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| name = It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie |
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| director = Kirk R. Thatcher |
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| producer = [[Brian Henson]]<br>[[Bill Barretta]] |
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| writer = [[Tom Martin]]<br>[[Jim Lewis (writer)|Jim Lewis]] |
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| starring = [[The Muppets]]<br>[[David Arquette]]<br>[[Joan Cusack]]<br>[[Matthew Lillard]]<br>[[Whoopi Goldberg]] |
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| music = [[Desmond Child]]<br>[[Davitt Sigerson]] |
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| cinematography = Tony Westman |
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| editing = Gregg Featherman |
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| distributor = [[NBC|NBC Television]]<br>[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br>[[Jim Henson Television]] |
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| released = [[November 29]], [[2002]] |
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| runtime = 100 min. |
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| country = [[United States]] |
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| language = [[English language|English]] |
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| budget = $20 million |
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| preceded_by = ''[[Muppets From Space]]'' |
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| followed_by = ''[[The Muppets Wizard of Oz]]'' |
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| website = http://www.henson.com/muppets_content.php?content=merrymuppetchristmas |
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| imdb_id = 0329737 |
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}} |
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== October 2008 == |
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'''''It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie''''' is an [[NBC]] [[television movie|television film]] released by [[Jim Henson Television]] and [[Metro Goldwyn Mayer]] in [[2002 in film|2002]], starring [[Jim Henson]]'s [[Muppets]]. |
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==Plot== |
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The plot of the movie revolves around the old Muppet Theater going through financial hardship, and the entire Muppet cast looking towards [[Kermit the Frog]] for guidance. Kermit eventually feels he's not useful to anyone, and an [[angel]] ([[David Arquette]]) is sent to help him out. The movie then follows the formula of ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'', as Kermit is shown what would have happened to his friends if he had not existed. |
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In the world without Kermit, the evil NBC producer [[Rachel Bitterman]] ([[Joan Cusack]]) has changed the park near the Muppet Theatre into a shopping center. [[Gonzo (Muppet)|Gonzo]] is now homeless, and [[Rizzo the Rat]] stars in an episode of [[Fear Factor]] where a woman has to eat him alive. [[Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem]] perform [[Irish stepdance]]. Doc Hopper's French Fried Frog Legs, from ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', has become a famous restaurant franchise (this is ironic, since Doc Hopper thought he needed Kermit to make that happen). The biggest change is the Muppet Theatre, which has become a dreadful nightclub called Club Dot. [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew|Dr. Honeydew]] became a rapper, [[Beaker (Muppet)|Beaker]] became a nightclub bouncer, [[Scooter (Muppet)|Scooter]] and [[Sam the Eagle|Sam]] are club-dancing [[rave]]rs, and [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] is now a [[Theft|pickpocket]] living on the streets. [[Miss Piggy]] is a [[spinster]] who lives in an apartment with a series of cats, working from home as a phone psychic with a fake Jamaican accent. |
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Prior to the parody of ''It's a Wonderful Life'', the film parodies several other elements of pop culture, including the movie ''[[Moulin Rouge!]]'' (the Muppet Theater's Christmas "Spectacular Spectacular" opens with a number set at the "Moulin Scrooge," which climaxes as Miss Piggy dons the role of Saltine and performs "Santa Baby"), the [[Cirque du Soleil]] (feebly adapted by a pathetic choreographer as the "Cirque du So Lame"), ''[[A Beautiful Mind]]'' (when Dr. Honeydew works out the money needed to save the theater's finances by doodling on a window, and, after listening to Beaker squeak, responds, "Why, thank you, Beaky, I think you have a beautiful mind, too"), and the old [[Gift of the Magi]] comedy routine (coming to a crashing halt in this film when one of the participants forgot to sell or buy anything). Trying to get the money to deposit, Fozzie also has to face a crazed nature-show host (a clear parody of the [[Crocodile Hunter]]), a laser array (from such spy films as ''[[Mission Impossible (film)|Mission Impossible]]'') and, after being dyed green at a Christmas tree lot, a gang of Whos (from the live-action version of ''[[Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]''). |
