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| TriStar Pictures | Release Date: July 13, 1984 |
Starring:
Frank Oz, Jim Henson
Summary:
Kermit and his friends go to New York to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated.
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The best parts of the movie, as in all Muppet ventures, are when director Frank Oz takes the action into pure fantasy.
[13 July 1984, p.D1]
The Muppets Take Manhattan is yet another retread of the reliable old formula in which somebody says "Hey, gang! Our senior class musical show is so good, I'll bet we could be stars on Broadway!" The fact that this plot is not original does not deter you, Kermit, nor should it. It's still a good plot.
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This isn't to say that this particular extravaganza, directed by Frank Oz, is in the same super league as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper. This may be only an impression, based on the fact that the past always looks greener than the present, but The Muppets Take Manhattan seems just a little less extraordinaire than the two other features. [13 July 1984, p.C10]
Having hit a sassy stride in The Great Muppet Caper (after a treacly start with The Muppet Movie) Jim Henson and Frank Oz suffer a relapse in the progressively lackluster The Muppets Take Manhattan. The weakest link in Manhattan is a scenario of incurable listlessness. [14 July 1984, p.C7]
Aug 18, 2019
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The Muppets Take Manhattan is another great time with Kermit and the gang.
The Muppets Take Manhattan is another great time with Kermit and the gang.
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