The Happytime Murders on Digital November 20 and Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD & On Demand December 4

[Michael Scott]

MELISSA MCCARTHY, MAYA RUDOLPH, JOEL MCHALE, AND
ELIZABETH BANKS STAR IN THE OUTRAGEOUSLY HILARIOUS COMEDY

THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS

AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL NOVEMBER 20, 2018
AND ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD DECEMBER 4, 2018

“A FLUFFING HYSTERICAL COMEDY”
─ MIKE REYES, CINEMABLEND​

Universal City, California, October 4, 2018 – Discover what happens on the other side of the street in the outrageous comedy, The Happytime Murders arriving on Digital on November 20, 2018 and on Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on December 4, 2018 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

“Hilarious, wickedly original and crazily quirky” (Neil Pond, Parade), The Happytime Murders is directed and produced by Brian Henson (The Muppet Christmas Carol) alongside producers Jeffrey Hayes, Melissa McCarthy, and Ben Falcone. The film also features an all-star comedic cast including Melissa McCarthy (The Boss), Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), Joel McHale (“Community”), and Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect).

The Happytime Murders is a raunchy comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show. A hilarious buddy cop murder mystery comedy at heart, the film is unapologetically bold and keeps audiences entertained from start to finish.

Packed with clever improv and shocking humor, The Happytime Murders on Blu-rayTM, DVD and Digital showcases side-splitting bonus features including deleted scenes, a gag reel, feature commentary with filmmakers and cast, and special featurettes that take fans further into the twisted and scandalous world inhabited by both humans and puppets.

BONUS FEATURES on BLU-RAYTM, DVD AND DIGITAL

• Deleted Scenes
• Gag Reel
• Line-O-Rama
• Virtual Environments: Go behind the scenes to see the transformation of the film’s virtual environments including visual effects through backdrops, action scenes, and the movements of the puppets themselves.
• Avatars Demo: VFX supervisors discuss how The Happytime Murders created a new realm of puppet movies by using avatars to make the puppets come to life.
• VFX Breakdown: An overview of the impact of visual special effects in the film.
• Theatrical Trailers
• Feature Commentary with Director Brian Henson and voice actor Bill Barretta

The Happytime Murders will be available on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital.

• Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
• Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.

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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, and Elizabeth Banks
Co-Producers: Vincent J. Raisa, Basil Grillo, Divya D’Souza
Music By: Christopher Lennertz
Costume Designer: Arjun Bhasin
Edited By: Brian Olds
Production Designer: Chris Spellman
Director of Photography: Mitchell Amundsen
Executive Producers: Lisa Henson, John Hyde, Dee Austin Robertson, Donald Tang, Teddy Schwarzman, Ben Stillman, Michael Heimler, Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, Felice Bee, Robert Simonds, Adam Fogelson
Produced By: Brian Henson, Jeffrey Hayes, Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone
Story By: Todd Berger & Dee Austin Robertson
Screenplay By: Todd Berger
Directed By: Brian Henson

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK:

Street Date: December 4, 2018
Selection Number: 64193799
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.40:1 Widescreen
Rating: R for strong crude and sexual content and language throughout, and some drug material.
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Run Time: 1 hour and 31 minutes

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: December 4, 2018
Selection Number: 64193800
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: R for strong crude and sexual content and language throughout, and some drug material.
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Run Time: 1 hour and 31 minutes

 

[tripplej]

This looks like a rental if anything for me. lol.

 

[Michael Scott]

I hate to say, but I laughed so hard when watching it in theaters I almost burst a blood vessel

 

[tripplej]

That is very interesting.. I am looking forward to seeing this now.