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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 .
Robin's roles in the Muppet movies varied from supporting roles, minor roles and cameos to large roles, though he has not appeared in many Muppet movies. In The Muppet Movie (1979), he had a supporting role at the beginning of the movie at the film screening where he asks Kermit if the movie is about how the Muppets got started. He also had a ...
The Muppets Go Hollywood: May 16, 1979: CBS John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together: December 5, 1979: ABC The Muppets Go to the Movies: May 20, 1981: ABC Of Muppets and Men: October 31, 1981: CBS The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show: September 17, 1982: ABC Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets: May 12, 1983: ABC
Charles Edward Durning (February 28, 1923 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies, television shows and plays. [2] Durning's best-known films include The Sting (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), The Muppet Movie (1979), True Confessions (1981), Tootsie (1982), Dick Tracy (1990), and O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Muppets appeared in their first theatrical feature film The Muppet Movie in 1979. It was both a critical and financial success; [41] it made $65.2 million domestically and was the 61st highest-grossing film at the time. [42] Henson's idol Edgar Bergen died at age 75 during production of the film, and Henson dedicated it to his memory.
The Muppet Movie: Associated Film: $65,200,000 January–March. Opening Title Production company Cast and crew ... List of 1979 box office number-one films in the ...
Melinda Ruth Dillon (October 13, 1939 – January 9, 2023) was an American actress. She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Absence of Malice (1981).
During the late 1970s and 1980s, the Muppets diversified into theatrical films, including The Muppet Movie (1979); The Great Muppet Caper (1981); and The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984). Additionally, new Muppet characters were created for Fraggle Rock (1983–1987). Disney began involvement with the Muppets in the late 1980s, during which Henson ...