Today the Movie "Ted" in which Laura Vandervoort has the role of Tanya has been released.
Some Info of the Movie:
Ted
(Movie)
Ted (stylized as ted) is a 2012 American comedy film, directed, co-written and produced by Seth MacFarlane, who stars in it along with Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. The supporting cast includes Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Stroup, and Patrick Warburton. The film is the feature-length directorial debut of MacFarlane, produced by Media Rights Capital, and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Directed by Seth MacFarlane
Produced by Scott Stuber, Seth MacFarlane, John Jacobs, Jason Clark
Screenplay by Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild
Story by Seth MacFarlane
Narrated by Patrick Stewart
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane
Music by Walter Murphy
Cinematography: Michael Barrett
Editing by Jeff Freeman
Studio: Media Rights Capital, Fuzzy Door Productions, Bluegrass Films, Smart Entertainment
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s): June 29, 2012 (2012-06-29)
Running time: 106 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $50 million-$65 million
Box office: $71,544,000
Cast:
Mark Wahlberg as John Bennett
Mila Kunis as Lori Collins
Seth MacFarlane as Ted (voice and motion capture)
Giovanni Ribisi as Donny
Joel McHale as Rex
Patrick Warburton as Guy
Matt Walsh as Thomas: John's boss
Jessica Barth as Tammy-Lynn
Bill Smitrovich as Frank: Ted's boss
Ralph Garman as Joe Bennett: John's Dad
Alex Borstein as Gina Bennett: John's Mom
Laura Vandervoort as Tanya Terry
Jessica Stroup as Tracy
Bretton Manley as Young John Bennett
Tom Skerritt as Himself
Sam J. Jones as Himself
Norah Jones as Herself
Aedin Mincks as Robert
Ryan Reynolds as Jared (cameo)
Robert Wu as Asian Man "Ming"
John Viener as Alix
Zane Cowans as Young Ted (voice)
Patrick Stewart as Narrator
Tara Strong as Ted's "I Love You" Function
Mike Henry and Danny Smith (two of MacFarlane's fellow Family Guy writers) cameo as a Southern Newscaster and a Waiter, respectively.
Plot:
Mark Wahlberg plays John, a perfectly normal Boston native whose childhood wish for his teddy bear to come to life comes true. The bear (Ted) — voiced by MacFarlane himself — remains his best friend well into his adult years. Conflict emerges when Ted's irresponsible and vulgar slacker lifestyle comes in the way of John's attempt to embrace his adulthood and the woman of his dreams, Lori (Mila Kunis).
Production:
MacFarlane's directorial debut is a live-action effort, with computer animation handled by visual effects facilities Tippett Studio and Iloura. MacFarlane wrote the screenplay with his Family Guy colleagues Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild.MacFarlane announced the movie in the February 10, 2011, episode of Conan.
Filming began in May 2011 in Boston and Swampscott, Massachusetts.
The film was set for a July 13, 2012, release in North America, but was pushed up to June 29 after the delay of G.I. Joe: Retaliation. The film is due to be released in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2012 and in Australia on July 5, 2012.
Release:
Critical receptionThe film has a 69% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 128 reviews, with an average score of 6.6/10, saying "Ted's 'romance versus bromance' plot is familiar, but the film's held aloft by the high-concept central premise and a very funny (albeit inconsistent) script". Based on the top critics, the film holds a 64% "fresh" rating based on 36 reviews, with an average score of 6.4/10. Review aggregate Metacritic has given the film a weighted score of 62, based on 36 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Roger Ebert gave the film a 3.5/4 grade, citing the movie as "the best comedy screenplay so far [this year]", also praising the film on the fact that it "doesn't run out of steam".
On the other hand, A. O. Scott of The New York Times called Ted "boring, lazy and wildly unoriginal".
Nathan Rabin of The A. V. Club gave the film a B grade.
Brent McNight of Beyond Hollywood commented on the jokes, "Some of these jokes hit, some jokes miss.
Box office:
Ted earned $2.6 million in midnight showings. For its opening day, Ted scored one of the best R-rated comedy debuts ever since The Hangover with an estimated $20.2 million. The film earned a total of $54.4 million in its opening weekend in the U.S. and Canada, well over second-place Magic Mike's $39.2 million. Its overall weekend gross set a record for the highest original R-rated movie opening of all time.
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