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The Muppet Movie is a 1979 musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley and 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 ...
Jun 22, 1979 · The Muppet Movie: Directed by James Frawley. With Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt. Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.
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- James Frawley
- 1979-06-22
The Muppet Movie is the first of a series of live-action musical feature films starring the Muppets. The film is a movie-in-a-movie, as we see Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppets gathering for the first screening of "The Muppet Movie." Kermit notes to his nephew Robin as the lights dim that the movie is a somewhat fictionalized account of the true story of how the Muppets first got ...
19791h 35m. FamilyComedyAction-AdventureMusical. GET DISNEY+. After Kermit the Frog meets a talent scout, he's off to Hollywood with big dreams, joined by Fozzie, Gonzo and Miss Piggy. But everything goes awry when Kermit falls into the clutches of Doc Hopper, a villain who owns fast-food restaurants that sell fried frog-legs.
Kermit the Frog - along with Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and a motley crew of Muppets - embarks on a cross-country trip to find fame in Hollywood while eluding the grasp of a relentless frog-leg restauranteur. 3,680 IMDb 7.6 1 h 35 min 1979. X-Ray G.
After Kermit the Frog decides to pursue a movie career, he starts his cross-country trip from Florida to California. Along the way, he meets and befriends Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and rock ...
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Story of a frog, a bear and a pig (portraying themselves are Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, and Miss Piggy) on the road to Hollywood. Kermit claims it is "approximately" the way the Muppets began. While on their nationwide trek, they encounter Doc Hopper who plans to make Kermit his spokesman for his frog leg restaurant chain.
