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The Muppet Movie

  • Rated G
  • 1hr 35m
  •  (2)
  • 74

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

James Frawley

Producer:

Jim Henson

Writer:

Jerry Juhl, Jack Burns

Release Date:

Jan 1, 1979

Runtime:

1hr 35m

Synopsis

Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.

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

74
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Based on 7 Critics
8.2

USER SCORE (40)

Universal acclaim based on 40 Reviews
88

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

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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.

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Metacritic review by Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
The New York Times
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