The Muppet Movie

About The Muppet Movie

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!

The Muppet Movie is a 1979 comedy film directed by James Frawley. Released in June 1979, it runs 97 minutes.

The film is filed under hollywood, sincere, fame, and puppet.

Jim Henson takes the lead as Kermit the Frog, Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Jerry Nelson as Floyd Pepper, and Richard Hunt as Scooter. The screenplay is by Jack Burns and Jerry Juhl. Production companies include Henson Associates and ITC Entertainment. It streams on Disney Plus in the United States.

Muppet Treasure Island, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and Muppets Most Wanted make useful companions to The Muppet Movie, all filed under anthropomorphic puppets, muppets, and musical. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 733 votes and it carries a G rating.