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Synopsis

They’re irrepressible! They’re The Muppets starring in their first full-length movie! After a fateful meeting with a big-time talent agent in a Southern Swamp, Kermit heads for Hollywood to be a star. Along the way, a cast of lovable Muppet characters, including the dazzling Miss Piggy, the charming Fozzie Bear and Gonzo the Great, join him to become movie stars, too! Together that rub elbows with some of the biggest names on the silver screen! Then the evil Doc Hopper tries to thwart Kermit’s show biz plans and kidnaps Miss Piggy, Kermit rushes to the rescue and falls right into the evil Doc’s trap! Filled with memorable music, this critically acclaimed comedy is a Muppet classic your whole family will enjoy!

Cast

  • Jim Henson
  • Frank Oz
  • Jerry Nelson
  • Richard Hunt
  • Dave Goelz
  • Charles Durning
  • Austin Pendleton
  • Edgar Bergen
  • Milton Berle
  • Mel Brooks

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Metacritic

88

After that first second we quit wondering: This is magic, after all, so who wants to know where Henson is?

Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
50

It's also very well written by Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns and directed by James Frawley (Kid Blue, The Big Bus) with a comic touch that never becomes facetious.

Metacritic review by Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
The New York Times