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The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Frank Oz
Produced by David Lazer
Screenplay by Tom Patchett
Jay Tarses
Frank Oz
Story by Tom Patchett
Jay Tarses
Starring
Music by Ralph Burns (score)
Jeff Moss (songs)
Cinematography Robert Paynter
Edited by Evan A. Lottman
Production
company
Distributed by TriStar Pictures
Release date
  • July 13, 1984 (1984-07-13)
Running time
94 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $8 million
Box office $25.5 million
The Muppets Take Manhattan: The Original Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by The Muppets
Released 1984
Genre Soundtrack
Length 28:45
Label Warner Bros. Records
The Muppets chronology
The Great Muppet Caper: Original Soundtrack
(1981)
The Muppets Take Manhattan: Original Soundtrack
(1984)
The Muppet Christmas Carol: Original Soundtrack
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars

The Muppets Take Manhattan is a 1984 American musical comedy 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, 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), as he previously co-directed The Dark Crystal with Henson.

The film introduced the Muppet Babies, as toddler versions of the Muppet characters in a fantasy sequence. The Muppet Babies later received their own Saturday morning animated television series, which aired on CBS from 1984 until 1991 and has since been syndicated worldwide.

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and the rest of the Muppets have graduated from Danhurst College by entertaining their fellow graduates with their theatrical production of Manhattan Melodies. Upon the suggestion of taking the show to Broadway, the Muppets proceed with the idea, certain they will become stars instantly. Arriving in Manhattan, the group meet producer Martin Price but soon discover he is a con artist named Murray Plotsky upon the arrival of the police. Plotsky is arrested, leaving the Muppets's hopes dashed. They try other theatrical producers to no avail, leading their morale and finances taking a nosedive.


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