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Tuesday, 5 February 2013




Film 871: Ted

Trivia: First live-action project directed by Seth MacFarlane.

Various teddy bears were used as stand-ins for post-production editing. Ted's movements were done by Seth MacFarlane through motion capture.

At one point in the movie, Ted mentions 9/11. 'Mark Wahlberg' and Seth MacFarlane both narrowly missed being on the planes that hit the World Trade Center. Wahlberg was booked on American Airlines Flight 11 but decided to drive up to New York and fly to California later. McFarlane was scheduled on the same flight but arrived to gate ten minutes late and was unable to board. He was sitting in the airport when he saw that his plane had hit the North Tower of the World trade center.

Near the end of the movie, when Lori looks outside the window and up to the stars, you can see the constellation Ursa Minor, which means Little Bear, in the upper left corner.

Several of the main voice cast of Family Guy had parts in this movie. 'Seth McFarlane' voiced Ted (as well as wrote and directed the film) voices Peter, Stewie, and Brian. Alex Borstein, who plays John's mom, provides the voice for Lois. Mila Kunis, who plays Lori, is the voice of Meg. The only main Griffin family member not to appear in the film is Seth Green who voices Chris. Other Family Guy regulars that appear in Ted include Patrick Warburton, Patrick Stewart, and Ralph Garman.

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