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No Sesame, All Street – This November Bring Home ‘The Happytime Murders’

Discover what happens on the other side of the street in the outrageous, dark comedy, The Happytime Murders arriving this November from STX Films and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. “Hilarious, wickedly original and crazily quirky” (Neil Pond, Parade), The Happytime Murders is directed and produced by Brian Henson (The Muppet Christmas Carol) alongside producers Jeffrey Hayes, Melissa McCarthy, and Ben Falcone. The film features an all-star comedic cast including Melissa McCarthy (The Boss), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), Joel McHale (“Community”), and Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect). The Happytime Murders “is a raunchy comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show. A hilarious buddy cop murder mystery comedy at heart, the film is unapologetically bold and keeps audiences entertained from start to finish.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 18, 2018

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‘The Happytime Murders’ Hits The Streets This November

What happens when you combine murder, raunchy puppets, and today’s biggest queen of comedy? You get The Happytime Murders on Digital this November. Melissa McCarthy (Detective Connie Edwards) stars along with Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), Joel McHale (“Community”), and Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect). “Hilarious, wickedly original and crazily quirky” (Neil Pond, Parade), The Happytime Murders is directed and produced by Brian Henson (The Muppet Christmas Carol) alongside producers Jeffrey Hayes, Melissa McCarthy, and Ben Falcone. The Happytime Murders is a raunchy comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show. A hilarious buddy cop murder mystery comedy at heart, the film is unapologetically bold and keeps audiences entertained from start to finish. The Happytime Murders arrives on Digital November 30th and on

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 4, 2018

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Sex, Drugs, Murder: ‘The Happytime Murders’ Red Band Trailer Is NSFW!

The long-awaited horror-comedy The Happytime Murders is receiving a lot of hype following its first look trailer debuted at CimeaCon. Critics took to social media to declare that the puppet movie is an “instant cult classic” as well as mentioning the movie’s sexual situations and its raunchiness but loved it nonetheless. STX has now shared the red band trailer for The Happytime Murders and it is insane! The for adults only movie even features a puppet orgasming all over an office. The movie is “set in the underbelly of a Los Angeles where puppets and humans co-exist. Two clashing detectives, one human (Melissa McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together to figure out who is brutally murdering the former cast of “The Happytime Gang”, a beloved classic puppet show.” The human cast includes Melissa McCarthy who stars alongside her fellow Bridesmaids alum Maya Rudolph and Mitch Silpa along with Ryan Gaul (Identity Thief), Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games),

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 18, 2018

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Melissa McCarthy To Star Opposite A Puppet In The Crime-Thriller THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS

Brian Henson’s long gestating dark comedy The Happytime Murders is finally moving forward with funny lady Melissa McCarthy (Ghostbusters) attached to both star and produce. The R-rated film is set to begin filming in August in Los Angeles and takes place in a world were humans live alongside puppets. In the movie two detectives, one human, one puppet, are forced to work together to solve the brutal murder of a member of the cast of “The Happytime Gang”, a popular show featuring puppets. The first concept art has already been unveiled. When a really good script combines puppet strippers, Los Angeles’ underbelly and comedy, it’s like my fever dream has finally come true.” McCarthy said. Henson will direct from the script penned by Todd Berger and revised by Erich and John Hoeber, and McCarthy, based on the story by Todd Berger and Dee Robertson. The Happytime Murders will be produced by The Jim Henson Company’s On The Day Productions and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

May 4, 2017

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