Muppet Movie

Here's a film that knows exactly what it is. Kermit leaves his swamp for Hollywood, picking up fellow Muppets and being pursued by a restaurateur with an appetite for frog legs. It's not subtle, but it's the Muppets.

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James Frawley directed Muppet Movie in 1979. See James Frawley's full filmography, where to start with James Frawley, or where to go after you've seen everything by James Frawley.

Muppet Movie was released in 1979 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 95 minutes.