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The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984 · 94 min

A cheerful, song-filled romp with lovable puppets, gentle humor, and a big heart, easy to enjoy.

Tagline
They're coming to take on Broadway!
Overview
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • love
  • found family
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy, family
Directed by
Frank Oz
Written by
Jay Tarses, Tom Patchett, Frank Oz
Starring
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Juliana Donald, Lonny Price
Music
Ralph Burns
Cinematography
Robert Paynter
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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