The Happytime Murders
No Sesame. All street.
2018 | 91m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Brian Henson |
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| Writer: | Dee Austin Robertson, Todd Berger |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 22, 2018 |
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| Director: | Brian Henson |
| Writer: | Dee Austin Robertson, Todd Berger |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Crime |
| Keywords | prostitute, fbi, puppet, adult humor, puppetry, spoof, drug lord, buddy cop |
| Production Companies | Huayi Brothers Pictures, Black Bear Pictures, STXfilms, On the Day, Henson Alternative |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $27,500,000
Budget: $40,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Melissa McCarthy | Detective Connie Edwards |
| Bill Barretta | Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar |
| Leslie David Baker | Lt. Banning |
| Elizabeth Banks | Jenny |
| Joel McHale | Agent Campbell |
| Maya Rudolph | Bubbles |
| Dorien Davies | Sandra |
| Drew Massey | Goofer / Vinny |
| Kevin Clash | Bumblypants / Lyle |
| Michael McDonald | Ronovan Scargle |
| Cynthy Wu | Brittenie Marlowe |
| Mitch Silpa | Tommy |
| Hemky Madera | Tito |
| Benjamin Royer | Rick |
| Brekkan Spens | Dick |
| Ryan Tran | Phil |
| 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 |
| Victor Yerrid | Larry / Old Man Puppet |
| Ted Michaels | Sexist Thug / Ezra |
| Brian Henson | Crab |
| Patty Guggenheim | Roxy |
| Donna Kimball | Roxy / Cow / Rotten Cotton Girl |
| Alice Dinnean | Rotten Cotton Girl |
| Allan Trautman | Octopus / Puppet Doctor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Brian Henson | Director |
| Gabriella Pollino | Hair Department Head |
| Gigi Williams | Makeup Department Head |
| Brian Scott Olds | Editor |
| Jim Stuebe | Sound Mixer |
| Nicole Abellera Hallman | Casting |
| Basil Grillo | Unit Production Manager |
| Lisa Bloch-Tobey | Second Assistant Director |
| Melissa Brockman | Visual Effects Producer |
| Christopher Burian-Mohr | Art Direction |
| Jane Goldsmith | Script Supervisor |
| Michelle Audrina Kim | Makeup Artist |
| Melanie Hughes | Makeup Artist |
| Geoff Hubbard | Set Designer |
| Marc Fishman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jeffrey M. Hayes | Second Unit Director |
| Bryan Binder | Visual Effects Producer |
| Tyler Foell | Visual Effects Producer |
| Jameson Everett | Production Assistant, Assistant Director |
| Dee Austin Robertson | Story |
| Arjun Bhasin | Costume Design |
| Jason Markey | Music Supervisor |
| Jeanne McCarthy | Casting |
| Charles Rapp | Unit Production Manager |
| Daniel Silverberg | First Assistant Director |
| Sam Nicholson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Walter Garcia | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kelly Berry | Set Decoration |
| Paula Truman | Costume Supervisor |
| Ma Kalaadevi Ananda | Makeup Artist |
| Philip Toolin | Set Designer |
| Tammy Fearing | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Andy Hay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Randall Rosa | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jess Brown | Visual Effects Producer |
| Tony Pirzadeh | Visual Effects Producer |
| Mitchell Amundsen | Director of Photography |
| Todd Berger | Story, Screenplay |
| Chris L. Spellman | Production Design |
| George H. Anderson | Sound Designer |
| Christopher Lennertz | Original Music Composer |
| Luci Romberg | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lauren Mary Kim | Stunt Double |
| Heidi Pascoe | Stunt Double |
| Hannah Betts | Stunts |
| Joey Box | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jennifer Scudder Trent | Post Production Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John W. Hyde | Executive Producer |
| Michael Heimler | Executive Producer |
| Dee Austin Robertson | Executive Producer |
| Vincent J. Raisa | Co-Producer |
| Divya D'Souza | Co-Producer |
| Jeffrey M. Hayes | Producer |
| Felice Bee | Executive Producer |
| Ben Stillman | Executive Producer |
| Donald Tang | Executive Producer |
| Basil Grillo | Co-Producer |
| Ben Falcone | Producer |
| Brian Henson | Producer |
| Melissa McCarthy | Producer |
| Robert Simonds | Executive Producer |
| Adam Fogelson | Executive Producer |
| Wang Zhongjun | Executive Producer |
| Wang Zhonglei | Executive Producer |
| Teddy Schwarzman | Executive Producer |
| Lisa Henson | Executive Producer |
| Alex Rockwell | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 32 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 45 | 16 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 30 | 67 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 25 | 54 | 11 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 965 | 965 |
Ruuz
3.0
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._ ...
Jun 23, 2021
jw
5.0
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, d ... ifferent 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.)
Oct 21, 2022