Muppets from Space (1999)

Director:

Tim Hill

Writers (WGA):

Jerry Juhl (written by) and
Joey Mazzarino (written by) ...

Release Date:

14 July 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Sci-Fi | Adventure

Tagline:

Space. It's not as deep as you think.

Plot:

Gonzo is contacted by his alien family through his breakfast cereal. He is kidnapped and it's up to Kermit and the gang to rescue Gonzo and help reunite him with his long-lost family.

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Kicked In The Crotch | Invisibility Spray | Escape | Hollywood Sign

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Dave Goelz	...	Gonzo / Dr. Bunsen Honeydew / Waldorf / The Bird Man / Swedish Chef / Zoot (uncredited) (voice)
Steve Whitmire	...	Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Bean Bunny / Beach Hippie (uncredited) (voice)
Bill Barretta	...	Pepe the Prawn / Bobo as Rentro / Johnny Fiama / Bubba the Rat / Cosmic Fish #2 / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf (uncredited) (voice)
Jerry Nelson	...	Robin / Statler / Ubergonzo / Floyd (voice)
Brian Henson	...	Dr. Phil Van Neuter / Sal Minella / Talking Sandwich (voice)
Kevin Clash	...	Clifford (voice)
Frank Oz	...	Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Swedish Chef (hands) (voice)
Jeffrey Tambor	...	K. Edgar Singer
F. Murray Abraham	...	Noah
Rob Schneider	...	TV Producer
Josh Charles	...	Agent Barker
Ray Liotta	...	Gate Guard
David Arquette	...	Dr. Tucker
Andie MacDowell	...	Shelley Snipes
Kathy Griffin	...	Female Armed Guard

Also Known As:

Muppets in Space (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

87 min | Argentina:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | France:U | New Zealand:G | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G | Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Screen Gems Studios - 1223 North 23rd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Jim Henson Company, The

Trivia:

Originally the idea for the film was that aliens had seen Gonzo on "The Muppet Show" (1976) and came to visit him on Earth. Gonzo would believe he was one of them until he discovered the truth at the movie's conclusion.

Goofs:

Continuity: The yellow spyglass prize from the cereal box is in Gonzo's hand in one instant, then back in the cereal bowl in the next.

Quotes:

Gonzo: Rizzo?
Rizzo: No, it's Santa, but I forgot my reindeer.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)

Soundtrack:

Outa-Space

Great beginning but the rest belongs in space.

Gonzo is tired of being a "whatever." But when his breakfast cereal tells him to "WATCH THE SKY," then asks him "R U THERE," his Muppet friends start to worry about his mental state. Meanwhile, the message also catches the eye of Ed, the head of a government intelligence agency looking for aliens. Cute movie has an excellent beginning song (they all live in a house now?) and goes nowhere but down in boredom. Cute parodies of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND and INDEPENDENCE DAY can't avoid the annoying 70s sound track that IS NOT SUNG BY THE MUPPETS!! Two thumbs up for Animal and Pepe, two thumbs down for not making a more creative movie.