Kermit: "I'm lost."
Bernie: "Have you tried Hare Krishna?"
The Muppet Movie: 1979
dir. James Frawley
writing Jack Burns (II); Jerry Juhl
The Muppets:
Jim Henson .... Kermit the Frog/Rowlf/Dr.Teeth/Waldorf/The Swedish Chef
Frank Oz .... Miss Piggy/Fozzie Bear/Animal/Sam the Eagle
Jerry Nelson .... Floyd Pepper/Camilla/Crazy Harry/Robin/Lew Zealand
Richard Hunt .... Scooter/Statler/Janice/Sweetums/Beaker
Dave Goelz .... Gonzo/Zoot/Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
The Humans (including a bevy of cameos):
Charles Durning .... Doc Hopper
Austin Pendleton .... Max
Scott Walker .... Frog Killer
Edgar Bergen .... Himself
Milton Berle .... Mad Man Mooney
Mel Brooks .... Professor Max Krassman
James Coburn .... El Sleezo Cafe Owner
Dom DeLuise .... Bernie--the Hollywood Agent
Elliott Gould .... Beauty Contest Compere
Bob Hope .... Ice Cream Vendor
Madeline Kahn .... El Sleezo Patron
Carol Kane .... "Myth"
Cloris Leachman .... Lord's Secretary
Steve Martin .... Insolent Waiter
Richard Pryor .... Balloon Vendor
Telly Savalas .... El Sleezo Tough
Orson Welles .... Lew Lord
Paul Williams (III) .... El Sleezo Pianist
Carroll Spinney .... Big Bird
As we all know, this is the first muppet movie, probably the best. Kermit the Frog is lured to Hollywood and makes many friends along the way, who help him outrun the evil Doc Hopper, who only wants him for his tasty legs. What's interesting is the fact that this is a movie-within-a-movie--we are watching the muppets watch a movie about making a movie.
Soundtrack:
- The Rainbow Connection
- Movin' Right Along
- Never Before, Never Again
- Never Before, Never Again (reprise)
- Can You Picture That?
- Hope that Somethin' Better Comes Along
- Hope that Somethin' Better Comes Along (reprise)
- America
- Animal... Come Back!
- Finale-The Magic Store