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A small sub-plot also features [[Pepe the King Prawn]], who leaves the Muppets (and gives up on his plans to spend the winter in the beach, "shaking my bon-bons with [[Ricky Martin]], okay?") because he has fallen in love with Miss Rachel Bitterman, the banker and real estate agent trying to foreclose on the Muppet Theatre. When he sees her with another boy-toy, however, he leaves her and eventually get his revenge, ultimately saving the Muppet Theatre by getting it declared a historical landmark. |
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The film contains an original song, ''Everyone Matters'', performed by Kermit and Gonzo as part of Kermit's dream, and then reprised at the end. It was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]]. The film also makes reference to the Muppet classic song ''[[The Rainbow Connection]]'', featuring a statue of Kermit in a park, erected in dedication "for the lovers, the dreamers and you." |
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==Cast== |
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===The Muppets=== |
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* [[Steve Whitmire]] as [[Kermit the Frog]]/[[Rizzo the Rat]]/[[Beaker (Muppet)|Beaker]]/[[Bean Bunny]]/[[Mr. Poodlepants]]/[[Statler and Waldorf|Statler]] |
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* [[Dave Goelz]] as [[Gonzo the Great]]/[[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]]/[[Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem#Zoot|Zoot]]/[[Statler and Waldorf|Waldorf]] |
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* [[Bill Barretta]] as [[Pepe the King Prawn]]/[[Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem#Dr. Teeth|Dr. Teeth]]/[[Rowlf the Dog]]/[[Swedish Chef]]/[[Johnny Fiama]]/[[Bobo the Bear]]/[[Lew Zealand]]/Howard |
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* [[Eric Jacobson]] as [[Miss Piggy]]/[[Fozzie Bear]]/[[Animal (Muppet)|Animal]]/[[Yoda]] |
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* [[Brian Henson]] as [[Scooter (Muppet)|Scooter]]/[[Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem#Janice|Janice]]/Sal Manilla |
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* [[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Robin (Muppet)|Robin the Frog]] /[[Pops (Muppet)|Pops]]/[[Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem#Sgt. Floyd Pepper|Floyd Pepper]]/Announcer |
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* [[Kevin Clash]] as [[Sam the Eagle]] |
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* [[John Henson (puppeteer)|John Henson]] as [[Sweetums]] |
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===Human Cast=== |
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* [[David Arquette]] as Daniel, an angel who appears to Kermit at Christmas |
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* [[Joan Cusack]] as Rachel Bitterman, a spoiled, rich young villainess |
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* [[Matthew Lillard]] as Luc Fromage, a foppish French choreographer |
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* [[Whoopi Goldberg]] as God, Daniel's boss |
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* [[William H. Macy]] as Glenn, an angel |
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* [[Robert Smigel|Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog]] as Himself |
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* [[Mel Brooks]] as Voice of Joe Snow |
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===Themselves=== |
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* [[Bill Lawrence(producer)|Bill Lawrence]] |
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* [[Carson Daly]] |
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* [[Kelly Ripa]] |
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* [[Molly Shannon]] |
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* [[Neil Flynn]] |
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* [[Zach Braff]] |
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* [[Sarah Chalke]] |
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* [[Judy Reyes]] |
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* [[John C. McGinley]] |
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* [[Jon Stewart]] ([[deleted scenes]]) |
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* [[Joe Rogan]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.henson.com/muppets_content.php?content=merrymuppetchristmas Official site] |
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* {{imdb title|id=0329737|title=It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie}} |
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{{Muppets}} |
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{{Muppet films}} |
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[[Category:2002 television films]] |
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[[Category:American television films]] |
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[[Category:English-language films]] |
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[[Category:Christmas films]] |
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[[Category:Comedy films]] |
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[[Category:Muppet films]] |
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[[Category:MGM films]] |
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