Connection with the previous post (THE BLACK SWAN): Mila Kunis co-starred in both films.
RATINGS: IMDB ― 7.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes ― 73%, ME ― 70%
RATINGS: IMDB ― 7.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes ― 73%, ME ― 70%
Lori: [Enters apartment and sees Ted and four hookers on the couch watching TV] Oh...
Ted: Lori, hey, you're home early.
Lori: What the hell is this?
Ted: The ladies and I were just watching Jack and Jill, where Adam Sandler plays a guy and his sister, and it's, it's just awful. It's unwatchable, but y'know, they're hookers. So it's fine.
Lori: This place is a wreck! Who are these girls?
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!
Lori: [Looks down on floor] What is that?
Ted: Wha- what is what?
Lori: There's a... a shit on my floor! In the corner, there is a shit!
Ted: Oh, yeah, Yeah, we were playing Truth or Dare, and, uh, Charene was pretty ballsy.
Lori: There is a shit on my floor!
Ted: Well, or, or, is the floor on the shit? Is what Kierkegaard would say.
John: [John pokes a lobster head from out the door] Rawr!
Ted: Hahaha!
John: Who lives here? I'm comin' to get who lives here! You owe me lobster money!
Ted: Ahahaha! That's my buddy Johnny. Not the lobster, the guy runnin' it.
John: [Enters the apartment] I found my phone. What's going on.
[John suddenly looks down on the floor]
John: Is that a shit?
[Lori looks at John]
Mia Kunis as Lori, Seth McFarlane as Ted (voice), and Mark Wahlberg as John
Trivia (From IMDB):
Ted mentions 9/11. Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane narrowly missed being on American Airlines Flight 11, one of the planes that hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Wahlberg was booked on the flight, but decided to drive to New York and fly to California later. MacFarlane arrived at the gate ten minutes late and was not allowed to board. He was sitting in the airport when he saw that his plane had hit the World Trade Center's North Tower.
According to astronomer Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane called him in advance to make sure he would get the stars in the night sky scenes right.
The integrated archive footage of Ted on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Episode #23.31 (1984) was culled from the broadcast of February 29, 1984. Johnny Carson's actual guest that night was Emmanuel Lewis. This can easily be determined by when Johnny, upon Ted's arrival, says, "I thought you'd be taller." Although Ted responded, "I thought you were gonna be funnier," Emmanuel's actual response was, "Me too."
"007" producer Barbara Broccoli traditionally never allows any James Bond theme to be used in other films, but Seth MacFarlane wrote her a letter asking for permission to use "All Time High" from Octopussy (1983) as it was his mother's favorite song. Broccoli made a rare exception to her rule, hence John gets to slaughter the tune in a performance in front of a dismayed crowd.
Various teddy bears were used as stand-ins for post-production editing. Ted's movements were done by Seth MacFarlane through motion capture.
Shipped to theaters under the title "Thunder Buddies."
Mark Wahlberg agreed to appear in a Seth MacFarlane film after seeing a caricature of himself on Family Guy, produced by MacFarlane.
This is the first live-action project directed by Seth MacFarlane.
Ted was usually "played" on set by a stem with eyeballs atop it.
The shots from Flash Gordon (1980) had to be digitally enhanced into high definition.
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DIRECTOR_TRADEMARK(Seth MacFarlane): [Star Trek]: Sir Patrick Stewart, lead actor of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), narrates.
Seth MacFarlane originally planned for this to be an animated television series in line with his hits Family Guy (1998) and American Dad! (2005).
The AL East standings on the Green Monster at Fenway Park indicate the scene was shot the night of May 23, 2011.
DIRECTOR TRADEMARK (Seth MacFarlane): (Family Guy (1998)): Several of the main voice cast had parts in this movie. McFarlane voices Peter, Stewie, and Brian. Alex Borstein, who plays John's mom, provides the voice for Lois. Mila Kunis, who plays Lori, is the voice of Meg. The only main Griffin family member not to appear in the film is Seth Green, who voices Chris. Other regulars that appear in this fil. include Patrick Warburton, Sir Patrick Stewart, and Ralph Garman. Jessica Stroup provided the voice of Denise in three episodes.
