---
title: 'The Muppet Movie (1979)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Frawley'
released: '1979-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-muppet-movie-1979'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079588/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Muppet Movie (1979)

1979 · G · 97 min · Comedy, Music · United Kingdom, United States

Part of: The Muppets

## Synopsis

The Muppet Movie is a 1979 musical road comedy film, directed by James Frawley and produced by Jim Henson, and the first theatrical film to feature the Muppets. A co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, the film was written by The Muppet Show writers Jerry Juhl and Jack Burns. Produced during the third season of The Muppet Show, the film tells the origin story of the Muppets, as Kermit the Frog embarks on a cross-country trip to Los Angeles, encountering several of the Muppets—who all share the same ambition of finding success in professional show business—along the way while being pursued by Doc Hopper, a greedy restaurateur with intentions of recruiting Kermit to promote his frog legs business.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Frawley](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-frawley)
- **Screenplay:** [Jerry Juhl](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-juhl), [Jack Burns](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-burns)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-williams)
- **Producer:** [Jim Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-henson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Isidore Mankofsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/isidore-mankofsky)
- **Editor:** [Christopher Greenbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-greenbury)

## Cast

- [Tim Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-burton)
- [John Landis](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-landis)
- [Carol Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-kane)
- [Dom DeLuise](https://cinepixo.com/people/dom-deluise)
- [Charles Durning](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-durning)
- [Richard Pryor](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pryor)
- [Elliott Gould](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-gould)
- [Austin Pendleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-pendleton)
- [Edgar Bergen](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-bergen)
- [Steve Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-martin)
- [Steve Whitmire](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-whitmire)
- [Bob Hope](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hope)
- [Melinda Dillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/melinda-dillon)
- [Richard Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-hunt)
- [Caroll Spinney](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroll-spinney)

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