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Director
Jim Henson
Cast
Jim Henson,
Frank Oz,
Dave Goelz,
Jerry Nelson,
Richard Hunt,
Charles Grodin
Genre
Crime,
Family,
Comedy,
Mystery,
Music
Kermit and Fozzie are reporters sent to cover the theft of some valuable jewels from a wealthy woman in London, but their investigation is sidetracked when Kermit falls in love with the woman's secretary, Miss Piggy. However, when the crime is pinned on Kermit's new love, he vows to track down the real culprit and clear her name.
The Associated Press by Linda Deutsch
THE GREAT MUPPET CAPER is Miss Piggy's finest hour. Anyone not yet entranced by the Muppet mystique will be snared by this movie... A delight -- a tribute to the imaginative genius of Jim Henson and his team of Muppet manipulators. [29 June 1981]
Washington Post by Gary Arnold
Utterly delightful. [26 June 1981, p.D1]
LarsenOnFilm by Josh Larsen
Ballooning. Biking. Swimming. Parachuting. The Great Muppet Caper represented a giant leap for Muppetkind, in only their second big-screen outing.
Variety
As before, much of the dialog neatly walks the line between true wit and silly (and sometimes inside) jokes.
IGN
In what could be the one of the best opening movie scenes I've ever seen, for example, Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo hover next to the opening credits in a hot air balloon, wondering how soon they will finish.
Newsweek by David Ansen
As breezy and charming an entertainment as any barnyard ever produced. [6 July 1981, p.75]
Variety by Staff (Not Credited)
As before, much of the dialog neatly walks the line between true wit and silly (and sometimes inside) jokes.
IGN by Dan Iverson
In what could be the one of the best opening movie scenes I've ever seen, for example, Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo hover next to the opening credits in a hot air balloon, wondering how soon they will finish.
TV Guide Magazine
The film boasts fewer guest-star cameo appearances than the first time around but those who are here do a good job, and Miss Piggy's Busby Berkeley-type dance and the water ballet are fun to watch.
TV Guide Magazine by Staff (Not Credited)
The film boasts fewer guest-star cameo appearances than the first time around but those who are here do a good job, and Miss Piggy's Busby Berkeley-type dance and the water ballet are fun to watch.
Chicago Reader by Andrea Gronvall
John Cleese, Peter Ustinov, Robert Morley, and Muppet creator Jim Henson make cameo appearances, but they're all upstaged by an uncredited Peter Falk, whose monologue on a park bench opposite Kermit the Frog is an exercise in virtuoso daffiness.
The New York Times by Vincent Canby
Here is a thoroughly genial movie, a combination of A.A. Milne, Busby Berkeley and a small bit of Blake Edwards.
Time Out
The songs are routine, but the inconsequential plot leaves plenty of time for engaging asides like the blandly silly dinner-table dialogue between a well-bred couple (Cleese and Sanderson) determined not to notice that their home has been invaded by little furry creatures.
Time Out by Staff (Not Credited)
The songs are routine, but the inconsequential plot leaves plenty of time for engaging asides like the blandly silly dinner-table dialogue between a well-bred couple (Cleese and Sanderson) determined not to notice that their home has been invaded by little furry creatures.
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
The Muppets are a wonderful creation, but they lose their special quality in "The Great Muppet Caper." They behave like clones of other popular kiddie superstars -- like the basic cartoon heroes they once seemed destined to replace.
Washington Post
It's no accident that the word "great" appears in the title of the new film featuring Jim Henson's felt television puppets. The Great Muppet Caper. Like its predecessor, this film is its own best fan.
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