The Bad Guys (film)

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The Bad Guys
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Pierre Perifel
Screenplay by Etan Cohen
Based on The Bad Guys
by Aaron Blabey
Produced by
  • Damon Ross
  • Rebecca Huntley
Starring
Edited by John Venzon
Music by Daniel Pemberton
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22)(United States)
Running time
100 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$69–80 million [2] [3]
Box office$250.4 million [4] [5]

The Bad Guys is a 2022 American animated heist comedy film [6] [7] [8] based on the children's book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, produced by DreamWorks Animation Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was directed by Pierre Perifel (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Etan Cohen, and stars the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, and Lilly Singh. It tells the story of a criminal group of anthropomorphic animals who, upon being caught, pretend to attempt to reform themselves as model citizens, only for their leader to find himself genuinely drawn to changing his ways for good as a new villain has his own plans.

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Work on the film started in March 2018, with Cohen writing the screenplay; the characters and themes drew inspiration from various crime films and anime series such as Pulp Fiction (1994), the Ocean's film trilogy, Lupin III , and Sherlock Hound , while the inspiration for the film's animation style came from Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). Production began at DreamWorks Animation's Glendale campus and some additional production assets were borrowed from Jellyfish Pictures, with voice acting being done remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Bad Guys was released theatrically in several countries beginning on March 16, 2022, and in the United States on April 22, in 2D and RealD 3D formats. It received positive reviews from critics for its animation, screenplay, humor, and voice acting. It was also a box office success, grossing $250 million worldwide. A sequel is set to be released on August 1, 2025.

Plot

In a world where humans and anthropomorphic animals co-exist, master pickpocket Mr. Wolf leads the Bad Guys, an infamous gang of criminals: his best friend and safecracker Mr. Snake, expert hacker Ms. Tarantula, master of disguise Mr. Shark, and loose cannon Mr. Piranha.

After yet another brazen robbery and police chase, Governor Diane Foxington insults the gang's predictability. Wolf convinces them to steal the Golden Dolphin award, which will be presented to guinea pig philanthropist Professor Rupert Marmalade IV, who has helped rebuild the city from damage by a meteorite. Infiltrating the awards ceremony, Wolf feels good after inadvertently helping an elderly woman, and his conflicted feelings delay the gang's escape, resulting in their arrest. To avoid prison and steal the award again, Wolf persuades Foxington to let Marmalade change the Bad Guys' criminal ways.

Marmalade's efforts to reform the gang are unsuccessful, culminating in a disastrous attempt to rescue guinea pigs from a research lab. Foxington nearly calls off the experiment, but sympathizes with Wolf for acting like the "big bad villain" that society expects of him. Wolf finds himself rescuing a cat from a tree, captured by Marmalade in a video that turns the gang's public image around, but Snake fears that Wolf is losing sight of their plan.

At Marmalade's charity gala, the gang execute another heist to steal the award, but Wolf, having fallen in love with Foxington, is unable to do it and decides to actually go good. However, the meteorite is stolen instead, and the gang is blamed and arrested, while a remorseful Wolf gives Foxington the location of the gang's hideout full of stolen loot. Marmalade reveals to the gang that he stole the meteorite and arranged everything to frame them, including posing as the old woman at the awards ceremony.

In prison, Wolf explains that he believes a better life is possible, leading to a fight with Snake, who is convinced that society will always treat them as dangerous monsters. The gang are rescued by Foxington, whom Wolf realizes is the Crimson Paw, a former criminal mastermind. Wolf agrees to help Foxington stop Marmalade from using the meteorite as a hypnotic power source, but the others return to their hideout only to discover their loot is gone. Snake comforts Shark by giving him the last Push Pop, leading them all to realize that Wolf was right about a better life, but an angry Snake storms off in denial to ally with Marmalade.

Wolf and Foxington realize Marmalade is using the meteorite to control an army of guinea pigs, which he sends to rob his own charity funds throughout the city. Foxington reveals that when she tried to steal the Golden Dolphin herself, she realized she was being the type of person that society perceived her to be, and left her criminal ways behind. Attempting to steal back the meteorite, they are captured by Marmalade and Snake. The rest of the gang arrives to rescue them, and they race to deliver the meteorite to the police, but decide to bring Snake back first. Chased by the guinea pig swarm, Wolf is forced to surrender the meteorite when Marmalade kicks Snake out of his helicopter.

Reconciling with Snake, the gang are confronted by the police, while Marmalade's mind control device is destroyed. Before Foxington can defend the gang by revealing her criminal past, Wolf and the others turn themselves in. Marmalade tries to claim credit for recovering the meteorite, but Snake faked his defection and swapped the meteorite with Marmalade's replica lamp. The real meteorite is destroyed, exposing Marmalade as the real thief, while Wolf frames him as the Crimson Paw, leading to Marmalade's arrest as well. As the Bad Guys are taken to jail, Wolf reveals that he left the Push Pop to prove there was good in Snake, and the gang happily accept they are now good guys.

In a mid-credits scene, the gang is released for good behavior after one year, and join Foxington to begin their new lives.

Voice cast

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The titular group of criminal animals are voiced by Sam Rockwell (Mr. Wolf), Marc Maron (Mr. Snake), Awkwafina (Ms. Tarantula), Craig Robinson (Mr. Shark) and Anthony Ramos (Mr. Piranha) respectively.
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The other two anthropomorphic animals, Professor Marmalade and Diane Foxington, are voiced by Richard Ayoade and Zazie Beetz respectively.
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The two main human characters, Misty Luggins and Tiffany Fluffit, are voiced by Alex Borstein and Lilly Singh respectively.

Production

Development

On July 22, 2017, Australia's The Daily Telegraph reported that several studios had expressed interest in adapting Aaron Blabey's book series The Bad Guys into a feature film. [11] In March 2018, DreamWorks Animation announced the development of a film based on the book series, with Etan Cohen writing the screenplay. [12] [13] [14] The following year, in October, it was reported that the film would be directed by Pierre Perifel in his feature directorial debut, with Cohen and Hilary Winston set to co-write the film's script. [15] Throughout the development of the film, the crew worked remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. [16] The film was described as having "a similar twist on the heist genre that Shrek did on fairy tales, and what Kung Fu Panda did for the kung fu genre". [15] Winston was only credited for Additional screenplay material with Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs writer Yoni Brenner while the film was executive produced by Cohen, Blabey, and Foundation Media's Patrick Hughes. [17] The cast was announced on July 28, 2021. [17]

Animation, design, and influences

The film's design was inspired by Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , with DreamWorks adopting a more illustrative and stylized aesthetic than their previous films. Character designs took inspiration from a mix of styles from directors such as Luc Besson's The Fifth Element , Michael Mann’s Heat , Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven , and Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs , and Pulp Fiction . The film was also inspired by anime and manga series such as Sherlock Hound and Lupin III as well as the French-Belgian animated film Ernest & Celestine , due to how it influenced the approach to the characters. [18]

While most of the animation for the film was provided by DWA Glendale, Jellyfish Pictures, who previously worked with DreamWorks on How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming , Spirit Untamed and The Boss Baby: Family Business , handled the additional asset production services using proprietary softwares like Premo and Moonray, along with a new tool called Doodle – created for the 2D effects and for allowing the animators to move the lines around the character rigs. The film's opening diner scene, inspired by the similar opening scene from Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, is the longest one-shot in DreamWorks Animation history, lasting two minutes, 25 seconds and seven frames. [19] [20]

