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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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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- James Frawley
- 1979-06-22
Budget. $8 million [6] Box office. $65.2 million [7] The Muppet Movie is a 1979 musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley, 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.
- $8 million
- Jim Henson
- Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher
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 ...
Runtime: 1hr 35min. Release Date: June 22, 1979. Genre: Action-Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical. Kermit meets with a talent scout in Hollywood. Along the way he's joined by Fozzie, Gonzo and 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!
- James Frawley
- Jerry Nelson
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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.
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.
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