'The Muppets Take Manhattan'

by Tom Patchett,
Jay Tarses
and Frank Oz

Having graduated from college, Kermit the Frog and his Muppet friends decide to seek fame and fortune by taking their senior revue on the road. Heading for Manhattan they try to sell the show to several producers - but soon discover that getting a musical on Broadway is a far more difficult task than they realised…

Dave Goelz (Gonzo, Zoot, Chester Rat, Bill Frog, Penguin, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew [voice]), Jerry Nelson (Floyd Pepper, Camilla, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Pops, Dog [voice]), Richard Hunt (Scooter, Janice, Statler, Beaker, Dog [voice]), Juliana Donald (Jenny), Lonny Price (Ronnie Crawford), Louis Zorich (Pete), Art Carney (Bernard Crawford), James Coco (Mr. Skeffington), Dabney Coleman (Martin Price) Gregory Hines (Cameo appearance as roller skater), Linda Lavin (Kermit's Doctor), Joan Rivers (Cameo appearance as Miss Piggy's co-worker), Elliott Gould (Cameo appearance as policeman), Liza Minelli (Herself), Brooke Shields (Cameo appearance), Frances Bergen (Cameo appearance), Edward I. Koch (Himself [as The Honorable Edward I. Koch]), John Landis (Leonard Winesop), Vincent Sardi (Cameo appearance), Kathryn Mullen (Jill the frog), Karen Prell (Yolanda Rat), Brian Muehl (Tatooey Rat [voice]), Bruce Edward Hall (Masterson Rat / Beth Bear [voice]), James J. Kroupa, David Rudman, Melissa Whitmire, Michael Earl, Davis Glenngo, King Tim, De Haas, Cheryl Bartholow (Additional Muppet Performers), Steve Burnett, Mary Lou Harris (College Students), Gates McFadden (Mr. Price's Secretary [as Cheryl McFadden]), Joanne Hamlin (Woman in Price's Office), Hector Troy (First Cop), Norman Bush (Second Cop), Nancy Kirsch (Screaming Woman), Alice Spivak, James Bryson, Chico Kasindir (Customers in Pete's), John Bentley (Train Conductor), Dorothy Baxter, Stephen Sherrard Hicks, Susan Miller-Kovens, John Maguire, Sinead Maguire, Trisha Noel (Elevator Passengers), Ron Foster, Michael Hirsch (Men in Winesop's Office), Vic Polizos, Kenneth MacGregor, Chet Washington (Construction Workers), Graham Brown (Mr. Wrightson), Viola Borden (Bingo Caller), Paul Stolarsky (Aquacade Announcer), Maree Dow (Woman in the Bleachers), Don Quigley (Man in the Bleachers), Michael Connolly (Maitre d' at Sardi's), Jaqueline Page (Sardi's Customer ), Wade Barnes, Ruth Button, Lee-Ann Carr, Richard Dubois, Diana Hayes, Jane Hunt, Harriet Rawlings, Milton Seaman (Customers at Sardi's), Gary Tacon (Thief in Central Park), Joe Jamrog (Cop in Central Park), Mark Marrone (Chauffeur), Cyril Jenkins (The Minister [as Dr. Cyril Jenkins]), Jim Henson (Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Waldorf, Swedish Chef, Ernie, Muppet Newsman, Horse and carriage driver), Frank Oz (Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Bert, Cookie Monster, Ocean Breeze Soap board member), Steve Whitmire (Rizzo the Rat, Gil Frog, Dog, College student in audience), Mary Kay Adams*, Robert Armin (Additional Muppet performer)*, Sandra Bernhard (Cameo appearance)*, Fran Brill (Additional Muppet Performer / News Reporter)*, Heather Henson (Girl serving drinks at Bavarian festival)*, Martin P. Robinson (Additional Muppet Performer / College student in audience)*, Todd Stockman, Joel Leder , Ronn Lucas, Craig Millar (Puppeteers)*
*Uncredited

Directed by Frank Oz
Produced by David Lazer
Executive Producer Jim Henson


Released: 1984
Certificate: U
Runtime: 94 minutes

Notes:
*Featuring the Muppets