The Muppets (2011 film) explained

The Muppets
Director:James Bobin
Producer:
Starring:
Music:Christophe Beck
Cinematography:Don Burgess
Editing:James Thomas
Studio:Walt Disney Pictures
Mandeville Films
Distributor:Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Runtime:103 minutes[1]
Country:United States
Language:English
Budget:$45 million[2] [3]
Gross:$165.2 million[4]

The Muppets is a 2011 American musical comedy film directed by James Bobin, produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, and written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller. It is the seventh theatrical film featuring the Muppets.[5] The film stars Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, and Rashida Jones, as well as Muppet performers Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Peter Linz. Bret McKenzie served as music supervisor, writing four of the film's five original songs, while Christophe Beck composed the score.[6] In the film, devoted Muppet fan Walter, his human brother Gary and Gary's girlfriend Mary help Kermit the Frog reunite the disbanded Muppets, as they must raise $10 million to save the Muppet Theater from Tex Richman, a greedy businessman who plans to demolish the theater to drill for oil.

Walt Disney Pictures first announced the film in March 2008, with Segel and Stoller as the screenwriters and Hoberman and Lieberman's Mandeville Films as co-producer. Conceived by Disney to serve as a creative reboot of the franchise after years of relative dormancy following their acquisition of the Muppets in 2004, Segel and Stoller intently addressed the characters' recent real-world lack of public exposure in mainstream culture within the context of the film's plot. Though reports indicated Stoller would direct the film, Bobin was ultimately hired to direct in January 2010, and the film's supporting cast was filled out in October of the same year with the casting of Adams, Cooper and Jones. Filming took place from September 2010 to February 2011. The film was the first theatrical Muppets production to not star Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson performing their respective characters, although Nelson contributes an uncredited voice cameo.[7] [8] Instead, their roles are performed by Jacobson and Vogel, respectively, marking their theatrical feature film debut as those characters.

The Muppets premiered at the Savannah Film Festival on November 4, 2011, and was released theatrically in North America on November 23, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $165 million worldwide on a budget of $45 million and garnering acclaim for its humor, music, and revitalization of the characters. The film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for McKenzie's song "Man or Muppet", as well as earning BAFTA and Critic's Choice Awards nominations. A sequel, titled Muppets Most Wanted, was released on March 21, 2014.[9]

Plot

Walter, born a Muppet and a resident of Smalltown, is a lifelong fan of The Muppet Show. His older brother Gary intends to take his long-term girlfriend Mary on a vacation to Los Angeles. Mary wants Gary to propose to her, but feels his devotion to Walter distracts from their relationship. The trio tour the rundown Muppet Studios, where Walter sneaks into Kermit the Frog’s office. There, he overhears oil magnate Tex Richman and his henchmen, Uncle Deadly and Bobo the Bear, intending to buy the Muppet Theatre from Statler and Waldorf. The old men state that the Muppets could repurchase the theatre if they raised $10 million before their original contract expires. However, in private, Richman reveals he intends to destroy the theatre to drill for oil. Walter informs Gary and Mary. They visit Kermit in his mansion, who realizes the Muppets would have to reunite and throw a telethon to raise the money. Though the Muppets have gone their separate ways, Kermit is convinced to reunite them. He convinces Fozzie Bear to join in, having been performing in Reno with the Moopets, a tribute band of uncouth Muppet impersonators. Gonzo, working as a plumbing magnate, at first refuses to join, but changes his mind. Animal attends a celebrity anger management clinic, sponsored by Jack Black, and refuses to play the drums. The other various Muppets are recruited via "map montage". The group travels to Paris to recruit Miss Piggy, who is an editor for Vogue Paris. At first she refuses to return, but later does so when her Moopet counterpart Miss Poogy is hired. The Muppets pitch their telethon to several networks. CDE network executive Veronica Martin agrees to air their show if they gain a celebrity host and The Muppets rebuild the theatre. Needing enough acts to fill the telethon's two-hour timeslot, Kermit encourages Walter to find a talent. With Gary helping Walter, Mary goes sightseeing alone and eventually returns to Smalltown. With time running out, a desperate Kermit tries to implore Richman to return the studio, but he refuses, revealing he will give the Muppets’ trademarks to the Moopets. Kermit gives up, prompting Miss Piggy to rally the other Muppets to kidnap Jack Black to be the host. Gary discovers Mary has left and returns to Smalltown. The Muppets convince Kermit to participate in the telethon, which slowly gains both an audience and rising funds, thanks to telephone pledges from celebrity callers. Richman repeatedly attempts to sabotage the show, cutting the theatre's power, but Gary and Mary arrive to restore it. A guilt-stricken Uncle Deadly betrays Richman and stops his second attempt at sabotage. Kermit and Miss Piggy reconcile, leading the Muppets to perform a rendition of “Rainbow Connection”. During this, Animal regains his love for drumming. Walter, with encouragement from Gary, performs a whistling act and earns a standing ovation. Richman, refusing to accept defeat, deliberately crashes Kermit's car into a telephone pole, cutting off the phone lines just short of the goal, and evicts the Muppets from the theatre. However, the group are met by adoring fans outside on Hollywood Boulevard, and Walter finally joins the Muppets. Gary proposes to Mary, and Richman, after being struck in the head by Gonzo's bowling ball, laughs for the first time and willingly returns the theatre to the Muppets.

