The Muppets Take Manhattan
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| Directed by | Frank Oz |
| Produced by | David Lazer |
| Screenplay by | Tom Patchett Jay Tarses Frank Oz |
| Story by | Tom Patchett Jay Tarses |
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Ralph Burns (score) Jeff Moss (songs) |
| Cinematography | Robert Paynter |
| Edited by | Evan A. Lottman |
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $25.5 million |
| The Muppets Take Manhattan: The Original Soundtrack | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by The Muppets | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28:45 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
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The Muppets Take Manhattan is a 1984 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Oz. It is the third of a series of live-action musical feature films starring Jim Henson's Muppets with special appearances by Art Carney, James Coco, Dabney Coleman, Gregory Hines, Linda Lavin, and Joan Rivers. The film was produced by Henson Associates and TriStar Pictures, and was filmed on location in New York City during the summer of 1983 and released theatrically the following summer. It was the first film to be directed solely by Oz (who also performs Sam the Eagle, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Animal), as he previously co-directed The Dark Crystal with Henson.
The film introduced the Muppet Babies, as toddler versions of the Muppet characters in a fantasy sequence. The Muppet Babies later received their own Saturday morning animated television series, which aired on CBS from 1984 until 1991 and has since been syndicated worldwide.
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and the rest of the Muppets have graduated from Danhurst College by entertaining their fellow graduates with their theatrical production of Manhattan Melodies. Upon the suggestion of taking the show to Broadway, the Muppets proceed with the idea, certain they will become stars instantly. Arriving in Manhattan, the group meet producer Martin Price but soon discover he is a con artist named Murray Plotsky upon the arrival of the police. Plotsky is arrested, leaving the Muppets's hopes dashed. They try other theatrical producers to no avail, leading their morale and finances taking a nosedive.
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