Music

All music is composed by Daniel Pemberton, except as noted

The Bad Guys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [21]
Film score by
Daniel Pemberton
ReleasedMarch 31, 2022
StudioDreamWorks Animation
Genre Score
Label Back Lot Music
DreamWorks Animation soundtrack chronology
The Boss Baby: Family Business
(2021)		The Bad Guys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [21]
(2022)		 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
(2022)
Daniel Pemberton chronology
Being the Ricardos
(2021)		The Bad Guys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2022)		 Enola Holmes 2
(2022)
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."The Big Bad Wolf"  1:05
2."Meet The Bad Guys"  3:39
3."Let's Bounce"  3:08
4."Push Pop"  3:28
5."Step 3"  3:17
6."Security Surprise"  1:36
7."The Dolphin Heist"  4:38
8."Going to Go Good"  4:07
9."Turn on the Charm"  1:23
10."Marmalade Prelude"  1:32
11."A Heist for Good"  2:28
12."The Sharing Laboratory"  1:51
13."Save the Cat"  1:43
14."Good Tonight"Pemberton, Gary Go, Anthony Ramos and Will Wells 3:41
15."So Long Suckers"  1:56
16."The Lair of Loot"  2:29
17."Loot Loops"  1:08
18."Bedtime Story"  2:06
19."Double Crossed"  4:09
20."Tricky Fox"  1:08
21."The Crimson Paw"  1:51
22."Secret Hideout"  2:19
23."Evil Masterplan"  1:13
24."The Sad Guys"  1:35
25."One Last Push Pop"  1:40
26."Finish Them"  1:45
27."Huff + Puff"  2:07
28."Just Robbing This Place"  1:55
29."Freeway Escape"  2:27
30."Who Said It Was the End?"  2:03
31."Redemption"  2:01
32."The Old Switcheroo"  1:45
33."Feelin' Alright"Dave Mason Elle King 4:04
34."Brand New Day"Pemberton, Daniel Taylor and Kelvin Swaby The Heavy 3:45

Marketing

The film's marketing campaign began on December 14, 2021, with the release of the first trailer, one first-look photo, and a cast table read. The first trailer was also shown during theater screenings of Sing 2 . A second trailer, released on February 23, 2022, accumulated nearly a quarter of a billion views by the time of the film's release. Social media analytic RelishMix said the film had a social media reach of 220 million before its debut, which was significantly lower than Sonic the Hedgehog 2 's reach of 445 million, though they noted the high subscriber rate of the child-friendly DreamWorks YouTube channel. A television spot aired during the Super Bowl pre-game garnered 8.5 million views when it was released on YouTube. Overall, fourteen promotional YouTube videos attracted 110.1 million views. The Bad Guys also had a tie-in with the 2022 March Madness tournament, featuring a virtual bracket for the film's characters and commercials during pre and post-game coverage on TNT and TBS. A Snapchat AR lens of Mr. Wolf and a TikTok trend set to Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" were used to promote the film. Deadline Hollywood said Universal took advantage of April Fool's Day (April 1), the day tickets went on sale, with the release of another Snapchat AR lens that went viral after it was used by popular influencers such as MrBeast and Michael Le, gaining 21.5 million views and over 1.8 million likes on TikTok. [2]

Release

Theatrical

On October 7, 2019, it was reported that the film would be theatrically released on September 17, 2021, taking over the release date of Spooky Jack. [15] In December 2020, the film was delayed with The Boss Baby: Family Business taking its original slot, though it was confirmed that it would get a new date "within the coming weeks" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [23] In March 2021, the release date was rescheduled to April 15, 2022. [24] In October 2021, it was pushed back again by one week to April 22. [25] The Bad Guys had a red carpet screening at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles on April 12, 2022, with Beetz in attendance. [26] On March 1, 2022, Universal pulled the release in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [27]

Home media and streaming

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released The Bad Guys on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray and for digital download in the United States on June 21, 2022. [28] The film was released on NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service on July 1, 2022. [29] [30] As part of their 18-month deal with Netflix, the film streamed on Peacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Netflix on November 1, 2022, for the next ten, returning to Peacock on September 1, 2023, for the next four, and finally moving to Amazon Prime Video on January 1, 2024. [31] [32]

A 3D Blu-ray release of the film was released in Australia on May 10, 2023. [33]

Reception

Box office

The Bad Guys grossed $97.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $153.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $250.4 million. [4] [5]

