Plot
A story centered on a man and his teddy bear, who comes to life as the result of a childhood wish.

Release Year: 2012

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane

Storyline
John makes a Christmas miracle happen by bringing his one and only friend to life, his teddy bear. The two grow up together and John must then choose to stay with his girlfriend or keep his friendship with his crude and extremely inappropriate teddy bear, Ted.

Writers: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin

Cast:
Mark Wahlberg - John Bennett
Mila Kunis - Lori Collins
Seth MacFarlane - Ted (voice)
Joel McHale - Rex
Giovanni Ribisi - Donny
Patrick Warburton - Guy
Matt Walsh - Thomas
Jessica Barth - Tami-Lynn
Aedin Mincks - Robert
Bill Smitrovich - Frank
Patrick Stewart - Narrator
Norah Jones - Herself
Sam J. Jones - Himself
Tom Skerritt - Himself
Bretton Manley - Young John

Details

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Release Date: 29 June 2012

Filming Locations: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $38,700,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The "white trash girls names" scene was done in a few takes without having any cue cards for Mark Wahlberg, who wrote down a wide number of female names that sound "white trash".

Quotes:
[from trailer]
Ted: Lori, hey, you're home early.
Lori: This place is a wreck! Who are these girls?
Ted: Y'know, they're hookers. So it's fine.
Lori: What the hell is this?
Ted: Oh, where are my manners? Lori, this is Angelique, Heavenly, Charene, and Sauvignon Blanc. I love you girls. Y'know, somewhere out there are four terrible fathers I wish I could thank for this great night!

User Review

Ted (2012) review

Rating:

I just want to state off hand that this is my first movie review, well other than just telling someone what I thought. So if you are looking for a well written, witty review then.. you might want to stop reading now. But since this movie is still in production, this will probably be your best bet for the time being.

I just went to a free screening of Ted at the Greenback theater in Sacramento, CA. And I just have to say off the bat, I LOVED it. A movie hasn't made me laugh that hard in a long time. Now, I'm not going to give you any more information than the description because with the movie not even being released yet, I think that would be a spoiler of some sort. But I will tell you that was so much better than what I imagined it would be, granted that was before I knew it was directed and voiced over by Seth Macfarlane. So if you're a fan of his, you're definitely in for a treat, and even if you're not I still think you would enjoy the innovative comedy that comes from a snarky and crude teddy bear companion. The acting was very solid, from main characters to jerk bosses, and crazy.. well, crazy people.. the acting was very convincing and enjoyable. The story was great, while it might sound stupid to some, myself included, it's very well executed. Definitely not one of the movies that left me thinking "the idea was good, but they could have done so much more with it", it was actually quite the opposite. And this is certainly not a low budget film, the CGI animation reflects this. The furry bear voiced by Macfarlane is very realistic and believable.

The only drawback I could possibly see that would cause someone displeasure would be, like a lot of new comedies, this film pushes the envelope in raunchy, vulgar humor. Plus the different amount of drugs used. This movie will receive (most likely), and be very deserving of a R rating. It doesn't rely solely on shock humor though, there is plenty of good old fashioned clean comedy. But if your like me, and that type of subject matter doesn't bother you, then I HIGHLY recommend this film. And if you're a Seth Macfarlane fan, then that's just a perfectly gift wrapped little bonus for you.

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