The Muppet Movie - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition | 
| Actors: Edgar Bergen, Milton Berle, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Dom Deluise
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
This item is no longer available
Rating:  133 reviews
Sales Rank: 1685
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DISD40547D
ISBN: 0788860119
UPC: 786936287769
EAN: 9780788860119
ASIN: B000ATQYTM
Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 1979
Release Date: November 29, 2005
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Product Description
KERMIT & HIS NEW FOUD FRIENDS TREK ACROSS AMERICA TO FIND SUCCESS IN HOLLYWOOD, BUT A FROG-LEGS MERCHANT IS AFTER KERMIT.
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This simply irresistible first feature from the Muppets has Kermit the frog going from the swamps to Hollywood to be a star. As he travels and picks up his usual friends (Miss Piggy, Fozzie the Bear), Doc Hopper (Charles Durning) is in pursuit, looking for Kermit to be the spokesman for his frog-leg cuisine. A loose rendition of The Wizard of Oz, the film incorporates the same cagey humor as their breakout syndicated TV series The Muppet Show. This is one of the few times that a human cast (notably Steve Martin, Orson Welles, and Carol Kane) are integrated seamlessly with nonhumans. Worth noting is Paul Williams's score, which includes the Oscar-nominated "The Rainbow Connection." Williams's music, much like Howard Ashman's work on The Little Mermaid and other Disney films, provides more than atmosphere; there's a degree of magic here. Williams did not work on the future Muppet films until A Muppet Christmas Carol. His contributions made these films the best of the Muppet series. --Doug Thomas
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Jim Henson vaulted Kermit, the famous floppy-armed frog, and his Muppet pals to the big screen with this charming 1979 musical adventure. Like the TV show that inspired it, Henson and director James Frawley playfully acknowledge movie cliches and conventions and allow the characters to address the camera in asides, like a Hope and Crosby road film for the 1980s. The ambitious singing frog decides to leave his swamp and conquer Hollywood, gathering a group of friends along the way (Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and more) and bumping into oodles of guest stars making tongue-in-cheek cameos (my favorite is the tip-of-the-hat appearance by Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy). Meanwhile, despicable fast-food king Charles Durning pursues Kermit, hoping to make him the spokesfrog for his Frogs-Legs restaurant franchise. Austin Pendleton costars as Durning's sad sack henchman while guest stars include James Coburn, Dom DeLuise, Madeleine Kahn, Steve Martin, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Elliot Gould, Orson Welles, and Big Bird. Paul Williams penned the bouncy, song-filled score. You'll believe a frog can sing! --Sean Axmaker
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 THE MUPPETS!!! June 26, 2009
Sandra D. Reedy (Indiana, SY)
This used to be my favorite movie when I was little! And now it's so much fun to watch it with my kids! This movie brings back SO many memories! = )
Great June 25, 2009
Robin
I purchased this movie for my grandaughter because my children loved it so much....Robin T.
 poor quality -- not restored version May 13, 2009
lea sadler (waldorf, md United States)
I love this movie, and was so disappointed to see all the mars on the dvd image that you'd expect when watching an old VHS tape. I've never bought a CD that had this problem before, and would not have purchased the product had I known the situation. In addition, the audio, is not the best quality--sounds almost non-stereo, maybe a bit hollow and shallow. I definitely do not recommend purchasing this item until the studio restores it.
Don't buy Censored Movies April 14, 2009
GamePlayer30 (Baltimore, MD)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am getting tired of this and positively will NOT buy Edited/Censored DVDs! Not even a little tiny little edit is ok. Another great movie ruined by the suits.
great for kids (and adults) April 7, 2009
James Darrah (georgia)
This movie is excellent for the kids and has enough adult (not raunchy) humor to keep the parents laughing. I recommend it.
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