In a world where puppets coexist with humans, but are reviled by humans and considered inferior, Phil Phillips is a puppet who lives in Los Angeles, and was the first puppet cop on the LAPD before being fired. Now working as a private detective with his human secretary Bubbles, Phil is approached by puppet client Sandra, and is hired to find out who has been blackmailing her. While looking for a lead at a puppet owned porn-shop, Phil goes in the back to check the records. When Phil is gone, an unknown attacker comes in and kills everyone present, and it is revealed one of the customers, Bumblypants, is a cast member from “The Happytime Gang”, a popular puppet sitcom from the 80s that was due to to go into syndication.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy |
Country: | China, United States, Canada |
Directed By: | Brian Henson |
Written By: | Todd Berger, Dee Austin Robertson |
Cast: | Colleen Smith, Elizabeth Banks, Melissa McCarthy, Bill Barretta, Maya Rudolph, Dana Schick, Leslie David Baker, Mitch Silpa, Fortune Feimster, Jen Sung, Pamela Mitchell, Cynthy Wu, Joel McHale, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Gaul |
In Theaters: | Aug 24, 2018 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 31 minutes |
Production: | Black Bear Pictures, Henson Alternative, Huayi Brothers Media, STX Entertainment, TMP Films, On The Day Productions |
Budget: | $40,000,000 |
Box Office: | $20,706,452 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |