50 Fun Facts About The Bad Guys

Which studio produced the 2022 animated film The Bad Guys?

The film was described as doing for heist movies what Shrek did for fairy tales and Kung Fu Panda for kung fu.

The Bad Guys is loosely based on a children's book series by which author?

Blabey is a former Australian actor whose other hits include Pig the Pug and Thelma the Unicorn.

Who directed The Bad Guys in his feature directorial debut?

The French animator, born in Lyon, had earlier directed the DreamWorks short Bilby.

Who wrote the screenplay for the first film?

Cohen, also a Tropic Thunder co-writer, began work on the script in March 2018 and executive produced.

Who voices Mr. Wolf, the leader of the gang?

Wolf is a pickpocket and the gang's getaway driver; Michael Godere voices him in the Netflix prequels.

Which comedian and podcaster voices the grouchy safecracker Mr. Snake?

Snake is Wolf's best friend and second-in-command; Awkwafina later guested on Maron's WTF podcast to promote the sequel.

Ms. Tarantula, the gang's hacker voiced by Awkwafina, goes by what nickname?

In Blabey's books the character is male and called Legs; the film rewrote the tarantula as female.

Which gang member, voiced by Craig Robinson, is the master of disguise?

The great white shark is described as childish and sensitive, and his disguises rarely convince anyone.

Anthony Ramos voices which short-fused 'muscle' of the gang?

Ramos also performs the song 'Good Tonight', co-written by the film's composer and Gary Go.

What kind of animal is Professor Rupert Marmalade IV?

The British-accented philanthropist is secretly the villain, scheming to rob his own charity.

Who voices Professor Marmalade?

IGN said Ayoade 'has a blast' as the sanctimonious professor.

Governor Diane Foxington was secretly which former master thief?

She rescues the gang from prison and helps Wolf stop Marmalade's meteorite scheme.

Who voices Diane Foxington?

Beetz earned a Black Reel Award nomination for the voice performance.

Alex Borstein voices which hot-tempered human character?

Luggins is promoted to police commissioner by the time of the sequel.

Lilly Singh voices Tiffany Fluffit, who has what job?

In the books, Fluffit is a cat; the film rewrote her as a human.

What award do the Bad Guys set out to steal in the first film?

It is to be presented to Marmalade for helping rebuild the city after a meteorite impact.

In which city is the first film set?

Critics noted its stylized 'Heist Movie Los Angeles' look, with a sky so bright it is almost overexposed.

What does Marmalade use the stolen meteorite for?

He sends a hypnotized rodent army to rob his own charity funds across the city.

Which treat does Snake give Shark, showing his hidden good side?

Wolf later reveals he deliberately left the Push Pop behind to prove there was good in Snake.

Which animated film inspired The Bad Guys' illustrative animation style?

DreamWorks adopted a more stylized look than its earlier films, with 2D effects drawn over 3D rigs.

The film's opening diner scene is a nod to which Quentin Tarantino movie?

It is the longest single shot in the studio's history at two minutes, 25 seconds and seven frames.

Which manga creator did Perifel cite as an influence on the art style?

Anime series Lupin III and Sherlock Hound and the French film Ernest & Celestine also shaped the characters.

Which heist film series is repeatedly cited as an inspiration for The Bad Guys?

IGN summed the movie up as 'Ocean's Eleven meets Little Red Riding Hood'.

Which company handled additional asset production using tools like Premo and Moonray?

A new tool called Doodle let animators draw 2D lines directly onto the character rigs.

Who composed the score for both Bad Guys films?

Pemberton had scored the Spider-Verse film whose look inspired The Bad Guys.

Which Billie Eilish song appeared only in the trailers for both films?

A TikTok trend set to the track was part of the marketing for the first film.

Elle King covered which song for the first film's soundtrack?

The Heavy's 'Brand New Day' features backing vocals by the director, producer and composer.

On what date was The Bad Guys released in US theaters?

It had been pushed from a September 2021 slot during the pandemic and then nudged back a week from April 15.

Roughly how much did The Bad Guys gross worldwide?

It was the fifth-highest-grossing animated film of 2022 and opened at number one in the US.

How much did The Bad Guys earn in its US opening weekend?

That beat projections, topping a weekend that also saw The Northman open.

What grade did CinemaScore audiences give The Bad Guys?

The sequel matched it with another 'A'; Rotten Tomatoes rated the first film 88% positive.

On which streaming service did The Bad Guys first appear in July 2022?

Under an 18-month deal it then moved to Netflix, back to Peacock, and finally to Prime Video in 2024.

When was The Bad Guys 2 released in US theaters?

The sequel premiered in Argentina a week earlier and earned slightly less than the original worldwide.

In The Bad Guys 2, the gang teams up with an all-female crew known as what?

The crew is led by a snow leopard named Kitty Kat, the film's Phantom Bandit.

Who voices Kitty Kat, the snow leopard leading the Bad Girls?

Brooks' casting was announced in November 2024, months after Lyonne joined.

Natasha Lyonne voices Doom, a raven who dates which Bad Guy?

Doom goes by 'Susan' while undercover and is later sentenced to community service.

Maria Bakalova voices Pigtail Petrova, which kind of animal?

Bakalova also voices the character in the film's Bulgarian dub.

What is the name of the rocket the Bad Girls want to steal in the sequel?

Its owner is CEO Jeremiah Moon, voiced by Colin Jost; the gang first steals his smartwatch at his wedding.

What is the rare gold-magnetizing metal in The Bad Guys 2 called?

The name is a wink at the 'MacGuffin', the plot device that drives a heist.

Which outside studio animated about half of The Bad Guys 2 with DreamWorks?

Under the 'mixed production model', Imageworks handled half the asset builds and 20 minutes of shots.

Who co-directed The Bad Guys 2 in his directorial debut?

Sans had been head of character animation on the first film.

Rag'n'Bone Man and WizTheMc performed which original song for the sequel?

Busta Rhymes contributed 'Taking Everything'; Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' also plays in the film.

A short film, Little Lies and Alibis, premiered before screenings of which 2025 movie?

The short later appeared on the sequel's digital and disc releases.

The Netflix special A Very Bad Holiday premiered in which year?

It is a prequel in which the gang accidentally gets Christmas cancelled and has to restore the holiday spirit.

Which original voice actors returned for the Netflix holiday specials?

Michael Godere, who did miscellaneous voices in the film, took over Mr. Wolf for the prequels.

In Blabey's books, what is Mr. Wolf's first name?

The book gang calls itself the Good Guys Club, also known as Shadow Squad G.

In the books, Professor Marmalade is eventually revealed to be what?

The sequel film nods to this when Marmalade turns his limo into a spaceship and flies home.

In which year was the first Bad Guys book published?

The series ran to 20 'episodes', ending with One Last Thing in 2024.

The author of the Bad Guys books was born in which Australian city?

He won an Australian Film Institute Award as an actor before retiring from performance in 2005.

Which French animation school did the films' director graduate from in 2005?

His thesis film Le Building won Best Undergraduate Animation at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.