Ted

"Ted is coming."

2012 1h 47m EN

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Synopsis

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John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.

“Ted is coming.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seth MacFarlane
Writers: Seth MacFarlane, Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Grossed $549M — a 11.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Ted Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Seth MacFarlane, shot by Michael Barrett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Walter Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeff Freeman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis and Seth MacFarlane carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Seth MacFarlane directs. Michael Barrett behind the camera. Walter Murphy scores. Jeff Freeman cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Grossed $549M — a 11.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 14 years ago.
4Part of the "Ted Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Seth MacFarlane, shot by Michael Barrett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Walter Murphy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jeff Freeman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis and Seth MacFarlane carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Ted is coming.".
10IMDB entry: tt1637725 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1113,538 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
12Classified under 9 themes, including "friendship", "dreams", "satire", "love".
13Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Barrett
Original score: Walter Murphy
Editing: Jeff Freeman
Production design: Stephen J. Lineweaver
Costume design: Debra McGuire
Makeup / hair: Cheryl Daniels
VFX supervisor: Blair Clark
Sound: Elliott Koretz
Stunt coordinator: Scott Rogers
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000,000
Box office: $549,368,315
Return: 1099% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Ted (2012)

Part of

Ted Collection

Ted is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane. The screenplay by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild is from MacFarlane's story. The film stars MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, and with Joel McHale and Giovanni Ribisi in supporting roles, with MacFarlane providing the voice of the titular character. The film tells the story of John Bennett, a Boston native whose childhood wish brings his teddy bear friend Ted to life. However, Ted prevents John and his love interest Lori Collins from moving on with their lives. A sequel, Ted 2, was released on June 26, 2015.

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Michael2016-03-23
★ 7/10
Gerade in der Originalfassung ist „Ted“ ein anarchischer Spaß. Seth MacFarlane, der neben seiner Regiearbeit auch noch Ted spricht, hat ihr einen Film erschaffen, in dem kein Blatt vor den Mund genommen wird und vor allem davon lebt, dass Ted einfach in jeder Szene auf die eine oder andere Art daneben benimmt. Immer einen fiesen Spruch auf den Lippen sprudeln die Beleidigungen und unangebrachten Sätze nur so aus Ted heraus und wenn man bei menschlichen Protagonisten schnell das Gefühl hat, dass dieses Verhalten zu viel des Guten ist, kommt dies bei Ted nicht vor. Dies mag daran liegen, dass Ted eben ein Teddybär ist und man so ein Verhalten von einem Kuscheltier eben nicht erwartet. Erstaunlich ist auch, wie gut Mark Wahlberg (Shooter, Vier Brüder) im Zusammenspiel mit dem chaotischen Teddybären funktioniert. Wahlberg hat sich in den letzten Jahren ja eher in Actionfilmen und ernsteren Produktionen positioniert, zeigt aber in „Ted“, dass er den „Over the top“-Humor genau beherrscht wie das Actionfach. Und auch Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Ausgequetscht) darf man nicht vergessen. Kunis hat sich ja schon mehrfach in Komödien ausgetobt und beweist in „Ted“, dass sich auch in derberen Vertretern des Genres eine gute Figur macht. „Ted“ bietet aber nicht nur derben Humor, sondern mindestens eine Szene, die in die Filmgeschichte eingehen wird, den Donnersong. Wenn John und Ted bei Gewitter im Bett liegen und ihr Lied singen und dabei das Unwetter wild beschimpfen, dann bleibt auch bei den Zuschauern kein Auge trocken, die ansonsten wenig mit dem Film anfangen können. Insgesamt gesehen ist „Ted“ allerdings kein Meisterwerk. In erster Linie nutzt Seth MacFarlane seine Erfahrung die er mit der TV-Serie „Family Guy“ gesammelt hat und mixt den derben Humor der Serie mit neuen Figuren. Klar, mit dem gesellschaftsuntauglichen Ted präsentiert er dabei eine Figur, die man so auf der Leinwand noch nicht gesehen hat, er erfindet sich allerdings mit dem Film nicht neu, sondern erschließt mit „Ted“ nur eine neue Zielgruppe, nämlich die Komödienfans, die MacFarlane noch nicht von „Family Guy“ kenne, aber derbe Komödie wie z.B. „Hangover“ mögen. [Sneakfilm.de]
tmdb272194542019-08-03
★ 4/10
Ted is THE poster child for the fact that every great concept doesn't automatically become a guaranteed winning project once it leaves the drawing board. This movie SCREAMS "Here's a great idea, but we just didn't know what to do with it." Whether it was because of lack of imagination or too many tokes on the community bong, nobody will ever know. Having a movie about a real-live Teddy Bear existing in the every day life of a 30-something underachiever sounds like a winning formula. However after the first few moments, the movie stalls, the dialog gets stale quickly and the majority of the story revolves around Ted getting high and/or trying to bang shallow, attractive women (even though Hasbro didn't include on him full, working equipment) while the main character tries to balance his 4-year ongoing relationship with a woman completely out of his league and his life-long Thunder Buddy (Ted). Lewd, crude and rude, Ted does little to entertain beyond the limited soph-moronic humor. Unless you are a rabid fan of Family Guy or the 80s Flash Gordon, live in or around the Boston area or think it's funny to hear the F-word every other second, this one won't be for you.
Kamurai2021-06-13
★ 8/10
Great watch, will watch again, and do recommend. This is a stupid movie, it doesn't mean it's bad: it's not a great movie, but it is entertaining. I love stupid humor and dirt comedy, basically absurdist comedy which Seth MacFarlane excels at. The cast is great, and I think it would have been a very different movie if they had used anyone else in any role. The concept alone is unique and refreshing, "Did you see the movie about the teddy bwear that came to life?", that's this movie. You almost owe it to yourself to see such a unique concept. And they they do some fantastically structure humor mixed with some rather contrastingly serious romantic drama. They even mix in a touch of horror, and I was even able to get into it, despite it being about a Teddy Bear that has express displeasure about not being constructed with a penis. I can't imagine ever watching this and not being entertained.