Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (film)

Don't hug Me, I'm Scared is a British surrealist musical comedy horror thriller film produced by Magma Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film itself is based on both the Don't Hug Me I'm Scared mini web series and television series. The film was directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Becky Sloan and Joseph Penning. It premiered in the United States at the Chicago Theatre on October 20, 2022, and worldwide on November 4, 2022, in the United States and the United Kingdom following the series' cancellation.

It stars an ensemble cast includes Brendan Gleeson, Zachary Quinto, Rupert Grint, Colin Farrell, Julianne Moore, Louis Garrel, Paul Dano, Aga Muhlach, Eddie Izzard, Annette Bening, Marwan Kenzari, Kenan Thompson, Gabriel Garko, Jason Momoa, Mark Wahlberg, Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek, Margot Robbie, Alexander Shipp, Michael Cera, Kirsten Dunst and Dermot Mulroney.

The film received widespread acclaim for its story, production design, psychological horror, humour, hidden themes, and characters, and is regarded by many as one of the greatest films of all time.

Plot
Yellow Guy, Red Guy, and Duck live in a family friendly neighborhood where everything is bright and cheerful until...something happens. Lesely is out to kill the three guys once and for all. And they're the only ones who can escape. Along the way, they meet a woman Jane who helps them out. Can they make it out alive?

Cast

 * Baker Terry as Yellow Guy, Duck and Tony the Talking Clock
 * Joseph Pelling as Red Guy and Colin the Computer
 * Becky Sloan as Sketchbook
 * George Fouracres as Lamp
 * Kath Hughes as Jane
 * Vivienne Soan as Lesley
 * Others as the citizens of Denver

Production
After the television series ended, plans for a film adaptation first arose on October 15th, 2022, when Hugo Donkin said plans for a movie was in the works. On October 17th, it was later announced by creator Becky Sloan that a movie is coming. Later on October 18th, a magazine article had stated that Yellow, Red, and Duck would star in their first ever film entitled Don't Hug Me I'm Scared: The Movie. The team behind the series said that it would be filmed in Denver, Colorado.

Critical reception
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared received positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, saying that the film stayed true to the television series and the web series.

Box office
The film was a box office success in its limited release weekend, grossing $293, 485 from 648 theaters and ranked number 20. A week later, in its wide release, it grossed $587,376 from 809 theaters and ranked number 25.

Home Media
In the United States, the film was released on Blu-Ray and DVD on November 5th, 2022 and the United Kingdom on November 15th, 2022.