John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
Acting
Mark Wahlberg's committed commitment to talking to empty space
Visual Effects
Ted looks shockingly real for a 2012 CGI teddy bear
Sound
Seth MacFarlane doing a full Peter Griffin-adjacent voice somehow works
Director
Seth MacFarlane
Mark Wahlberg
John Bennett
Mila Kunis
Lori Collins
Seth MacFarlane
Ted (voice)
Joel McHale
Rex
Giovanni Ribisi
Donny
Patrick Warburton
Guy
Matt Walsh
Thomas
Jessica Barth
Tami-Lynn
Aedin Mincks
Robert
Bill Smitrovich
Frank
Patrick Stewart
Narrator (voice)
Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Sam J. Jones
Sam Jones
Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seth MacFarlane performed Ted's motion capture on set in a special suit, often improvising with Wahlberg to get genuine reactions.
The film's massive success proved R-rated comedies with CGI characters could dominate, paving the way for Deadpool's snarky fourth-wall energy.
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