The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

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7.2	IMDB rating

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Jim Henson

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Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / The Muppet Newsman / Zeke / Man having Snapshot in Restaurant

Frank Oz
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef

Dave Goelz
The Great Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou

Jerry Nelson
Floyd Pepper / Pops / Lew Zealand / Crazy Harry / Louis Kazager / Slim Wilson / CB Voice / Man in Park

Richard Hunt
Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba / Monster

Charles Grodin
Nicky Holiday

Diana Rigg
Lady Holiday

John Cleese
Neville

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Review of The Great Muppet Caper

8 years, 11 months ago at Jul 13 22:20

Joshua "LF"

1 vote

For whatever reason, the Muppet films simply do not click with me. Granted, I think The Muppets Take Manhattan and the 2011 reboot are near masterpieces, but I've found myself relatively bored with the rest of the Muppet films. The Great Muppet Caper is a bit of a mixed bag for me. While the last 40 minutes or so is essentially devoid of any sort of laughter or entertainment, there are some par... read more

Wonderful relic of the Henson years

8 years, 3 months ago at Mar 29 6:46

PvtCaboose91

1 vote

"I hate to be rude, but we're trying to do a movie here..."

From the very early stages of 1981's The Great Muppet Caper, it's clear that the picture is in good hands. Opening with a bang, this second feature-length Muppet endeavour begins with a hilarious meta conversation about the opening titles, followed by some uproarious Muppet-style antics and a joyous musical number. Fortunat... read more

A good movie

8 years, 3 months ago at Mar 25 22:01

johanlefourbe

1 vote

Continuing my reviews of the Muppets movies, I went further with the 2nd installment and since the ratings were pretty good, I was rather hopeful. Eventually, I thought it was pretty good but not much more than that, I’m afraid. This time, they are sent to England, for no particular reasons, and they are investigating on some jewel heists and, once again Miss Piggy falls in love with Kermit and ... read more

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Kermit, Gonzo and Fozzie are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.

Release date: 26 June 1981
UPC: 043396056183

Tags: Comedy (15), Muppets (10), Musical (10), Adventure (9), Family (9), 1981 (5), Mystery (4), 1980s (4), Kids (4), Puppets (3), Series 2nd (3), Sequel (3), Childrens (2), Children (2), Series 3rd (2), Music (2), Puppet (2), Heist (2), 95 Min (1), Muppe (1)

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