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The Muppet Movie is a British film of genre Comedy directed by James Frawley released in USA on 22 june 1979 with Jim Henson

The Muppet Movie (1979)

The Muppet Movie
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The Muppet Movie is a 1979 American-British musical road comedy film and the first of a series of live-action feature films starring Jim Henson's Muppets. Directed by James Frawley, the film's screenplay was written by The Muppet Show writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns.

Produced by Henson Associates between the third and fourth seasons of The Muppet Show, The Muppet Movie depicts Kermit the Frog as he embarks on a cross-country trip to Hollywood, California. Along the way, he encounters several of the Muppets—who all share the same ambition of finding success in professional show business—while being pursued by a relentless restaurateur with intentions of employing Kermit as a spokesperson for his frog legs business.

Notable for its surreal humour, meta-references and prolific use of cameos, the film was released in the United States on June 22, 1979, and received critical praise; including two Academy Award nominations for Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher's musical score and their song, "Rainbow Connection".

The film is dedicated to ventriloquist Edgar Bergen who died during production in September 1978.

Synopsis

The Muppets have gathered in a theatre to screen their new biographical film, The Muppet Movie.

Actors

Jim Henson

(Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice))
Frank Oz

(Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice))
Jerry Nelson

(Floyd Pepper / Robin the Frog / Crazy Harry / Lew Zealand / Camilla / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (assistant) (voice))
Milton Berle

(Mad Man Mooney)
Richard Hunt

(Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice))
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