The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984
G
1h 34m

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6.8/10

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Frank Oz, Dabney Coleman, Jim Henson, Joan Rivers, Gregory Hines, Art Carney, James Coco, and Linda Lavin in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

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Animal Adventure Adventure Comedy Drama Family Musical Romance

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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

23K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 nominations total

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Trivia
The portrait of Kermit in his producer's disguise has become a permanent fixture at the real Sardi's, and can be seen in other movies set there.

Goofs
In the opening sequence, you can see Frank Oz's head below a dancing Miss Piggy.

Quotes
Pete: Hey, I tell you what is. Big city, hmm? Live, work, huh? But not city only. Only peoples. Peoples is peoples. No is buildings. Is tomatoes, huh? Is peoples, is dancing, is music, is potatoes. So, peoples is peoples. Okay?

Crazy credits
After the final credits roll, we can hear Animal say "Bye Bye, Bye Bye, Bye Bye...Hasta Luego".

Alternate versions
The most recent VHS and Family Channel versions have Animal's slow growls of "BAAAAAAD MAAAAAAN" (at Dabney Coleman) dubbed out, though his repeated shouts of the phrase can be heard at the end of the scene. However, the growls are present on the DVD version. The same goes for the sound of Kermit's panting for breath immediately after leaving Leonard Winesop's office.

Connections
Edited into Muppet Babies: Musical Muppets (1985)

Soundtracks
Together Again
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Moss
Performed by Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Dave Goelz

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Featured review

8/10

Terrific Muppet movie

I personally don't think it is QUITE as good as Muppet Movie or Great Muppet Caper, and one or two scenes towards the beginning could have been better paced, but along with those two Muppet movies, Christmas Carol and Treasure Island, The Muppets Take Manhattan is one of the better Muppet movies by far. It has a great story, different but still a fun one, bouncy songs especially It's Time for Saying Goodbye and the superb Together Again, the Manhattan locations are clever and truly stunning and the cameos from the likes of Liza Minelli, Joan Rivers, Brooke Shields and Gregory Hines are fun personified. And the Muppet performers are once again spot on, and any scene with Miss Piggy especially is a joy. Overall, terrific fun and recommended. 8.5/10 Bethany Cox