Underplayed Gems

Muppets from Space (1999)

Muppets from Space poster
Directed by
Tim Hill
Genre
comedy film, adventure film, science fiction film, science fiction comedy, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
G
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 369 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Gonzo tries to find out where he came from. He and his friend Rizzo are captured by government officials, so Kermit and the other Muppets go to rescue them.

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What happens

Muppets from Space is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Tim Hill in his directorial debut and written by Jerry Juhl, Joseph Mazzarino, and Ken Kaufman. It is the sixth theatrical film featuring the Muppets. The film stars Muppet performers Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Bill Barretta, and Frank Oz, as well as Jeffrey Tambor, F. Murray Abraham, David Arquette, Josh Charles, Hollywood Hogan, Ray Liotta, Rob Schneider, and Andie MacDowell. In the film, Gonzo attempts to discover his origins. After he and Rizzo the Rat are captured by government officials during his search, Kermit the Frog and the rest of the Muppets set out to rescue them. The film was produced by Jim Henson Pictures and released on July 14, 1999 by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label. It grossed $22.3 million against a budget of $24 million and received mixed reviews from critics. It is the last Muppet film to involve Oz and Juhl, the last theatrically released Muppet film to be produced by the Jim Henson Company before the franchise was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2004, and the last theatrically released film until The Muppets in 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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