The Muppets Take Manhattan

Year:

1984

Duration:

94 min

Genres:

Comedy | Family | Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Frank Oz

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1984-07-13

Filming Locations: Empire Stages of New York, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $4,416,022 (USA) (15 July 1984)

Gross: $25,534,703 (USA) Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Jim Henson

Kermit the Frog

Frank Oz

Miss Piggy

Dave Goelz

Gonzo

Steve Whitmire

Rizzo the Rat

Richard Hunt

Scooter

Jerry Nelson

Camilla

Juliana Donald

Jenny

Lonny Price

Ronnie Crawford

Louis Zorich

Pete

Art Carney

Bernard Crawford

James Coco

Mr. Skeffington

Dabney Coleman

Martin Price / Murray Plotsky

Gregory Hines

Roller Skater

Linda Lavin

Kermit's Doctor

Joan Rivers

Perfume Saleswoman

Elliott Gould

Cop in Pete's

Liza Minnelli

Herself

Brooke Shields

Customer in Pete's

Frances Bergen

Leonard Winesop's Receptionist

Ed Koch

Himself (as The Honorable Edward I. Koch)

John Landis

Leonard Winesop

Vincent Sardi Jr.

Himself

Kathryn Mullen

Jill the Frog / Chicken / Helpful Woman in Park (voice)

Karen Prell

Yolanda the Rat / Frank the Dog / Helpful Woman in Park (voice)

Brian Muehl

Tatooey the Rat

Bruce Edward Hall

Masterson the Rat / Beth Bear (voice)

James J. Kroupa

Additional Muppet Performer

David Rudman

Additional Muppet Performer

Melissa Whitmire

Additional Muppet Performer

Michael Earl

Additional Muppet performer (as Michael Earl Davis)

Glenngo King

Additional Muppet Performer

Timothy De Haas

Additional Muppet Performer (as Tim De Haas)

Cheryl Bartholow

Additional Muppet Performer

Martin P. Robinson

Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear

Steve Burnett

College Student

Mary Lou Harris

College Student

Gates McFadden

Mr. Price's Secretary (as Cheryl McFadden)

Joanne Hamlin

Woman in Price's Office

Hector Troy

First Cop

Norman Bush

Second Cop

Nancy Kirsch

Screaming Woman

Alice Spivak

Customer in Pete's

John Bentley

Train Conductor

Dorothy Baxter

Elevator Passenger

Stephen Sherrard Hicks

Elevator Passenger

Susan Miller-Kovens

Elevator Passenger

John Maguire

Elevator Passenger

Sinead Maguire

Elevator Passenger

Trisha Noel

Elevator Passenger

Ron Foster

Man in Winesop's Office

Michael Hirsch

Man in Winesop's Office

Vic Polizos

Construction Worker

Kenneth McGregor

Construction Worker (as Kenneth MacGregor)

Chet Washington

Construction Worker

Graham Brown

Mr. Wrightson

James Bryson

Customer in Pete's

Chico Kasindir

Customer in Pete's

Viola Borden

Bingo Caller

Paul Stolarsky

Aquacade Announcer

Maree Dow

Woman in Bleachers

Don Quigley

Man in Bleachers

Michael Connolly

Maitre D' at Sardi's

Wade Barnes

Customer at Sardi's

Ruth Button

Customer at Sardi's

Lee-Ann Carr

Customer at Sardi's

Richard Dubois

Customer at Sardi's

Diana Hayes

Customer at Sardi's

Jane Hunt

Customer at Sardi's

Jaqueline Page

Customer at Sardi's

Harriet Rawlings

Customer at Sardi's

Milton Seaman

Customer at Sardi's

Gary Tacon

Thief in Central Park

Joe Jamrog

Cop in Central Park

Mark Marrone

Chauffeur

Cyril Jenkins

The Minister (as Dr. Cyril Jenkins)

Mary Kay Adams

Woman in Crawford's Office (uncredited)

Robert Armin

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Peter Baird

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Michael Bertolini

Muppet Performer

Cheryl Blaylock

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Jeff Breslauer

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Fran Brill

Additional Muppet Performer / News Reporter (uncredited)

Edward G. Christie

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Ralph Cole Jr.

Roller Skater (uncredited)

Charles Francis Corbett

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Faz Fazakas

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Brian Henson

Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (uncredited)

Heather Henson

Girl Serving Drinks at Beer Hall (uncredited)

Rollin Krewson

Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (uncredited)

David Lazer

Customer at Sardi's (uncredited)

Joel Leder

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Ronn Lucas

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Sonia Manzano

Customer at Sardi's (uncredited)

Jim Martin

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Catherine Scorsese

Extra (uncredited)

Charles Scorsese

Extra (uncredited)

Todd Stockman

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Thomas E. van Dell

Theater Patron (uncredited)

Gabriel Velez

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Caroly Wilcox

Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The scene where Kermit the Frog graduates from college was filmed at Vassar College in New York. Director Frank Oz wanted it shot in front of the most academic looking building on the campus: the dining hall.

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Heather Henson: At the Bavarian festival serving drinks.

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Rizzo the Rat appeared throughout the final season of The Muppet Show (1976) and along with Scooter as the Happiness Hotel bellhops in The Great Muppet Caper (1981), but this is his first major role with The Muppets and his first appearance with his more "wiseguy" personality.

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Goofs

Kermit should have known Miss Piggy wasn't going far - the train she leaves on is the Erie Lackawanna Railroad which was a local railroad servicing only New Jersey. Erie Lackawanna shut down in 1983 when it was taken over by New Jersey Transit Corporation.

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When Kermit plays "All Together Again" with the glasses of water, the cups with more water produce a higher sound. In reality, it's the opposite.

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In the opening sequence, you can see Frank Oz's head below a dancing Miss Piggy.