The Muppet Movie

The Muppets' films
The Muppet Movie (1979) The Great Muppet Caper (1981) The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) A Muppet Family Christmas (TV) (1987) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Muppets From Space (1999) It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (TV) (2002)

The Muppet Movie is a 1979 family-comedy written by Jack Burns and Jerry Juhl and directed by James Frawley. It stars the muppets with Jim Henson and Frank Oz doing more voices than anyone else in the movie.

It is about Kermit the Frog making his way to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. On the way he is joined by many other famous muppets such as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo. However, Doc Hopper (played by Charles Durning), a conniving fast-food restauranteur, wants to use Kermit as spokesman for his chain of frog-legs restaurants.

The songs are by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher, and their song The Rainbow Connection received an Academy Award nomination and became the informal theme song of Henson Pictures.

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