The Happytime Murders (2018)

★ 5.8 1h 31m 1,078 votes IMDb
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In a world where humans coexist with puppets—who are seen as lesser citizens—cast members of a beloved 1990s children's television series begin getting murdered one by one. Puppet Phil Philips, an ex-LAPD detective-turned-private eye, takes on the case at the request of his old boss in order to assist his former partner, Detective Connie Edwards.

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Cast

Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy as Detective Connie Edwards Age 55 · Plainfield, Illinois, USA Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. She has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Academy...
Bill Barretta
Bill Barretta as Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar Age 61 · Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bill Barretta has been performing with the Muppets since 1991, when he performed the body of family father Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs. He later developed severa...
Leslie David Baker
Leslie David Baker as Lt. Banning Age 68 · Chicago, Illinois, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Leslie David Baker (born February 19, 1958) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his portrayal of Stanley Hudson in The Office. He also had...
Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks as Jenny Age 52 · Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA Elizabeth Banks (born February 10, 1974) is an American actress, producer and director. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden i...
Joel McHale
Joel McHale as Agent Campbell Age 54 · Roma, Italy Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, television producer, television personality, and voice artist. He is best known for hosting The Soup and fo...
Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph as Bubbles Age 53 · Gainesville, Florida, USA Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL), and later played supp...

Audience Reviews

Gimly 3/10 Aug 12, 2020
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._
jw 5/10 Oct 21, 2022
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.)

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