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The Muppets Take Manhattan [1984] (1 disc)

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Director:Frank Oz
Writer:Frank Oz
Jay Tarses
Tom Patchett
Composer:Ralph Burns
Length:94 minutes
(1 hour 34 minutes)
MPAA Rating:G
Sorting Category:Family
Sorting Tub:Echo
IMDB Rating:6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating:73%
Amazon Rating:5.0/5 stars
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  • Kids
  • Family
  • Puppets
  • Drama
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Synopsis: Kermit and crew graduate college and head to New York with a show to sell.


Reaction: Touching and heart-felt.


Personal Rating: 8/10


Highlights
 "My frog turned on me."
"Yeah, I had some bad tuna myself."

Select Cast and Crew
Frank Oz => Director / Writer / Bert / Cookie Monster / Miss Piggy / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Fozzie / Sam the Eagle (voice) / Animal
Jay Tarses => Writer
Tom Patchett => Writer
Ralph Burns => Composer
Art Carney => Bernard Crawford
Brian Henson => Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (uncredited)
Brian Muehl => Dog (voice) / Bear / Tatooey - Rat
Brooke Shields => Customer in Pete's
Bruce Edward Hall => Beth Bear (voice) / Masterson - Rat
Cyril Jenkins => The Minister (as Dr. Cyril Jenkins)
Dabney Coleman => Martin Price
Dave Goelz => Beauregard / Gonzo / Dog / Chester - Rat / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Bill - Frog / Penguin (voice) / Zoot
Elliott Gould => Cop in Pete's
Gates McFadden => Mr. Price's secretary (as Cheryl McFadden)
Gregory Hines => Roller skater
Jerry Nelson => Camilla / Granny / Chicken / Lew Zealand / Penguin / Crazy Harry / Floyd / Pops / Dog / Bear / The Count (voice) / Dr. Strangepork
Jim Henson => The Newsman (voice) / Ernie / Rowlf / Granny / Dr. Teeth / Horse & Carriage Rider / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef / Kermit the Frog
Joan Rivers => Perfume saleswoman
John Landis => Leonard Winesop
Juliana Donald => Jenny
Karen Prell => Yolanda - Rat (voice)
Kathryn Mullen => Chicken (voice) / Jill - Frog
Linda Lavin => Kermit's doctor
Liza Minnelli => Herself
Lonny Price => Ronnie
Louis Zorich => Pete
Martin P. Robinson => College Student in Audience / Additional Muppet Performer / Bear (voice)
Richard Hunt => Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice) / Scooter
Steve Whitmire => College Student in Audience / Rizzo the Rat / Dog / Gill - Frog / Lew Zealand (voice) / Baby Kermit / Chicken

Random Trivia For This Title:

  • The fantasy sequence with the Muppets as babies was so popular, it resulted in the successful cartoon spinoff [Muppet Babies].
  • Rizzo the Rat appeared throughout the final season of [The Muppet Show] and along with Scooter as the Happiness Hotel bellhops in The Great Muppet Caper, but this is his first major role with the Muppets and his first appearance with his more-"wiseguy" personality.