I put NSFW in quotes because someone uses the word “fuck”, not because STX’s The Happytime Murders is pushing the boundaries of vulgarity with puppet sex, drug use or anything else. We got our hands on all four clips from the film, out this Friday, and none are remotely funny. Man, I wish we could get Peter Jackson’s Meet the Feebles on Blu-ray already.
The comedy 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.
Elizabeth Banks, Melissa McCarthy, Joel McHale and Maya Rudolph star, with Mitch Silpa (Bridesmaids) and Ryan Gaul (Identity Thief).
Watch for Scott Wienberg’s review this weekend.