Taglines: Good is no fun at all.
The Bad Guys Movie Storyline. In a world where humans and anthropomorphic animals co-exist, a gang of criminal animals, known as Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, and Ms. Tarantula, have made a deal to go good to avoid serving prison time after taking some advice from Professor Marmalade. While Mr. Wolf and his gang are beginning to enjoy this new lifestyle, a new villain emerges.
The Bad Guys is a 2022 American-Australian computer-animated crime comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Scholastic Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is directed by Pierre Perifel (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Etan Cohen and Hilary Winston, based on the children’s book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, who serves as executive producer.
The Bad Guys stars the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, and Alex Borstein. The film was released in Latin America on March 17, 2022 and in the United States on April 22, 2022 by Universal Pictures, in 2D and RealD 3D.
Film Review for The Bad Guys
In Los Angeles, where humans and anthropomorphic animals co-exist, The Bad Guys, a gang of notorious criminal animals led by the cool-headed Mr. Wolf and known for their brazen thefts while eluding the authorities, attempt to steal the Golden Dolphin award at a gala from guinea pig philanthropist Professor Rupert Marmalade IV after being insulted by Governor Diane Foxington on TV.
During the heist, Wolf takes some free time to pickpocket various people but inadvertently helps an elderly woman and is praised for the good deed, leading to Wolf finding himself affected by his wrongdoings. After the gang is exposed and arrested, Wolf persuades Marmalade with Foxington’s approval to reform them, planning to take advantage of the pretense to steal the award again.
Marmalade invites the Bad Guys to his home, but his lessons prove a struggle with them, seemingly unable to adapt to the concept of good behavior. After a “heist for good” to rescue a herd of guinea pigs from a research lab fails due to Wolf’s second-in-command, Mr. Snake, eating them, Foxington decides to call off the experiment but relents when Wolf confesses that he despises being hated for his species, with Foxington admitting that she understands him and that she has hope for him. Wolf contemplates the matter and finds himself rescuing a cat from a tree, which Marmalade records and publishes, turning the public image of the Bad Guys around. However, Snake fears he is losing touch with his friend.
When the Bad Guys execute a new heist to steal the award again, Wolf cannot bring himself to finish the plan. Suddenly, a meteorite on display is pinched, causing the Bad Guys to be blamed for its theft. When the gang is arrested again, Marmalade meets them in private and reveals that he stole the meteorite and disguised himself as the old lady Wolf helped earlier to manipulate the gang into taking the blame.
In prison, Wolf explains to his gang that he doesn’t want to be a criminal anymore and that they can be better, but Snake refuses as Wolf yells at him for his stubbornness, infuriating Snake into attacking him until the Crimson Paw, a notorious criminal, rescues them, revealing herself to be Foxington, who reformed when she attempted to steal the award herself.
The Bad Guys )2022)
Directed by: Pierre Perifel
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, Alex Borstein, Lilly Singh, Barbara Goodson, Dina Morrone, Michael Godere
Screenplay by: Etan Cohen, Hilary Winston
Production Design by: Melissa Andres
Film Editing by: John Venzon
Art Direction by: Floriane Marchix
Music by: Daniel Pemberton
MPAA Rating: PG for action and rude humor.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: March 17, 2022 (Latin America), April 22, 2022 (United States)
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