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Directed by | Seth MacFarlane |
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Story by | Seth MacFarlane |
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Narrated by | Patrick Stewart |
Music by | Walter Murphy |
Cinematography | Michael Barrett |
Edited by | Jeff Freeman |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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106 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $51 million |
Box office | $549.4 million |
Ted: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Walter Murphy and Various Artists | ||||
Released | June 26, 2012 | |||
Genre | Film score, jazz, rock | |||
Length | 56:24 | |||
Label | Universal Republic | |||
Producer | Hans Zimmer | |||
Walter Murphy and Various Artists chronology | ||||
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Ted is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane in his feature film directorial debut. 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 title 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.
The film is MacFarlane's feature-length directorial debut, produced by Media Rights Capital and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was the twelfth-highest-grossing film of 2012 and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.
A sequel, Ted 2, was released on June 26, 2015.
In 1985, John Bennett is a lonely child living in Norwood, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, who wished for his new Christmas gift—a large teddy bear named Ted—to come to life and become his friend. The wish coincides with a shooting star and comes true; word spread and Ted was briefly a celebrity.
27 years later, John aged 35 and Ted age 27 respectively are still living in Boston, and are still staunch companions enjoying a hedonistic life. John is dating 28-year-old, Lori Collins, who is from Pennsylvania. As their anniversary approaches, Lori hopes to marry John but feels he could not move forward with Ted around. John is hesitant against making Ted leave, but he is persuaded to act when they find Ted at home with four prostitutes.