An actual teddy bear doll was used for filming, with Seth MacFarlane voicing Ted's dialogue live. The rationale for this, as opposed to a much easier green screen approach, was that he wanted to get the cast's genuine reaction to what Ted was doing, as opposed to them having to imagine it.
Co-writer Wellesley Wild claimed that he listened to a lot of Queen whilst writing his draft, hence the inclusion of Sam J. Jones from Flash Gordon (1980).
In a flashback to 2008, John says, "Chris Brown can do no wrong." In 2009, Brown was arrested after physically assaulting his girlfriend, Rihanna.
According to Seth MacFarlane, this is the first comedy film to use motion capture technology. However, the comedy film Paul (2011) used motion capture technology as well, and it was released a year earlier than Ted (2012).
A portrait of Chinese dictator Chairman Zedong Mao hangs on the wall of Ming's apartment.
Universal's highest grossing film of 2012, ahead of the bigger budgeted Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Battleship (2012).
The "fan" that John knocks out with the microphone stand is actually former Boston Bruin Shawn Thornton.
Ted was given as a Christmas gift in 1985, the first year "Teddy Ruxpin" was sold.
The twelfth highest grossing film of 2012.
When Lori gets back home and finds Ted watching television with some hookers, one of the films seen on the television menu is Dead Silence (2007), which stars Mark Wahlberg's older brother, Donnie Wahlberg.
When John wishes for Ted to come to life, the tune of the song "I Wish" from the musical "Into the Woods" can be heard in the background.
The episode of Sponge Bob Square Pants (1999) that Ted and John watch in the beginning is "Procrastination" from SpongeBob SquarePants: Procrastination/I'm with Stupid (2001). This is fitting as the two are lazily chilling on the couch, making John late for work.
The house at the beginning of the movie, that is zoomed into from space, is at 129 Albemarle Road, Norwood, Massachusetts 02062.
Pays homage to three films from 1980: Airplane! (1980) with the dancing scene, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) with the ringtone (and pervasive Star Wars paraphernalia) and Flash Gordon (1980) with clips shown, and Sam J. Jones' role.
Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis had previously starred together in Max Payne (2008) and Date Night (2010).
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Ted and John's friendship is similar to Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. Winnie the Pooh (or Pooh for short.) was based on an old plush teddy bear, originally named Edwin, that A.A. Milne gave his son, Christopher Robin Milne, in August 1921,as a present for his first birthday.
The film was originally scheduled for release on July 13, 2012, but was moved up to June 29, the original intended release date of G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), which had been pushed back to March 29, 2013 for re-shoots.
During the party scene with Flash Gordon, Johnny does an impression of Ted and Ted says "Oh, come on, I do not sound that much like Peter Griffin!" Peter Griffin is a character on the TV show Family Guy. Both Family Guy and Ted were created by Seth MacFarlane, and more importantly, MacFarlane plays the voices of both Peter and Ted. Thus, Ted's voice actually IS the voice of Peter Griffin.
The start of the film, which is set in 1985, is also the year Back to the Future (1985), one of Seth MacFarlane's favorite films, took place.
During the climax Ted blindfolds Donny while the latter is driving his car causing him to lose control. A similar scene also occurred in the original Child's Play movie where Charles Lee Ray also known as Chucky attacks Mike Norris in his famous 'Good Guy' doll form as part of his revenge for being shot at the start of the film and like Donny Mike loses control of his car and both end up crashing their respective vehicles.
This is the second time Giovanni Ribisi appears alongside a That '70s Show (1998) star. He appears with Mila Kunis in this film, and he played Debra Jo Rupp's husband on Friends (1994).
While watching Flash Gordon (1980), Ted and John mention Tom Brady, who ironically makes a cameo in Ted 2 (2015).
Ted having hookers in his apartment also occurred in 'Petarded' of Family Guy where Peter Griffin has hookers in Cleveland Brown's house in an attempt to win his children back.
At the beginning of the movie, Ted has a child voice. Later in the movie, he has a voice similar to Peter Griffin's in Family Guy (1999). Both Ted and Peter Griffin are voiced by Seth MacFarlane.
Alex Borstein best known for voicing Lois Griffin of Family Guy makes a cameo in the film as John's mother.
