Fresh
A genuinely fun confection of old-fashioned entertainment.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Muppets Take Manhattan
They’re coming to take on Broadway!
1984 · 1h 34m · G
Comedy, Family, Romance
Directed by
Frank Oz
Overview
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.
Director and cast
- Frank Oz Director
- Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
- Frank Oz as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
- Dave Goelz as Gonzo / Chester - Rat / Bill - Frog / Zoot / Beauregard / Dog / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Penguin (voice)
- Steve Whitmire as Rizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice)
- Richard Hunt as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
- Jerry Nelson as Camilla / Lew Zealand / Floyd / Bear / Chicken / Crazy Harry / Dog / Dr. Julias Strangepork / Granny / Penguin / Pops / The Count (voice)
- Juliana Donald as Jenny
- Lonny Price as Ronnie
- Louis Zorich as Pete
- Art Carney as Bernard Crawford
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The movie is breezily fun and every bit as entertaining as its predecessors.
Reece Pendleton, Chicago Reader
Fresh
During the 94 minutes of this delightful movie, the Muppets graduate from college, hit New York, are parted and reunited minutes before curtain-up, with Kermit saved from amnesia by a right hook from Miss Piggy.
Stephen Garrett, Time Out
Fresh
The fact that this plot is not original does not deter you, Kermit, nor should it. It's still a good plot.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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