The Muppet Movie

The Muppet Movie

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1979-06-22

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

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The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

Released

1979-06-22

Runtime

95

Director

James Frawley

Budget

$8000000

Revenue

$75200000

Genres

Family

Comedy

Adventure

Music

Language

English

Production

ITC Entertainment

The Jim Henson Company

Associated Film Distribution

Jim Henson Productions

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    Jim Henson

    Jim Henson
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    Frank Oz

    Frank Oz
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    Jerry Nelson

    Jerry Nelson
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    Richard Hunt

    Richard Hunt
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    Dave Goelz

    Dave Goelz
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    Charles Durning

    Charles Durning
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    Austin Pendleton

    Austin Pendleton
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    Edgar Bergen

    Edgar Bergen
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    Milton Berle

    Milton Berle
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    Mel Brooks

    Mel Brooks
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    James Coburn

    James Coburn
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    Dom DeLuise

    Dom DeLuise
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    Elliott Gould

    Elliott Gould
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    Bob Hope

    Bob Hope
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    Madeline Kahn

    Madeline Kahn
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    Carol Kane

    Carol Kane
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    Cloris Leachman

    Cloris Leachman
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    Steve Martin

    Steve Martin
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    Richard Pryor

    Richard Pryor
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    Telly Savalas

    Telly Savalas
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    Orson Welles

    Orson Welles
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    Paul Williams

    Paul Williams
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    Scott Walker

    Scott Walker
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    Lawrence Gabriel Jr.

    Lawrence Gabriel Jr.
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    Ira F. Grubman

    Ira F. Grubman
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    H.B. Haggerty

    H.B. Haggerty
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    Bruce Kirby

    Bruce Kirby
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    Tommy Madden

    Tommy Madden
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    James Frawley

    James Frawley
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    Arnold Roberts

    Arnold Roberts
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    Steve Whitmire

    Steve Whitmire
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    Kathryn Mullen

    Kathryn Mullen
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    Bob Payne

    Bob Payne
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    Eren Ozker

    Eren Ozker
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    Caroly Wilcox

    Caroly Wilcox
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    Olga Felgemacher

    Olga Felgemacher
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    Bruce Schwartz

    Bruce Schwartz
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    Michael Earl

    Michael Earl
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    Buz Suraci

    Buz Suraci
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    Tony Basilicato

    Tony Basilicato
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    Adam Hunt

    Adam Hunt
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    Caroll Spinney

    Caroll Spinney
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    Fran Allison

    Fran Allison
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    Sherry Amott

    Sherry Amott
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    Bil Baird

    Bil Baird
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    Peter Baird

    Peter Baird
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    Bob Baker

    Bob Baker
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    Cheryl Blaylock

    Cheryl Blaylock
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    Tim Burton

    Tim Burton
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    Bruce Chesse

    Bruce Chesse
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    Edward G. Christie

    Edward G. Christie
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    Melinda Dillon

    Melinda Dillon
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    Roy R. Etherington

    Roy R. Etherington
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    Faz Fazakas

    Faz Fazakas
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    Wayland Flowers

    Wayland Flowers
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    Brian Froud

    Brian Froud
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    John Gilkerson

    John Gilkerson
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    Brian Henson

    Brian Henson
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    Cheryl Henson

    Cheryl Henson
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    Heather Henson

    Heather Henson
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    Jane Henson

    Jane Henson
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    John Henson

    John Henson
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    Lisa Henson

    Lisa Henson
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    Phillip Huber

    Phillip Huber
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    Jerry Juhl

    Jerry Juhl
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    Frank Kane

    Frank Kane
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    Paul Kennemore

    Paul Kennemore
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    Earl Kress

    Earl Kress
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    John Landis

    John Landis
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    Ralph Lee

    Ralph Lee
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    Shari Lewis

    Shari Lewis
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    Kermit Love

    Kermit Love
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    John Lovelady

    John Lovelady
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    Mahlmann

    Mahlmann
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    Randal J. Metz

    Randal J. Metz
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    Wendy Midener

    Wendy Midener
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    Frances Oznowicz

    Frances Oznowicz
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    Isidore Oznowicz

    Isidore Oznowicz
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    Harry Sabin

    Harry Sabin
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    Lettie Connell Schubert

    Lettie Connell Schubert
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    Burr Tillstrom

    Burr Tillstrom
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    Alice Tweedy

    Alice Tweedy
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    Curt Vig

    Curt Vig
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    Rik Vig

    Rik Vig
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    Rick Williamson

    Rick Williamson
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    Paul Zaloom

    Paul Zaloom
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    Harry Sabin

    Harry Sabin