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It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
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What would life amongst the Muppets have been without their unofficial leader Kermit the Frog? That's the question posed by this made-for-TV confection, which not only spoofs the Yuletide classic It's a Wonderful Life, but also takes satirical aim at such pop cultural phenomena as Moulin Rouge and Fear Factor. The plot is set in motion when typically evil banker Rachel Bitterman (Joan Cusack) forecloses on the Muppets' famous variety theater, with the intention of building a gaudy nightclub. But Bitterman's machinations take a back seat when apprentice guardian angel, Daniel (David Arquette), shows Kermit (voiced by Steve Whitmire) what conditions would have been had Kermit never existed. Without going into full detail, suffice to say that a Kermit-less world would have found Miss Piggy (voiced by Frank Oz) running a fraudulent psychic hot line, Fozzie Bear as a homeless derelict, and Sam the Eagle as a caged dancer at a rave. Decked out with cameo appearances by everyone from Whoopi Goldberg to the cast of the TV series Scrubs, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie debuted over NBC on November 29, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Steve WhitmireFrank Oz, (more)
Director(s):
Kirk R. Thatcher
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
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Synopsis of It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

What would life amongst the Muppets have been without their unofficial leader Kermit the Frog? That's the question posed by this made-for-TV confection, which not only spoofs the Yuletide classic It's a Wonderful Life, but also takes satirical aim at such pop cultural phenomena as Moulin Rouge and Fear Factor. The plot is set in motion when typically evil banker Rachel Bitterman (Joan Cusack) forecloses on the Muppets' famous variety theater, with the intention of building a gaudy nightclub. But Bitterman's machinations take a back seat when apprentice guardian angel, Daniel (David Arquette), shows Kermit (voiced by Steve Whitmire) what conditions would have been had Kermit never existed. Without going into full detail, suffice to say that a Kermit-less world would have found Miss Piggy (voiced by Frank Oz) running a fraudulent psychic hot line, Fozzie Bear as a homeless derelict, and Sam the Eagle as a caged dancer at a rave. Decked out with cameo appearances by everyone from Whoopi Goldberg to the cast of the TV series Scrubs, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie debuted over NBC on November 29, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
88 mins

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Director(s):
Kirk R. Thatcher
Writer(s):
Tom Martin
Producer(s):
Martin G. BakerWarren Carr
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG(Excellent For Children)
Categories:
Family & Kids
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Ava K.

Love this movie......I will watch it over & over again

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Brian and brenda T.

If I had viewed this movie before allowing my kids to see it, I would never have rented it. I am tired of the makers of children’s movies putting out smut that they think will go un-noticed. This is a black mark on a childhood favorite.

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James B.

We were shocked at all of the innuendos in this kids movie: the villain is trying to buy the muppet theater and turn it into a topless strip club (that wasn't fun to try and explain to our small kids), references to cleavage, at one point to shut up a love-struck muppet the villain (Joan Cusak) takes the muppet's face and buries it in her cleavage (which the muppet was staring at), etc. Very diasppointing, since we love the other muppet movies.

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