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The Great Muppet Caper

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The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 12  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 6/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Synopsis: The second cinematic outing of Jim Henson's endearing Muppets. Here, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and The Great Gonzo are journalists in England investigating the theft of a gem known as the Baseball Diamond, which belonged to fashion maven Lady Holiday. But when Kermit meets would-be model... The second cinematic outing of Jim Henson's endearing Muppets. Here, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and The Great Gonzo are journalists in England investigating the theft of a gem known as the Baseball Diamond, which belonged to fashion maven Lady Holiday. But when Kermit meets would-be model Miss Piggy, he not only mistakes her for Lady Holiday, he begins falling in love with her! However Lady Holiday's crafty brother Nicky is also wooing the sexy swine -- in order to frame her for the jewel theft. Can the wacky Muppets save Miss Piggy? And what will come of Miss Piggy and Kermit's inter-species relationship? [More]

Genre: Childrens

Starring: Muppets, Jack Warden, Diana Rigg, Charles Grodin, Robert Morley

Director: Jim Henson

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Release:

Nov 29, 2005

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

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3.5/4

That first film with the muppet crew had to be a success; this time it was more difficult. Nonetheless, the caper plot that Henson and company worked out manages to hold adult interest for quite a while.

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05/20/08
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During their late-70s heyday the Muppets won huge TV audiences with their corny puns and showbiz in-jokes, but stretched to feature length the formula loses some of its snap.

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05/20/08
Andrea Gronvall
Chicago Reader
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08/17/06
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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The songs are routine, but the inconsequential plot leaves plenty of time for engaging asides.

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02/09/06
Tom Milne
Time Out
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2.5/4

...just as silly and uneven as its predecessor.

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01/07/06
David Nusair
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3.5/4

A brisk and consistently funny family entertainment. [new DVD review]

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12/18/05
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews
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3.5/5

still the second-best Muppet movie you'll find

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11/26/05
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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2/5

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07/16/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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2/4

We don't care about some dumb diamond the size of a baseball, and as Muppet fans we're probably also indifferent to Henson's ambition to satirize old movie genres.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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4/5

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09/09/04
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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3/5

The movie contains several more cheery, Disneyesque songs than are necessary, but they are made tolerable by the presence of Kermit and Miss Piggy.

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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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4/5

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10/31/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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3/5

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07/24/03
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
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01/30/03
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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3/5

My least favorite Muppet movie. But it's still the Muppets, so it's worth a viewing.

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11/13/02
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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2/5

Too much Miss Piggy. I always hated Miss Piggy. Kermit was too good for her.

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10/17/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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4/5

Lacks the warm wit of the original movie, but hey, the old-school Muppets were a funny bunch of freaks!

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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