The Muppets Take Manhattan: Directed by Frank Oz. With Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire. Kermit and his friends go to New York City to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated.
Some we discovered in real time sunk in old seats at the Sidney Theater, some we brought home on VHS from Dave’s Video, others were contraband viewed at Ms. McMellon’s house on pirated HBO. Some of the best, though, waited for their time to arrive. There were so many great films...
Susan Backlinie appeared in a handful of movies in the wake of her unforgettable big screen debut in Jaws, including The Grizzly & the Treasure (1975), Two-Minute Warning (1976), A Stranger in My Forest (1976), Day of the Animals (1977), 1941 (1979), The Great Muppet Caper (1981)...
Susan Backlinie appeared in a handful of movies in the wake of her unforgettable big screen debut in Jaws, including The Grizzly & the Treasure (1975), Two-Minute Warning (1976), A Stranger in My Forest (1976), Day of the Animals (1977), 1941 (1979), The Great Muppet Caper (1981)...
26. The Muppet Show Jim Henson's signature creation is so singular that decades later there still isn't any show that comes close to imitating or at this point even trying to recreate what The Muppet Show achieved. Building on the success of the characters that he created, Henson piloted ...
Return of the Jediwas the big betrayal. AfterStar Wars: The Muppet Movie, I was never as big a fan of the series. So midi-chlorians were a kick in the nuts, but not the deal breaker it was for a lot of fans who had no problem with Ewoks defeating Storm Troopers with bows and ...
It’s all depicted through the Claymation of Will Vinton (creator of The Noid and The California Raisins), adding a little different flavor to the Muppet/STAR WARS vibe.Reading Wikipedia summaries of the books, the movie seems more faithful than I assumed. Many of the details are different,...
A Muppet Christmas Carol: Special Edition My Brother's Keeper Nailed: Special Edition Of Love and Shadows Saturday Night Fever Scooby Doo (street: Friday, Oct. 11) Scooby Doo: Winter Wonderdog Staying Alive Since You've Been Gone The Son's Room Sorrowful Jones/The Paleface ...
I cue up the song “Movin’ Right Along” from the Muppet Movie. I’ve been quoting one of my favorite Fozzie lines during our trip, “A bear in his natural habitat: a Studebaker.” We stop at the World’s Largest Fork in Springfield, as well as a Steak ‘n Shake that is listed...
While Jungle Emperor Kimba was never going to outsell Muppet Babies on VHS and Castle in the Sky certainly wasn’t selling tickets like Where the Wild Things Are, Chairman and President Frank Wells was willing to allow CCO Jim Henson his “little Japanese thing” as...