In the United States and Canada, The Bad Guys was released alongside The Northman and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent , and was projected to gross $13–20 million from 4,008 theaters in its opening weekend. [34] [35] [36] The film made $8 million on its first day, including $1.15 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $24 million, topping the box office. [37] Deadline Hollywood noted that the over-performance was thanks to a diverse turnout, big marketing push, and recent success of family films. Women made up 56% of the audience during its opening. The ethnic breakdown of the audience showed that 40% Caucasian, 25% Latino and Hispanic, 20% African American, and 9% Asian or other. [2] The film grossed $16.2 million in its second weekend, finishing first again. [38] It made $9.6 million in its third weekend and $7 million in its fourth, both times finishing second behind newcomer Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . [39] [40] It stayed in the box office top ten until its eleventh weekend. [41]

Outside the U.S. and Canada, the film earned $8.5 million from 25 international markets in its opening weekend. [42] This included a strong $1.7 million opening in Spain, where it finished ahead of The Batman and tied with Encanto as the best debut in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. [43] In its second weekend, it made $6.5 million from 37 markets. [44] Its third weekend added $10.5 million, which included a $3.1 million debut in the UK and $1.7 million from Australia, where the film had the best opening for an animated film since the start of the pandemic. [45] It made $7.5 million in its fourth weekend, which included a debut in France of $1.5 million. [46] The film crossed the $50 million mark outside the U.S. and Canada in its fifth weekend, ahead of its North American release, after adding $6.5 million. [47] In its sixth weekend, the film made $5.9 million, which Deadline Hollywood noted as a "terrific 9% drop" before its release in China on April 29. [48] The film added $9 million in its seventh weekend. This included an opening of $4.53 million in China, where it received a "strong" 9.1/10 rating from audiences on the Maoyan website. [49] The film earned $7.2 million the following weekend, which included a debut of $1.93 million in Korea. The Bad Guys also surpassed the gross of Encanto in China. [50] It made $6.7 million in its ninth weekend, [51] crossed the $100 million overseas mark in its tenth weekend, [52] and added another $5.8 million in its eleventh weekend. [53] It made $8.9 million the following weekend, surpassing the earnings of Moana and Toy Story 4 in China. [54] In its thirteenth weekend, it made $3.5 million. [55]

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 88% of 172 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10.The website's consensus reads: "Fast-paced, funny, and full of colorful visual appeal, The Bad Guys is good news for audiences seeking options the whole family can enjoy." [56] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [57] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an average score of 4 out of 5 stars. [2]

The Washington Post 's Kristen Page-Kirby gave 3 stars out of 4, and concluded: "The moral of the story doesn't pack a huge wallop. Not that it needs to. (We can't all be Encanto .) Still, it's clever, visually interesting and very, very funny. Even when the humor goes lowbrow, it makes narrative sense. A joke about flatulence is a lot funnier when it's essential to the plot. The Bad Guys gets that. In fact, The Bad Guys gets a lot of things. It knows precisely what it is — and what it sets out to do, it does well. It's a heist film with heart and humor, and where's the crime in that?" [58] IGN 's Ryan Leston gave a rating of 8 out of 10 and wrote: The Bad Guys is a slick, hilarious heist movie with buckets of laughs and a lot of heart. It's Ocean's Eleven meets Little Red Riding Hood with Sam Rockwell's Wolf going on a charm offensive to stay out of jail... and he might just win you over in the process. Richard Ayoade has a blast as the sanctimonious Professor Marmalade and the entire voice cast brings their A-game with some stellar gags that will get you roaring with laughter. The Bad Guys is a fun, family-friendly caper that's bursting with action and brimming with laughs." [59] Chicago Sun-Times 's Richard Roeper gave the film 3.5 stars out of 4, and commented that "The animation combines computer-generated 2D and 3D with a look that will remind you of a Saturday-morning cartoon—only much crisper and more dazzling. There's nothing photorealistic about the animation; it's stylized and has very specific definition of Heist Movie Los Angeles, with the sky so bright it's almost overexposed, and yet somehow creating a bit of a noir vibe. This is a great-looking film with terrific performances, some lovely messaging and a steady parade of solid laughs—some the kids will enjoy and just as many targeted squarely at the grown-up kids in the audience." [60]

