- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- August 22, 2018 (7 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Origin
- China · United States
- Production companies
- Black Bear Pictures · Henson Alternative · Huayi Brothers Pictures · On the Day · STXfilms
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- R
The Happytime Murders

Where to watch (United States)
Cast
Melissa McCarthyDetective Connie Edwards
Bill BarrettaPhil Philips / Junkyard / Boar
Leslie David BakerLt. Banning
Elizabeth BanksJenny
Joel McHaleAgent Campbell
Maya RudolphBubbles
Dorien DaviesSandra
Drew MasseyGoofer / Vinny
Kevin ClashBumblypants / Lyle
Michael McDonaldRonovan Scargle
Cynthy WuBrittenie Marlowe
Mitch SilpaTommy
Hemky MaderaTito
Benjamin RoyerRick
Brekkan SpensDick
Ryan TranPhil
Fortune FeimsterRobin
Brian PalermoParamedic
Damon JonesPolice Station Guard John / Puppet Doctor
Ryan GaulOfficer Milligan
Jimmy O. YangOfficer Delancey
Dennis KeifferJunior
Jim PalmerCaesar
Michael CronerJack Cook
Barry RothbartFireman
Steve MalloryKerry
Dana SchickPretty Girl
Jaye RazorRazor
Jen SungSandra's Bodyguard
Bryan CartagoSandra's Bodyguard
Brett WagnerRio
Colleen SmithCarol / Dalmatian / Cara
Ben FalconeDonny
Victor YerridLarry / Old Man Puppet
Ted MichaelsSexist Thug / Ezra
Brian HensonCrab
Patty GuggenheimRoxy
Donna KimballRoxy / Cow / Rotten Cotton Girl
Alice DinneanRotten Cotton Girl
Allan TrautmanOctopus / Puppet Doctor
Crew
Producers
Wang ZhongjunExecutive Producer
Wang ZhongleiExecutive Producer
Felice BeeExecutive Producer
Ben StillmanExecutive Producer
Robert SimondsExecutive Producer
Lisa HensonExecutive Producer
Adam FogelsonExecutive Producer
Michael HeimlerExecutive Producer
Dee Austin RobertsonExecutive Producer
Donald TangExecutive Producer
Teddy SchwarzmanExecutive Producer
Melissa McCarthyProducer
Jeffrey M. HayesProducer
Ben FalconeProducer
Brian HensonProducer
John W. HydeExecutive Producer
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Violence
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Profanity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Algohol & Drugs
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Fright & Intensity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>
Reviews
‘The Happytime Murders:’ Good If You Like Puppet Sex Rating: 0.5/4 Even from the trailer you know the humor that’ll accompany director Brian Henson’s The Happytime Murders. Henson is the son of Jim Henson,...
'The Happytime Murders' review: Foul-mouthed puppets and hit-or-miss gags A puppet, who is a former cop, joins forces with his old partner when a series of murders gets personal. Melissa McCarthy and Bill Barretta star.
The Muppets learn a new vocabulary for ‘Happytime Murders’ - The Boston Globe The movie by director Brian Henson, son of Muppets creator Jim Henson, takes the puppets to R-rated territory.
Film Review: The Happytime Murders ★★★☆☆ Marking the film debut of Henson Alternative, a banner of The Jim Henson Company that specialises in adult content, The Happytime Murders is...
‘Happytime,’ starring Melissa McCarthy, splurges on puppet sex, leaves the story behind It’s easy to assume that when the cameras are off,…
Review: 'Happytime Murders' is juvenile fun, nothing more Puppets do all sorts of bad things in this naughty, R-rated send-up of detective tales
‘The Happytime Murders’: Film Review Melissa McCarthy stars in 'The Happytime Murders,' a raunchy, puppet-filled comedy directed by Brian Henson.
The Happytime Murders review: A nadir in Melissa McCarthy’s comedy career However, she is fully culpable for the criminal waste of time and talent that the film becomes
The Happytime Murders: steer well clear of this Melissa McCarthy film Review: These 90 minutes are among the longest you’ll endure in the cinema this year
THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS: WHODUNIT…AND WHO CARES? As a lifelong Muppet fan, I root for anything the Jim Henson company turns its attention to, with or without the Muppets. Jim’s son Brian Henson directed t...
‘The Happytime Murders’: When Swearing Puppets Aren’t Enough ‘The Happytime Murders’ lacks both humor and a point, and in the end, even Melissa McCarthy can’t make the jokes land.
'The Happytime Murders' Review: Puppet Raunchfest Is Dead on Arrival Travers: Little joy to be found in this senselessly crass and seriously unfunny first film from the Jim Henson Company's adult division.
"The Happytime Murders": A sad excuse for grown-up comedy - Salon.com "The Happytime Murders" had a lot of potential, but the jokes were uninspired and simply not funny
Review: The Happytime Murders is beyond feeble, in more ways than one This poor facsimile of Peter Jackson’s Meet the Feebles features a murder-mystery plot whose twists are as soft as the felt of its puppets
'The Happytime Murders' Is a Dumb, Dirty Puppet Movie That Completely Blows It's so, so bad.
’The Happytime Murders’ Is A Much-Welcome Return To Simple Pleasures Melissa McCarthy stars in Brian Henson’s ’Happytime Murders,’ an R-rated puppet detective story that reinvigorates dumb comedy.
The Happytime Murders Is a Really Terrible Puppet Movie It’s lucky to have Trump distracting from its awfulness this week.
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