Great Muppet Caper

UPC: 786936287820

Studio: Walt Disney Video

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

Summary: The Great Muppet Caper is the second Muppet film and it is considerably more complex than its predecessor, The Muppet Movie, which was essentially just a road movie. As the film begins, Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear are reporters who have failed to bag a story of a London jewel heist, which happened under their watch. The real criminals managed to escape and frame Miss Piggy as the thief. Kermit, Fozzie and the Great Gonzo set out on a mission to solve the mystery and track down the criminals who stole the Baseball Diamond. There are fewer star cameos and songs in The Great Muppet Caper than in The Muppet Movie, although appearances from John Cleese and Charles Grodin are particularly memorable. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Awards: Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: Backstage Disney
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Technical Specifications:
May only applyto feature film
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Widescreen (1:85.1)-enhanced for 16x9 television
Full screen (1.33:1)
French language track

Great Muppet Caper

Format: DVD

Release Date: 11/29/2005

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen, 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Great Muppet Caper [FS]
1. Main Title [5:56]
2. "Happiness Hotel" [11:25]
3. Lady Holiday's Office [8:13]
4. "Steppin' Out With A Star 00:07:41
5. At 17 Highbrow Street [9:05]
6. Double Date [9:56]
7. In The Park [9:46]
8. "Piggy's Fantasy" [8:41]
9. Pig In The Pokey [8:38]
10. At The Mallory Gallery [5:49]
11. Foilling The Heist [8:49]
12. End Credits [3:48]

Dan Jardine

Jim Henson's feature film directorial debut is actually the Muppets' second silver screen effort, but follows the same formula that made their television show and first film a success. The Great Muppet Caper boasts crowd-pleasingly silly musical numbers which combine with clever jokes and sight gags that range from innocently goofy to relatively sophisticated, clearly taking into consideration the audience's wide range of ages. The Great Muppet Caper is, of course, populated by Henson's very cuddly and adorable creations, but is also smart enough to know that while cute can carry you a long way on a short TV. show, a feature length film requires a little more effort. Thus, the film pokes as much fun at itself as it does at its setting ("Merry Old England"). The script could use a little tightening up, as the story sometimes stumbles in search of ways to hook the tunes and gags to a plausible plotline. Narrative flaws notwithstanding, Henson's cheerful and giddy film, which is packed with mostly quite amusing cameos by B-level movie stars, is in many ways a throwback to the goofy and mostly pointless comedies of the 1960's (Help, et al.). ~ Dan Jardine, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Della Finch  Actor 
Louise Gold  Actor 
Valli Kemp  Actor 
Jerry Nelson  Actor 
Denise McKenna  Actor 
Peter Hughes  Actor 
Erica Creer  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Richard Hunt  Actor 
Christine Nelson  Actor 
Joan Sanderson  Actor 
Jim Henson  Actor 
Kate Howard  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Trevor Howard  Actor 
Cynthia Leake  Actor 
Bobby Payne  Actor 
Frank Oz  Actor 
Susan Backlinie  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Richard Hunt  Actor 
Jim Henson  Actor 
Frank Oz  Actor 
Peter Falk  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Richard Hunt  Actor 
Jerry Nelson  Actor 
Carroll Spinney  Actor 
Jim Henson  Actor 
Peggy Aitchison  Actor 
Tommy Godfrey  Actor 
Lynn Latham  Actor 
Jerry Nelson  Actor 
Steve Whitmire  Actor 
Frank Oz  Actor 
Robert Barnett  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Richard Hunt  Actor 
Kathryn Mullen  Actor 
Michael Robbins  Actor 
Jim Henson  Actor 
Dave Goelz  Actor 
Richard Hunt  Actor 
Chai Lee  Actor 
Mike Quinn  Actor 
Brian Henson  Actor 
Frank Oz  Actor 
Jay Tarses  Screenwriter 
Jim Henson  Director 
Frank Oz  Producer 
Tom Patchett  Screenwriter 
Martin Starger  Executive Producer 
Jack Rose  Screenwriter 
David Lazer  Producer 
Jerry Juhl  Screenwriter 
Joe Raposo  Composer (Music Score) 
Charles Grodin  Actor 
Diana Rigg  Actor 
John Cleese  Actor 
Robert Morley  Actor 
Peter Ustinov  Actor 
Jack Warden  Actor 

Country: UK