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RELEASED:
2012
DIRECTOR(s):
Seth MacFarlane
PERSONAL RATING:
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In 1985, eight-year-old John
Bennett is an only child living in Norwood, Massachusetts, a suburb of
Boston, who wished for his new Christmas gift, a jumbo 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.
Twenty-seven years later, John, now 35, and Ted are still living in Boston
and are still staunch companions enjoying a hedonistic life. John is
dating Lori Collins, who is from Philadelphia. As their anniversary
approaches, Lori hopes to marry John but feels he could not move forward
with Ted around. John is hesitant about making Ted leave, but he is
persuaded to act when they find Ted at home with a group of prostitutes.
John finds Ted his own apartment and a job at a grocery store, where Ted
begins dating his co-worker Tami-Lynn. Lori learns that John has been
skipping work, using her as an excuse, to continue to spend most of his
time with Ted. John and Lori are invited to a party put on by Lori's
womanizing manager Rex, but Ted lures John away to a party at his
apartment with the offer to meet Sam J. Jones, the star of their favourite
film, Flash Gordon. John intends to stay only a few minutes but gets
caught up in the occasion. Lori finds John there and breaks up with him.
John blames Ted for ruining his life and ends their friendship.
John and Ted confront each other about their ruined friendship but manage
to reconcile after a violent brawl in John's hotel room. To repair John's
relationship with Lori, Ted arranges for an old lover, singer Norah Jones,
to help by having John express his love for Lori with a song during her
concert. He does an off-key rendition of Octopussy theme song, "All Time
High", by Rita Coolidge and is booed offstage. Lori is touched by the
attempt and returns to her apartment where Ted confesses to his role in
John's relapse and offers to leave them alone forever if she talks to
John, in which Lori agrees.
Ted is kidnapped by Donny, an obsessive stalker who idolized Ted as a
child. Donny plans to make Ted his brutish son Robert's new toy. Ted
manages to reach a phone to contact John but is immediately recaptured.
Realizing Ted is in danger, John and Lori locate Donny's residence and
track him to rescue Ted. The chase leads to Fenway Park, where John
punches Robert, but during the chase, Ted is damaged and falls onto the
field ripped entirely in half. A police car arrives, forcing Donny to
flee. John and Lori gather Ted's stuffing and Ted relays his wish that
John be happy with Lori before dying from his injuries.
Unable to accept Ted's death, a distraught John and Lori unsuccessfully
attempt to repair Ted. Feeling saddened about the incident, Lori makes a
wish on a shooting star. The next morning, Ted is magically restored and
reconciles with John and Lori, encouraging them to resume their
relationship. John and Lori are married (with Sam Jones as the presiding
minister), and Ted comfortably accepts having a life of his own as he and
Tami-Lynn continued their love affair. Sam Jones attempts to restart his
career and moves into a studio apartment with Brandon Routh. Rex gives up
his pursuit of Lori, goes into a deep depression, and dies of Lou Gehrig's
disease. Donny gets arrested by the Boston Police Department for
kidnapping Ted, but the charges are dropped. Robert hires a personal
trainer, loses a significant amount of weight, and goes on to become
Taylor Lautner. |
