Browse by:

Film & TV (86,784)

Games (8,150)

Our Picks

Collections

Magazine

Jim Henson

What members say | Filmography

Jim Henson - what members say

Dark Crystal review by A customer from under the stairs

Words that stay 25 October 2004
...Sometimes people forget what an absolute genius Jim Henson was. Ah, yea he was the talking sock guy many think, this film makes you realise that he was so much more. De... Read customer review

Labyrinth review by from Cambridge

A wholesome fun family film 24 December 2004
...lins. The creatures themselves are very good, but then again coming from the Jim Henson stable, you wouldn't expect anything else. A great film, great creatures, gr... Read customer review

Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Vol. 2 review by A customer from Bolton, U.K.

Magical! Storytelling at its BEST! 21 November 2004
...egins with the 'Storyteller' sat by the log fire and is then re-created through Jim Henson's fantastic creature workshop. Wonderful entertainment for the whole family, ve... Read customer review

Jim Henson - filmography

Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock - Let There Be... on DVD (2005)
Starring: The Fraggles
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson
Certificate:
More singing adventures from the Fraggles

70% from 196 members

Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Vol. 2 (1987)
Starring: Frank Oz, John Hurt, Sean Bean
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson
Certificate:
Features the following episodes: The True Bride,The Three Ravens, Sapsorrow, The Heartless Giant

80% from 175 members
Currently unavailable

Labyrinth - Blu-ray (1986)
Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson
Certificate:
Jennifer Connelly plays Sarah, a young woman who wishes her baby brother would be taken away by goblins. She gets her wish and now she must rescue him by going through the forbidding passages of a magical labyrinth to reach the castle of the mighty Goblin-King. A delightful rescue movie penned by ..read more »

77% from 1,562 member

Labyrinth on DVD (1986)
Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson
Certificate:
Fifteen-year-old Sarah resents her baby brother Toby and secretly wishes that he will just disappear. Her wish comes true when goblins kidnap the boy. Feeling responsible and guilty about his abduction, she sets forth to retrieve him, and finds herself on the adventure of a lifetime. To rescue her ..read more »

73% from 17,913 members

Follow That Bird (1985)
Starring: Carroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Jim Henson
Director: Ken Kwapis
Certificate:
Starring the cast of TV's Sesame Street. Oscar, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster plus other members of the Sesame Street family join Big Bird in a cross-country adveture. A meddling social worker sends poor Big Bird off to Ocean View, Illinois, for the comforts of family life with his "own kind," the ..read more »

72% from 4 members
Currently unavailable

Fraggle Rock - Series 3 (4 discs) on DVD (1984)
Starring: Dave Goelz, Terry Angus, Jerry Nelson
Director: Douglas Williams
Certificate:
Get ready for more fantastic Fraggley fun as the Fraggles invite you to join the party in their subterranean world. Season 3 features all 24 episodes on 4 discs, filled with more music and Fraggle fun in over 9 hours worth of fun! Be a part of the Fraggles' fantasy land and share their world with ..read more »

72% from 34 members

Fraggle Rock - Series 2 (4 discs) on DVD (1984)
Starring: Dave Goelz, Terry Angus, Jerry Nelson
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson
Certificate:
Want more Fraggley fun? Return to where it all began with the complete second series of Fraggle Rock, featuring all 24 episodes from series 2

75% from 22 members

Fraggle Rock - Series 1 (4 discs) on DVD (1983)
Starring: Dave Goelz, Terry Angus, Jerry Nelson
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson
Certificate:
From a fun-loving group of furry subterranean creatures came: millions of fans, 100 original songs, 96 total episodes, 5 seasons, but only one First Season Boxed Set. Dance your cares away with the complete first season of Fraggle Rock, featuring all 24 episodes - never before available on DVD! ..read more »

