The Muppet Movie (1. Cinespia. Directed by James Frawley (1. Hollywood Forever Cemetery / $1. Gates 7: 1. 5 Movie 9: 0. The Muppet Movie is a film that really touched my funny bone and my heart seeing as I am a huge Muppet fan. The plot shows how they got together and it really worked for me and was fun ride, other than the boring parts with. As far as Henson’s film output goes, The Muppet Movie is unimpeachable. It moves along at a rapid clip, the songs are fantastic (though Paul Williams has a tendency to overload his lyrics), and it features a timeless tale of. The Muppet Movie is a 1979 musical road comedy-adventure film and the first theatrical film featuring the Muppets. Directed by James Frawley and produced by Jim Henson, the film's screenplay was written by The Muppet Show. With Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones. A Muppet fanatic with some help from his two human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life.The magic of Jim Henson springs to life in the beloved original 1. Kermit the Frog travels from a pond in the South all the way to Hollywood to make his dreams come true, and makes some friends along the way. Join the Muppet gang on a wild road trip across the U. S. Miss Piggy, Gonzo, the Electric Mayhem Band and some of our other best friends shine in their big screen debut. Witty, warm and hilarious, the original Muppet Movie still has the power to bring tears and laughter, and is funny for adults and kids alike. Join us for this special evening with a sunset picnic, DJ Zach Cowie, our free Muppets themed photobooth and a movie under the stars! The Muppet Show 2 (1978) The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack (1979) The Great Muppet Caper: Original Soundtrack (1981). The Muppet Movie is the first of a series of live-action musical feature films starring the Muppets. The film is a movie-in-a-movie, as we see Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppets gathering for the first. The film is a movie- in- a- movie, as we see Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppets gathering for the first screening of . In 2. 00. 9, the film was selected by the U. S. National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Inspired by the idea of making millions of people happy, Kermit sets off on his trusty bicycle. Almost immediately, he is pursued by the conniving Doc Hopper (Charles Durning), owner of a struggling french- fried frog legs restaurant franchise who has set his sights on Kermit as a potential new mascot. Kermit invites Fozzie to join him on his quest for stardom, and together they continue on their journey. They make several new friends along the way, including Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem rock band (whom they bring up to speed on current events by giving them a copy of the movie script); Gonzo the traveling plumber and Camilla, his chicken girlfriend; and the inimitable Miss Piggy, who leaps at the chance to accompany the group to Hollywood. Kermit is very nearly lobotomized by a mad scientist's electronic cerebrectomy device, intended to brainwash him into performing in Doc Hopper's TV commercials, until Miss Piggy, after being insulted by said mad scientist, manages a last- minute rescue with some black belt karate maneuvers. He gives an impassioned plea to allow him and his friends to continue on their way and make their dreams come true. Although the speech falls on deaf ears, Kermit and friends are saved at the last moment by Animal, who has gotten into Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's growth pills and successfully scares away Hopper and his henchmen. If you think it's a film version of The Muppet Show, you're in for a surprise. For one thing, it doesn't take place in the theater. The Muppet Movie is set in the real world - - it's like waiting in line at a gas station and looking up to find Fozzie and Kermit driving the next car over. After you've seen the movie, you'll ask, 'How did they do it?' - - Well, here is some inside information so that you can whisper to the person sitting next to you in the movie theater, 'I know how they did that.'. Jim Henson squeezed into a specially designed metal container complete with an air hose (to breathe), a rubber sleeve which came out of the top (to work Kermit) and a monitor (to see what Kermit was doing), and positioned himself under the water, under the log, under the Frog. Jim spent about five days in this bathysphere. He doesn't - - a midget drives the car by remote control from the trunk, using a television monitor to guide his steering. The puppeteers were lying on the seat or were scrunched on the floor and couldn't see a thing. The first time they tried 'driving', the television monitor went on the blink, and the driver had to be talked through the scene by an assistant director on a walkie- talkie. They were recruited through the Los Angeles Guild of The Puppeteers of America, and almost every puppeteer west of the Rockies reported for pit duty. Think - - have you ever seen Fozzie, Dr. Teeth, Scooter, Floyd or Zoot below the waist on television? And yes, their legs aren't half bad. Her clothes were designed exclusively for her by Calista Hendrickson. In the bar scene, Frank, playing a particularly unsavory thug, wrestles Fozzie bearhanded, picks him up.. Fozzie barely escapes. It takes three days of taping to make a 3. The film, therefore, took ten times longer to make than the TV show. Sam the Eagle, upon hearing this startling statistic, remarked, 'And it's probably ten times weirder.' The Eagle, of course, is not always our most receptive critic. Landis also noted that