Cast

Muppet performers

Archival recordings of Goelz, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, and Richard Hunt can be heard in the film through The Muppet Show segments in the opening flashbacks. Nelson also makes an uncredited cameo appearance as the telethon's announcer, reprising his role from The Muppet Show. This would be the final time Nelson and his likeness would be used in a Muppet production before his death the following year.

Tyler Bunch, Bruce Lanoil, Alice Dinnean, Nathan Danforth, and Michelan Sisti all performed additional roles.

Cameo performances

Production

Development

In 2008, Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller pitched a concept for a Muppets film to Walt Disney Studios executive vice-president of production Karen Falk, and they were offered a deal to develop their script, with David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films producing.[26] The news became public in March 2008 when Variety first reported that Disney had signed a deal with Segel and Stoller, with Segel and Stoller writing the script and Stoller directing.[27] In June 2008, Segel announced that he had turned in the first draft of his script and was hopeful that the film would live up to previous Muppets movies.[28] [29] [30] Later in 2008, Stoller noted that he and Segel had written an "old school Muppets movie, where the Muppets have to put on a show to save the studio." In this same interview, Stoller also confirmed that they would get as many cameos and guest stars as possible, and that Segel would play a ventriloquist.[31]

Originally, the film was titled The Greatest Muppet Movie of All Time!!!, and an early leak of the script suggested that it would feature celebrity cameos by Adam Sandler, Bill Hader, Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Christian Bale, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, George Clooney, Jack Black, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mel Brooks, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Rachael Ray, Bob Saget, Lisa Lampanelli, Jeff Ross, and Charles Grodin.[32] Another former title of the film was The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made!, after an unused script written by Jerry Juhl back in 1985.[33] Although early reports indicated that Stoller would direct the film,[34] in January 2010 it was announced that James Bobin would direct the movie.[35] [36] [37] In February 2010, additional details about the plot surfaced, indicating that the film would be about a villain that wanted to drill for oil underneath the old Muppet Theater, and that the only way to stop him would be to put on a show that draws ten million viewers.[38] [39] Reports from the summer of 2010 revealed that the production team had met with the creative heads at Pixar Animation Studios to fine tune the script.[40] During the summer of 2010, it was announced that the film would be released on Christmas 2011, but in December 2010, the release date was moved to Thanksgiving 2011.[41]

In October 2010, it was confirmed that Amy Adams, Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones would also be starring in the film.[42] [43] [44] Over the next few months, several guest cameo announcements emerged, including, but not limited to Adam Sandler, Bill Hader, Emily Blunt, Ricky Gervais, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Crystal, Jack Black, Alan Arkin and Dave Grohl.[45] [46] [47] However, Gervais, Crystal and several other cameos including Beth Broderick,[48] Kathy Griffin,[49] Ed Helms,[50] Sterling Knight,[51] Mila Kunis,[52] Ben Stiller,[53] Eric Stonestreet, Wanda Sykes[54] Lady Gaga,[55] Katy Perry and Danny Trejo were completely omitted from the film due to time constraints. Jim Parsons' cameo was kept as a secret by producers despite rumors that leaked on the Internet regarding his role in the film.[56] [57] In a March 2009 interview on The Late Late Show, Segel revealed that he had asked host Craig Ferguson to appear in the film, and at the time, he (Ferguson) had been the only person that had agreed.[58] Ferguson was ultimately not given a role, for which he jokingly chastised Segel in a November 2011 interview.[59] A cameo by the Sesame Street Muppet Elmo was written for a scene where the Muppets tried to get him to host their show only for lawyers to stop them from doing so, but was rejected by Disney's attorneys and representatives from Sesame Workshop.[60] [61]