79% from 55 members

Dark Crystal - Blu-ray (1982)
Starring: Lisa Maxwell, Stephen Garlick
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Certificate:
A fantastical, puppet-filled adventure, this tale co-directed by Muppet creator Jim Henson and Frank Oz reveals the story of Jen, a young Gelfling boy chosen by prophecy to mend the Dark Crystal, which broke 1,000 years ago and plunged the land under the dominion of the evil, quarrelsome Skeksis. ..read more »

70% from 875 members

Dark Crystal on DVD (1982)
Starring: Lisa Maxwell, Stephen Garlick
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Certificate:
A fantastical, puppet-filled adventure, this tale co-directed by Muppet creator Jim Henson and Frank Oz reveals the story of Jen, a young Gelfling boy chosen by prophecy to mend the Dark Crystal, which broke 1,000 years ago and plunged the land under the dominion of the evil, quarrelsome Skeksis. ..read more »

69% from 7,307 members

The Great Muppet Caper on DVD (1981)
Starring: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson
Certificate:
Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo come to the rescue when Miss Piggy is framed for a series of jewel robberies in London.

68% from 741 members

The Muppet Show - Season 3 (4 discs) on DVD (1978)
Starring: Jim Henson, Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Certificate:
THE MUPPET SHOW remains one of TV's most enjoyable shows for the whole family. With wacky humour appealing to kids and parents alike, this variety series featured all the favorites in Jim Henson's gang: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Animal, Rowlf, Fozzie, Rizzo, Gonzo, and more. Beaker meeps, the Pigs in ..read more »

78% from 142 members

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas on DVD (1977)
Starring: Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Marilyn Sokol
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson
Certificate:
Watch now: £3.49
Christmas is approaching in Frogtown Hollow, and Emmet Otter and his Ma hope to buy gifts for each other. Unfortunately, Emmet doesn't make enough from the odd jobs he does, and Ma doesn't make enough as a laundress. They decide to compete in the Frog Town Hollow Talent Contest in order to win ..read more »

65% from 12 members

The Muppet Show - Season 2 (4 discs) on DVD (1977)
Starring: Jim Henson, Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Director: Philip Casson
Certificate:
Second season of hilarious Muppet shenanigans.

77% from 323 members

The Muppet Show - Season 1 (4 discs) on DVD (1976)
Starring: Jim Henson, The Muppets, Jim Henson
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Certificate:
Perhaps the strangest variety show ever to air on television, the wildly popular MUPPET SHOW helped to spawn an entire series starring Jim Henson's crew of puppet comedians. Combining musical numbers with comedy, THE MUPPET SHOW centred on the efforts of Kermit the Frog and his team of performers ..read more »

73% from 1,955 member

Sesame Street - Old School Vol.2 (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: Jim Henson, Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Director: Jim Henson, Jim Henson
Certificate:
When SESAME STREET premiered in 1969, the show changed the face of children's broadcasting with a fun and educational blend of animation, live-action, and puppetry that teaches simple preschool concepts like counting and the alphabet. Spanning the years 1974-1979, this second collection presents ..read more »

71% from 51 members

Jim Henson facts

5 most recent films

Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock - Let There Be Rock - 3.5 stars
Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Vol. 2 - 4.0 stars
Labyrinth - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Labyrinth - 3.5 stars
Follow That Bird - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jim Henson's The Storyteller - Vol. 2 - 4.0 stars
Fraggle Rock - Series 1 - 4.0 stars
The Muppet Show - Season 3 - 4.0 stars
Labyrinth - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Muppet Show - Season 2 - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas - 3.5 stars
Fraggle Rock - Series 3 - 3.5 stars
Follow That Bird - 3.5 stars
Fraggle Rock - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
The Great Muppet Caper - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jerry Nelson - 119 times - show films
Dave Goelz - 117 times - show films
Kathryn Mullen - 96 times - show films
Karen Prell - 95 times - show films
Jim Henson - 88 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jim Henson - 71 times - show films
George Bloomfield - 12 times - show films
Frank Oz - 12 times - show films
Eric Till - 6 times - show films
Douglas Williams - 5 times - show films