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It was announced in January 2022 that [[Apple TV+]] had acquired the distribution rights for the film, which would see [[Zach Galifinakis]], [[Elizabeth Banks]], [[Sarah Snook]] and [[Geraldine Viswanathan]] star, with [[Kristin Gore]] and [[Damian Kulash]] directing.<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/apple-beanie-bubble-zach-ga-1234908417/|title=Apple Lands Feature Film 'Beanie Bubble' Starring Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook And Geraldine Viswanathan|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 11, 2022|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112030855/https://deadline.com/2022/01/apple-beanie-bubble-zach-ga-1234908417/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
It was announced in January 2022 that [[Apple TV+]] had acquired the distribution rights for the film, which would see [[Zach Galifinakis]], [[Elizabeth Banks]], [[Sarah Snook]] and [[Geraldine Viswanathan]] star, with [[Kristin Gore]] and [[Damian Kulash]] directing.<ref name="Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/apple-beanie-bubble-zach-ga-1234908417/|title=Apple Lands Feature Film 'Beanie Bubble' Starring Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook And Geraldine Viswanathan|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 11, 2022|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112030855/https://deadline.com/2022/01/apple-beanie-bubble-zach-ga-1234908417/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Filming began by April 2022 in [[Marietta, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tochterman |first1=Leo |title=Movie filming on Marietta Square is ''The Beanie Bubble'' |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/movie-filming-marietta-square-beanie-040100210.html |website=[[Yahoo!]] |publisher=[[Marietta Daily Journal]] |access-date=7 May 2022 |date=April 8, 2022 |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304130001/https://sports.yahoo.com/movie-filming-marietta-square-beanie-040100210.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Production |
Filming began by April 2022 in [[Marietta, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tochterman |first1=Leo |title=Movie filming on Marietta Square is ''The Beanie Bubble'' |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/movie-filming-marietta-square-beanie-040100210.html |website=[[Yahoo!]] |publisher=[[Marietta Daily Journal]] |access-date=7 May 2022 |date=April 8, 2022 |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304130001/https://sports.yahoo.com/movie-filming-marietta-square-beanie-040100210.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Production also took place in [[Atlanta]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ho |first1=Rodney |title=Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks in Atlanta shooting Apple TV+s ''The Beanie Bubble'' |url=https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/zach-galifianakis-elizabeth-banks-in-atlanta-shooting-apple-tvs-the-beanie-bubble/OW7L354X7ZC5TEUXEEPAHKRVJ4/ |website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |access-date=7 May 2022 |date=April 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304130003/https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/zach-galifianakis-elizabeth-banks-in-atlanta-shooting-apple-tvs-the-beanie-bubble/OW7L354X7ZC5TEUXEEPAHKRVJ4/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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The film features a new original track from the band [[OK Go]], titled "This".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/ok-go-beanie-bubble-song-this-1235675816/ | title = OK Go Shares New Single ‘This’ From ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Movie (EXCLUSIVE) | first = Jazz | last = Tangcay | date = July 21, 2023 | accessdate = July 21, 2023 | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | archive-date = July 21, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230721150120/https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/ok-go-beanie-bubble-song-this-1235675816/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
The film features a new original track from the band [[OK Go]], titled "This".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/ok-go-beanie-bubble-song-this-1235675816/ | title = OK Go Shares New Single ‘This’ From ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Movie (EXCLUSIVE) | first = Jazz | last = Tangcay | date = July 21, 2023 | accessdate = July 21, 2023 | work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | archive-date = July 21, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230721150120/https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/ok-go-beanie-bubble-song-this-1235675816/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |
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{{Rotten Tomatoes prose |score=60 |count=53 |average=6 |4=''The Beanie Bubble''{{'}}s cast makes the movie an easy watch, but that enjoyment is lessened by its shallow treatment of the real-life story.|ref=yes |access-date=July 28, 2023}} {{Metacritic film prose |score=50 |count=20 |ref=yes |access-date=July 28, 2023}} |
