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The Muppets Take Manhattan is a 1984 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Frank Oz and the third theatrical film featuring the Muppets.The film stars Muppet performers Jim Henson, Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, as well as special appearances by Art Carney, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin, Liza Minnelli, Joan Rivers, and Brooke Shields.
Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses and Jerry Juhl & Jack Rose. Frank Oz and Tom Patchett & Jay Tarses. Jerry Juhl. Jerry Juhl & Kirk R. Thatcher and James V. Hart. Jerry Juhl and Joseph Mazzarino and Ken Kaufman. Jason Segel & Nicholas Stoller. James Bobin & Nicholas Stoller. Composer (s) Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher.
The New York Times reported that one studio president had thought the use of the word "caper" in the title was a mistake due to the flagging success of caper movies at the time. [10] [6] It is the fifth-highest grossing Muppet film behind The Muppets (2011), The Muppet Movie (1979), Muppets Most Wanted (2014) and Muppet Treasure Island (1996).
The film's original soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on November 22, 2011, followed by a Spanish version of the soundtrack released as Los Muppets: Banda Sonora Original de Walt Disney Records on December 6, 2011. [83] [84] McKenzie won an Academy Award for the song "Man or Muppet", beating out "Real in Rio" from Rio.
Walt Disney's gamble on the Muppets may finally be paying off -- nearly a decade later.Jim Henson tried to sell his company to the House of Mouse before his death in 1990, but a deal never happened.
The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, surrealist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety - sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompasses children's films, television, music, and other media associated with the characters.
The Muppets (stylized as the muppets.) is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2015, to March 1, 2016. Co-created by Bill Prady and Bob Kushell, [2] the series was produced by ABC Studios and The Muppets Studio, with Randall Einhorn and Muppet performer Bill Barretta serving as executive producers alongside Prady and Kushell. [3]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new exhibit featuring the work of Muppets creator Jim Henson goes on permanent display in New York City on Saturday to celebrate the career of the American puppeteer who ...