The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog
Frank Oz
Miss Piggy
Jerry Nelson
Floyd Pepper
James Coburn
El Sleezo Cafe Owner
Richard Hunt
Scooter
Dom DeLuise
Bernie the Agent
Elliott Gould
Beauty Contest Compere
Dave Goelz
The Great Gonzo
Bob Hope
Ice Cream Vendor
Madeline Kahn
El Sleezo Patron
Carol Kane
'Myth'
Charles Durning
Doc Hopper
Cloris Leachman
Lord's Secretary
Steve Martin
Insolent Waiter
Austin Pendleton
Max
Edgar Bergen
Self
Richard Pryor
Balloon Vendor
Telly Savalas
El Sleazo Tough
Milton Berle
Mad Man Mooney
Orson Welles
Lew Lord
Mel Brooks
Professor Max Krassman
James Frawley
Director
Scott Walker
Snake Walker
Lawrence Gabriel Jr.
Sailor
Jerry Juhl
Writer
Ira F. Grubman
Bartender
Jack Burns
Writer
H.B. Haggerty
Lumberjack
Kenny Ascher
Composer
Bruce Kirby
Gate Guard
Paul Williams
Composer
Tommy Madden
One-Eyed Midget
Isidore Mankofsky
Cinematographer
Christopher Greenbury
Editor
Arnold Roberts
Cowboy
Steve Whitmire
Fletcher Bird / Scooter (assistant) (voice)
Gus Schirmer
CastingDirector
Joel Schiller
ProductionDesigner
Kathryn Mullen
Camilla (assistant)
Bob Payne
Additional Muppet Performer
Eren Ozker
Additional Muppet Performer
Caroly Wilcox
Additional Muppet Performer
Olga Felgemacher
Additional Muppet Performer
Bruce Schwartz
Additional Muppet Performer
Michael Earl
Animal (assistant) / Beaker (assistant) / Big Bird (assistant) / Dr. Teeth (assistant) / Fozzie Bear (assistant) / Janic...
Buz Suraci
Additional Muppet Performer
Tony Basilicato
Additional Muppet Performer
Adam Hunt
Additional Muppet Performer
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird (voice)
Fran Allison
Additional Muppet Performer
Sherry Amott
Additional Muppet Performer
Bil Baird
Additional Muppet Performer
Peter Baird
Additional Muppet Performer
Bob Baker
Additional Muppet Performer
Cheryl Blaylock
Additional Muppet Performer
Tim Burton
Additional Muppet Performer
Bruce Chesse
Additional Muppet Performer
Edward G. Christie
Additional Muppet Performer
Melinda Dillon
Woman with Balloon
Roy R. Etherington
Additional Muppet Performer
Faz Fazakas
Additional Muppet Performer
Wayland Flowers
Additional Muppet Performer
Brian Froud
Additional Muppet Performer
John Gilkerson
Additional Muppet Performer
Brian Henson
Additional Muppet Performer
Cheryl Henson
Additional Muppet Performer
Heather Henson
Additional Muppet Performer
Jane Henson
Additional Muppet Performer
John Henson
Additional Muppet Performer
Lisa Henson
Additional Muppet Performer
Phillip Huber
Additional Muppet Performer
Frank Kane
Additional Muppet Performer
Paul Kennemore
Additional Muppet Performer
Earl Kress
Additional Muppet Performer
John Landis
Additional Muppet Performer
Ralph Lee
Additional Muppet Performer
Shari Lewis
Additional Muppet Performer
Kermit Love
Additional Muppet Performer
John Lovelady
Additional Muppet Performer
Mahlmann
Additional Muppet Performer
Randal J. Metz
Additional Muppet Performer
Wendy Midener
Additional Muppet Performer
Frances Oznowicz
Additional Muppet Performer
Isidore Oznowicz
Additional Muppet Performer
Harry Sabin
Additional Muppet Performer
Lettie Connell Schubert
Additional Muppet Performer
Burr Tillstrom
Additional Muppet Performer
Alice Tweedy
Additional Muppet Performer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 22, 1979
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Content RatingG
Budget$8,000,000
Box Office$65,200,000
Filming LocationsNew Mexico · Los Angeles, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The Muppet Movie is a 1979 musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley, produced by Jim Henson, and the first theatrical film to feature the Muppets. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was written by The Muppet Show writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns. Produced between the first and second half of The Muppet Show's third season, the film tells the origin story of the Muppets, as Kermit the Frog embarks on a cross-country trip to Los Angeles, encountering several of the Muppets—who all share the same ambition of finding success in professional show business—along the way while being pursued by Doc Hopper, a greedy restaurateur with intentions of employing Kermit as a spokesperson for his frog legs business.
The film stars Muppet performers Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Dave Goelz, as well as Charles Durning and Austin Pendleton, and it features cameo appearances by Dom DeLuise, James Coburn, Edgar Bergen (in his final film appearance before his death), Orson Welles, Carol Kane, Steve Martin, and Mel Brooks, among others. Notable for its surreal humour, meta-references and prolific use of cameos, The Muppet Movie was released by Associated Film Distribution in the United Kingdom on May 31, 1979, and in the United States on June 22, 1979.
The film received critical praise, including two Academy Award nominations for Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher's musical score and their song, "Rainbow Connection". The Muppet Movie was followed by seven feature films starring the Muppets, as well as several more television series and media. In 2009, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.