Jessica Stroup appears in about three scenes as Tracy, one of Lori's office co-workers.
Just before John leaves Ted's party, Sam Jones calls him 'Ponyboy'. This is the nickname of Michael Curtis in the book and film The Outsiders (1983).
When we see Ted and John in John's younger room, there is an Indiana Jones poster on the wall
The Region 1 DVD and Region A Blu-ray include an Audio Descriptive Track. Only the Theatrical version has the Audio Descriptive Track.
There is no mention of how Donny has a son named Robert, whether Donny is divorced or widowed from his wife. It is believed that Robert has a "deadbeat" mom.
Before his ringtone was changed to the Knight Rider (1982) theme, the music heard on John Bennett's cellphone (when it fell between the car door panel and the seat) is the Imperial March from Star Wars.
At Rex's house party, Rex mistakenly calls John "Jim." Mark Wahlberg, who portrays John Bennett in the movie, would go on to portray Jim Bennett in The Gambler (2014).
Tom Skerrit is the first celebrity to make a cameo in the Ted films. Liam Neeson makes a cameo in the sequel.
During the party at Ted's new home Ted sings during the karaoke in a very similar way to the singer seen at the start of It's a Trap! of Family Guy.
Cameo ―
Ted Danson: Appears on a fictional Cheers (1982) DVD interview mentioning the penis size of Woody Harrelson.
Director Trademark ―
Seth MacFarlane: [Star Wars] John and his friends collect Star Wars merchandise.
Trivia (From IMDB):
Ted mentions 9/11. Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane narrowly missed being on American Airlines Flight 11, one of the planes that hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Wahlberg was booked on the flight, but decided to drive to New York and fly to California later. MacFarlane arrived at the gate ten minutes late and was not allowed to board. He was sitting in the airport when he saw that his plane had hit the World Trade Center's North Tower.
According to astronomer Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane called him in advance to make sure he would get the stars in the night sky scenes right.
The integrated archive footage of Ted on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Episode #23.31 (1984) was culled from the broadcast of February 29, 1984. Johnny Carson's actual guest that night was Emmanuel Lewis. This can easily be determined by when Johnny, upon Ted's arrival, says, "I thought you'd be taller." Although Ted responded, "I thought you were gonna be funnier," Emmanuel's actual response was, "Me too."
"007" producer Barbara Broccoli traditionally never allows any James Bond theme to be used in other films, but Seth MacFarlane wrote her a letter asking for permission to use "All Time High" from Octopussy (1983) as it was his mother's favorite song. Broccoli made a rare exception to her rule, hence John gets to slaughter the tune in a performance in front of a dismayed crowd.
Various teddy bears were used as stand-ins for post-production editing. Ted's movements were done by Seth MacFarlane through motion capture.
Shipped to theaters under the title "Thunder Buddies."
Mark Wahlberg agreed to appear in a Seth MacFarlane film after seeing a caricature of himself on Family Guy, produced by MacFarlane.
This is the first live-action project directed by Seth MacFarlane.
Ted was usually "played" on set by a stem with eyeballs atop it.
The shots from Flash Gordon (1980) had to be digitally enhanced into high definition.
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DIRECTOR_TRADEMARK(Seth MacFarlane): [Star Trek]: Sir Patrick Stewart, lead actor of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), narrates.
Seth MacFarlane originally planned for this to be an animated television series in line with his hits Family Guy (1998) and American Dad! (2005).
The AL East standings on the Green Monster at Fenway Park indicate the scene was shot the night of May 23, 2011.
DIRECTOR TRADEMARK (Seth MacFarlane): (Family Guy (1998)): Several of the main voice cast had parts in this movie. McFarlane voices Peter, Stewie, and Brian. Alex Borstein, who plays John's mom, provides the voice for Lois. Mila Kunis, who plays Lori, is the voice of Meg. The only main Griffin family member not to appear in the film is Seth Green, who voices Chris. Other regulars that appear in this fil. include Patrick Warburton, Sir Patrick Stewart, and Ralph Garman. Jessica Stroup provided the voice of Denise in three episodes.
An actual teddy bear doll was used for filming, with Seth MacFarlane voicing Ted's dialogue live. The rationale for this, as opposed to a much easier green screen approach, was that he wanted to get the cast's genuine reaction to what Ted was doing, as opposed to them having to imagine it.
