Muppets Take Manhattan

UPC: 043396380929

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: G   Contains:[Child Classic, Excellent For Children]

Summary: Jim Henson's Muppets find themselves in Manhattan yearning to get a musical on Broadway in this charming film that also chides show business and its foibles. Kermit the Frog has just put together a successful variety show at Danhurst college (probably somewhere between Amherst and Dartmouth), and although he would like to mount it on Broadway so he would have a hit and be able to marry Miss Piggy, he cannot find backers. The Muppets are then forced to take jobs to support themselves, and it is while working as a waiter that Kermit meets the friendly Jennie (Juliana Donald). Jennie is the daughter of the owner of the restaurant and a source of great jealousy for Miss Piggy, who does not like competition. With stunning musical numbers involving a hundred or so Muppets and on-scene locations in New York City, the film is impressive in its merging of technical achievements and acting. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Awards: Best Original Song Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Presented – Tribeca Film Festival

Features: Interview with Jim Henson
Muppetisms: Miss Piggy & Kermit the Frog, Pepe and Fozzie Bear

Muppets Take Manhattan

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 08/16/2011

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DHMA null, DD1 Dolby Digital Mono

Runtime: 94 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,Russian,French,German,Spanish,Portuguese

Subtitles: French,German,Spanish,Portuguese

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Muppets Take Manhattan
1. Start [2:01]
2. "Together Again" [3:57]
3. A Place to Stay [:52]
4. Martin Price [5:03]
5. "You Can't Take No For an Answer" [2:52]
6. Pete's Luncheonette [5:36]
7. "Saying Goodbye" [4:41]
8. Part-Time Job [3:00]
9. Winesop Theatrical Agency [1:45]
10. Jealous Piggy [2:04]
11. Complete Make-Over [2:39]
12. Cooking in Rhythm [2:13]
13. Mail Call [3:21]
14. Sardi's [1:13]
15. Messing With a Lady [3:54]
16. Huggies [2:46]
17. "I'm Gonna Always Love You" [2:19]
18. More Mail [5:23]
19. Crawford & Son [5:10]
20. Don't Walk [3:30]
21. "It's Time!" [2:47]
22. Amnesia Patient [:33]
23. Mad Ave. Advertising [3:03]
24. One Week to Go [2:39]
25. Power Lunch [2:31]
26. Piggy's Miracle Cure [3:13]
27. Manhattan Melodies [3:48]
28. Wedding of the Year [2:38]

Andrea LeVasseur

The third entry in the original Muppet movie trilogy and the first to be directed by Frank Oz, The Muppets Take Manhattan is not as memorable as its predecessors, but still manages to entertain on the same levels. The similar story line is present here as in the first two, as Kermit and the Muppet gang struggle to make it big and put on a show. This time, the group is striving for success in New York, rather than Hollywood or London. Some of the plot drags when Kermit gets amnesia and is separated from the others, as well as when the group gets depressed about the lack of funding for their Broadway show. For the most part, however, all the familiar elements are there, including the constant flux of celebrity cameos such as Joan Rivers, Dabney Coleman, and Gregory Hines. This was the last Muppet movie to feature the late creator Jim Henson; his son, Brian Henson, would later continue the series with The Muppet Christmas Carol in 1992. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Kathryn Mullen  Actor 
Alice Spivak  Actor 
Jim Henson  Actor 
Don Quigley  Actor 
Graham Brown  Actor 
Richard Hunt  Actor 
Jerry Nelson  Actor 
Norman Bush  Actor 
Richard Hunt  Actor 
Vic Polizos  Actor 
Sandra Bernhard  Actor 
Hector Troy  Actor 
Joe Jamrog  Actor 
Wade Barnes  Actor 
John McGuire  Actor 
Jerry Nelson  Actor 
Ron Foster  Actor 
Richard Hunt  Actor 
Jane Hunt  Actor 
Jim Henson  Actor 
Milton Seaman  Actor 
Gates McFadden  Actor 
Jim Henson  Actor 
Michael Hirsch  Actor 
John Bentley  Actor 
Gary Tacon  Actor 
Jim Henson  Actor 
Jay Tarses  Screenwriter 
Ralph Burns  Composer (Music Score) 
Jim Henson  Executive Producer 
Jim Henson  Producer 
Frank Oz  Director 
Frank Oz  Screenwriter 
Tom Patchett  Screenwriter 
David Lazer  Producer 
Jim Henson  Actor 
Frank Oz  Actor 
Frank Oz  Actor 
Frank Oz  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Steve Whitmire  Actor 
Richard Hunt  Actor 
Juliana Donald  Actor 
Jerry Nelson  Actor 
Lonny Price  Actor 
Louis Zorich  Actor 
Karen Prell  Actor 
Brian Muehl  Actor 
Bruce Edward Hall  Actor 
David Rudman  Actor 
Glenngo King  Actor 
Art Carney  Actor 

Country: USA