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The Muppets Take Manhattan Details

1984 Certificate U
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Catchy musical numbers, famous cameos, and a surprise wedding keep this third Muppet movie lively and fun for kids and parents alike. Miss Piggy, whether skating on roller skates borrowed from Gregory Hines, fuming with jealousy, or looking lovely and plump in lavender, steals every scene, while good guy/frog Kermit captures .. Read more

Starring Brooke Shields, Art Carney, Joan Rivers, Liza Minnelli
Director Frank Oz
Genres Children, Comedy, Family

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The Muppets Take Manhattan

Catchy musical numbers, famous cameos, and a surprise wedding keep this third Muppet movie lively and fun for kids and parents alike. Miss Piggy, whether skating on roller skates borrowed from Gregory Hines, fuming with jealousy, or looking lovely and plump in lavender, steals every scene, while good guy/frog Kermit captures viewers' hearts.
When the Muppets come to Broadway to find a producer for their musical, disappointment is the only result. Discouraged, the gang leaves New York and goes its separate ways while Kermit, his dream still alive, continues the search for a producer. With the help of a pack of rats who cook at a diner, Kermit signs up an enthusiastic producer and calls his friends back to New York. But when Kermit disappears before the musical opens, the rest of the Muppets must decide whether the show must go on.
Songs about working for one's dreams and the importance of friendship send upbeat messages to kids while parents will appreciate the good-humored jabs at the showbiz industry and the cameo appearances by Liza Minnelli, Joan Rivers, and Ed Koch, among many others.

Starring Brooke Shields, Art Carney, Joan Rivers, Liza Minnelli, John Landis, The Muppets, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Elliott Gould, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin
Director Frank Oz
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Children, Comedy, Family
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Spanish
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 06 Nov 2000
Production year: 1984
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (5) of The Muppets Take Manhattan

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    This third big-screen outing for Jim Henson's puppets has playwright Kermit frog-marching his pals to New York to stage his college show on Broadway. Alas, he finds that biting the Big Apple can leave a sour taste in the mouth. It's not quite up to the standard of the two earlier outings, The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, but the bouncy songs and clever use of Manhattan locations are bonuses. Muppet movies always feature a vast array of guest stars: watch out here for cameos from Liza Minnelli, Brooke Shields, Joan Rivers and Gregory Hines, among others.

    • Radio Times
  • 1 stars out of 4

    Probably the best of the Muppet features, but by the time of its arrival the early brilliance had been forgotten and even Miss Piggy had worn out her welcome.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Great!

    It really is impossible to dislike the Muppets! Not the best of their films, but still a must-see. A couple of cracking one-liners, with all the usual nonsense, dancing, and singing we've come to expect.

      • A customer from Scotland
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  • Rated - 5 stars

    good for the kids old and new

    great title for the kids to watch, brings back memories lol.

      • Phillip marshall from cardiff, wales
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