The Muppets have gathered in a theatre, in a Hollywood film studio, to screen their new biographical film, The Muppet Movie. In the film-within-a-film, Kermit the Frog enjoys a relaxing afternoon in a Florida swamp, strumming his banjo and singing "The Rainbow Connection", when he is approached by Bernie (Dom DeLuise), a Hollywood talent agent who encourages Kermit to pursue a career in show business. Inspired by the idea of "making millions of people happy", Kermit sets off on a cross-country trip to Los Angeles, but is soon pursued by entrepreneur Doc Hopper (Charles Durning) and his shy assistant Max (Austin Pendleton) in an attempt to convince Kermit to be the new spokesman of Hopper's struggling French-fried frog legs restaurant franchise, to Kermit's horror. As Kermit continuously declines his offers, Hopper resorts to increasingly vicious means of persuasion. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | G |
Genre: | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical |
Country: | United Kingdom, United States |
Produced By: | David Lazer, Martin Starger, Lew Grade, Jim Henson |
Directed By: | James Frawley |
Written By: | Jack Burns, Jerry Juhl |
Cast: | Richard Pryor, Carol Kane, Jim Henson, Michael Earl, Bob Hope, Jerry Juhl, Jerry Nelson, Kathryn Mullen, Austin Pendleton, Earl Kress, Milton Berle, Bruce Kirby, John Landis, Lisa Henson, Lawrence Gabriel Jr., Melinda Dillon, Cloris Leachman, Bob Baker, Orson Welles, Dave Goelz, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Bob Payne, Tommy Madden, Edgar Bergen, Madeline Kahn, H.B. Haggerty, Scott Walker, Telly Savalas, Dom DeLuise, Arnold Roberts, Steve Martin, Richard Hunt, Paul Williams, Steve Whitmire, Charles Durning, Tim Burton, James Coburn, James Frawley, Elliott Gould, Mel Brooks |
In Theaters: | Jun 22, 1979 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 35 minutes |
Production: | Henson Associates (HA), ITC Films |
Box Office: | $76,657,000 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |