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Muppet Movie, The
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Generally favorable reviews
Based on 5 critic reviews
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Based on 1 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Adventure | Comedy | Family/Kids | Musical
Written by:
Jack Burns
Jerry Juhl
Directed by: James Frawley
Release Date:
Theatrical: June 22, 1979
DVD: June 5, 2001
Running Time: 95 minutes, Color
Origin: UK / USA
Summary
RATING: G
Starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, and Charles Durning
After a fateful meeting with a big-time talent agent, Kermit the Frog heads for Hollywood dreaming of show biz. Along the way, Fozzie Bear, the Great Gonzo and the dazzling Miss Piggy join him in hopes of becoming film stars too. But all bets are off when Kermit falls into the clutches of Doc Hopper (Charles Durning), a fast-food mogul seeking to promote his French-fried frog-leg franchise. (Walt Disney)
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What The Critics Said
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
After that first second we quit wondering: This is magic, after all, so who wants to know where Henson is?
Read Full Review >Variety Staff (Not Credited)
Jim Henson, Muppet originator, and Frank Oz, creative consultant, have abandoned the successful format of their vidshow, and inserted their creations into a well-crafted combo of musical comedy and fantasy adventure.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Staff (Not Credited)
Cute without being insipid, funny without being childish, The Muppet Movie contains enough magic to please all ages.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Vincent Canby
It's also very well written by Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns and directed by James Frawley ("Kid Blue," "The Big Bus") with a comic touch that never becomes facetious.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Enzo P. gave it a7:
The Muppet Movie makes this movie a lot more then one genre. This movie has car chasing scenes, songs and laugh out loud jokes. Director James Frawley makes this film unique and clever makes you want to keep watching it. but if you look on the negative side for this film the ending was stupid I was expecting a better ending but it was still clever. Another thing about this film that I didn't like is that they forced lots of Muppet to be in the movie they just keep coming when will they stop! But one thing that really was smart to to do is they put lots of great actors as guest stars. Like Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Bob Hope and much more. So overall you should see The Muppet Movie.
