The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys is a 2022 American computer-animated heist comedy film loosely 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.
Plot
In a world where humans and anthropomorphic animals co-exist, pickpocket and robber Mr. Wolf leads The Bad Guys, a gang of infamous criminal animals known for their thefts and escapades, especially from the hot-tempered chief of police, Misty Luggins.
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| author | Etan Cohen Hilary Winston |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Pierre Perifel |
| editor | John Venzon |
| genre | adventure animation comedy crime western |
| keywords | anthropomorphic arrest bad guy break in capture chief of police criminal mastermind eat frame fresh start good deed guinea pig live television mid-credits scene old woman pickpocket pickpocketing plan police station push pop reform steal their way turn |
| musicBy | Daniel Pemberton |
| producer | Damon Ross Rebecca Huntley |
| productionCompany | DreamWorks Animation Studios |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | 3d animated children's adventure children's comedy crime comedy heist |