Co-writer Wellesley Wild claimed that he listened to a lot of Queen whilst writing his draft, hence the inclusion of Sam J. Jones from Flash Gordon (1980).
In a flashback to 2008, John says, "Chris Brown can do no wrong." In 2009, Brown was arrested after physically assaulting his girlfriend, Rihanna.
According to Seth MacFarlane, this is the first comedy film to use motion capture technology. However, the comedy film Paul (2011) used motion capture technology as well, and it was released a year earlier than Ted (2012).
A portrait of Chinese dictator Chairman Zedong Mao hangs on the wall of Ming's apartment.
Universal's highest grossing film of 2012, ahead of the bigger budgeted Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Battleship (2012).
The "fan" that John knocks out with the microphone stand is actually former Boston Bruin Shawn Thornton.
Ted was given as a Christmas gift in 1985, the first year "Teddy Ruxpin" was sold.
The twelfth highest grossing film of 2012.
When Lori gets back home and finds Ted watching television with some hookers, one of the films seen on the television menu is Dead Silence (2007), which stars Mark Wahlberg's older brother, Donnie Wahlberg.
When John wishes for Ted to come to life, the tune of the song "I Wish" from the musical "Into the Woods" can be heard in the background.
The episode of Sponge Bob Square Pants (1999) that Ted and John watch in the beginning is "Procrastination" from SpongeBob SquarePants: Procrastination/I'm with Stupid (2001). This is fitting as the two are lazily chilling on the couch, making John late for work.
The house at the beginning of the movie, that is zoomed into from space, is at 129 Albemarle Road, Norwood, Massachusetts 02062.
Pays homage to three films from 1980: Airplane! (1980) with the dancing scene, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) with the ringtone (and pervasive Star Wars paraphernalia) and Flash Gordon (1980) with clips shown, and Sam J. Jones' role.
Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis had previously starred together in Max Payne (2008) and Date Night (2010).
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Ted and John's friendship is similar to Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. Winnie the Pooh (or Pooh for short.) was based on an old plush teddy bear, originally named Edwin, that A.A. Milne gave his son, Christopher Robin Milne, in August 1921,as a present for his first birthday.
The film was originally scheduled for release on July 13, 2012, but was moved up to June 29, the original intended release date of G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), which had been pushed back to March 29, 2013 for re-shoots.
During the party scene with Flash Gordon, Johnny does an impression of Ted and Ted says "Oh, come on, I do not sound that much like Peter Griffin!" Peter Griffin is a character on the TV show Family Guy. Both Family Guy and Ted were created by Seth MacFarlane, and more importantly, MacFarlane plays the voices of both Peter and Ted. Thus, Ted's voice actually IS the voice of Peter Griffin.
The start of the film, which is set in 1985, is also the year Back to the Future (1985), one of Seth MacFarlane's favorite films, took place.
During the climax Ted blindfolds Donny while the latter is driving his car causing him to lose control. A similar scene also occurred in the original Child's Play movie where Charles Lee Ray also known as Chucky attacks Mike Norris in his famous 'Good Guy' doll form as part of his revenge for being shot at the start of the film and like Donny Mike loses control of his car and both end up crashing their respective vehicles.
This is the second time Giovanni Ribisi appears alongside a That '70s Show (1998) star. He appears with Mila Kunis in this film, and he played Debra Jo Rupp's husband on Friends (1994).
While watching Flash Gordon (1980), Ted and John mention Tom Brady, who ironically makes a cameo in Ted 2 (2015).
Ted having hookers in his apartment also occurred in 'Petarded' of Family Guy where Peter Griffin has hookers in Cleveland Brown's house in an attempt to win his children back.
At the beginning of the movie, Ted has a child voice. Later in the movie, he has a voice similar to Peter Griffin's in Family Guy (1999). Both Ted and Peter Griffin are voiced by Seth MacFarlane.
Alex Borstein best known for voicing Lois Griffin of Family Guy makes a cameo in the film as John's mother.
Jessica Stroup appears in about three scenes as Tracy, one of Lori's office co-workers.
Just before John leaves Ted's party, Sam Jones calls him 'Ponyboy'. This is the nickname of Michael Curtis in the book and film The Outsiders (1983).
