# The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan is a 1984 American musical comedy film directed by Frank Oz. It is the third of a series of live-action musical feature films starring Jim Henson's Muppets. The film was produced by Henson Associates and TriStar Pictures, and was filmed on location in New York City during the summer of 1982 and released theatrically the following summer. It was the first film to be directed solely by Oz (who also performs Bert, Cookie Monster, Sam the Eagle, Fozzie Bear, Beaker, Miss Piggy, and Animal), as he previously co-directed The Dark Crystal with Henson.

## Dialogue

    [Martin Price holds a gun on Gonzo's chicken]
    Martin Price: Get back or the chicken gets it!
    Police Officer: That's a threat?
    Gonzo: Please don't hurt her, take me!
    Martin Price: Whatever you say, pal! [grabs Gonzo's nose and pulls him up hostage as well]
    Rizzo the Rat: What's this supposed to be?
    Pete: It's grits! Grits! Hominy grits!
    Rizzo the Rat: How should I know how many? Count 'em yourself.
    [In Muppet Babies fantasy]
    Baby Kermit: [singing] She's gonna be a movie star. And she's gonna learn to drive a car; she's gonna be a veterinarian, too.
    Miss Piggy: [to Kermit] And I'm gonna always love you-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!
    Fozzie Bear: Well, she's gonna be a singer, whoa-whoa-whoa!
    Scooter: And she's gonna learn to fly a plane!
    Rowlf: She'll be a doctor of diseases and help you with your sneezes...
    Gonzo: ...and practice neurosurgery on your brain!
    [Masterson Rat is infatuated with Brooke Shields]
    Brooke Shields: Is something wrong?
    Masterson Rat: Do you believe in interspecies dating?
    Brooke Shields: Well, I've dated some rats before, if that's what you mean.
    [Masterson faints]
    Policeman: Hey! Watch it!
    Kermit the Frog: Oh, sorry. I gotta get a contract so I can go out and kill 'em. [leaves]
    Policeman: [dismissed his suspicion after a moment] Nah.
    Ronnie Crawford: Dad! Dad! I've got great news!
    Bernard: [sees Kermit] If you two are in love, I don't wanna know about it.
    Kermit the Frog: Way to go, buddy.
    [Last lines; Muppets cheers and laughs offscreen during the end of the credits]
    Animal: Together. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Hasta luego.

## Cast

* Louis Zorich - Pete
* Juliana Donald - Jenny
* Lonny Price - Ronnie Crawford
* Cheryl McFadden - Nancy
* Graham Brown - Mr. Wrightson
* Gary Tacon - Thief in Central Park
* Joe Jamrog - Police officer in Central Park
* Heather Henson - Beer hall serving girl

### Muppet Performers

* Jim Henson - Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, The Swedish Chef, The Newsman, Waldorf, Ernie, Jim the Dog, Bobo the Bear, Baby Kermit, Baby Rowlf
* Frank Oz - Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Camilla the Chicken, Sam the Eagle, Bert, Cookie Monster, Baby Fozzie, Baby Piggy, Bear
* Jerry Nelson - Crazy Harry, Floyd Pepper, Pops, Lew Zealand, Bear
* Richard Hunt - Scooter, Statler, Bear, Baby Scooter
* Dave Goelz - Bill the Frog, The Great Gonzo, Chester the Rat, Zoot, Bear, Penguin, Beauregard (scenes deleted), Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Baby Gonzo
* Steve Whitmire - Rizzo the Rat, Lips, Gill the Frog, Bear
* Bruce Hall - Masterson the Rat
* Kathryn Mullen - Jill the Frog, Bear
* Karen Prell - Yolanda the Rat, Beth Bear, Janice, Frank the Dog, Bear
* Brian Muehl - Tattooey the Rat

### Cameo guest stars

* Frances Bergen - Mr. Winesop's receptionist
* Art Carney - Bernard Crawford
* James Coco - Mr. Skeffington
* Dabney Coleman - Murray Plotsky/Martin Price
* Gregory Hines - a roller skater
* Mayor Edward I. Koch - himself
* John Landis - Leonard Winesop
* Linda Lavin - Kermit's doctor
* David Lazer - Sardi's customer
* Liza Minnelli - herself
* Joan Rivers - Eileen
* Vincent Sardi, Jr. - himself
* Brooke Shields - Pete's Diner patron