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Muppets from Space was released on July 14, 1999, in 2,265 theaters and grossed $7 million during its five-day opening frame. [19] [20] At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed $22.3 million worldwide against its $24 million budget. [2] [21]
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Muppets from Space (1999) The Muppets (2011) Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Director James Frawley: Jim Henson: Frank Oz: Brian Henson: Tim Hill: James Bobin: Producer(s) Jim Henson: David Lazer and Frank Oz: David Lazer Brian Henson and Martin G. Baker
The Muppet Movie is a 1979 musical road comedy film directed by James Frawley and produced by Jim Henson, and the first theatrical film to feature the Muppets.A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was written by The Muppet Show writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns.
The Muppets' film career died after 1999's Muppets From Space bombed at the box office, grossing a meager $16.6 million. Actor/writer/producer Jason Segal is an unlikely potential savior for ...
The Jim Henson Company sold the rights to the Muppets (including Kermit) to The Walt Disney Company in 2004 (namely their branch in The Muppets Studio), and Kermit's scenes and narrations were thus omitted from the special's 2005 DVD. The 2018 releases of the special on Blu-ray and DVD reinstate Kermit's scenes, but not his narrations.
The film is a homage to Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, which has a similar plot. This was the first Muppets production without the involvement of veteran performer Frank Oz. Instead, Eric Jacobson performed Oz's characters Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Animal, marking his feature film debut as those characters.
Starting as rivals, the two opposites, Woody, the loyal cowboy, and Buzz, the ambitious space ranger, eventually form a formidable friendship in Pixar’s Toy Story and lead their toys through ...
Joseph Mazzarino (/ m æ z ə ˈ r iː n oʊ /; born June 4, 1968) is an American puppeteer, writer, director and actor.He is best known for his roles on Sesame Street as Murray Monster, Stinky the Stinkweed and other Muppets, [1] and being Head Writer and Director on Sesame Street, winning 22 Emmy Awards for his work.