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The Muppets
The Muppets

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Jason Segel, Amy Adams
Nov 23, 2011
PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

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Movie Info

Cast: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Peter Linz, Alan Arkin
Director: James Bobin
Rated: PG
Running Time: 1 hr. 42 min.
Genre: Comedy, Kids & Family
Theater Release: Nov 23, 2011
DVD Release: Mar 20, 2012
Synopsis: On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate. -- (C) Walt Disney

Critic Reviews

  • Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine
    It may not entirely work as a movie, but The Muppets shines as a piece of touching pop nostalgia.
  • Bruce Diones, New Yorker
    The purity of the nostalgia turns this franchise film into a love letter to childhood.
  • Laremy Legel, Film.com
    You can rest easy - if you have previously loved the Muppets, you will likely currently love The Muppets.
  • Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
    The chorus of one of the songs declares, 'I've got everything that I need, right in front of me.' For 120 minutes, that's precisely how I felt.
  • Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies
    [Filmmakers] hew close to the essential innocence informing the Muppets' silliness.
  • Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle
    The Muppets is a triumph of simplicity, innocence and goofy jokes. It's a triumph of felt.
  • Tom Charity, CNN.com
    A mixed bag then: The Muppets isn't the best or the worst of Kermit's big-screen capers. At least it's a reminder that here's one frog who isn't about to croak.
  • Rafer Guzman, Newsday
    It's nice to see the band back together. And when Kermit busts out the banjo for "Rainbow Connection," you might even go for your lighter.
  • Dana Stevens, Slate
    Like Statler and Waldorf, older viewers may kvetch and cavil about the details, but when that red velvet curtain goes up, we wouldn't give up our balcony seats for the world.
  • Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
    No fourth wall is safe in The Muppets, and that's a great piece of news.
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