The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 musical comedy film directed by Jim Henson, marking his feature directorial debut.

Jerry Juhl, 4, (Fall 1982): 258. The musical numbers, by the way, are close to perfect. Of course the movie is visually dated in terms of both ideas and styles of the time, which adds to the overall old English charm factor.

Anytime Kermit mentions their plans to catch the jewel thieves "red-handed": The light bulb in Kermit and Fozzie's hotel room repeatedly falls out of its socket and breaks. She sneaks into a townhouse at 17 Highbrow Street to wait for him (much to the surprise of the actual upper-class British residents) and they go to dinner at a nightclub, the Dubonnet Club. are clearly shown singing underwater, and are actually supposed to sound like it. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper. The Great Muppet Caper includes examples of the following:. “But how,” you ask, “do three Muppets become newspaper reporters who fly to London to investigate a string of jewel robberies?” Excellent question.

The next morning, when Kermit seeks out Lady Holiday in her office, he finds her newly-hired receptionist, the alluring Miss Piggy, and mistakes her for the fashion designer. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present Gonzo, my favorite Muppet. At another point, Miss Piggy is thrust into the role of runway model at Lady Holiday’s big fashion show and proceeds to have a full-on musical daydream that features an extended synchronized swimming performance.

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Allow me to present an incomplete list of things that happen in the first 15 minutes of the movie: Perhaps you noticed something odd in those bullet points.

One day, after the trio fail to report on a major jewel robbery, they ask their editor to allow them to travel to London to investigate the robbery and interview the victim, prominent fashion designer Lady Holiday. We then get some quite long scenes of slush such as the (now infamous) aquatic sequence with a swimming Piggy which is very well done but kinda stops the movie in its tracks for me. Cinemark

Yeah, well I can see where that might make you sick to your stomach. That first film with the muppet crew had to be a success; this time it was more difficult. Jim Henson gets his picture taken by Gonzo in the restaurant. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. But my favorite answer to the question comes from the Muppet Movie director James Frawley, who also coordinated a scene with Muppets on bicycles. Of course this is a Muppet movie so we have a whole string of cameos again, but this time we actually see a few of the creative team getting cameos.

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When he gives us a Busby Berkeley-like water ballet starring Miss Piggy, our reaction is complex.

She poses as Lady Holiday, and Kermit asks her out for dinner; to keep up the pose, she allows Kermit to assume she lives at a "highbrow" address. This time around they are reporters who travel to England to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy. Variety Miss Piggy: By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy Despite Nicky's instant attraction to Miss Piggy, he and his accomplices frame her for the necklace theft; in the middle of Lady Holiday's fashion show, and plan to steal an even more valuable prize: Lady Holiday's largest and most valuable jewel, the Fabulous Baseball Diamond, now on display at the local Mallory Gallery. It’s one of the many reasons I enjoy A Muppet Christmas Carol so much. She's less vulnerable this time, less touching, with fewer instantly recognizable human frailties. Does #CryingLeBron join other meme greats like #tealizard, #CryingJordan and #smockin / the mask? The usual pleasures are all here, but the puppeteers seemed especially intent on giving themselves logistical challenges this time around. It was later released on DVD by Sony Pictures and Jim Henson Home Entertainment on 10 July 2001 and subsequently on 29 November 2005 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment as Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. Did I love this movie because I’ve always been wired this way? They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Its all done for giggles of course but my God its vomit-inducing, which is the entire point but...yeesh! | Fresh (16) I think the real highlight of this movie is the Happiness Hotel located on [i]Cheapside Street[/i] in west London. The Great Muppet Caper is, in many ways, a showcase for Miss Piggy. The Great Muppet Caper is a family crowd pleasing film for audiences of all ages Read more. The movie involves a Muppet expedition to London, a near-affair between Charles Grodin and Miss Piggy, and some missing jewels.

The Great Muppet Caper 1981. After the robbery, Miss Piggy's charade is revealed and she flees, leaving Kermit behind, though the next day, they reconcile after a brief argument. In the film, the Muppets are caught up in a jewel heist while investigating a robbery in London. Characters are constantly commenting on the fact that they’re in a movie. 3. The Great Muppet Caper is both of those things, somehow. Example: When the Muppets crash-land in the middle of a British pond, they're greeted by British Airways' TV spokesman Robert Morley.

At one point, Kermit and Miss Piggy break out of character to attack each other's acting, and which one is carrying the film. The film begins with Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo in a hot air balloon over the opening credits. Then he involved them in situations that revolved around their personalities, so that the kids who watched them could perhaps learn something about human nature. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! | Rating: 7/10 Rick Barszcz.

There is a real answer to this question that you can find with enough Googling. I’ve been thinking about all of it a lot since I watched it again, and the best answer I’ve come up with is this: The movie was made specifically for me to enjoy at any age of my life. Just confirm how you got your ticket. Possibly.

The robbery victim is Lady Holiday, who just happens to have wound up with Miss Piggy in her employ. Why would I do that? Don’t worry, it won’t take long.   |  You can call me Beauregard. The Great Muppet Caper is overplotted and uneven, but the appealing presence of Kermit, Miss Piggy and the gang ensure that this heist flick is always breezily watchable.

The original movie had more sentimentality I think, this movie is more zany and madcap. ; Peter Falk's cameo features him sitting down next to Kermit and attempting to tell him his entire life story.Unlike Columbo, though, he is "100% wrong." "[7], After the success of The Muppet Movie and with good reviews, the film was expected to be a hit but grossed only half the amount of the previous film with a gross of $31 million in the US.

is different. |, May 20, 2008 where are you guys going. comedy, It is also the only Muppet feature film directed by Henson. With only $12 for the trip, they are forced to travel in an airplane baggage hold and are literally thrown out of the plane as it passes over Britain.

Again, Kermit and Fozzie play twins.

I assure you that you don’t have anything better to do. Yep, the rather odd intro of Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo landing in downtown Manhatten (?)