The Happytime Murders (August)

[mattCR]

Title: The Happytime Murders (2018)

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Brian Henson

Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph, Leslie David Baker, Joel McHale, Cynthy Wu, Michael McDonald, Mitch Silpa, Hemky Madera, Benjamin Cole Royer, Brekkan Spens, Ryan Tran, Fortune Feimster, Brian Palermo, Damon Jones, Ryan Gaul, Jimmy O. Yang, Dennis Keiffer, Jim Palmer, Michael Croner, Barry Rothbart, Steve Mallory, Jaye Razor, Brett Wagner, Colleen Smith, Ben Falcone, Bill Barretta, Dorien Davies, Kevin Clash, Victor Yerrid, Drew Massey, Ted Michaels, Brian Henson, Patty Guggenheim, Donna Kimball, Alice Dinnean, Allan Trautman

Release: 2018-08-17

Plot: In a world where puppets co-exist with humans as second class citizens, puppet private eye and disgraced ex-cop, Phil Phillips, is hot on the trail of the serial killer who murdered his brother and is now targeting the cast members of the famous 80s television show, “The Happytime Gang.”

I have no idea what inspired this. It could be the biggest bomb ever, or a surprise hit. Saw the trailer before Deadpool 2. But it will definitely offend. Red band trailer below.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

Looks like a cross between "Roger Rabbit" and "Team America"...

 

[mattCR]

I was thinking Sausage Party and an episode of Angel.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I saw the trailer today at my "Tag" showing and thought it was hysterical. Count me in! Parents across America better be careful and read up on this film before they bring their little ones to see this film.

 

[Malcolm R]

I had a red-band trailer for this before my viewing of Deadpool 2 last week. Hilarious!

But, yeah, I can see a bunch of moronic parents out there: What? But it's got puppets! What do you mean it's not for kids?!?

 

[Patrick Sun]

I'll never look at silly string the same ever again...

 

[Johnny Angell]

Oh my eyes, my eyes. That silly string would be dangerous in 3D.

 

[Patrick Sun]

I saw this last night (Thanks, MoviePass!)

It's pretty lewd and crude with a thin plot, but still funny enough for a matinee viewing.

I thought about sneaking in a can of silly string and freaking out people in the theater with it during *that* scene.

 

[RBailey]

I saw this last night (Thanks, MoviePass!)

It's pretty lewd and crude with a thin plot, but still funny enough for a matinee viewing.

I thought about sneaking in a can of silly string and freaking out people in the theater with it during *that* scene.

William Castle would have been proud of you.