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The Muppet Movie

1979

James Frawley

The Muppets, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton, Mel Brooks ...

5.7

1,109

Musical. Comedy. Adventure. Kids Kermit the Frog is discovered playing banjo in the Florida swamps by a talent agent and told that he has promise. And so Kermit sets out for Hollywood to find fame and fortune. He is joined along the way by a bizarre menagerie of creatures, including Fozzie Bear and the romantically inclined Miss Piggy. However he is also followed by fast food chain magnate Doc Hopper, who is determined to enlist Kermit as spokesman for his frog-leg ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"[It] demonstrates once again that there's always room in movies for unbridled amiability when it's governed by intelligence and wit"	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Radio Times	"[An] entertaining adventure (...) James Frawley imposes pleasing order on the charming proceedings (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety	"A well-crafted combo of musical comedy and fantasy adventure (...) Frawley has a lot of fun with cinematic sleight-of-hand"	POS
United States	Maureen Lee Lenker Entertainment Weekly	"A cinematic treasure, a delightful film that may have been made 40 years ago but is truly timeless"	POS
United States	Jake Cole Slant	"Hopper’s presence makes this the best cinematic depiction of the Muppets (...) The Muppets are family entertainment that manages to actually be for the whole family (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS

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