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NSFW ‘The Happytime Murders’ Clip: Sugar Addict Offers to Suck Melissa McCarthy’s…
The world has turned on STX’s The Happytime Murders, their R-rated puppet-themed comedy that started off with such Blair Witch-esque hyperbole that we thought it was going to be better than Peter Jackson’s Meet the Feebles. It made some bold promises and we were all on board – until last week. The second trailer was deflating, carrying barely any new footage and failing to up the ante. It’s 2018, we’re both desensitized, while also walking on eggshells around every single thing that could be deemed offensive. How do you release a movie like the Happytime Murders in today’s climate? You don’t? Proof comes in this NSFW clip, which hopes to change the narrative going into opening weekend. Sure, it’s vile, but it’s also not funny nor shocking. It should be, but it’s not and I can’t explain why there’s no life in this puppet film. I suspect it’s going to be DOA upon release.
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).
It opens on August 24, 2018.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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