Tim Burton was also among the many puppeteers in the finale. Teeth has at the end of the movie in the desert is slightly different than one that was given to him by Kermit and Fozzie in the church; the Mayhem band scribbled all over it. Some of the extra scenes included a slightly longer comedy club performance from Fozzie including a longer dance number with Kermit, a short opening and closing speech from Doc Hopper on his French Fried Frogs Legs commercial, a longer conversation between Doc Hopper and Max before they encountered Kermit and Fozzie in the rainbow- painted Studebaker, Dr. Teeth gives a more in- depth reading from the script, and an extra verse of . These extra scenes were also available for the German dub Muppet Movie when it first aired on TV in the mid- 1. VHS and DVD. In the French version, an alternate version of the musical track for the closing credits can be heard (in which the piece written for the credits is heard in its entirety instead of the music being looped). The French version also has the music edited differently during the . After a commercial break, the end of the dinner scene cuts to Steve Martin calling for Kermit, followed abruptly by Kermit talking on the phone to Doc Hopper. Grubman as Bartender. H. B. Haggerty as Lumberjack. Bruce Kirby as Gate Guard. Tommy Madden as One- Eyed Midget. James Frawley as Waiter. Arnold Roberts as Cowboy. Edgar Bergen (and Charlie Mc. Carthy) as themselves. Milton Berle as Mad Man Mooney. Mel Brooks as Professor Krassman. James Coburn as the El Sleezo owner. Dom De. Luise as Bernie the Agent. Elliott Gould as beauty contest host. Bob Hope as ice cream salesman. Madeline Kahn as woman at the El Sleezo. Carol Kane as the myth. Cloris Leachman as Lew Lord's secretary. Steve Martin as waiter. Richard Pryor as balloon salesman. Telly Savalas as tough guy at the El Sleezo. Orson Welles as Lew Lord. Paul Williams as piano player at the El Sleezo. Muppet Cast. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Rowlf, Scooter, Dr. Teeth, Animal, Floyd Pepper, Janice, Zoot, Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Camilla the Chicken, Sweetums, Robin the Frog, Statler and Waldorf, Sam the Eagle, Lew Zealand, The Swedish Chef, Crazy Harry, Doglion, Marvin Suggs, Big Bird. Link Hogthrob, Fletcher Bird, Mean Mama, Luncheon Counter Monster, Blue Frackle, Baskerville the Hound, Nigel, Pigs. Rainbow Connection Finale. Muppet Characters (in alphabetical order). Afghan Hound, Alice Otter, Animal, Anything Muppets, Babies (x. Baby Koozebanian Creatures (x. Baskerville the Hound, Beaker, Beauregard, Beautiful Day Monster, Beaver, Behemoth, Bert, Biff, Big Bird, Billy the Bear, Blue AM Kid, Blue Frackle, Brad, Brewster, Brown Bat, Bruce Monster, Bubba, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Camilla the Chicken, Catgut, Charlie Muskrat, Chick, Chickens (x. Chuck Stoat, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Cousin Monster, Crazy Harry, Cow, Crocodile (x. Dimples the Dog, Doc Bullfrog, Dogs, Doglion, Dr. Teeth, Droop, Emmet Otter, Eric the Parrot, Ernie, Farley, Female Koozebanian Creature, Fleet Scribbler, Fletcher Bird, Floyd Pepper, Forcryingoutloud Bird, Fozzie Bear, Frank, Fred Lizard, Fred the Wonder Horse, Frogs, George Rabbit, George the Janitor, The Gills Brothers, Gladys, Gladys the Cow, Gonzo, Gorgon Heap, Gramps, Gretchen Fox, Green Frackle, Grover, Guy Smiley, Harold, Harrison Fox, Harry Monster, Harvey Beaver, Harvey Monster, Herbert Birdsfoot, Herbie the One- Octopus Band, Herry Monster, Hetty Muskrat, Hilda, Howard Snake, James Badger, Janice, Jerry, Jim, Jim Frawley Muppet, J. P. Julius Strangepork, Kangaroo, Kermit the Frog, King Ploobis, 2 Lautrec Sisters, Lenny the Lizard, Lew Zealand, Link Hogthrob, Little Bird, Lobsters (x. Louis Kazagger, Lou, Lubbock Lou, Luncheon Counter Monster, Mahna Mahna, Male Koozebanian Creature, Mary Louise, Marvin Suggs, Maurice Monster, Mean Mama, Melissa Rabbit, Mildred Huxtetter, Miss Kitty, Miss Mousey, Miss Piggy, Mr. Johnson, Muppy, The Newsman, Nigel, Ohboy Bird, Ohreally Bird, Old Lady Possum, Oscar the Grouch, Paul Revere, Prairie Dawn, Pumpkin AM Man, Queen Peuta, Quongo, Righton Bird, Robin the Frog, Ronald Duck, Roosevelt Franklin, Roosevelt Franklin's Mother, Rowlf the Dog, Sam the Eagle, Scooter, Screaming Thing, Scred, Shakey Sanchez, Sherlock Hemlock, Shirley and Nat Muskrat, Slim Wilson, Snake Frackle, The Snowths (x. Sopwith the Camel, Squirrels, Stanley Weasel, Statler and Waldorf, Sully, The Swedish Chef, Swinetrek Crewpigs, Tessie Twiddlebug, Thog, Thomas Twiddlebug, Timmy Monster, Two- Headed Monster, Uncle Deadly, Vazh, Wanda, Wayne, Wendell Porcupine, Whaddayasay Bird, Whatnots, Will Possum, Winky Pinkerton, Wisss, Yancy Woodchuck, Youknow Bird, Zeke, Zelda Rose, & Zoot. The finale. Additional Credits. Creative Consultant: Frank Oz. Muppet Designers: Caroly Wilcox, Mari Kaestle, Dave Goelz, Kathryn Mullen, Ed Christie, Larry Jameson, Faz Fazakas, Kermit Love, Sherry Amott, Wendy Midener, Janet Lerman- Graff, Bonnie Erickson, Don Sahlin and Amy Van Gilder. Muppet Workshop Coordinators: John Lovelady, Amy Van Gilder. Muppet Production Coordinator: Lynn M. Klugman. Muppet Design Consultant: Michael K. Frith. Muppet Costume Designer: Calista Hendrickson. New York Muppet Workshop supervisor: Robert Mc. Cormack. Muppet Visual Consultant: Leigh Malone. Muppet Technical Coordinators: Richard Holloway, Martin Baker. Special Thanks to David Odell. Big Bird courtesy of Children's Television Workshop. See also. Sources. I'll add it when I get home so I can quote it correctly.
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