Wikipedia:
The Muppets Take Manhattan is a 1984 American musical comedy drama film directed by Frank Oz. It is the third of a series of live-action musical feature films starring Jim Henson’s Muppets with special appearances by Art Carney, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin, Liza Minnelli and Joan Rivers. The film was produced by Henson Associates and TriStar Pictures, and was filmed on location in New York City during the summer of 1983 and released theatrically the following summer. It was the first film to be directed solely by Oz (who also performs Sam the Eagle, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Animal), who previously co-directed The Dark Crystal with Henson.
The Muppets have done so well with the theater that someone suggests they take the show to Broadway. And there you go, that’s the movie, essentially. The troupe takes a couple of days together to try and sell the show, but eventually they go their own ways when the money runs out.
Kermit stays to keep trying, and of course he keeps the dream alive for the rest of the Muppets. It’s a fairly short movie, and I didn’t realize it was the third in a movie series (this was a series?), the second being The Great Muppet Caper, which I don’t have, wish I had, and remember fondly.
I absolutely loved the scene with Miss Piggy and Joan Rivers though. It’s a favorite of mine.
This movie is a little more recent in my movie viewing history, but is still rather interesting, and the ending of this movie is generally skipped over in the rest of the Muppet movies…
My Rating: ★ ★ ★
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