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The Great Muppet Caper

1981 · 97 min

A cheerful, joke-packed caper full of puppetry, songs, and slapstick, with a sweet romance at its heart.

Tagline
The Muppets... Scotland Yard... jewel thieves... lead to high adventure in London.
Overview
Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and the rest of the Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • love
  • justice
  • friendship
  • deception
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism2
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, family, mystery, romance
Directed by
Jim Henson
Written by
Tom Patchett, Jerry Juhl, Jack Rose, Jay Tarses
Starring
Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Charles Grodin, Diana Rigg, John Cleese
Music
Joe Raposo
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Runtime
97 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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