The Happytime Murders

8/24/20181h 30m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ No sesame. All street. ~

Overview:

In a world where human beings and puppets live together, when the members of the cast of a children's television show aired during the 1990s begin to get murdered one by one, puppet Phil Philips, a former LAPD detective who fell in disgrace and turned into a private eye, takes on the case at the request of his old boss in order to assist detective Edwards, who was his partner in the past.

Director:

Brian Henson

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$40,000,000.00

Revenue:

$27,500,000.00

Key words:

prostitute
fbi
adult humor
puppet
spoof
puppetry
drug lord
buddy cop

Cast

Melissa McCarthy

~ as ~

Detective Connie Edwards

Bill Barretta

~ as ~

Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar

Leslie David Baker

~ as ~

Lt. Banning

Elizabeth Banks

~ as ~

Jenny

Joel McHale

~ as ~

Agent Campbell

Maya Rudolph

~ as ~

Bubbles

Dorien Davies

~ as ~

Sandra

Drew Massey

~ as ~

Goofer / Vinny

Kevin Clash

~ as ~

Bumblypants / Lyle

Michael McDonald

~ as ~

Ronovan Scargle

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Reviews (2)

Gimly
Written 4 year(s) ago
3
I honestly don't think I've ever loved a Melissa McCarthy led comedy, but I did dare to dream when it came to an R-rated Muppets movie. But when The Happytime Murders came to tread on my dreams, it did not tread softly.

Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible.
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jw
Written 2 year(s) ago
5
Puppet stories. Why do they have to be over the top? But I get it, it's not the puppets, it's the humans.

Pretty much standard plots, standard characters combined; but that's kind of the point. The same thing, but more gross - and more honest. About "more funny", it wasn't my taste. But hey, different tastes. Some will have laugh themselves silly.

I haven't heard of Melissa McCarthy before; but it appears this kind of humour is right up her, err, alley; and if you share it, then up yours, too.

(yes, that type of humour.)