The Happytime Murders
for strong crude and sexual content and language throughout, and some drug material.
| Moral Rating: | Extremely Offensive |
| Moviemaking Quality: |
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| Primary Audience: | Adults |
| Genre: | Comedy Fantasy Crime Mystery |
| Length: | 1 hr. 31 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2018 |
| USA Release: |
August 24, 2018 (wide—3,256 theaters) DVD: December 4, 2018 |
Degradation of the Jim Henson dynasty
| Featuring |
Melissa McCarthy … Detective Connie Edwards Elizabeth Banks … Jenny Maya Rudolph … Bubbles Leslie David Baker … Lt. Banning Joel McHale … Agent Campbell Cynthy Wu … Brittenie Marlowe Michael McDonald … Ronovan Scargle Mitch Silpa … Tommy Hemky Madera … Tito Benjamin Cole Royer … Rick Brekkan Spens … Dick Fortune Feimster (Emily Fortune Feimster) … Robin Brian Palermo (Brian Joseph Palermo) … Paramedic See all » |
| Director | Brian Henson (son of Jim Henson) |
| Producer |
The Jim Henson Company Henson Alternative Black Bear Pictures See all » |
| Distributor |
Do not support this grossly obscene, very perverse, shamefully profane and violent movie that manages to be even more disgusting and worthless than “Sausage Party”
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “A murder mystery set in a world where humans and puppets co-exist, but puppets are viewed as second-class citizens. When the puppet cast of an '80s children's TV show begins to get murdered one by one, a former cop, who has since become a private eye, takes on the case.
This raucous comedy explores a world where puppets and humans live side by side, and the puppet stars of the iconic TV show ‘The Happytime Gang’ are some of the biggest celebrities around. But off camera, the ‘family-friendly’ cast leads the kinds of lives that would make a tabloid writer blush.”
- Vulgar/Crude language: Extreme— • motherf***… (2) • f-words (80-90 —including “I wish I would have f*cked you” • obscene gesture • d*ck (several, including “I'll suck your d*ck,” “I'll bite your d*ck”) • c*ck • b*ner • “I still had a hard spot for Jenny” • p*ssy • “I blew my hym*n” • t*ts • t*tties (“Show us your t*tties”) • b*lls • nuts • “I’m gonna have to ice my junk” • a**hole (14) • a** (5+ including “Her a** was hot like fire”) • cr*p • s-words (2) • j*ckwad • d*uche bag • b*tch (multiple, including “f*cking b*tch”) • son of a b*tch • p** (in a sexual and porn context—including “I will p** on you”) • “I can tell you’ve had crabs before” • bastards
- Sex: • Extremely vulgar sexual comments, situations and visuals • prostitution • fornication • very perverse sexuality of various types
- Profane language: Extreme— • J*sus Chr*st (10+) • Chr*st (2) • J*sus • G*d d*mn (10) • G*d (10) • Holy crap • Holy sh*t
- Alcohol/Drugs: Very Heavy
- Violence: Heavy and murderous, but bloodless
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I won’t go into morbid detail about the completely savage and mindlessly abusive versions of “sexuality” depicted in this film, but will leave everyone who is Christs, and I’m not kidding, with the sober warning from Dante before they step foot into the theatre to see this movie: “Abandon all hope ye who enter here.”
There is literally no break between scenes where the puppets are performing “sexual” acts (though with no actual skin showing, since they are puppets). After a few minutes my wife and I had to walk out amidst the laughs of other people who seemed to be enjoying themselves. Were we seen as prudes by the laughing crowd? Who cares!
I’ve already warned some family members about this movie. And, although they are Christians, have made the casual comment that my wife and I are “so innocent.” I wonder why a Christian would say that to another Christian, when as Christians we are supposed to be “innocent as doves, and shrewd as serpents,” both of which I was being by leaving this movie. I kindly asked them if they would care to explain their comment to me… a request which they declined. I simply replied to my dear brother that being “innocent” is better than feeling “guilty.”
My Ratings: Moral rating: Extremely Offensive / Moviemaking quality: no opinion