The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Genre: Family / Comedy
Duration: 95 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom / United States
Directed by: Jim Henson
Stars: Frank Oz, Dave Goelz and Jim Henson
IMDb score:
7,1 (18.566)
Releasedate: 26 June 1981
The Great Muppet Caper plot
"The Muppets... Scotland Yard... jewel thieves... lead to high adventure in London."
Kermit and Fozzie Bear are journalists who missed the story of a major jewelery heist in London, even though they were actually there. In addition, the thieves have trapped Miss Piggy, which makes her the culprit. Kermit, Fozzie and the Great Gonzo set out to solve the mystery and find the criminals.
Actors and actresses
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
Gonzo / Beauregard / Zoot / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Lobbuck Lou
Floyd Pepper / Pops / Lew Zealand / Crazy Harry / Louis Kazager
Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
Rizzo the Rat / Lips (voice)
Nicky Holiday
Lady Holiday
Neville
Mike Tarkenian
Reviews & comments
Film Pegasus (moderator films)
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- 31433 messages
- 5597 votes
The Muppets were great as a series, but they don't always work so well in the movies. They still try to make something of it here, with parodies of well-known films and series from the '60s (Saint, Pink Panther, etc.), with humor that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. I'm thinking of the part with John Cleese that really stands out.
The film isn't bad, but you've seen a lot of things already. The writers' storyline is never truly original in the Muppets films. And the songs are occasionally good, but you miss classics like Rainbow Connection, Bein' Green, or Movin' Right Along. Happiness Hotel is definitely not on that level. Only The First Time It Happens is still good.
One other thing to note: you do see that in some scenes, people are actually wearing Muppet costumes, like riding a motorcycle or jumping off the diving board into the pool. On the other hand, there are times when the Muppets ride bicycles. That's actually quite nicely done. It's a bit relative, though, especially younger viewers won't see much difference.
The Great Muppet Caper is fun to watch, but there are better Muppet movies.
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Onderhond
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- 87715 messages
- 13120 votes
Faint.
To be honest, it didn't help that I probably didn't even recognize most of the cameos, but I still found it a rather bland affair. Boring, even.
And a very well-developed story, which makes it rather dull and slow. We have some nice moments with a few individual Muppets, but as a group they also seem a bit dozed off. Perhaps that's typical of the old style, but I didn't think it worked very well.
90+ minutes for films like this is simply too long. 60-70 minutes is enough, after that, it's just a matter of watching the clock and waiting for the film to end.
Doesn't contain quite the low points as the recent Muppets film, but also lacks some of the high points that that film did have.
1.5*
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wendyvortex
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- 5309 messages
- 7327 votes
A funny film in which The Muppets end up in England when journalists Kermit and Fonzy, along with their photographer Gonzo, are chasing jewel thieves. It's a shame there are so many songs; they're not really great, although the bicycle scene is very well done.
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