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The Muppet Movie

1979 · 97 min

A sunny, silly road-trip romp full of songs, puppetry and gentle gags that leaves you grinning and humming.

Tagline: More entertaining than humanly possible!
Overview: The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
ambition
found family
loyalty
love
Places: road trip
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: musical
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	2
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: family, comedy, adventure
Directed by: James Frawley
Written by: Jack Burns, Jerry Juhl
Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Charles Durning, Austin Pendleton, Edgar Bergen
Music: Kenny Ascher, Paul Williams
Cinematography: Isidore Mankofsky
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: French, English

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