The Happytime Murders

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.

Cast

Melissa McCarthy

as Detective Connie Edwards

Bill Barretta

as Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar

Leslie David Baker

as Lt. Banning

Elizabeth Banks

as Jenny

Joel McHale

as Agent Campbell

Maya Rudolph

as Bubbles

Dorien Davies

as Sandra

Drew Massey

as Goofer / Vinny

Kevin Clash

as Bumblypants / Lyle

Michael McDonald

as Ronovan Scargle

Reviews

Gimly

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._...

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...

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