The Guardian 's Wendy Ide gave 3 stars out of 5 and said: "Like Roger Rabbit, the pacing owes a debt to the demented frenzy of classic Looney Tunes animations, but the film also nods to heist movies, notably the Oceans series. It's deliberately preposterous – the disguises are rarely more convincing than the kind of false nose and moustache combo you might find in a cracker. But there's a kernel of believability where it matters: in the easy repartee and fully fleshed friendships. It's sharp, silly and frequently very funny." [61]

Accolades

AwardDate of CeremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Heartland Film Festival March 18, 2022Truly Moving Picture AwardThe Bad GuysWon [62]
Hollywood Critics Association February 24, 2023 Best Animated FilmThe Bad GuysNominated
Satellite Awards March 3, 2023 Best Motion Picture - Animated or Mixed MediaThe Bad GuysNominated
Black Reel Awards February 6, 2023 Outstanding Voice Performance Zazie Beetz Nominated
Visual Effects Society Awards February 15, 2023 Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature The Bad GuysNominated
Kids' Choice Awards March 4, 2023 Favorite Animated Movie The Bad GuysNominated
Favorite Female Voice From an Animated Movie Awkwafina as TarantulaNominated
Annie Awards February 25, 2023 Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production Jorge CapoteNominated
Min HongNominated
Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production Taylor KrahenbuhlWon
Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production Daniel Pemberton Nominated
Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production Luc Desmarchelier, Floriane MarchixNominated
Artios Awards March 9, 2023 AnimationChristi Soper HiltNominated

The film was awarded the title of Truly Moving Picture Award at the 2022 Heartland Film Festival and was nominated for Best Animated Film at the Hollywood Critics Association and Satellite Awards. [63] [64] [65] Beetz received a nomination for Outstanding Voice Performance at the 2023 Black Reel Awards. [66] The film also was nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature at the 21st Visual Effects Society Awards, a Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie as well as Awkwafina receiving a nomination for Favorite Female Voice From an Animated Movie at the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards, and for five Annie Awards (winning one). [67] [68] [69]

The film was nominated for Best Edited Animated Feature Film [70] and for Outstanding Achievement in Casting at the 38th Artios Awards. [71]

Future

Sequel

In March 2022, a month before the film was released, Perifel said that he would love to do a sequel. [72] Two years later, DreamWorks Animation officially confirmed a sequel with a release date set for August 1, 2025. Perifel will return to direct and JP Sans, who served as head of character animation on the previous film, will co-direct, with the cast reprising their roles. [73] On July 13, 2024, it was announced that Natasha Lyonne has reportedly been cast in the sequel. [74]

Television specials

Holiday special

A holiday special inspired by the characters from the film was produced by DreamWorks Animation Television. [75] It was directed by Bret Haaland from Fast & Furious Spy Racers , and executive produced by Haaland and Katherine Nolfi from Abominable and the Invisible City and Spirit Riding Free . [75] The holiday special, titled The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday, debuted on November 30, 2023, on Netflix. [76] None of the film cast reprised their roles. [76] The special takes place before the events of the film and features the titular Bad Guys reluctantly restoring holiday cheer to Los Angeles after Christmas was unexpectedly canceled. [75]

Halloween special

A Halloween special The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist was released on October 3, 2024. [77]

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<i>The Bobs Burgers Movie</i> 2022 film by Loren Bouchard and Bernard Derriman

The Bob's Burgers Movie is a 2022 American animated musical comedy film based on the Fox animated sitcom Bob's Burgers. It is directed by the series creator Loren Bouchard and series director Bernard Derriman, written by Bouchard and Nora Smith, and produced by Janelle Momary-Neely, Bouchard, and Smith. The original voice cast from the series reprise their roles including H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, David Wain, Zach Galifianakis, and Kevin Kline. Set between the 12th and 13th seasons of Bob's Burgers, the plot follows Bob and his family's struggles with paying their loan after a sinkhole opens in front of their restaurant and affects business, while the kids try to solve the murder of a carnie.

<i>The Bad Guys</i> (book series) Comic book series

The Bad Guys is an illustrated children's graphic novel series written by Australian author Aaron Blabey. It revolves around a gang of anthropomorphic animals known as the "Bad Guys", who attempt to perform good deeds to change society's perception of them as criminals.

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