Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total
Jim Henson
- Kermit the Frog
- (voice)
- …
Frank Oz
- Miss Piggy
- (voice)
- …
Dave Goelz
- The Great Gonzo
- (voice)
- …
Jerry Nelson
- Floyd Pepper
- (voice)
- …
Richard Hunt
- Scooter
- (voice)
- …
Steve Whitmire
- Rizzo the Rat
- (voice)
- …
Louise Gold
- Muppet Performer
- (voice)
- …
Kathryn Mullen
- Muppet Performer
- (voice)
- …
Brian Meehl
- Muppet Performer
- (as Brian Muehl)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe bike riding sequence was accomplished by using a combination of radio-controlled bikes, marionette rigging, and in some cases, attaching several bikes together with rods so they could stand upright on their own. The end of the bicycle scene (where all of The Muppets are shown riding together) was done by putting all of the Muppet characters onto their bikes, hooking them together, and pulling them. Brian Henson, on an oversized tricycle, was amongst those who pulled the bikes.
- GoofsIn the pool dance scene, watching the splashes of water just prior to Miss Piggy rising from the pool with lit sparklers on her head shows that the cut is being shown in reverse.
- Quotes
Sam the Eagle: You are all WEIRDOS.
- Crazy creditsWhen the final copyright credits appear, Gonzo appears under them and says "Whoa, wait, don't go home yet. Say cheese!" Gonzo then takes a picture of the whole audience and the screen goes black when he takes it because the flashbulb "blinded" the audience. After the screen goes black, Gonzo's voice is heard saying, "I'll send you each a copy."
- Alternate versionsAmong the audio changes from the 1993 video release onward:
- In "Happiness Hotel": 1.) At the beginning, a trombone gliss is heard after Pops's first line. 2.) After Zoot mentions Animal's being upset about missing a Rembrandt exhibit, Animal shouts "Renoir!"
- The song "Night Life" has lyrics; it was instrumental before.
- During "Piggy's Fantasy", when the five women sing the line "happiness Miss Piggy" underwater, it was originally all gargly sounding (the way it would be underwater) but was later rearranged to sound like it would above water.
- The music during the Muppets' "checklist" (whoopie cushion, rubber raft, bag of chickens, etc.) is different. In the 1993 version, it's more comical-sounding.
- When Miss Piggy crashes through the window and leaps off the motorcycle, her trademark "Hi-yaaah!!!" is removed.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
- SoundtracksHey a Movie!
Music and Lyrics by Joe Raposo
Performed by Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, Charles Grodin, and Chorus
Featured review
It starts strong and then slowly fizzles.
"The Great Muppet Caper" had a fantastic start, as Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo fly about in a hot air balloon. During their flight, they see the credits and make comments about them--priceless. And, the first 15 minutes or so of the film is great. However, when the actual plot begins, the show starts to drag. Much of this is because I wanted to see Muppets--not Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg and other human actors as well as some uninteresting plot about jewel thieves. And, because the Muppets are best when not over-burdened with plot and are allowed to just cut up and be silly, the more there was plot the more the film lost my attention. Now this is not to say that the film is bad or not worth watching--but as it progresses, the laughs do become less and less frequent. For my time, the best of the Muppet films were "The Muppet Movie" and "The Muppets".
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Muppet Movie II
- Filming locations
- 134 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London, England, UK(The Happiness Hotel)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $31,206,251
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,968,990
- Jun 28, 1981
- Gross worldwide
- $31,206,251
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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