The Great Muppet Caper

Name: The Great Muppet Caper
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Family
Released: June 26, 1981
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Charles Grodin, Dave Goelz, Diana Rigg, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson

1981

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 26, 1981 | G

Starring: Charles Grodin, Dave Goelz, Diana Rigg, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, John Cleese, Peter Ustinov, Richard Hunt, Robert Morley

Summary: Kermit, Gonzo, and Fozzie are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.

Director: Jim Henson

Genre(s): Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical

Rating: G

Runtime: 97 min

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Linda Deutsch

THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER is Miss Piggy's finest hour. Anyone not yet entranced by the Muppet mystique will be snared by this movie... A delight -- a tribute to the imaginative genius of Jim Henson and his team of Muppet manipulators. [29 June 1981]

Gary Arnold

Utterly delightful. [26 June 1981, p.D1]

Josh Larsen

Ballooning. Biking. Swimming. Parachuting. The Great Muppet Caper represented a giant leap for Muppetkind, in only their second big-screen outing. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

The film boasts fewer guest-star cameo appearances than the first time around but those who are here do a good job, and Miss Piggy's Busby Berkeley-type dance and the water ballet are fun to watch. Read full review

Vincent Canby

Here is a thoroughly genial movie, a combination of A.A. Milne, Busby Berkeley and a small bit of Blake Edwards. Read full review

Andrea Gronvall

John Cleese, Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley, and Muppet creator Jim Henson make cameo appearances, but they're all upstaged by an uncredited Peter Falk, whose monologue on a park bench opposite Kermit the Frog is an exercise in virtuoso daffiness. Read full review

Judith Martin

It's no accident that the word "great" appears in the title of the new film featuring Jim Henson's felt television puppets. The Great Muppet Caper. Like its predecessor, this film is its own best fan. Read full review

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Richmond95

Oct 8, 2019

As of today my favorite Muppet movie. Jim Henson is a treasure in the cinema with his iconic puppets, the writing is great its just one big laugh after the next coupled with some catchy tunes.

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JPK

Aug 18, 2019

Another Fun Muppets Film
The Great Muppet Caper is fun, creative, and well written like the others.

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