The Muppet Movie

More entertaining than humanly possible.

19791 h 37 minG

Overview

Kermit the Frog is persuaded by agent Dom DeLuise to pursue a career in Hollywood. Along the way, Kermit picks up Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and a motley crew of other Muppets with similar aspirations. Meanwhile, Kermit must elude the grasp of a frog-leg restaurant magnate.

Metadata

Director James Frawley

Certification G

Runtime 1 h 37 min

Release Date 31 May 1979

Original Music Composer Paul Williams

Details

Movie Media DVD

Movie Format —

Actors

Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton, Edgar Bergen, Milton Berle, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Orson Welles, Paul Williams, Scott Walker, Lawrence Gabriel Jr., Ira F. Grubman, Hard Boiled Haggerty, Bruce Kirby, Tommy Madden, James Frawley, Arnold Roberts, Melinda Dillon, John Landis, Tim Burton

Proving that the Muppets could succeed on the big screen as well as on TV, this could be summed up as half running gags, half big-name cameos, and half fuzzy puppets.