The muppet movie is a 1979 musical road comedy film directed by james frawley and produced by jim hensona co production between the united kingdom and the united states it is the first theatrical film featuring the muppetsthe film was written by the muppet show writers jerry juhl and jack burnsproduced between the first and second half of the muppet show s third season the film tells . Directed by james frawley with jim henson frank oz jerry nelson richard hunt kermit and his newfound friends trek across america to find success in hollywood but a frog legs merchant is after kermit. The muppet movie is een roadmovie over hoe de muppets bij elkaar zijn gekomen het is een charmant filmpje maar niet echt een meesterwerk het leukste van de film is eigenlijk het spotten van bekende acteurs waarvan er wel een stuk of dertig als cameo in deze film voorbij komen 3. A 1979 muppet show fan club newsletter vol 2 no 1 featured an article with behind the scenes information about the movie the muppet movie comes to your neighborhood theaters this summer if you think its a film version of the muppet show youre in for a surprisefor one thing it doesnt take place in the theater the muppet movie is set in the real world its like waiting in line . Muppet domination continues with a hilarious new movie from walt disney studios jason segel academy awardr nominee amy adams and academy awardr winner chris cooper join everyones favorite muppets and an all star celebrity cast in a comic adventure for the whole family