THE MUPPET MOVIE - KERMIT'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
The Muppet Movie - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition
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Actors: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz Director: James Frawley Rating: Features: Widescreen, Color, DVD, NTSC Running Time: 95 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Release Date: November 29, 2005 Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 1979 Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
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They're irreverent, irrepressible, and downright irresistible. They're the Muppets! -- starring in their first full-length movie. See how their meteoric rise to fame and fortune began: with a rainbow, a song . . . and a Frog. After a fateful meeting with a big-time talent agent, Kermit the Frog heads for Hollywood dreaming of showbiz. Along the way, Fozzie Bear, the Great Gonzo, and the dazzling Miss Piggy join him in hopes of becoming film stars too. But all bets are off when Kermit falls into the clutches of Doc Hopper Charles Durning, a fast-food mogul seeking to promote his French-fried frog-leg franchise! Featuring OscarR-nominated music 1980, Best Original Song "The Rainbow Connection," Best Original Score and side-splitting appearances by some of the biggest names on the silver screen -- including Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Orson Welles, and more! –-this fully restored and remastered 50th Anniversary Edition of THE MUPPET MOVIE is a critically acclaimed comedy classic your family will treasure for all time. c The Muppets Holding Company, LLC and BVHE. MUPPETS characters and elements are trademarks of The Muppets Holding Company. All Rights Reserved.
Jim Henson vaulted Kermit, the famous floppy-armed frog, and his Muppet pals to the big screen with this charming 1979 musical adventure. Like the TV show that inspired it, Henson and director James Frawley playfully acknowledge movie clichés and conventions and allow the characters to address the camera in asides, like a Hope and Crosby road film for the 1980s. The ambitious singing frog decides to leave his swamp and conquer Hollywood, gathering a group of friends along the way Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and more and bumping into oodles of guest stars making tongue-in-cheek cameos my favorite is the tip-of-the-hat appearance by Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. Meanwhile, despicable fast-food king Charles Durning pursues Kermit, hoping to make him the spokesfrog for his Frogs-Legs restaurant franchise. Austin Pendleton costars as Durning's sad sack henchman while guest stars include James Coburn, Dom DeLuise, Madeleine Kahn, Steve Martin, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Elliot Gould, Orson Welles, and Big Bird. Paul Williams penned the bouncy, song-filled score. You'll believe a frog can sing! --Sean Axmaker
