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Name: The Great Muppet Caper
Released: 1981-6-26
Cast: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt

The Great Muppet Caper

G
1h 38m
1993

78%

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Stop the presses! The crime of the century has occurred, and investigative reporters Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo are out to crack the case in this song-filled, star-studded extravaganza directed by the legendary Jim Henson. Our heroes arrive in London to interview Lady Holiday (Diana Rigg), a high-fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace has just been stolen. But when Kermit mistakes lovely receptionist/would-be model Miss Piggy for her aristocratic employer, it's love at first sight. Unfortunately, Lady Holiday's scheming brother (Charles Grodin) is also wooing the sultry swine -- so he can frame her for another brazen jewel heist! Now it's up to Kermit and his Muppet pals to clear Piggy's name and catch the real culprits. Packed with music, remarkable production numbers, and hilarious cameo performances (including John Cleese, Peter Falk, Jack Warden, Robert Morley, and Peter Ustinov) THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER is the wackiest story ever told!

Director:

Jim Henson

Producer:

David Lazer, Frank Oz

Writer:

Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Jerry Juhl, Jack Rose

Cast:

Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg

Extras

Locked video

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Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

78%

Critics Consensus: The Great Muppet Caper is overplotted and uneven, but the appealing presence of Kermit, Miss Piggy and the gang ensure that this heist flick is always breezily watchable.

Reviews

London Evening Standard

Alexander Walker

I am always amazed at how the Muppets blend into the human world. Never has this been better done.

There are characters which have sprung to mythical life on the box because their creators are an artistic team to compare with the original Walt Disney's.

More traditional family fare is served up by The Great Muppet Caper, which -- though it is somewhat thinly spread over 96 minutes -- contrives, to tolerably engaging effect, to involve the garishly cuddlesome creatures in a farcical live-action anecdote.

The sophisticated, ironic overtones do not interfere with a child’s enjoyment of the film. The two levels enrich each other by fusing into a complex vision that is satisfying to an intelligent person be he or she young or old.

While there's a lot to love in the movie, that approach kind of puts the characters at a remove and doesn't deliver the type of emotional payoffs that came in the other movies. (40th anniversary)

July 16, 2021

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