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''[[The New York Times]]'' critic Calum Marsh unfavourably compared ''The Beanie Bubble'' to other "corporate [[Biographical film|biopics]]" released in 2023, including [[Air (2023 film)|Air]] and [[Tetris (film)|Tetris]], and said that it "deploys every storytelling cliché in the book".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-27 |title=‘The Beanie Bubble’ Review: Caught in a Fad Romance |language=en |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/movies/the-beanie-bubble-review.html |access-date=2023-07-28}}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' criticised the film's "deeply muddled non-storytelling and tonal blandness",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2023-07-20 |title=The Beanie Bubble review – plushie-craze toy story goes down the cute route |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/20/the-beanie-bubble-review-plushie-craze-toy-story-goes-down-the-cute-route |access-date=2023-07-28 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and the [[Evening Standard|''Evening Standard'']]'s Charlotte O'Sullivan said its "clichéd" script offers "a lazy take on power and greed".<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Sullivan |first=Charlotte |date=2023-07-28 |title=The Beanie Bubble movie review: a toy story that treats us like babies |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/the-beanie-bubble-movie-review-beanie-babies-barbie-b1096945.html |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref> [[Digital Spy]]'s Mireia Mullor called the film "understuffed" but said [[Geraldine Viswanathan]]'s performance "steals the show".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-28 |title=The Beanie Bubble review: Is Succession star's new movie worth a watch? |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a44635486/beanie-bubble-review/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:08, 28 July 2023
| The Beanie Bubble | |
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| Directed by | |
| Screenplay by | Kristin Gore |
| Based on | The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Steven Meizler |
| Edited by | Jane Rizzo |
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| Distributed by | Apple TV+ |
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Running time | 110 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Beanie Bubble is a 2023 American comedy-drama film directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash and written by Gore. It is based on the 2015 book The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette about the Beanie Babies bubble. The film stars Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook, and Geraldine Viswanathan.
The Beanie Bubble was released in select cinemas on July 21, 2023, before its streaming release on July 28, 2023, by Apple TV+.[2]
Plot
A depiction of the meteoric rise in popularity of Beanie Babies.
Cast
- Zach Galifianakis as Ty Warner
- Elizabeth Banks as Robbie
- Sarah Snook as Sheila Warner
- Geraldine Viswanathan as Maya
- Kurt Yaeger
- Tracey Bonner
- Carl Clemons-Hopkins
- Madison Johnson as Ava
- Delaney Quinn as Maren
- Callie Johnson as Linda
- Megan Maloof as Skating Teen Member 4
Production
It was announced in January 2022 that Apple TV+ had acquired the distribution rights for the film, which would see Zach Galifinakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook and Geraldine Viswanathan star, with Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash directing.[3]
Filming began by April 2022 in Marietta, Georgia.[4] Production also took place in Atlanta.[5]
The film features a new original track from the band OK Go, titled "This".[6]
Reception
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 60% of 53 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. The website's consensus reads: "The Beanie Bubble's cast makes the movie an easy watch, but that enjoyment is lessened by its shallow treatment of the real-life story."[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 50 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[8]
The New York Times critic Calum Marsh unfavourably compared The Beanie Bubble to other "corporate biopics" released in 2023, including Air and Tetris, and said that it "deploys every storytelling cliché in the book".[9] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian criticised the film's "deeply muddled non-storytelling and tonal blandness",[10] and the Evening Standard's Charlotte O'Sullivan said its "clichéd" script offers "a lazy take on power and greed".[11] Digital Spy's Mireia Mullor called the film "understuffed" but said Geraldine Viswanathan's performance "steals the show".[12]
References
- ^ "The Beanie Bubble (15)". BBFC. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ Travis, Emlyn (May 11, 2023). "Elizabeth Banks won't let the toy industry break her soul in The Beanie Bubble". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (January 11, 2022). "Apple Lands Feature Film 'Beanie Bubble' Starring Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook And Geraldine Viswanathan". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ Tochterman, Leo (April 8, 2022). "Movie filming on Marietta Square is The Beanie Bubble". Yahoo!. Marietta Daily Journal. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ Ho, Rodney (April 28, 2022). "Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks in Atlanta shooting Apple TV+s The Beanie Bubble". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (July 21, 2023). "OK Go Shares New Single 'This' From 'The Beanie Bubble' Movie (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ^ "The Beanie Bubble". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "The Beanie Bubble". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "'The Beanie Bubble' Review: Caught in a Fad Romance". July 27, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (July 20, 2023). "The Beanie Bubble review – plushie-craze toy story goes down the cute route". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Charlotte (July 28, 2023). "The Beanie Bubble movie review: a toy story that treats us like babies". Evening Standard. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "The Beanie Bubble review: Is Succession star's new movie worth a watch?". Digital Spy. July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.