During the summer of 2010, Flight of the Conchords co-star Bret McKenzie flew to Los Angeles to serve as the music supervisor for The Muppets.[62] [63]

Filming

Principal photography for The Muppets began in September 2010, with the first set photos emerging in December 2010.[64] The November 12, 2010, issue of Entertainment Weekly featured a spread about The Muppets, including a summary of the film's concept, quotes from Segel and Bobin, the first images of Walter, and new photos of the Muppets with Segel.[65] [66]

Hollywood Boulevard was closed for two nights in January 2011 to film a reprise of "Life's a Happy Song", the final musical number for the movie.[67] [68] [69] According to /Film, the shoot involved Amy Adams, Jason Segel, and hundreds of extras performing an elaborate musical number outside the El Capitan Theatre. The Los Angeles Times also noted that other musical numbers would appear in the film, including Kermit singing his signature song, "Rainbow Connection",[70] which he played on the same banjo that he used when he performed the song in The Muppet Movie (1979).

Universal Studios' Soundstage 28, most famous for containing the Paris Opera House set from The Phantom of the Opera, served as interiors for The Muppet Theater, whereas the El Capitan Theatre (with a digitally changed marquee) served as the exterior. Scenes set in Smalltown were filmed at the Warner Bros. Studios' backlot and Disney's Golden Oak Ranch,[71] and the fictional "Muppet Studios" were filmed with exterior shots at the Jim Henson Company Lot and interior shots at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.

Other filming locations included Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, Pink Palace Mansion in Bel Air, the fictional "Kermit's Office" was filmed at Crossroads of the World, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and the City National Plaza in downtown Los Angeles (acting as the interior of Richman Oil's headquarters, although the Bank of America Center is represented instead). Scooter's scene in the Muppet reunion montage was filmed at Google's Zürich headquarters in Switzerland. Although principal photography was completed on February 11, 2011,[72] on April 26, 2011, a second unit film crew traveled to Reno, Nevada to film some exterior shots, including a scene in the Bonanza Casino parking lot with some Muppet characters, and a small shot looking into the casino.[73]

The film required extensive blue-screen shots and matte backgrounds. In the scene where Walter is running atop a dresser, the puppeteers performed Walter's choreography while wearing blue costumes against a blue screen.[74] The result had the puppeteers completely gone from the final shot. Look Effects were responsible for those visual effects shots, whereas Legacy Effects designed the mechanics for '80s Robot. A majority of the Muppet characters were also completely rebuilt for the film.[75]

Music

See main article: The Muppets (soundtrack). The majority of the songs for The Muppets were written by Bret McKenzie, who previously worked with Bobin on a television series based on McKenzie's band Flight of the Conchords. One of the film's five songs, "Pictures in My Head", was produced by McKenzie and written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis, and Chen Neeman. At the Muppets performers' behest, McKenzie rewrote lyrics where the characters directly referred to themselves as puppets.[76] McKenzie was also informed during recording sessions with the performers that certain Muppets (such as chickens and penguins) do not speak and instead vocalize in onomatopoeic sounds.[77] The film's score was composed by Christophe Beck.[78] Beck described his role as having to "help tell the story musically, providing a sort of emotional glue―I had to pay special attention to blending the many styles of music so that it felt cohesive." Beck employed instruments he considered underused, as well as ones rarely used in an orchestral setting, such as the banjo.[79]

The film's original soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on November 22, 2011, followed by a Spanish version of the soundtrack released as Los Muppets: Banda Sonora Original de Walt Disney Records on December 6, 2011.[80] [81] McKenzie won an Academy Award for the song "Man or Muppet", beating out "Real in Rio" from Rio. "Life's a Happy Song" and "Pictures in my Head" were also included in the Academy's shortlist for Best Original Song.[82] Although it was the fourth Muppet film to receive an Oscar nomination, this was the first time a Muppet film had won an Academy Award and the first Muppet film nominated for Best Original Song since 1981's The Great Muppet Caper and the first time a Muppet film in general had been nominated for any kind of Academy Award since 1984's The Muppets Take Manhattan.

