The Muppets Take Manhattan

Now on DVD

Rent DVD Buy DVD

In Theaters

July 13, 1984

Theatrical Release Date:

07/13/1984

DVD Release Date:

06/05/2001

Run Time:

94min.

Starring:

Jim Henson , Frank Oz , Dave Goelz , Steve Whitmire , Richard Hunt

Director(s):

Frank Oz

Distributor(s):

Fox

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Comedy,Family,Musicals

Plot: Jim Henson's Muppets find themselves in Manhattan yearning to get a musical on Broadway in this charming film that also chides show business and its foibles. Read More

Latest on The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Top Film Events of the Week: Buster Keaton, Star Wars and The Muppets

by Todd Gilchrist

If you're like us, Thanksgiving probably isn't going to cut into your week as much as you might like. But while we're still providing plenty of high-quality content about movies past, present and future, and you're struggling through a few more days of...

Watch This: We Love New York ... in the Movies

by Christopher Campbell

I think it has something to do with my birth nearly coinciding with the launch of the 'I Love NY' campaign, which includes Milton Glaser's iconic logo, but I've always been in love with New York City. And I've in turn always been in love with films about...

Pitch of the Day: Another 'Sesame Street' Movie

by Christopher Campbell

This August marks the 25th anniversary of Follow That Bird, the first movie based on the Sesame Street TV series. I like to think of it -- though I sometimes forget to -- as a part of the Muppet movie franchise. Yet despite some overlap of characters...

Watch This: 'Reservoir Dogs' Tipping Scene with Muppets

by Erik Davis

I've never seen this mash-up before, and when I came across it on Buzzfeed earlier today it absolutely blew my mind to see how well this scene from The Muppets Take Manhattan matched up with the tipping scene from Reservoir Dogs. It's like the two were...