Film Review: The Beanie Bubble

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The Beanie Bubble

Apple Studios, Imagine Entertainment

Apple TV+

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Why did the world suddenly treat stuffed animals like gold? Ty Warner was a frustrated toy salesman until his collaboration with three women grew his masterstroke of an idea into the biggest toy crazy in history. "The Beanie Bubble" is an inventive story about what and who we value, and the unsung heroes whose names didn't appear on the heart-shaped tag.

Express Review

Ty Warner (Zach Galifianakis) and his business partner Robbie (Elizabeth Banks) created a company called Ty Inc.

Ty and others created the popular stuffed animal called the Beanie Babies back in the 1990s.

The film gives you a bit of the backstory of the Beanie plush toy. 

Directed By

Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, Jr.

Screenplay by

Kristin Gore

Based on

The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette

Produced By

Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Karen Lunder

Executive Produced By

Zach Galifianakis, Douglas S. Jones

The Beanie Bubble

Starring

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

Cinematography

Steven Meizler

Edited by

Jane Rizzo

Music by

Damian Kulash and Nathan Barr

Elizabeth Banks and Zach Galifianakis in "The Beanie Bubble," premiering July 28, 2023 on Apple TV+.
Elizabeth Banks and Zach Galifianakis in "The Beanie Bubble," premiering July 28, 2023 on Apple TV+.

Elizabeth Banks in "The Beanie Bubble," premiering July 28, 2023 on Apple TV+.
Elizabeth Banks in "The Beanie Bubble," premiering July 28, 2023 on Apple TV+.

Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash directing “The Beanie Bubble,” premiering July 28, 2023 on Apple TV+.
Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash directing “The Beanie Bubble,” premiering July 28, 2023 on Apple TV+.

Sarah Snook and Zach Galifianakis in "The Beanie Bubble," premiering July 28, 2023 on Apple TV+.
Sarah Snook and Zach Galifianakis in "The Beanie Bubble," premiering July 28, 2023 on Apple TV+.

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