Release

The Muppets premiered at the 2011 Savannah Film Festival,[83] and held its world premiere on November 12, 2011, at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.[84] The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 23, 2011, in Australia on January 12, 2012, and in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2012.[85] [86] [87] [88] [89] Originally, the film was set to be released in the United States on Christmas 2011, but it was later moved to Thanksgiving 2011. It was also the opening gala at the 2012 Glasgow Youth Film Festival. The film was accompanied by Pixar's Toy Story Toons short Small Fry.[90] It was the first Disney film to use a modified version of the company's 2006-2022 logo, where the "Walt Disney Pictures" name was truncated to simply as "Disney", up until in 2022, and was replaced with the 2022-present Disney logo with Strange World in 2022.[91]

Segel and Adams appeared at CinemaCon in March 2011, to promote the project, showcasing several clips from the film.[92] [93] Clips from the film were also shown at Suffolk University in April 2011 during a Q&A with David Hoberman, Steve Whitmire and Kermit the Frog.[94] Although there had been some speculation that the cast would appear at Comic-Con,[95] no official announcement was made.

Marketing

In May 2011, Kermit the Frog attended the world premiere of at Disneyland to promote the upcoming Muppets release.[96] [97] [98] A spoof romantic comedy trailer for the movie was attached to Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and it was later released online under the faux name Green with Envy.[99] [100] Additional spoof trailers parodied The Hangover Part II (called The Fuzzy Pack), Green Lantern (called Being Green), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (called The Pig with the Froggy Tattoo), Paranormal Activity 3 (called Abnormal Activity), Happy Feet Two (called Dancing on Happy Feet), Puss in Boots (called Fuss in Boots) and (called Breaking Prawn).[101] [102] [103] [104] [105] In November 2011, Brooks Brothers announced that it had designed a custom tuxedo wardrobe for Kermit the Frog for the film.[106]

On August 23, 2011, Walt Disney Records released , a tribute album of popular Muppet songs performed by multiple contemporary artists, as part of the film's promotion.,[107] as well as reissuing the 2006 Christmas album on November 1, 2011.[108] The Muppets also performed "Life's a Happy Song" on the November 15, 2011 episode of the American version of Dancing with the Stars.[109]

Segel hosted Saturday Night Live on November 19, 2011, with the Muppets as guests. Kermit appeared on the Weekend Update segment, doing a "Really!?!" segment.

The Muppets were guest stars on WWE Monday Night RAW and interacted with several WWE Superstars including Jack Swagger, Hornswoggle, and Sheamus. They also joined Olly Murs on stage during the UK version of The X Factor on November 27, 2011, to perform his new single "Dance With Me Tonight" and promote their new film.

An iPhone app called Tap Tap Muppets was released for the iPhone the day prior to the film's release. The app features six new musical numbers and three classic Muppet songs: "The Muppet Show Theme," "Rainbow Connection," and "Mah Nà Mah Nà."

Home media

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released The Muppets on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and digital download on March 20, 2012, the same day the Muppets received a collective star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[110] The release was produced in four different physical packages: a three-disc combo pack (Blu-ray, DVD, and digital copy) with soundtrack download ("The Wocka Wocka Value Pack); a two-disc combo pack (Blu-ray and DVD); a one-disc DVD with soundtrack download; and a one-disc DVD without soundtrack download. The film was released digitally in high definition and standard definition. The two-disc edition's supplementary features include bloopers, deleted and alternate scenes, "Muppet Intermission", "Scratching the Surface: A Hasty Examination of the Making of Disney's The Muppets", the fully intact version of "Let's Talk About Me", "A Little Screen Test on the Way to the Read Through," and an audio commentary with Jason Segel, James Bobin, and Nicholas Stoller. The three-disc combo pack also includes the theatrical spoof trailers (including exclusive, unreleased parody trailers of Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Fast Five) and a digital download of the soundtrack, while still including the same features as the two-disc combo pack.[111]

The Muppets debuted at No. 2 in Blu-ray and DVD sales in the United States according to Nielsen's sales chart.[112] The film generated an additional $58.3 million in home media sales.[113]

Reception

Box office

The Muppets was a commercial success, accumulating a box office gross nearly quadruple its $45 million budget. It grossed $6.5 million on its opening day and debuted in second place, behind .[114] The following day, Thanksgiving Day, the film grossed $5.8 million for a two-day total of $12.5 million.[115] From Friday to Sunday, The Muppets grossed $29.2 million, while holding onto the No. 2 spot. Overall, the film grossed $41.5 million in five days; during which, it outgrossed every previous Muppet film, excluding The Muppet Movie.[116] [117] The film closed on April 5, 2012, having grossed $88,631,237 in North America, along with $76,553,000 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $165,184,237,[118] becoming the highest-grossing puppet film of all time.[119] [120]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 95% based on 228 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Clever, charming, and heartfelt, The Muppets is a welcome big screen return for Jim Henson's lovable creations that will both win new fans and delight longtime devotees."[121] [122] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 75 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[123] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave The Muppets an "A" grade rating on an A+ to F scale.[124]

Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four, praising the revitalized Muppets and their distinctive personalities.[125] Justin Chang of Variety called it "an unexpected treat," noting that the film effortlessly blends "wised-up, self-reflective humor with old-fashioned let's-put-on-a-show pizzazz."[126] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film as "A mostly winning return for childhood favorites from a prior century [that] looks to accomplish its goal of pleasing old fans and winning new ones."[127] Alonso Duralde of The Wrap agreed writing that, "The Muppets has the same brilliant absurdity, anarchic humor, subtle uplift and ensemble comedy that fans have come to expect over the years."[128] Both the Los Angeles Times and Entertainment Weekly praised the screenplay's self-referential humor, Jason Segel and Amy Adams' supporting roles, and the film's clever employment of cameos.[129] [130]

Michael Phillips gave the film three out of four stars, positively summarizing that "those of us who've had Muppets in our memory since childhood will find ourselves in a state of contentment."[131] Peter Travers, writing for Rolling Stone, commended the film's musical segments, particularly Bret McKenzie's "Man or Muppet".[132] The Boston Globe also gave it three out of four stars and said, "The result is refreshing on every level, a piece of nostalgia so old it's new again, and a breather from Hollywood's 3-D digital onslaught in favor of fur and fuzz."[133] Christopher Kelly of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram stated that the film was "much more than just an affectionate reimagining of familiar Muppets routines, [but it] is rooted in real emotions and characters," and that "they remain as committed as ever to doing what Muppets do best: putting on a grand show."[134]

Pre-release criticism

Prior to the film's release, some past Muppet performers were reportedly critical about the film's portrayal of the characters.[135] Retired Muppet performer Frank Oz initially disapproved of the script and thought that the early version was disrespectful toward the characters.[136]

After the film's release, Oz modified his earlier statements:

Accolades

+ style="background: LightSteelBlue;" List of awards and nominations
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResult
Academy AwardsFebruary 26, 2012[137] Best Original Song"Man or Muppet" – Bret McKenzie
British Academy Film AwardsFebruary 12, 2013Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or ProducerJames Bobin
Critics' Choice Movie AwardJanuary 12, 2012[138] [139] Best Comedy FilmThe Muppets
Best Song"Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie
"Man or Muppet" – Bret McKenzie
"Pictures in My Head" – Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman
January 19, 2012[140] Campy (Intentional or Not) Film of the YearThe Muppets
Golden Reel AwardsFebruary 19, 2012[141] Best Sound Editing: Music in a Musical Feature FilmLisa Jaime and Richard Ford[142]
Grammy AwardsFebruary 10, 2013Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaOriginal soundtrack
Best Song Written for Visual Media"Man or Muppet" – Bret McKenzie
Houston Film Critics SocietyDecember 13, 2011[143] Best Song"Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie
Kerrang! AwardsJune 7, 2012Best FilmThe Muppets
Kid's Choice AwardsMarch 31, 2012[144] Favorite MovieThe Muppets
Favorite Movie ActressAmy Adams
Satellite AwardsDecember 18, 2011[145] Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed MediaWalt Disney Pictures
Original Song"Man or Muppet" – Bret McKenzie
"Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie
Saturn AwardsJuly 26, 2012Best Fantasy FilmThe Muppets
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics AssociationDecember 12, 2011[146] Best Adapted ScreenplayJason Segel and Nicholas Stoller
Best ComedyThe Muppets
Best Music
Teen Choice AwardsJuly 22, 2012Choice Movie ComedyThe Muppets
Women Film Critics Circle Awards[147] December 22, 2011Best Family FilmThe Muppets

Sequel

See main article: Muppets Most Wanted. In March 2012, after the critical and commercial success of the film, Disney secured a deal with Bobin and Stoller to direct and write, respectively, a new installment.[148] [149] Later that month, Segel stated that he would have no involvement in the sequel.[150] On April 24, Disney officially announced that the sequel was in development and that Ricky Gervais,[151] Ty Burrell,[152] and Tina Fey[153] were cast in the film, with Hoberman and Lieberman returning as producers, as well as McKenzie returning to write the film's songs.[154] Muppets Most Wanted was released on March 21, 2014.[155]

External links

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