producer
Patty Guggenheim
Roxy
Donna Kimball
Roxy / Cow / Rotten Cotton Girl
Alice Dinnean
Rotten Cotton Girl
Allan Trautman
Octopus / Puppet Doctor
Dee Robertson
Story / Executive Producer
Todd Berger
Screenplay / Story
Mitchell Amundsen
Director of Photography
Chris L. Spellman
Production Design
Gabriella Pollino
Hair Department Head
Jeffrey M. Hayes
Producer / Second Unit Director
Brian Scott Olds
Editor
Arjun Bhasin
Costume Design
Gigi Williams
Makeup Department Head
George H. Anderson
Sound Designer
Jim Stuebe
Sound Mixer
John W. Hyde
Executive Producer
Robert Simonds
Executive Producer
Adam Fogelson
Executive Producer
Wang Zhongjun
Executive Producer
Wang Zhonglei
Executive Producer
Felice Bee
Executive Producer
Teddy Schwarzman
Executive Producer
Ben Stillman
Executive Producer
Michael Heimler
Executive Producer
Lisa Henson
Executive Producer
Donald Tang
Executive Producer
Christopher Lennertz
Original Music Composer
Jason Markey
Music Supervisor
Vincent J. Raisa
Co-Producer
Basil Grillo
Co-Producer / Unit Production Manager
Divya D'Souza
Co-Producer
Jeanne McCarthy
Casting
Nicole Abellara Hallman
Casting
Charles Rapp
Unit Production Manager
Daniel Silverberg
First Assistant Director
Lisa Bloch-Tobey
Second Assistant Director
Sam Nicholson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Melissa Brockman
Visual Effects Producer
Walter Garcia
Stunt Coordinator
Luci Romberg
Stunt Coordinator
Alex Rockwell
Associate Producer
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Art Direction
Kelly Berry
Set Decoration
Jane Goldsmith
Script Supervisor
Paula Truman
Costume Supervisor
Michelle Audrina Kim
Makeup Artist
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda
Makeup Artist
Melanie Hughes
Makeup Artist
Philip Toolin
Set Designer
Geoff Hubbard
Set Designer
Tammy Fearing
Supervising Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 22, 2018
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Content RatingR
Budget$40,000,000
Box Office$27,500,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Happytime Murders is a 2018 American adult puppet buddy cop crime comedy film directed by Brian Henson and written by Todd Berger from a story by Berger and Dee Austin Robertson. The film stars Melissa McCarthy, Bill Barretta, Joel McHale, Maya Rudolph, Leslie David Baker, and Elizabeth Banks. Set in a world where humans and living puppets co-exist, the film follows a puppet private investigator and a human police detective who must solve a murder spree of retired sitcom stars.
The film was first announced in 2008 by The Jim Henson Company, the production studio of Muppets creator Jim Henson. Various actors, including Cameron Diaz, Katherine Heigl and Jamie Foxx, were approached to star before McCarthy signed on in May 2017. Filming began in Los Angeles that September, and involved the use of over 120 puppets. The Happytime Murders was the first film released by Henson Alternative, a banner of The Jim Henson Company aimed toward adult audiences.
The Happytime Murders was released on August 24, 2018, by STXfilms. It received mostly negative reviews from critics for its humor, performances and story, though the puppetry received praise. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing $27.5 million worldwide against a $40–47 million budget. The film received six nominations at the 39th Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, and Worst Actress for McCarthy who won that award.