Ted & Venus is a 1991 American black comedy film directed by Bud Cort, written by Cort and Paul Ciotti and featuring an all-star cast. The original music is composed by David Robbins.

Walter Edward Cox, known professionally as Bud Cort, is an American actor known for his unorthodox starring roles in Robert Altman's Brewster McCloud (1970) and Hal Ashby's Harold and Maude (1971). He also had supporting roles in films such as M*A*S*H (1970), Electric Dreams (1984), Heat (1995), Dogma (1999), Coyote Ugly (2000) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004).