When we see Ted and John in John's younger room, there is an Indiana Jones poster on the wall
The Region 1 DVD and Region A Blu-ray include an Audio Descriptive Track. Only the Theatrical version has the Audio Descriptive Track.
There is no mention of how Donny has a son named Robert, whether Donny is divorced or widowed from his wife. It is believed that Robert has a "deadbeat" mom.
Before his ringtone was changed to the Knight Rider (1982) theme, the music heard on John Bennett's cellphone (when it fell between the car door panel and the seat) is the Imperial March from Star Wars.
At Rex's house party, Rex mistakenly calls John "Jim." Mark Wahlberg, who portrays John Bennett in the movie, would go on to portray Jim Bennett in The Gambler (2014).
Tom Skerrit is the first celebrity to make a cameo in the Ted films. Liam Neeson makes a cameo in the sequel.
During the party at Ted's new home Ted sings during the karaoke in a very similar way to the singer seen at the start of It's a Trap! of Family Guy.
Cameo ―
Ted Danson: Appears on a fictional Cheers (1982) DVD interview mentioning the penis size of Woody Harrelson.
Director Trademark ―
Seth MacFarlane: [Star Wars] John and his friends collect Star Wars merchandise.
Spoilers ―
The idea of Donny dancing was Giovanni Ribisi's.
Near the end of the movie, when Lori looks outside the window and up to the stars, the constellation Ursa Minor, which means Little Bear, is in the upper left corner.
In the final scene, the narrator, voiced by Sir Patrick Stewart, trashes Superman Returns (2006). This may be an in-joke to Bryan Singer, who directed Superman Returns (2006), and directed Stewart in several X-Men movies.
At the end of the movie, the narrator states that Sam J. Jones moved in with Brandon Routh. Both actors starred in a movie as the title characters based on a comic book, with Jones in Flash Gordon (1980) and Routh in Superman Returns (2006). There were plans for a follow-up to both films, but they were scrapped when their studio was disappointed with their box office gross despite having a warm reception from fans and critics.
After getting his ear ripped off, Ted escapes through a door only to reach back and grab his ear. The theme for Indiana Jones can be heard as he does it, as this is a trademark of Jones: losing his hat and reaching to grab it at the last minute.
The production wanted to use The Bangles' "Manic Monday" for Donny's solo dance party, but the rights were too expensive.
Mark Wahlberg's character was originally supposed to be crying while screaming for Ted when he died at the climax. Seth MacFarlane cut the scene because he felt it was too depressing.
The stapler that Ted uses to re-attach his ear in Donny's house is a vintage Swingline Cub.
Danny Hoch played an uncredited part of Donny's dad. He also appears in We Own the Night (2007) which starred Mark Wahlberg.
Near the end of the movie, when Lori looks outside the window and up to the stars, the constellation Ursa Minor, which means Little Bear, is in the upper left corner.
In the final scene, the narrator, voiced by Sir Patrick Stewart, trashes Superman Returns (2006). This may be an in-joke to Bryan Singer, who directed Superman Returns (2006), and directed Stewart in several X-Men movies.
At the end of the movie, the narrator states that Sam J. Jones moved in with Brandon Routh. Both actors starred in a movie as the title characters based on a comic book, with Jones in Flash Gordon (1980) and Routh in Superman Returns (2006). There were plans for a follow-up to both films, but they were scrapped when their studio was disappointed with their box office gross despite having a warm reception from fans and critics.
After getting his ear ripped off, Ted escapes through a door only to reach back and grab his ear. The theme for Indiana Jones can be heard as he does it, as this is a trademark of Jones: losing his hat and reaching to grab it at the last minute.
The production wanted to use The Bangles' "Manic Monday" for Donny's solo dance party, but the rights were too expensive.
Mark Wahlberg's character was originally supposed to be crying while screaming for Ted when he died at the climax. Seth MacFarlane cut the scene because he felt it was too depressing.
The stapler that Ted uses to re-attach his ear in Donny's house is a vintage Swingline Cub.
Danny Hoch played an uncredited part of Donny's dad. He also appears in We Own the Night (2007) which starred Mark Wahlberg.
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