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Release Date:
29 November 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
More holiday fun then humanly possible!
Plot:
On Christmas Eve, an angel petitions God to send help for Kermit the Frog who has lost all hope after losing the Muppet Theatre. full summary | add synopsis
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The Muppets
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Christmas
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Angel
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Theater
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Theatrical Show
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
Another 1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Kermit To Join the Power Rangers?
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 9 October 2002)
Frog Kicks Out Dogg
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 3 October 2002)
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 9 October 2002)
Frog Kicks Out Dogg
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 3 October 2002)
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A Modern Muppet X-Mas
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve Whitmire | ... | Kermit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Mr. Poodlepants / Statler |
| Dave Goelz | ... | The Great Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf |
 | Bill Barretta | ... | Pepe the Prawn / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf the Dog / Swedish Chef / Johnny Fiama / Bobo the Bear / Howard / Lew Zealand |
| Eric Jacobson | ... | Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda |
 | David Arquette | ... | Daniel |
 | Joan Cusack | ... | Rachel Bitterman |
 | Matthew Lillard | ... | Luc Fromage |
 | William H. Macy | ... | Glenn |
 | Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Daniel's 'Boss' |
 | Carson Daly | ... | Himself - Cameo Appearance |
 | Kelly Ripa | ... | Herself |
| Joe Rogan | ... | Himself - Cameo Appearance |
 | Molly Shannon | ... | Herself - Cameo Appearance |
| Robert Smigel | ... | Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice) (as Triumph The Insult Dog) |
 | Zach Braff | ... | Dr. John 'J.D.' Dorian |
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Rated PG for mild thematic elements.
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100 min | Netherlands:85 min (DVD)
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This film marks and first time that Janice speaks since the death of Richard Hunt (another of Hunt's characters, Scooter, had a line in _Muppets From Space (1999)_, which was voiced by his brother 'Adam Hunt').
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Continuity: When Miss Bitterman is showing Pepe her Club Dot, her head changes position in front of the window between shots.
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The Great Gonzo:
[Gonzo into a walkie talkie] Gonzo to Scooter, Gonzo to Scooter. Bring home the bacon. Over.
Scooter: 10-4. Bacon down. Bacon down.
Rizzo the rat: [pulls on string trying to lift down Miss Piggy] Roger. Bacon down. Bacon down.
Miss Piggy: Will you hurry up? Don't make me miss my cue!
Scooter: The ham is jammed. Repeat the ham is jammed.
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Scooter: 10-4. Bacon down. Bacon down.
Rizzo the rat: [pulls on string trying to lift down Miss Piggy] Roger. Bacon down. Bacon down.
Miss Piggy: Will you hurry up? Don't make me miss my cue!
Scooter: The ham is jammed. Repeat the ham is jammed.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Inside Pepe's Studio: Hosted by Pepe the King Prawn (2003) (V)
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Santa Baby
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I first saw this movie last year on NBC and was very pleasantly surprised. I'm not really a big Muppet fan. It's not that I don't like them, it's just that I've never watched them that much. So why was I interested in this movie in the first place? I'm not really sure. Maybe because Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was in it! Nevertheless, I had some good laughs watching this last year.
Fast forward to the present time and I saw this on sale, so I had to get it. Watching it a second time, I'm a little more conscious about concerns that some scenes were too "adult" for this movie. For example, the whole rave scene might get people upset where lovable Scooter is grinding in a cage!! Another example is the character Pepe who swoons over Joan Cusack's character and uses the terms, "sexy" and "topless."
So I could kind of see how people can get upset with this movie, but I definitely don't think it tarnishes what the Muppets are all about, unlike what's being done in 'The Cat in the Hat' movie. The Muppets still provide family-friendly laughter and moments to people of all ages. Fozzie's Grinch scene was pretty funny, Pepe steals the show, the spoof on 'It's a Wonderful Life' is great, and I like the jabs at NBC's corporate synergy (I'm a business major and a former Disney employee, so I know this stuff well!) I also found the song between Gonzo and Kermit, "Everyone Matters," to be very nice and sweet.
Overall, this is a very nice and funny Christmas movie. I wouldn't necessarily label this as a classic or really all that memorable though, because honestly, are we going to remember some of their references (Scrubs, Ricky Martin, and Moulin Rouge) ten years from now? By the way, I've never seen Moulin Rouge, so that spoof went way over my head!
This movie is good for the current time period, but I'm afraid it won't live on much longer unlike other Christmas classics (Rudolph, A Christmas Story, Mickey's Christmas Carol). Now is a good time to see it though.
My IMDb Rating: 7/10. My Yahoo! Grade: B (Good)