• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1979-06-22
  • Runtime97 minutes
  • TaglineMore entertaining than humanly possible!
  • Revenue75,200,000$
  • GenreAdventure, Music, Family, Comedy
  • Production
    CompaniesITC Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company, Associated Film Distribution, Jim Henson Productions
  • Budget8,000,000$

Movie Overview

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever – his future muppet crew – while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

Casts

Jim Henson

Frank Oz

Jerry Nelson

Richard Hunt

Dave Goelz

Charles Durning

Austin Pendleton

Edgar Bergen

Milton Berle

Mel Brooks

James Coburn

Dom DeLuise

Elliott Gould

Bob Hope

Madeline Kahn

Carol Kane

Cloris Leachman

Steve Martin

Richard Pryor

Telly Savalas

Orson Welles

Paul Williams

Scott Walker

H.B. Haggerty

Bruce Kirby

James Frawley

Steve Whitmire

Kathryn Mullen

Eren Ozker

Caroll Spinney

Fran Allison

Bob Baker

Cheryl Blaylock

Tim Burton

Melinda Dillon

Faz Fazakas

Wayland Flowers

Brian Froud

Brian Henson

Cheryl Henson

Heather Henson

Jane Henson

John Henson

Lisa Henson

Jerry Juhl

John Landis

Shari Lewis

Kermit Love

John Lovelady

Rick Williamson