THE MUPPET MOVIE

'''The Muppet Movie''' is the first of a series of live-action musical feature films starring Jim Henson's Muppets. Released in 1979, the film was produced by Henson Associates and ITC Entertainment.

Plot

The film is a movie-in-a-movie, as we see Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppets creating havoc in a screening room, where they are about to watch ''The Muppet Movie''. When asked by Robin if the film depicts how the Muppets began, Kermit responds that the movie is a somewhat fictionalized account.
As the story opens, Kermit is enjoying a relaxing afternoon in the swamp, singing a tune and strumming his banjo, when he is approached by an agent (Dom DeLuise) who recognizes his talents and encourages Kermit to pursue a career in Hollywood. Inspired by the idea of making millions of people happy, Kermit sets off on his trusty bicycle. Almost immediately, he is pursued by the conniving Doc Hopper (Charles Durning), owner of a struggling french-fried frog legs restaurant franchise, and his assistant Max (Austin Pendleton), who have set their sights on Kermit as a potential new mascot.
Kermit stops at the El Sleezo Cafe, which is owned by James Coburn and whose patrons include Madeline Kahn and Telly Savalas. Kermit meets Fozzie Bear who is working in the place as a stand-up comedian. Kermit invites Fozzie to join him on his quest for stardom, and together they continue their journey in Fozzie's Studebaker. They make several new friends along the way, including Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem rock band (whom they bring up to speed on current events by giving them a copy of the movie script); Gonzo the traveling plumber, with his chicken girlfriend Camilla; Rowlf, the piano playing dog; and local beauty queen Miss Piggy, who leaps at the chance to accompany the group to Hollywood.
After Kermit and friends manage to evade Doc Hopper's schemes a number of times (adding several more Muppet characters to the group as they progress from scene to scene), Doc Hopper responds by capturing Miss Piggy in order to lure Kermit into his clutches. Kermit is very nearly lobotomized by a mad scientist's (Mel Brooks) electronic cerebrectomy device, intended to brainwash him into performing in Doc Hopper's TV commercials, until Miss Piggy manages a last-minute rescue with some blackbelt karate maneuvers. Ultimately, she walk out on Kermit when she gets a promising call from her agent.
Meanwhile, the projector burns the film and mayhem erupts in the screening room, where the film began. Animal starts to freak out about it, so he rips off a chunk of seat cushion and gobbles it down. Once the film is restored and its projection resumes, Fozzie is driving along and singing "America, the Beautiful". They find Miss Piggy hitchhiking by the side of the road, the day after she just walked out on Kermit. Despite their better judgment, they give her a ride. Doc Hopper gives the gang a final warning via radio that if Kermit doesn't agree to be his spokesman, he will be slapped between two bright green buns. Then, after the gang experiences car trouble and temporarily consider abandoning their quest, it's Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem to the rescue! The whole gang climbs aboard the Electric Mayhem's hippie bus and off they go, until Max, Doc Hopper's assistant, rides up to the bus disguised as a motorcycle cop. He warns the gang that Doc Hopper has hired a frog killer from the coast. But refusing to run from a bully for the rest of his life, Kermit resolves to face Doc Hopper in a showdown. The gang stops in a Western ghost town, where they first meet Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker, but are soon joined by the bad guys on their heels. Kermit gives an impassioned plea to allow him and his friends to continue on their way and make their dreams come true. Although the speech falls on deaf ears, Kermit and friends are saved at the last moment by Animal, who has eaten Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's growth pills. Temporarily grown as large as King Kong, he successfully scares away Hopper and his henchmen.
Upon arriving in Hollywood at Lew Lord's (played by Orson Welles) studio, the Muppets are stopped by the secretary in the studio (played by Cloris Leachman) because they don't have an appointment. Upon trying to restore order, she sneezes (as she announces she is allergic to animal hair). She asks the Muppets to leave, but they only shake and shake, with hair and feathers flying everywhere. Overcome by a sneezing attack and unable to talk on the phone, she opens the door onto the studio and the Muppets go in. When they finally meet the imposing Lew Lord, he green-lights their project.
The film ends with Kermit and the gang making it in Hollywood, building sets, and shooting scenes about their experiences (which, of course, is what we've been watching all along).

Soundtrack

# "The Rainbow Connection" (3:14)
# "Movin' Right Along" (2:58)
# "Never Before, Never Again!" (vocal) (3:50)
# "Never Before, Never Again!" (instrumental) (3:58)
# "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along!" (vocal) (3:58)
# "Can You Picture That?" (2:30)
# "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along!" (instrumental) (2:29)
# "I'm Going To Go Back There Someday" (2:52)
# "America" (0:53)
# "Animal...Come Back Animal" (1:30)
# "Finale: The Magic Store" (5:16)

External links

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★ Muppet Wiki: The Muppet Movie

★ Tough Pigs: The Muppet Movie from Script to Screen

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