---
title: 'The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gary Halvorson'
released: '1999-09-16'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-adventures-of-elmo-in-grouchland-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159421/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

1999 · 73 min · Fantasy, Music, Family · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland is a 1999 American musical adventure comedy film directed by Gary Halvorson from a screenplay written by Mitchell Kriegman and Joey Mazzarino, based on a story conceived by Kriegman. This was the second of the two theatrical feature films based on the children's television series Sesame Street, after Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird in 1985. It stars Mandy Patinkin and Vanessa Williams alongside Muppet performers Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, Steve Whitmire, and Frank Oz. It features songs written by a wide range of songwriters, including Siedah Garrett, Jeff Elmassian, Andy Rehfeldt, Martin Erskine, Seth Friedman, and Michael & Patty Silversher, with a score composed and conducted by John Debney.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Brian Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-henson), [Kevin Clash](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-clash), [Frank Oz](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-oz)
- **Editor:** [Alan Baumgarten](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-baumgarten)
- **Director:** [Gary Halvorson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-halvorson)
- **Screenplay:** [Mitchell Kriegman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitchell-kriegman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Debney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-debney)

## Cast

- [Loretta Long](https://cinepixo.com/people/loretta-long)
- [Ruth Buzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-buzzi)
- [Mandy Patinkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mandy-patinkin) as Huxley
- [Roscoe Orman](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-orman) as Gordon
- [Sonia Manzano](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonia-manzano) as Maria
- [Bob McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-mcgrath)
- [Steve Whitmire](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-whitmire) as Ernie
- [Kevin Clash](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-clash) as Elmo
- [Frank Oz](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-oz)
- [Vanessa Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanessa-williams)
- [Joey Mazzarino](https://cinepixo.com/people/joey-mazzarino) as Bug
- [Emilio Delgado](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-delgado)
- [Jerry Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-nelson)
- [Carmen Osbahr](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmen-osbahr)
- [David Rudman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-rudman)

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