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22 June 1979 (USA) moreTagline:
More entertaining than humanly possiblePlot:
Kermit and his new found friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog-legs merchant is after Kermit. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Irving! Brang 'em on! (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 10 June 2009, 6:52 PM, PDT)
Going ‘Up’ With Hollywood’s Greatest Balloons
(From MTV Movies Blog. 29 May 2009, 9:00 AM, PDT)
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Misunderstood moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jim Henson | ... | Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice) | |
| Frank Oz | ... | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef / Motorcycle Guy (voice) | |
| Jerry Nelson | ... | Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Crazy Harry / Lew Zealand / Camilla / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (assistant) (uncredited) (voice) | |
| Richard Hunt | ... | Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice) | |
| Dave Goelz | ... | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Zoot / Doglion / Iraqian in El Sleezo Cafe / Pig (voice) | |
| Charles Durning | ... | Doc Hopper | |
| Austin Pendleton | ... | Max | |
| Edgar Bergen | ... | Himself / Charlie McCarthy (voice) | |
| Milton Berle | ... | Mad Man Mooney | |
| Mel Brooks | ... | Professor Max Krassman | |
| James Coburn | ... | El Sleezo Cafe Owner | |
| Dom DeLuise | ... | Bernie the Agent | |
| Elliott Gould | ... | Beauty Contest Compere | |
| Bob Hope | ... | Ice Cream Vendor | |
| Madeline Kahn | ... | El Sleezo Patron |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
95 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:PG | Canada:G | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Finland:S | UK:U | USA:G | Brazil:LivreFun Stuff
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Jim Henson spent an entire day in a 50-gallon steel drum submerged in a pond for the opening scene of Kermit in the swamp. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When they stop the car the first time to speak to Big Bird the car is further up, when the camera moves to him he is seen standing directly next to the car. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Statler: I'm Statler.
Waldorf: I'm Waldorf. We're here to heckle "The Muppet Movie".
Gate Guard: Gentlemen, that's straight ahead. Private screening room D.
Statler: Private screening?
Waldorf: Yeah, they're afraid to show it in public.
[they laugh as their car proceeds forward]
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Misunderstood classic remains one of Henson's finest and most personal films. It may seem funny to call a movie as beloved as this one 'misunderstood,' but people do seem to remember this one mostly for Jerry Juhl's snappy screenplay and Paul Williams's knockout songs. Now while these things are admittedly great, as is the movie's formal playfulness (screenplay-within-the-screenplay, film break, etc.), what distinguishes 'The Muppet Movie' from the other Muppet films is the serious, wistful thread that runs through the picture. It's a road movie, all right, but like most road movies, the pleasure is in the getting there, and the achievement of the characters' goals is tempered by uncertainty, and by the knowledge that they can never really go back again. Throughout the film, we are shown the down side of show business, even before the Muppets have 'made it': Piggy abandons Kermit without a second thought at a phone call from her agent, Gonzo expresses the loneliness and regret of a performer's life on the road in his haunting 'I'm Going to Go Back There Someday,' and, worst of all, Kermit is continually tortured and tested by Doc Hopper, who wants him to commercialize his art for the unholiest of purposes. (One can only wonder what Henson would have made of his family's management of the company after his death.) Kermit himself agonizes over his choices in the desert conversation scene, and the final 'Magic Store' number questions whether it's all been worth it, before concluding that it probably doesn't matter either way. All this is punctuated with the expected Muppet chaos and satire and deliciously awful jokes, and of course the serious stuff wouldn't work if it weren't. But 'The Muppet Movie' isn't just another jokefest, as the rest of the diminishing-return Muppet films would become. No, it's a lovely, gentle metaphor about the relationship between art and entertainment and business, and it's every bit as effective today as it was 25 years ago. 9.5 out of 10.