
The Great Muppet Caper
Director: Jim Henson Run Time: 95 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1981
Starring: Charles Grodin, Dave Goelz, Diana Rigg, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, John Cleese, Richard Hunt
Screenwriters: Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Jerry Juhl, Jack Rose
Producers: David Lazer, Frank Oz
Bring the kids for another magical entry into the Muppet Universe. This time around, Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday (The legendary Diana Rigg), a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, none other than that luminous porcine Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It’s up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.