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The Great Muppet Caper is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Jim Henson released in USA on 26 june 1981 with Jim Henson

The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

The Great Muppet Caper
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Released in USA 26 june 1981
Length 1h30
Directed by
Genres Comedy,    Musical,    Crime
Rating70% 3.5469853.5469853.5469853.5469853.546985

The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 British-American mystery musical comedy film directed by Jim Henson. It is the second of a series of live-action musical feature films, starring Jim Henson's Muppets. This film was produced by Henson Associates, and released by Universal Pictures on 26 June 1981. It is also the only Muppet feature film directed by Henson. Shot in England, the film was released shortly after the final season of The Muppet Show.

Synopsis

Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, and Gonzo the Great play newspaper reporters for the Daily Chronicle. Kermit and Fozzie, specifically, are playing identical twin reporters, which becomes the source of a running gag - supposedly, nobody can tell they are twins unless Fozzie wears his hat. While Gonzo is too busy taking pictures of a chicken, prominent London fashion designer Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg) gets robbed of her jewels. The trio are eventually assigned to investigate the theft of the valuable jewels from Lady Holiday, which they have to beg for after their supervisor Mike Tarkenian dismisses them following the Daily Chronicle‍ '​s headline about the twins joining the staff (while the other papers report on the jewel heist).

Actors

Jim Henson

(Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman)
Frank Oz

(Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice))
Dave Goelz

(Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou)
Jerry Nelson

(Floyd Pepper / Pops / Lew Zealand / Crazy Harry / Louis Kazager)
Jack Warden

(Mike Tarkenian)
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